Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Orange County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 25672-25673 [2023-08918]

Download as PDF 25672 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 81 / Thursday, April 27, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 to reduce respondent burdens due to this collection, where feasible. To estimate opportunity costs, DHS uses an hourly compensation rate of $67.90 for a software quality assurance analyst or tester and $177.66 for a CISO.5 DHS estimates software quality assurance analyst or tester annual hours would be 10,084 for initial and resubmissions by multiplying $67.90 compensation rate to estimate the opportunity cost of $684,733. DHS estimates CISO annual hourly burden of 1,345 hours and multiplying $177.66 compensation rate to a CISO estimate the opportunity cost of $238,890. DHS combines these two opportunity costs to calculate a total opportunity cost for the collection of $923,623. 2. DHS is assuming if a vendor needs to provide any additional attestation artifacts or documentation, including a Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), that this information would be readily available and would not have to be generated specifically for doing business with the government. DHS is interested in comments on the burden and costs if SBOMs or additional artifacts materials need to be generated or reformatted to fulfill an agency/component request. 3. For the purposes of this initial collection, DHS is proposing the common form be a fillable/fileable PDF form. Vendors could access the form on the DHS/CISA website and submit via the DHS website OR email the completed form to CSCRM_PMO@ cisa.dhs.gov. Other agencies will be required to seek approval to use the common form by submitting their agency-specific burden and cost analyses to OMB. Input is requested on any aspect of the proposed common form including the instructions. DHS/CISA is particularly interested in 1. If the proposed collection of information to implement requirements of both the E.O. and the OMB guidance will have practical utility; 2. If DHS has accurately estimated the burden of the proposed collection of 5 DHS uses wage estimates based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment Statistics (OES). Within NAICS industry 541500— Computer Systems Design and Related Services, DHS uses mean hourly wage rates for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (SOC 15– 1253) at $47.09 and Chief Executives (11–1011) at $123.21. DHS applies a compensation factor of 1.44191 based on total hourly compensation of $67.64 divided by $46.91 wages/salaries for Private Industry Workers Management, Professional, and Related Occupations Sources: https://www.bls.gov/ oes/2021/may/naics4_541500.htm (BLS, OES: May 2021 National Industry Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.) BLS, Employer Cost for Employment Compensation (ECEC Table 4)): https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ ecec_03172023.htm (released March 17, 2023). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Other ways for DHS to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. How DHS could minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Analysis Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Title: Secure Software Development Attestation. OMB Control Number: [Insert DHS/ CISA 4 Digit Prefix Then XXX]. Type of Review: Request for a new OMB Control Number, New Common Form. Expiration Date of Approval: Not Applicable. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Business—Software Producers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,689. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.5. Estimated Number of Responses: 4,034. Estimated Time for Initial Submission per Respondent: 3 hours and 20 minutes. Estimated Time for Resubmission per Respondent: 1 hour and 50 minutes. Total Annualized Burden Hours for Initial Submissions: 8,963 hours. Total Annualized Burden Hours for Resubmissions: 2,466 hours. Total Annualized Burden Hours: 11,429 hours. Total Annualized Respondent Opportunity Cost: $923,623. Robert J. Costello, Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. [FR Doc. 2023–08823 Filed 4–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0060; FXES11140400000–234–FF04EF4000] Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Orange County, FL; Categorical Exclusion Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments and information. AGENCY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Ashton Orlando Residential, LLC (applicant; Lake Dennis project) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) incidental to the construction of a residential development in Orange County, Florida. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant’s proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and on the Service’s preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action may be eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual. To make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies. DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before May 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents online in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0060; at https://www.regulations.gov. Submitting Comments: If you wish to submit comments on any of the documents, you may do so in writing by one of the following methods: • Online: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0060; • U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– ES–2023–0060; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 81 / Thursday, April 27, 2023 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Gawera, by U.S. mail (see ADDRESSES), by telephone at 904–731–3121 or via email at erin_gawera@fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Ashton Orlando Residential, LLC (applicant; Lake Dennis project) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) (skink) incidental to the construction and operation of a residential development in Orange County, Florida. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant’s habitat conservation plan (HCP), and on the Service’s preliminary determination that this proposed ITP qualifies as ‘‘low effect,’’ and may qualify for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the Department of the Interior (DOI) NEPA regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI Departmental Manual (516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public review. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Proposed Project The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to take skinks via the conversion of approximately 4.90 acres (ac) of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering skink habitat incidental to the construction and operation of a residential development on a 45.19-ac parcel in Section 18, Township 24 South, Range 27 East, Orange County, Florida. The applicant proposes to mitigate for take of the skinks by purchasing credits equivalent to 9.80 ac of skink-occupied habitat within the Lake Wales Ridge Conservation Bank or another Service-approved conservation bank. The Service would require the applicant to purchase the credits prior to engaging in any construction phase of the project. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Apr 26, 2023 Jkt 259001 Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made available to the public. While you may request that we withhold your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Our Preliminary Determination The Service has made a preliminary determination that the applicant’s proposed project—including the construction of multiple single-family residences, driveways, parking spaces, green areas, stormwater ponds, and associated infrastructure (e.g., electric, water, and sewer lines)—would individually and cumulatively have a minor effect on the human environment. We have preliminarily determined that the proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would be a ‘‘low-effect’’ ITP that individually or cumulatively would have a minor effect on the sand skink and may qualify for application of a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality’s NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), DOI’s NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual (516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). A ‘‘low-effect’’ incidental take permit is one that would result in (1) minor or negligible effects on species covered in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant effects on the human environment; and (3) impacts that, when added together with the impacts of other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable actions, would not result in significant cumulative effects to the human environment. Next Steps The Service will evaluate the application and the comments to determine whether to issue the requested permit. We will also conduct an intra-Service consultation pursuant to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the effects of the proposed take. After considering the preceding and other matters, we will determine whether the permit issuance criteria of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA have been met. If met, the Service will issue ITP number PER 0055690 to Ashton Orlando Residential, LLC. Authority The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.32) and the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25673 its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46). Robert L. Carey, Division Manager, Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services Office. [FR Doc. 2023–08918 Filed 4–26–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R8–ES–2023–N040; FXES11130800000–234–FF08E00000] Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any information that we receive during the public comment period. DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before May 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: Submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application number(s) (e.g., XXXXXX or PER0001234). • Email: permitsR8ES@fws.gov. • U.S. Mail: Susie Tharratt, Regional Recovery Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W–2606, Sacramento, CA 95825. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susie Tharratt, via phone at 916–414– 6561, or via email at permitsR8ES@ fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0060; FXES11140400000-234-FF04EF4000]


Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed 
Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Orange County, FL; 
Categorical Exclusion

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments and information.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt 
of an application from Ashton Orlando Residential, LLC (applicant; Lake 
Dennis project) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the 
Endangered Species Act. The applicant requests the ITP to take the 
federally listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) incidental to the 
construction of a residential development in Orange County, Florida. We 
request public comment on the application, which includes the 
applicant's proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and on the 
Service's preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action 
may be eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on 
Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
regulations, the Department of the Interior's (DOI) NEPA regulations, 
and the DOI Departmental Manual. To make this preliminary 
determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and 
low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public 
review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and 
Federal agencies.

DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before May 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: 
    Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents online 
in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0060; at https://www.regulations.gov.
    Submitting Comments: If you wish to submit comments on any of the 
documents, you may do so in writing by one of the following methods:
     Online: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0060;
     U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 
FWS-R4-ES-2023-0060; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Gawera, by U.S. mail (see 
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 904-731-3121 or via email at 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 
announce receipt of an application from Ashton Orlando Residential, LLC 
(applicant; Lake Dennis project) for an incidental take permit (ITP) 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.). The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally 
listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) (skink) incidental to the 
construction and operation of a residential development in Orange 
County, Florida. We request public comment on the application, which 
includes the applicant's habitat conservation plan (HCP), and on the 
Service's preliminary determination that this proposed ITP qualifies as 
``low effect,'' and may qualify for a categorical exclusion pursuant to 
the Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) NEPA regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI Departmental Manual 
(516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary determination, we prepared 
a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, 
both of which are also available for public review.

Proposed Project

    The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to take skinks via the 
conversion of approximately 4.90 acres (ac) of occupied nesting, 
foraging, and sheltering skink habitat incidental to the construction 
and operation of a residential development on a 45.19-ac parcel in 
Section 18, Township 24 South, Range 27 East, Orange County, Florida. 
The applicant proposes to mitigate for take of the skinks by purchasing 
credits equivalent to 9.80 ac of skink-occupied habitat within the Lake 
Wales Ridge Conservation Bank or another Service-approved conservation 
bank. The Service would require the applicant to purchase the credits 
prior to engaging in any construction phase of the project.

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be aware that 
your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, 
may be made available to the public. While you may request that we 
withhold your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee 
that we will be able to do so.

Our Preliminary Determination

    The Service has made a preliminary determination that the 
applicant's proposed project--including the construction of multiple 
single-family residences, driveways, parking spaces, green areas, 
stormwater ponds, and associated infrastructure (e.g., electric, water, 
and sewer lines)--would individually and cumulatively have a minor 
effect on the human environment. We have preliminarily determined that 
the proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would be a ``low-effect'' 
ITP that individually or cumulatively would have a minor effect on the 
sand skink and may qualify for application of a categorical exclusion 
pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality's NEPA regulations (40 
CFR 1501.4), DOI's NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual 
(516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). A ``low-effect'' incidental take permit is one that 
would result in (1) minor or negligible effects on species covered in 
the HCP; (2) nonsignificant effects on the human environment; and (3) 
impacts that, when added together with the impacts of other past, 
present, and reasonably foreseeable actions, would not result in 
significant cumulative effects to the human environment.

Next Steps

    The Service will evaluate the application and the comments to 
determine whether to issue the requested permit. We will also conduct 
an intra-Service consultation pursuant to section 7 of the ESA to 
evaluate the effects of the proposed take. After considering the 
preceding and other matters, we will determine whether the permit 
issuance criteria of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA have been met. If 
met, the Service will issue ITP number PER 0055690 to Ashton Orlando 
Residential, LLC.

Authority

    The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the 
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing 
regulations (50 CFR 17.32) and the National Environmental Policy Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500-
1508 and 43 CFR 46).

Robert L. Carey,
Division Manager, Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services 
Office.
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