Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 44150-44151 [2023-14526]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
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proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
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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
Enterprises, LLC (Leesburg ROW;
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 roadway 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 August 10, 2023.
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ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
obtain copies of the documents online
in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0104
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–2023–0104;
or
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2023–0104; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zakia Williams, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 904–731–
3119, or via email at zakia_williams@
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 Enterprises, LLC (Leesburg
ROW; 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;
skink) incidental to the construction
and operation of a roadway in Lake
County, Florida. We request public
comment on the application, which
includes the applicant’s habitat
conservation plan (HCP), and on the
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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.
Proposed Project
The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to
take skinks via the conversion of
approximately 1.08 acres (ac) of
occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering skink habitat incidental to the
construction and operation of a roadway
on a 1.82-ac in Section 16, Township 19
South, Range 24 East, Lake County,
Florida. The applicant proposes to
mitigate for take of the skinks by
purchasing credits equivalent to 2.16 ac
of 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.
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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 the roadway and
associated infrastructure, would
individually and cumulatively have a
minor effect on the skinks and the
human environment. Therefore, 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, DOI’s NEPA
regulations, and the DOI Departmental
Manual. A low-effect incidental take
permit is one that would result in (1)
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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
PER 2423322 to Lake County.
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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Notice of Intent To Prepare Resource
Management Plans for the Newcastle
Field Office, Wyoming, and Nebraska
Planning Area and an Associated
Environmental Impact Statement
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Wyoming State Director intends to
revise the Newcastle Field Office (NFO)
and Nebraska Resource Management
Plans (RMPs) and prepare an associated
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and by this notice is announcing the
beginning of the scoping period to
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solicit public comments and identify
issues, providing the planning criteria
for public review, and issuing a call for
nominations for areas of critical
environmental concern (ACECs). The
RMP revision would replace the existing
Newcastle and Nebraska RMPs.
DATES: The BLM requests the public
submit comments concerning the scope
of the analysis, potential alternatives,
and identification of relevant
information, studies, and ACEC
nominations by August 10, 2023. To
afford the BLM the opportunity to
consider issues and ACEC nominations
raised by commenters to the Draft
RMPs/EIS, please ensure your
comments are received prior to the close
of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days
after the last public meeting, whichever
is later.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to Newcastle and Nebraska RMPs and
nominations of new ACECs by any of
the following methods:
• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2013064/510
• Email: BLM_WY_Newcastle_
Nebraska_RMP@blm.gov
• Fax: (307) 261–7639
• Mail: BLM, High Plains District
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper,
WY 82604
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined online at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2013064/510 and at the
Newcastle Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen T. Lacko, Project Manager,
telephone (307) 261–7536; address BLM
High Plains District Office, 2987
Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 82604;
email ktlacko@blm.gov. Contact Ms.
Lacko to have your name added to our
mailing list. 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 for contacting Ms. Lacko.
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: This
document provides notice that the BLM
intends to prepare two RMPs and an
associated EIS for the Newcastle Field
Office and Nebraska planning areas,
announces the beginning of the scoping
process, seeks public input on issues
and planning criteria, and invites the
public to nominate ACECs. The
planning areas are located in Crook,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0104; 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 Enterprises, LLC (Leesburg ROW;
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 roadway 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 August 10,
2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents online
in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0104 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-2023-0104;
or
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R4-ES-2023-0104; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zakia Williams, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 904-731-3119, 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 Enterprises, LLC
(Leesburg ROW; 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; skink) incidental to the construction and
operation of a roadway in Lake County, Florida. We request public
comment on the application, which includes the applicant's habitat
conservation plan (HCP), and on the
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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.
Proposed Project
The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to take skinks via the
conversion of approximately 1.08 acres (ac) of occupied nesting,
foraging, and sheltering skink habitat incidental to the construction
and operation of a roadway on a 1.82-ac in Section 16, Township 19
South, Range 24 East, Lake County, Florida. The applicant proposes to
mitigate for take of the skinks by purchasing credits equivalent to
2.16 ac of 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 the roadway
and associated infrastructure, would individually and cumulatively have
a minor effect on the skinks and the human environment. Therefore, 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, 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 PER 2423322 to Lake County.
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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