80 FR 43788 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Availability of Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plans, Lake, Volusia, and Brevard County, FL
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-18045 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 43788-43789] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18045] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2015-N132;FXES11130400000EA-123-FF04EF1000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Availability of Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plans, Lake, Volusia, and Brevard County, FL AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment/information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received three applications for incidental take permits (ITPs) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Lake County Board of County Commissioners requests a 5-year ITP; Property Investment Brokers requests a 10-year ITP; and Casabella Development, LLC requests a 5- year ITP. We request public comment on the permit applications and accompanying proposed habitat conservation plans (HCPs), as well as on our preliminary determination that the plans qualify as low-effect under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). To make this determination, we used our environmental action statement and low- effect screening form, which are also available for review. DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by August 24, 2015. ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the applications and HCPs, you may request documents by email, U.S. mail, or phone (see below). These documents are also available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the office below. Send your comments or requests by any one of the following methods. Email: [email protected]. Use ``Attn: Permit number TE71097B-0'' as your message subject line for Lake County Board of County Commissioners; ``Attn: Permit number TE71095B-0'' for Property Investment Brokers; and ``Attn: Permit number TE71098B-0'' for Casabella Development, LLC. Fax: Field Supervisor, (904) 731-3191, Attn: Permit number [Insert permit number]. U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Ecological Services Field Office, Attn: Permit number [Insert permit number], U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. In-person drop-off: You may drop off information during regular business hours at the above office address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin M. Gawera, telephone: (904) 731- 3121; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our implementing Federal regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17 prohibit the ``take'' of fish or wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened. Take of listed fish or wildlife is defined under the Act as ``to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct'' (16 U.S.C. 1532). However, under limited circumstances, we issue permits to authorize incidental take--i.e., take that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing incidental take permits for threatened and endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22, respectively. The Act's take prohibitions do not apply to federally listed plants on private lands unless such take would violate State law. In addition to meeting other criteria, an incidental take permit's proposed actions must not jeopardize the existence of federally listed fish, wildlife, or plants. Applicants' Proposals Lake County Board of County Commissioners Lake County Board of County Commissioners is requesting take of approximately 1.08 ac of occupied sand skink foraging and sheltering habitat incidental to construction of a fire station, and they seek a 5-year permit. The 6.38-ac project is located on parcel numbers 09-22- 26-110003900000, 09-22-26-110003800000, and 09-22-26-110003800002 within Section 26, Township 22 South, and Range 26 East, Lake County, Florida. The project includes construction of a fire station and the associated infrastructure, and landscaping. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of the sand skink by the purchase of 2.16 mitigation credits within the Hatchineha Conservation Bank. Property Investment Brokers Property Investment Brokers is requesting take of approximately 1 ac of occupied Florida scrub-jay foraging and sheltering habitat incidental to construction of an access road and stormwater pond, and they seek a 10-year permit. The 36.38-ac project is located on parcel numbers 06183104000410, 06183106080010, 06183106080070, 06183104000460, 06183104000320, 06183104000540, 06183105060010, 06183105070250, 06183105070010, 06183105080390, 06183105080350, 06183105080310, 06183105080250, 06183105080120, 06183105080200, 06183105090010, 06183105100120, 06183105100140, 06183105100200, 06183106050010, 06183106050070, 06183106050210, 06183106040300, 06183106040240, 06183106070420, 06183106040180, 06183106070010, 06183106070011, 06183106040010, 06183106040090, 06183106030260, 06183106030240, 06183106080410, 06183106080010, 06183106080070 within Section 6, Township 18 South, and Range 31 East, Volusia County, Florida. The project includes construction of an access road and stormwater pond and the associated [[Page 43789]] infrastructure, and landscaping. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of the Florida scrub-jay through the deposit of funds in the amount of $30,654.00 to the Nature Conservancy's Conservation Fund, for the management and conservation of the Florida scrub-jay based on Service Mitigation Guidelines. Casabella Development, LLC Casabella Development, LLC is requesting take of approximately 1.50 ac of occupied Florida scrub-jay foraging and sheltering habitat incidental to construction of a residential development, and they seek a 5-year permit. The 12.64-ac project is located on parcel number 26- 36-24-00-00018.0-0000.00 within Section 31, Township 26 South, and Range 37 East, Brevard County, Florida. The project includes construction of a residential development and the associated infrastructure, and landscaping. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of the Florida scrub-jay through the preservation of approximately 3.47 acres of high-quality Florida scrub-jay habitat within the Valkaria Site of the Brevard Coastal Scrub Ecosystem. The Applicant will preserve and donate two currently unencumbered parcels (Brevard County tax account numbers 2952135 and 2400680) to the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program so that these parcels can be managed and maintained as suitable Florida scrub-jay habitat in perpetuity. The Applicant will also provide the EEL Program with a $1,200.00/acre (totaling $ 4,164.00) management endowment to ensure the continued success of monitoring and maintaining these lands as suitable Florida scrub-jay habitat. Our Preliminary Determination We have determined that the applicants' proposals, including the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, would have minor or negligible effects on the species covered in their HCPs. Therefore, we determined that the ITPs for each of the applicants are ``low-effect'' projects and qualify for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). A low- effect HCP is one involving (1) Minor or negligible effects on federally listed or candidate species and their habitats, and (2) minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources. Next Steps We will evaluate the HCPs and comments we receive to determine whether the ITP applications meet the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine that the applications meet these requirements, we will issue ITP numbers TE71097B-0, TE71095B-0, and TE71098B-0. We will also evaluate whether issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITPs complies with section 7 of the Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. We will use the results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, in our final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITPs. If the requirements are met, we will issue the permits to the applicants. Public Comments If you wish to comment on the permit applications, HCPs, and associated documents, you may submit comments by any one of the methods in ADDRESSES. Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority We provide this notice under Section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Dated: July 16, 2015. Jay B. Herrington, Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2015-18045 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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• Spikedace (Meda fulgida) Investment Brokers requests a 10-year the purpose of, the carrying out of an
ITP; and Casabella Development, LLC otherwise lawful activity.
National Environmental Policy Act
requests a 5-year ITP. We request public Regulations governing incidental take
(NEPA)
comment on the permit applications permits for threatened and endangered
In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. and accompanying proposed habitat species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22,
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial conservation plans (HCPs), as well as on respectively. The Act’s take prohibitions
determination that the proposed our preliminary determination that the do not apply to federally listed plants
activities in these permits are plans qualify as low-effect under the on private lands unless such take would
categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act violate State law. In addition to meeting
requirement to prepare an (NEPA). To make this determination, we other criteria, an incidental take
environmental assessment or used our environmental action permit’s proposed actions must not
environmental impact statement (516 statement and low-effect screening form, jeopardize the existence of federally
DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). which are also available for review. listed fish, wildlife, or plants.
Public Availability of Comments DATES: To ensure consideration, please Applicants’ Proposals
All comments and materials we send your written comments by August
24, 2015. Lake County Board of County
receive in response to this request will Commissioners
be available for public inspection, by ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the
appointment, during normal business applications and HCPs, you may request Lake County Board of County
hours at the address listed in the documents by email, U.S. mail, or Commissioners is requesting take of
ADDRESSES section of this notice. phone (see below). These documents are approximately 1.08 ac of occupied sand
Before including your address, phone also available for public inspection by skink foraging and sheltering habitat
number, email address, or other appointment during normal business incidental to construction of a fire
personal identifying information in your hours at the office below. Send your station, and they seek a 5-year permit.
comment, you should be aware that comments or requests by any one of the The 6.38-ac project is located on parcel
your entire comment—including your following methods. numbers 09–22–26–110003900000, 09–
personal identifying information—may Email: northflorida@fws.gov. Use 22–26–110003800000, and 09–22–26–
be made publicly available at any time. ‘‘Attn: Permit number TE71097B–0’’ as 110003800002 within Section 26,
While you can ask us in your comment your message subject line for Lake Township 22 South, and Range 26 East,
to withhold your personal identifying County Board of County Lake County, Florida. The project
information from public review, we Commissioners; ‘‘Attn: Permit number includes construction of a fire station
cannot guarantee that we will be able to TE71095B–0’’ for Property Investment and the associated infrastructure, and
do so. Brokers; and ‘‘Attn: Permit number landscaping. The applicant proposes to
TE71098B–0’’ for Casabella mitigate for the take of the sand skink
Authority Development, LLC. by the purchase of 2.16 mitigation
We provide this notice under section Fax: Field Supervisor, (904) 731– credits within the Hatchineha
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 3191, Attn: Permit number [Insert Conservation Bank.
Dated: July 15, 2015. permit number]. Property Investment Brokers
Joy E. Nicholopoulos, U.S. mail: Field Supervisor,
Property Investment Brokers is
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, Jacksonville Ecological Services Field
requesting take of approximately 1 ac of
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Office, Attn: Permit number [Insert
occupied Florida scrub-jay foraging and
[FR Doc. 2015–18052 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] permit number], U.S. Fish and Wildlife
sheltering habitat incidental to
Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P construction of an access road and
200, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
stormwater pond, and they seek a 10-
In-person drop-off: You may drop off year permit. The 36.38-ac project is
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR information during regular business located on parcel numbers
hours at the above office address. 06183104000410, 06183106080010,
Fish and Wildlife Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 06183106080070, 06183104000460,
[FWS–R4–ES–2015– M. Gawera, telephone: (904) 731–3121; 06183104000320, 06183104000540,
N132;FXES11130400000EA–123– email: erin_gawera@fws.gov. 06183105060010, 06183105070250,
FF04EF1000] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 06183105070010, 06183105080390,
06183105080350, 06183105080310,
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Background 06183105080250, 06183105080120,
and Plants; Availability of Proposed Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 06183105080200, 06183105090010,
Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plans, et seq.) and our implementing Federal 06183105100120, 06183105100140,
Lake, Volusia, and Brevard County, FL regulations in the Code of Federal 06183105100200, 06183106050010,
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17 06183106050070, 06183106050210,
Interior. prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife 06183106040300, 06183106040240,
ACTION: Notice of availability; request species listed as endangered or 06183106070420, 06183106040180,
for comment/information. threatened. Take of listed fish or 06183106070010, 06183106070011,
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wildlife is defined under the Act as ‘‘to 06183106040010, 06183106040090,
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, 06183106030260, 06183106030240,
Service (Service), have received three wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or 06183106080410, 06183106080010,
applications for incidental take permits to attempt to engage in any such 06183106080070 within Section 6,
(ITPs) under the Endangered Species conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532). However, Township 18 South, and Range 31 East,
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Lake under limited circumstances, we issue Volusia County, Florida. The project
County Board of County Commissioners permits to authorize incidental take— includes construction of an access road
requests a 5-year ITP; Property i.e., take that is incidental to, and not and stormwater pond and the associated
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infrastructure, and landscaping. The Next Steps SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
applicant proposes to mitigate for the We will evaluate the HCPs and Wildlife Service, invite the public to
take of the Florida scrub-jay through the comments we receive to determine comment on the following application
deposit of funds in the amount of whether the ITP applications meet the for a recovery permit to conduct
$30,654.00 to the Nature Conservancy’s requirements of section 10(a) of the Act activities with the purpose of enhancing
Conservation Fund, for the management (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine the survival of an endangered species.
and conservation of the Florida scrub- that the applications meet these The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
jay based on Service Mitigation requirements, we will issue ITP amended (Act), prohibits certain
Guidelines. numbers TE71097B–0, TE71095B–0, activities with endangered species
and TE71098B–0. We will also evaluate unless a Federal permit allows such
Casabella Development, LLC activity. The Act also requires that we
whether issuance of the section
10(a)(1)(B) ITPs complies with section 7 invite public comment before issuing
Casabella Development, LLC is
of the Act by conducting an intra- such permits.
requesting take of approximately 1.50 ac
Service section 7 consultation. We will DATES: To ensure consideration, please
of occupied Florida scrub-jay foraging
use the results of this consultation, in send your written comments by August
and sheltering habitat incidental to
combination with the above findings, in 24, 2015.
construction of a residential
our final analysis to determine whether ADDRESSES: Program Manager,
development, and they seek a 5-year
permit. The 12.64-ac project is located or not to issue the ITPs. If the Restoration and Endangered Species
on parcel number 26–36–24–00– requirements are met, we will issue the Classification, Ecological Services, U.S.
permits to the applicants. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific
00018.0–0000.00 within Section 31,
Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue,
Township 26 South, and Range 37 East, Public Comments Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer
Brevard County, Florida. The project If you wish to comment on the permit to the permit number for the application
includes construction of a residential applications, HCPs, and associated when submitting comments.
development and the associated documents, you may submit comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
infrastructure, and landscaping. The by any one of the methods in Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife
applicant proposes to mitigate for the ADDRESSES. Biologist, at the above address, or by
take of the Florida scrub-jay through the
Public Availability of Comments telephone (503–231–6131) or fax (503–
preservation of approximately 3.47 acres 231–6243).
of high-quality Florida scrub-jay habitat Before including your address, phone SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
within the Valkaria Site of the Brevard number, email address, or other
Coastal Scrub Ecosystem. The Applicant personal identifying information in your Background
will preserve and donate two currently comments, you should be aware that The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
unencumbered parcels (Brevard County your entire comment—including your prohibits certain activities with respect
tax account numbers 2952135 and personal identifying information—may to endangered and threatened species
2400680) to the Brevard County be made publicly available at any time. unless a Federal permit allows such
Environmentally Endangered Lands While you can ask us in your comment activity. Along with our implementing
(EEL) Program so that these parcels can to withhold your personal identifying regulations in the Code of Federal
be managed and maintained as suitable information from public review, we Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17, the Act
Florida scrub-jay habitat in perpetuity. cannot guarantee that we will be able to provides for certain permits, and
The Applicant will also provide the EEL do so. requires that we invite public comment
Program with a $1,200.00/acre (totaling Authority before issuing these permits for
$ 4,164.00) management endowment to endangered species.
ensure the continued success of We provide this notice under Section A permit granted by us under section
monitoring and maintaining these lands 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations (40 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the
as suitable Florida scrub-jay habitat. CFR 1506.6). permittee to conduct activities
Dated: July 16, 2015. (including take or interstate commerce)
Our Preliminary Determination Jay B. Herrington, with respect to U.S. endangered or
We have determined that the Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office, threatened species for scientific
applicants’ proposals, including the Southeast Region. purposes or enhancement of
[FR Doc. 2015–18045 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] propagation or survival. Our regulations
proposed mitigation and minimization
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
measures, would have minor or BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
Act for these permits are found at 50
negligible effects on the species covered
CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
in their HCPs. Therefore, we determined
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
that the ITPs for each of the applicants
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
are ‘‘low-effect’’ projects and qualify for Fish and Wildlife Service endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
categorical exclusion under the National 17.72 for threatened plant species.
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as [FWS–R1–ES–2015–N136;
provided by the Department of the FXES11130100000–156–FF01E00000] Application Available for Review and
Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 Comment
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). A low-effect Endangered Species; Recovery Permit We invite local, State, and Federal
HCP is one involving (1) Minor or Application agencies and the public to comment on
negligible effects on federally listed or AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the following application. Please refer to
candidate species and their habitats, Interior. the permit number for the application
and (2) minor or negligible effects on when submitting comments.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
other environmental values or Documents and other information
for comments.
resources. submitted with this application are
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