Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 39270-39271 [2023-12785]
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ADDRESSES).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit
Application and Proposed Habitat
Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink;
Lake County, FL; Categorical
Exclusion
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce receipt of
an application from Park Square
Commercial (Fruitland Park
Apartments—Regent Street) (applicant)
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 Lake
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 July 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
obtain copies of the documents online
in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0078;
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–2023–0078;
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2023–0078; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
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Lindsay Needs, by U.S. mail (see
by telephone at 772–469–
4226, or via email at lindsay_needs@
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce receipt of an application from
Park Square Commercial (Fruitland Park
Apartments—Regent Street) (applicant)
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) incidental to the construction
and operation of a residential
development in Lake 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’s (DOI) NEPA
regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI’s
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. We
invite comment from the public and
local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies.
ADDRESSES),
[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0078;
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed Project
The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to
take sand skinks via the conversion of
approximately 6.82 acres (ac) of
occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering sand skink habitat incidental
to the proposed construction and
operation of a residential development
on 38.09-ac on Parcel #s 16–19–24–
0001–000–00100, 10–19–24–0003–
0000–8300, 15–19–24–0002–0001–0200,
09–19–24–0400–045–00100, 09–19–24–
0400–045–00104, 09–19–24–0400–045–
00101, 09–19–24–0400–045–00102, and
09–19–24–0400–045–00103 in Sections
34 Township 3 South, Range 69 East,
Lake County, Florida. The applicant
proposes to mitigate for take of sand
skinks by purchasing credits equivalent
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to 13.64 ac of sand skink-occupied
habitat within the Lake Livingston
Conservation Bank or another Serviceapproved 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.
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Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
proposed project—including the
construction of multiple housing
products, associated infrastructure,
stormwater facilities, and amenities—
would individually and cumulatively
have a minor effect on sand skinks and
the environment and may qualify for
application of a categorical exclusion
pursuant to the Council on
Environmental Quality’s NEPA
regulations, DOI’s NEPA regulations,
and the DOI Departmental Manual. A
low-effect incidental take permit is one
that would result in (1) minor or
nonsignificant 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 ITP. 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
PER1368039 to Park Square
Commercial.
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
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Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46).
Robert L. Carey,
Manager, Division of Environmental Review,
Florida Ecological Services Office.
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Geological Survey
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Science Communication
Strategies Related to Mining Activities
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to USGS, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_
collections@usgs.gov. Please reference
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1028–NEW
Mining Communications in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Rudy Schuster by
email at schusterr@usgs.gov, or by
telephone at 970–226–9165. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
from OMB. We may not conduct or
sponsor, nor are you required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
SUMMARY:
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As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How the agency might 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
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information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifiable information (PII) in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
PII—may be made publicly available at
any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your PII from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
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most effective methods for
communicating science to partners and
non-scientists. The project proposed
herein seeks to identify a path toward
efficiently and effectively providing
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stakeholders, partners, and the public to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0078; FXES11140400000-234-FF04EF4000]
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed
Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL;
Categorical Exclusion
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt
of an application from Park Square Commercial (Fruitland Park
Apartments--Regent Street) (applicant) 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 Lake 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 July 17,
2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents online
in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0078; 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-2023-0078;
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R4-ES-2023-0078; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Needs, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 772-469-4226, 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 Park Square Commercial
(Fruitland Park Apartments--Regent Street) (applicant) 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)
incidental to the construction and operation of a residential
development in Lake 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's (DOI) NEPA regulations (43 CFR 46), and
the DOI's 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. We invite comment from the public and
local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
Proposed Project
The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to take sand skinks via the
conversion of approximately 6.82 acres (ac) of occupied nesting,
foraging, and sheltering sand skink habitat incidental to the proposed
construction and operation of a residential development on 38.09-ac on
Parcel #s 16-19-24-0001-000-00100, 10-19-24-0003-0000-8300, 15-19-24-
0002-0001-0200, 09-19-24-0400-045-00100, 09-19-24-0400-045-00104, 09-
19-24-0400-045-00101, 09-19-24-0400-045-00102, and 09-19-24-0400-045-
00103 in Sections 34 Township 3 South, Range 69 East, Lake County,
Florida. The applicant proposes to mitigate for take of sand skinks by
purchasing credits equivalent
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to 13.64 ac of sand skink-occupied habitat within the Lake Livingston
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
housing products, associated infrastructure, stormwater facilities, and
amenities--would individually and cumulatively have a minor effect on
sand skinks and the environment and may qualify for application of a
categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental
Quality's NEPA regulations, DOI's NEPA regulations, and the DOI
Departmental Manual. A low-effect incidental take permit is one that
would result in (1) minor or nonsignificant 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 ITP. 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 PER1368039 to Park Square Commercial.
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,
Manager, Division of Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services
Office.
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