Renewal of an Incidental Take Permit for the Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink; Polk County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 41457-41458 [2024-10349]
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Chief executive
officer of community
City of St.
George (24–
08–0001P).
The Honorable Michele
Randall, Mayor, City of
St. George, 175 East
200 North, St. George,
UT 84770.
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30-Day notice and request for
comments; Science and Technology
Collection of Qualitative Feedback,
DHS–2023–0030.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Homeland
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Directorate (S&T), DHS will submit the
following information collection request
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1. Evaluate whether the proposed
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whether the information will have
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2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
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contact: S&T/OIC/Safety Act, Project
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Number: 202–913–4926.
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or renewal of a S&T collection of
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There is one ICR for each Collection.
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Collection being necessary for the
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The practical utility of the Collection;
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the quality, utility, and clarity of
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the total time, effort, or financial
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generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
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In response to your comments, we
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OMB Number: DHS–2023–0030.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: An
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Estimated Time per Respondent: 56
Hours.
Total Burden Hours: 18,500 Hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
There is no cost to participants other
than their time.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): There is no cost to
participants other than their time.
Dated: May 8, 2024.
Jon J Robinson,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Science
and Technology Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2024–0062;
FXES1114040000–245–FF04EF4000]
Renewal of an Incidental Take Permit
for the Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed
Mole Skink; Polk 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 Nucor Steel Florida,
Inc. (applicant) for a renewal of an
incidental take permit (ITP) under the
Endangered Species Act. If granted, the
renewed ITP would authorize take of
the federally listed sand skink (Neoseps
reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink
(Eumeces egregious lividus) incidental
SUMMARY:
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to the construction of a metal recycling
steel plant. The applicant requests the
renewal of the ITP to extend the
expiration date for 3 additional years in
Polk County, Florida. There is no
request for additional take or increases
in development levels. The proposed
time extension maintains the existing
levels of take, but would extend the
covered activities out to April 19, 2027,
instead of April 19, 2024. We request
public comment on the application,
which includes the applicant’s
proposed habitat conservation plan
(HCP), and the Service’s preliminary
determination that this ITP renewal
qualifies as low-effect, categorically
excluded, under the National
Environmental Policy Act. To make this
determination, we used our
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 June 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The documents
this notice announces, as well as any
comments and other materials that we
receive, will be available for public
inspection online in Docket No. FWS–
R4–ES–202X–0062; 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–2024–0062;
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2024–0062; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alfredo Begazo, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 772–469–
4234 or via email at alfredo_begazo@
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
Nucor Steel Florida, Inc. (applicant) for
a renewal of incidental take permit (ITP)
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TE12906D–0 under the Endangered
Species Act. The applicant requests the
renewal of the ITP to extend the
expiration date for 3 additional years in
Polk County, Florida. The ITP would
authorize take of the sand skink
(Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue-tailed
mole skink (Eumeces egregious lividus)
via destruction of these species’ feeding,
breeding, and sheltering habitat
associated with commercial
construction. The applicant’s existing
HCP provides measures to mitigate for
the incidental take of the species. The
proposed ITP extension will grant
additional time to complete the metal
recycling steel plant. The amendment to
renew does not include any changes in
the covered area, activity, amount or
type of take, or species to be covered by
the permit. 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
this HCP qualifies as low-effect,
categorically excluded, under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.). To make
this determination, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, both of which
are also available for public review.
Proposed Project
The applicant requests to extend the
expiration date for three 3 additional
years and does not include any other
changes that alter the original review
analyses by the Service. There is no
request for additional take or increases
in development levels; the proposed
time extension maintains the existing
levels of take but would extend the
covered activities out to April 19, 2027,
instead of April 19, 2024.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project, extending the expiration date of
the original ITP for 3 additional years,
would individually and cumulatively
have a minor or negligible effect on the
covered species and the environment.
Therefore, we have preliminarily
concluded that renewal of the ITP for
this project would qualify for categorical
exclusion and that this action is low
effect under our NEPA regulations at 43
CFR 46.205 and 46.210. A low-effect
action is one that would result in (1)
minor or negligible effects on federally
listed, proposed, and candidate species
and their habitats; (2) minor or
negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and
(3) impacts that, when considered
together with the impacts of other past,
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present, and reasonably foreseeable
similarly situated projects, would not
over time result in significant
cumulative effects to environmental
values or resources.
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
PER9460033 to Nucor Steel Florida, Inc.
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 ESA (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
(40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 46).
Robert L. Carey,
Division Manager, Environmental Review,
Florida Ecological Services Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2024–0046;
FF08ESMF00–245–FXES11140800000]
Azalea Hybrid Power Project Habitat
Conservation Plan, Kern County, CA;
Draft Categorical Exclusion and Draft
Habitat Conservation Plan
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce receipt of
an application from SF Azalea, LLC
(applicant) for an incidental take permit
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2024-0062; FXES1114040000-245-FF04EF4000]
Renewal of an Incidental Take Permit for the Sand Skink and Blue-
Tailed Mole Skink; Polk 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 Nucor Steel Florida, Inc. (applicant) for a
renewal of an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species
Act. If granted, the renewed ITP would authorize take of the federally
listed sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink
(Eumeces egregious lividus) incidental
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to the construction of a metal recycling steel plant. The applicant
requests the renewal of the ITP to extend the expiration date for 3
additional years in Polk County, Florida. There is no request for
additional take or increases in development levels. The proposed time
extension maintains the existing levels of take, but would extend the
covered activities out to April 19, 2027, instead of April 19, 2024. We
request public comment on the application, which includes the
applicant's proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and the Service's
preliminary determination that this ITP renewal qualifies as low-
effect, categorically excluded, under the National Environmental Policy
Act. To make this determination, we used our 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 June 12,
2024.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The documents this notice announces, as well
as any comments and other materials that we receive, will be available
for public inspection online in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-202X-0062; 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-2024-0062;
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R4-ES-2024-0062; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alfredo Begazo, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 772-469-4234 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 Nucor Steel Florida, Inc.
(applicant) for a renewal of incidental take permit (ITP) TE12906D-0
under the Endangered Species Act. The applicant requests the renewal of
the ITP to extend the expiration date for 3 additional years in Polk
County, Florida. The ITP would authorize take of the sand skink
(Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregious
lividus) via destruction of these species' feeding, breeding, and
sheltering habitat associated with commercial construction. The
applicant's existing HCP provides measures to mitigate for the
incidental take of the species. The proposed ITP extension will grant
additional time to complete the metal recycling steel plant. The
amendment to renew does not include any changes in the covered area,
activity, amount or type of take, or species to be covered by the
permit. 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 this HCP qualifies as low-
effect, categorically excluded, under the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.). To make this determination, we used
our environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, both
of which are also available for public review.
Proposed Project
The applicant requests to extend the expiration date for three 3
additional years and does not include any other changes that alter the
original review analyses by the Service. There is no request for
additional take or increases in development levels; the proposed time
extension maintains the existing levels of take but would extend the
covered activities out to April 19, 2027, instead of April 19, 2024.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that the
applicant's project, extending the expiration date of the original ITP
for 3 additional years, would individually and cumulatively have a
minor or negligible effect on the covered species and the environment.
Therefore, we have preliminarily concluded that renewal of the ITP for
this project would qualify for categorical exclusion and that this
action is low effect under our NEPA regulations at 43 CFR 46.205 and
46.210. A low-effect action is one that would result in (1) minor or
negligible effects on federally listed, proposed, and candidate species
and their habitats; (2) minor or negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and (3) impacts that, when
considered together with the impacts of other past, present, and
reasonably foreseeable similarly situated projects, would not over time
result in significant cumulative effects to environmental values or
resources.
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 PER9460033 to Nucor Steel
Florida, Inc.
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 ESA (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.32),
and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (40
CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 46).
Robert L. Carey,
Division Manager, Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services
Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-10349 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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