Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 77603-77604 [2023-24895]
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[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0196;
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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.
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We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce receipt of
an application from Enterprise Leasing
Company of Orlando, LLC (Enterprise
Car Rental and Sales Clermont,
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 commercial 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 December 13,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You
may obtain copies of the documents
online in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–
2023–0196 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–2023–0196.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2023–0196; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
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Gawera, by U.S. mail (see ADDRESSES),
by telephone at 904–731–3121, or via
email at erin_gawera@fws.gov.
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announce receipt of an application from
Enterprise Leasing Company of Orlando,
LLC (Enterprise Car Rental and Sales
Clermont, 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 federally listed
sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) (skink)
incidental to the construction and
operation of a commercial 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 loweffect, 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.
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Proposed Project
The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to
take skinks via the conversion of
approximately 0.182 acres (ac) of
occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering skink habitat incidental to the
construction and operation of a
commercial development on 6.50-ac on
Lake County Parcels
2922260602000001A0 and
2922260602000001C0 in Section 29,
Township 22 South, Range 26 East, Lake
County, Florida. The applicant proposes
to mitigate for take of the skinks by
purchasing credits equivalent to 0.38 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.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
proposed project, including the
construction of the buildings and
associated infrastructure (e.g., electric,
water, and sewer lines), would
individually and cumulatively have a
minor effect on the sand skink 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
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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 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 4062128 to Enterprise Leasing
Company of Orlando, LLC (Enterprise
Car Rental and Sales Clermont;
applicant).
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.
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 Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0196; 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 Enterprise Leasing Company of Orlando, LLC
(Enterprise Car Rental and Sales Clermont, 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 commercial 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 December 13,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may obtain copies of the documents
online in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2023-0196 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-2023-0196.
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R4-ES-2023-0196; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
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),
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announce receipt of an application from Enterprise Leasing Company of
Orlando, LLC (Enterprise Car Rental and Sales Clermont, 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 federally listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) (skink)
incidental to the construction and operation of a commercial
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.
Proposed Project
The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to take skinks via the
conversion of approximately 0.182 acres (ac) of occupied nesting,
foraging, and sheltering skink habitat incidental to the construction
and operation of a commercial development on 6.50-ac on Lake County
Parcels 2922260602000001A0 and 2922260602000001C0 in Section 29,
Township 22 South, Range 26 East, Lake County, Florida. The applicant
proposes to mitigate for take of the skinks by purchasing credits
equivalent to 0.38 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.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that the
applicant's proposed project, including the construction of the
buildings and associated infrastructure (e.g., electric, water, and
sewer lines), would individually and cumulatively have a minor effect
on the sand skink 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 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 4062128 to Enterprise
Leasing Company of Orlando, LLC (Enterprise Car Rental and Sales
Clermont; applicant).
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.
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
Field Office.
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