Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink; Osceola County, FL; Categorical Exclusion, 43428-43429 [2024-10891]
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Receipt of Incidental Take Permit
Application and Proposed Habitat
Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink
and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink; Osceola
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 the Osceola County
Board of County Commissioners
SUMMARY:
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(applicant) for an incidental take permit
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act.
The applicant requests the ITP to take
the federally listed sand skink and bluetailed mole skink incidental to the
construction of a fire station in Osceola
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 June 17, 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–2024–0069 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–2024–0069;
or
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2024–0069; 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 772–226–
8134, or via email at afredo_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
the Osceola County Board of County
Commissioners (applicant) for an
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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) and blue-tailed mole-skink
(Eumeces egregius lividus) (skinks)
incidental to the construction and
operation of a fire station in Osceola
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 part 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 2.82 acres (ac) of
occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering habitat incidental to the
construction of a fire station on a 4.2ac parcel listed by the Osceola County
Property Appraiser as 03–25–27–3359–
0001–0010, in Osceola County, Florida.
The applicant proposes to mitigate for
take of the skinks by purchasing credits
equivalent to 5.64 ac of skink-occupied
habitat from a Service-approved
conservation bank. The Service would
require the applicant to purchase the
credits prior to engaging in any phase of
the project.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project—including the construction of a
fire station, driveways, parking spaces,
green areas, stormwater pond, and
associated infrastructure (e.g., electric,
water, and sewer lines)—would
individually and cumulatively have a
minor or negligible effect on the skinks
and the 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 skinks and
may qualify for application of a
categorical exclusion pursuant to the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
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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 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
PER4412845 to the Osceola County
Board of County Commissioners.
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 part 46).
Robert L. Carey,
Division Manager, Environmental Review,
Florida Ecological Services Office.
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Notice of Public Meeting, San Rafael
Swell Recreation Area Advisory
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to advise the Secretary of the Interior,
through the BLM, in planning and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2024-0069; FXES11140400000-245-FF04EF4000]
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed
Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole
Skink; Osceola 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 the Osceola County Board of County Commissioners
(applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered
Species Act. The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally
listed sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink incidental to the
construction of a fire station in Osceola 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 June 17,
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-2024-0069 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-2024-0069;
or
U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R4-ES-2024-0069; 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 772-226-8134, 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 the Osceola County Board of
County Commissioners (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) and blue-tailed mole-skink
(Eumeces egregius lividus) (skinks) incidental to the construction and
operation of a fire station in Osceola 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 part 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 2.82 acres (ac) of occupied nesting,
foraging, and sheltering habitat incidental to the construction of a
fire station on a 4.2-ac parcel listed by the Osceola County Property
Appraiser as 03-25-27-3359-0001-0010, in Osceola County, Florida. The
applicant proposes to mitigate for take of the skinks by purchasing
credits equivalent to 5.64 ac of skink-occupied habitat from a Service-
approved conservation bank. The Service would require the applicant to
purchase the credits prior to engaging in any phase of the project.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that the
applicant's project--including the construction of a fire station,
driveways, parking spaces, green areas, stormwater pond, and associated
infrastructure (e.g., electric, water, and sewer lines)--would
individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the
skinks and the 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
skinks and may qualify for application of a categorical exclusion
pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality's
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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 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 PER4412845 to the Osceola County
Board of County Commissioners.
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 part 46).
Robert L. Carey,
Division Manager, Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services
Office.
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