Fish and Wildlife Service September 26, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability for comment of three incidental take permit (ITP) applications and three proposed habitat conservation plans (HCPs). Three applicants request ITPs under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The applicantsHanover Capital Partners, LLC; Palmetto Babson ParkScenic Hwy. 17, LLC; and 17-92, LLCanticipate taking feeding, breeding, and sheltering habitat used by the sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink incidental to land preparation and construction in Polk County, Florida. The applicants' proposed HCPs describe proposed mitigation measures to address the effects of development on the species.