80 FR 78246 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Availability of Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Highlands County, FL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)

Page Range		78246-78247
FR Document		2015-31595

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) and a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). Palmetto Lake Placid, LLC (applicant) requests ITP TE63688B-0 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The applicant anticipates taking about 0.87 acres of feeding, breeding, and sheltering habitat used by the sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregius lividus) (skinks) incidental to land preparation and construction in Highlands County, Florida. The applicant's HCP describes proposed minimization measures and mitigation measures to address the effects of development on the covered species.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2015-N231; FXES11120400000-167-FF04EF2000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of 
Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Availability of Low-Effect 
Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Highlands County, 
FL

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment/information.

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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 
availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) and a Habitat 
Conservation Plan (HCP). Palmetto Lake Placid, LLC (applicant) requests 
ITP TE63688B-0 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 
(Act). The applicant anticipates taking about 0.87 acres of feeding, 
breeding, and sheltering habitat used by the sand skink (Neoseps 
reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregius lividus) 
(skinks) incidental to land preparation and construction in Highlands 
County, Florida. The applicant's HCP describes proposed minimization 
measures and mitigation measures to address the effects of development 
on the covered species.

DATES: We must receive your written comments on the ITP application and 
HCP on or before January 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for 
information on how to submit your comments on the ITP application and 
HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP application and HCP by writing 
the South Florida Ecological Services Office, Attn: Permit number 
TE63688B-0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero 
Beach, FL 32960-3559. In addition, we will make the ITP application and 
HCP available for public inspection by appointment during normal 
business hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida 
Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: 772-469-4304.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Submitting Comments

    If you wish to comment on the ITP application or HCP, you may 
submit comments by any one of the following methods:
    Email: [email protected]. Use ``Attn: Permit number 
``TE63688B-0'' as your message subject line.
    Fax: Elizabeth Landrum, 772-469-4304, Attn.: Permit number 
``TE63688B-0.''
    U.S. mail: Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida Ecological Services 
Field Office, Attn: Permit number ``TE63688B-0,'' U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960-3559.
    In-person drop-off: You may drop off comments or request 
information during regular business hours at the above office address.

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 
request in your comments that your personal identifying information be 
withheld from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able 
to do so.

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Applicant's Proposed Project

    We received an application from the applicant for an incidental 
take permit, along with a proposed habitat conservation plan. The 
applicant requests an ITP under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we approve the application, the applicant 
anticipates taking a total of approximately 0.87 acres of skink 
breeding, feeding, and sheltering habitat, incidental to land 
preparation and construction in Section 17, Township 37 South, Range 30 
East, Highlands County, Florida. The applicant plans to begin 
construction as soon as the ITP is approved. Development of this parcel 
will include construction of one structure, parking areas, stormwater 
retention areas, and installation of associated utilities.
    The applicant proposes to minimize impacts to skinks by preserving 
a total of 1.80 acres of skink-occupied habitat at a Service-approved 
conservation bank. The Service listed the skinks as threatened in 1987 
(November 6, 1987; 52 FR 20715), effective December 7, 1987.

Our Preliminary Determination

    The Service has made a preliminary determination that the 
applicant's project, including the mitigation measures, will 
individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the 
species covered in the HCP. Therefore, issuance of the ITP is a ``low-
effect'' action and qualifies as a categorical exclusion under the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6), as provided 
by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 
DM 6 Appendix 1). We base our preliminary determination that issuance 
of the ITP qualifies as a low-effect action on the following three 
criteria: (1) Implementation of the project would result in minor or 
negligible effects on federally listed, proposed, and candidate species 
and their habitats; (2) Implementation of the project would result in 
minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources; 
and (3) Impacts of the project, considered together with the impacts of 
other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable similarly situated 
projects, would not result, over time, in cumulative effects to 
environmental values or resources that would be considered significant. 
This preliminary determination may be revised based on our review of 
public comments that we receive in response to this notice.

Next Steps

    The Service will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to 
determine whether the application meets the requirements of section 
10(a) of the Act. The Service will also evaluate whether issuance of 
the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Act by 
conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. The results of this 
consultation, in combination with the above findings, will be used in 
the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. If it 
is determined that the requirements of the Act are met, the ITP will be 
issued.

    Authority: We provide this notice under Section 10 of the 
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations 
(40 CFR 1506.6).

    Dated: December 7, 2015.
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office.
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Place: National Institutes of Health, Contact Person: Matthew J. Fenton, Ph.D., (Eumeces egregius lividus) (skinks)
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms F1/F2, Director, Division of Extramural Activities, incidental to land preparation and
45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious construction in Highlands County,
Open: 1:00 p.m. to adjournment. Diseases, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rm 4F50,
Florida. The applicant’s HCP describes
Agenda: Reports from the Division Director Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–7291,
and other staff. fentonm@niaid.nih.gov. proposed minimization measures and
Place: National Institutes of Health, mitigation measures to address the
Any interested person may file written
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms F1/F2, comments with the committee by forwarding effects of development on the covered
45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. the statement to the Contact Person listed on species.
Contact Person: Matthew J. Fenton, Ph.D., this notice. The statement should include the DATES: We must receive your written
Director, Division of Extramural Activities, name, address, telephone number and when
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious comments on the ITP application and
applicable, the business or professional
Diseases, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rm 4F50, affiliation of the interested person. HCP on or before January 15, 2016.
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–7291, In the interest of security, NIH has ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
fentonm@niaid.nih.gov. instituted stringent procedures for entrance INFORMATION section below for
Name of Committee: National Advisory onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, information on how to submit your
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council; including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles comments on the ITP application and
Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation will be inspected before being allowed on
campus. Visitors will be asked to show one
HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP
Subcommittee.
Date: September 12, 2016. form of identification (for example, a application and HCP by writing the
Closed: 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, South Florida Ecological Services
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant or passport) and to state the purpose of their Office, Attn: Permit number TE63688B–
applications. visit. 0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339
Place: National Institutes of Health, Information is also available on the 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559.
Natcher Building, Conference Room D, 45 Institute’s/Center’s home page: In addition, we will make the ITP
Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. www.niaid.nih.gov/facts/facts.htm, where an application and HCP available for
Open: 1:00 p.m. to adjournment. agenda and any additional information for public inspection by appointment
Agenda: Reports from the Division Director the meeting will be posted when available.
during normal business hours at the
and other staff. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Place: National Institutes of Health,
above address.
Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology,
Natcher Building, Conference Room D, 45 and Transplantation Research; 93.856, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida
Contact Person: Matthew J. Fenton, Ph.D., Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Ecological Services Office (see
Director, Division of Extramural Activities, ADDRESSES); telephone: 772–469–4304.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dated: December 10, 2015.
Diseases, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rm 4F50, Natasha M. Copeland, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–7291, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
fentonm@niaid.nih.gov. Committee Policy.
Submitting Comments
Name of Committee: National Advisory [FR Doc. 2015–31548 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am] If you wish to comment on the ITP
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P application or HCP, you may submit
Date: September 12, 2016. comments by any one of the following
Open: 10:30 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. methods:
Agenda: Report from the Institute Director.
Place: National Institutes of Health, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Email: elizabeth_landrum@fws.gov.
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1/E2, Use ‘‘Attn: Permit number ‘‘TE63688B–
45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. Fish and Wildlife Service 0’’ as your message subject line.
Closed: 11:40 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. [FWS–R4–ES–2015–N231; Fax: Elizabeth Landrum, 772–469–
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant FXES11120400000–167–FF04EF2000] 4304, Attn.: Permit number ‘‘TE63688B–
applications. 0.’’
Place: National Institutes of Health, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1/E2, U.S. mail: Elizabeth Landrum, South
and Plants; Receipt of Application for Florida Ecological Services Field Office,
45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
an Incidental Take Permit; Availability Attn: Permit number ‘‘TE63688B–0,’’
Contact Person: Matthew J. Fenton, Ph.D.,
Director, Division of Extramural Activities, of Low-Effect Habitat Conservation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Plan and Associated Documents; 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559.
Diseases, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rm 4F50, Highlands County, FL In-person drop-off: You may drop off
Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–496–7291, comments or request information during
fentonm@niaid.nih.gov. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior. regular business hours at the above
Name of Committee: National Advisory office address.
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council; ACTION: Notice of availability; request
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome for comment/information. Public Availability of Comments
Subcommittee.
Date: September 12, 2016. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Before including your address, phone
Closed: 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Service (Service), announce the number, email address, or other
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant availability of an incidental take permit personal identifying information in your
applications. (ITP) and a Habitat Conservation Plan comments, you should be aware that
Place: National Institutes of Health, (HCP). Palmetto Lake Placid, LLC your entire comment—including your
Natcher Building, Conference Room A, 45
tkelley on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES

(applicant) requests ITP TE63688B–0 personal identifying information—may
Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
under the Endangered Species Act of be made publicly available at any time.
Open: 1:00 p.m. to adjournment.
Agenda: Program advisory discussions and 1973, as amended (Act). The applicant While you can request in your
reports from division staff. anticipates taking about 0.87 acres of comments that your personal
Place: National Institutes of Health, feeding, breeding, and sheltering habitat identifying information be withheld
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1/E2, used by the sand skink (Neoseps from public review, we cannot
45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink guarantee that we will be able to do so.

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Applicant’s Proposed Project Next Steps documents by email, U.S. mail, or
The Service will evaluate the HCP phone (see below). These documents are
We received an application from the also available for public inspection by
applicant for an incidental take permit, and comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application appointment during normal business
along with a proposed habitat hours at the office below. Send your
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
conservation plan. The applicant comments or requests by any one of the
of the Act. The Service will also
requests an ITP under section following methods.
evaluate whether issuance of the section
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et Email: northflorida@fws.gov. Use
10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7
seq.). If we approve the application, the ‘‘Attn: Permit number TE82957B–0’’ as
of the Act by conducting an intra-
applicant anticipates taking a total of Service section 7 consultation. The your message subject line for Jellyfish
approximately 0.87 acres of skink results of this consultation, in Realty, LLC; and ‘‘Attn: Permit number
breeding, feeding, and sheltering combination with the above findings, TE82956B–0’’ for Vulcan Materials
habitat, incidental to land preparation will be used in the final analysis to Company.
and construction in Section 17, determine whether or not to issue the Fax: Field Supervisor, (904) 731–
Township 37 South, Range 30 East, ITP. If it is determined that the 3191, Attn: Permit number [Insert
Highlands County, Florida. The requirements of the Act are met, the ITP permit number].
applicant plans to begin construction as U.S. mail: Field Supervisor,
will be issued.
soon as the ITP is approved. Jacksonville Ecological Services Field
Authority: We provide this notice under Office, Attn: Permit number [Insert
Development of this parcel will include
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 permit number], U.S. Fish and Wildlife
construction of one structure, parking U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations
areas, stormwater retention areas, and Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite
(40 CFR 1506.6).
installation of associated utilities. 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
Dated: December 7, 2015. In-person drop-off: You may drop off
The applicant proposes to minimize Roxanna Hinzman, information during regular business
impacts to skinks by preserving a total Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological hours at the above office address.
of 1.80 acres of skink-occupied habitat Services Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
at a Service-approved conservation [FR Doc. 2015–31595 Filed 12–15–15; 8:45 am] M. Gawera, telephone: (904) 731–3121;
bank. The Service listed the skinks as BILLING CODE 4333–15–P email: erin_gawera@fws.gov.
threatened in 1987 (November 6, 1987;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
52 FR 20715), effective December 7,
1987. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Background
Our Preliminary Determination Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
Fish and Wildlife Service et seq.) and our implementing Federal
The Service has made a preliminary [FWS–R4–ES–2015–N226; regulations in the Code of Federal
determination that the applicant’s FXES11130400000EA–123–FF04EF1000] Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17 prohibit
project, including the mitigation the ‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife species
measures, will individually and Endangered and Threatened Wildlife listed as endangered or threatened. Take
cumulatively have a minor or negligible and Plants; Availability of Proposed of listed fish or wildlife is defined under
effect on the species covered in the Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plans, the Act as ‘‘to harass, harm, pursue,
HCP. Therefore, issuance of the ITP is Brevard and Putnam Counties, FL hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture,
a ‘‘low-effect’’ action and qualifies as a AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any
categorical exclusion under the National Interior. such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532).
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 ACTION: Notice of availability; request
However, under limited circumstances,
CFR 1506.6), as provided by the for comment/information. we issue permits to authorize incidental
Department of the Interior Manual (516 take—i.e., take that is incidental to, and
DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife not the purpose of, the carrying out of
Appendix 1). We base our preliminary Service (Service), have received two an otherwise lawful activity.
determination that issuance of the ITP applications for incidental take permits Regulations governing incidental take
qualifies as a low-effect action on the (ITPs) under the Endangered Species permits for threatened and endangered
following three criteria: (1) Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Jellyfish species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22,
Implementation of the project would Realty, LLC requests a 5-year ITP; and respectively. The Act’s take prohibitions
result in minor or negligible effects on Vulcan Materials Company requests a do not apply to federally listed plants
federally listed, proposed, and 20-year ITP. We request public on private lands unless such take would
candidate species and their habitats; (2) comment on the permit applications violate State law. In addition to meeting
Implementation of the project would and accompanying proposed habitat other criteria, an incidental take
result in minor or negligible effects on conservation plans (HCPs), as well as on permit’s proposed actions must not
other environmental values or our preliminary determination that the jeopardize the existence of federally
resources; and (3) Impacts of the project, plans qualify as low-effect under the listed fish, wildlife, or plants.
considered together with the impacts of National Environmental Policy Act Applicants’ Proposals
other past, present, and reasonably (NEPA). To make this determination, we
foreseeable similarly situated projects, used our environmental action Jellyfish Realty, LLC
would not result, over time, in statement and low-effect screening form,
tkelley on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES

Jellyfish Realty, LLC is requesting take
cumulative effects to environmental which are also available for review. of approximately .53 acre of occupied
values or resources that would be DATES: To ensure consideration, please Florida scrub-jay foraging and sheltering
considered significant. This preliminary send your written comments by January habitat incidental to construction of a
determination may be revised based on 15, 2016. veterinary clinic, and they seek a 5-year
our review of public comments that we ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the permit. The .54-acre project is located
receive in response to this notice. applications and HCPs, you may request on parcel number 27–37–06–25–

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; request for comment/information.
Dates		We must receive your written comments on the ITP application and HCP on or before January 15, 2016.
Contact		Ms. Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida
FR Citation		80 FR 78246

80 FR 78246 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Availability of Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan and Associated Documents; Highlands County, FL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 241 (December 16, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service