82 FR 29092 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Availability of Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan; Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve, Brevard County, FL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)

Page Range		29092-29093
FR Document		2017-13404

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Atlantic Coast Paladin Estates, LLC and Micco Road Investments, LLC c/o the Kelsey Group are requesting a 10-year ITP. We request public comment on the permit application and accompanying proposed Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve habitat conservation plan, as well as on our preliminary determination that the plan qualifies as low effect under the National Environmental Policy Act. To make this determination, we used our environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, which are also available for review.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-ES-2017-N048; FXES11130400000EA-123-FF04EF1000]


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Availability of 
Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan; Lakes at St. Sebastian 
Preserve, Brevard County, FL

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have 
received an application for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Atlantic Coast 
Paladin Estates, LLC and Micco Road Investments, LLC c/o the Kelsey 
Group are requesting a 10-year

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ITP. We request public comment on the permit application and 
accompanying proposed Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve habitat 
conservation plan, as well as on our preliminary determination that the 
plan qualifies as low effect under the National Environmental Policy 
Act. 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 
July 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the application and HCP, 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 TE-24376C-
0'' as your message subject line for Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve.
    Fax: Field Supervisor, (904) 731-3191, Attn: Permit number 
TE24376C-0.
    U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Ecological Services Field 
Office, Attn: Permit number TE-24376C-0, 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: Tera Baird, telephone: (904) 731-3196; 
email: Tera [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 
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' Proposal

Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve

    Atlantic Coast Paladin Estates, LLC and Micco Road Investments, LLC 
c/o the Kelsey Group are requesting take of approximately 99.85 acres 
of nesting and foraging habitat for the Audubon's crested caracara 
(Polyborus plancus audubonii), incidental to the construction of a 
residential development, and together they seek a 10-year permit. The 
project is located on 98 separate parcels (Tax Account Nos. 3010967-
3011065), located within Section 01, Township 30 South, Range 38 East 
in Brevard County, Florida. The applicants propose to mitigate for 
impacts to the species by protecting 20 acres of Audubon's crested 
caracara habitat within the Allen Broussard Conservancy. The applicants 
will also provide a $10,000 management endowment to ensure the 
continued success of managing these lands for two nesting pairs of 
Audubon's crested caracara.

Our Preliminary Determination

    We have determined that the applicants' proposal, including the 
proposed mitigation and minimization measures, would have minor or 
negligible effects on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, our 
proposed issuance of the requested ITP qualifies as a categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as 
provided by Department of the Interior implementing regulations in part 
46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 
46.210, and 46.215). 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 HCP and comments we receive to determine 
whether the ITP application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of 
the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine that the application 
meets these requirements, we will issue ITP number TE24376C-0. We 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. 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 ITP. If the requirements are met, we will 
issue the permit to the applicants.

Public Comments

    If you wish to comment on the permit application, HCP, 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: March 21, 2017.
Jay B. Herrington,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office, Southeast Region.
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DATES: Comments Due Date: August 28, number). Persons with hearing or HUD–27056, HUD–27054A, HUD–
2017. speech impairments may access this 52540.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are number via TTY by calling the Federal Description of the need for the
invited to submit comments regarding Information Relay Service at (800) 877– information and proposed use: State
this proposal. Comments should refer to 8339. Copies of available documents legislatures or other local governing
the proposal by name and/or OMB submitted to OMB may be obtained bodies may from time to time direct or
Control Number and should be sent to: from Ms. Mussington. agree that the public interest is best
Colette Pollard, Reports Management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This served if one public housing agency
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing notice informs the public that HUD is (PHA) cedes its public housing program
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street seeking approval from OMB for the to another PHA, or that two or more
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC information collection described in PHAs should be combined into one
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 Section A. multijurisdictional PHA. This proposed
(this is not a toll-free number) or email information collection serves to protect
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of A. Overview of Information Collection HUD’s several interests in either
the proposed forms or other available transaction: (1) Insuring the continued
Title of Information Collection: Public
information. Persons with hearing or used of the property as public housing;
Housing Program—Transfer and
speech impairments may access this (2) that HUD’s interests are secured; and
Consolidation of Public Housing
number through TTY by calling the toll- (3) that the operating and capital
Programs and Public Housing Agencies.
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– subsidies that HUD pays to support the
8339. OMB Approval Number: 2577–0280. operation and maintenance of public
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Type of Request: Extension of a housing is properly paid to the correct
Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, currently approved collection. PHA on behalf of the correct properties.
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, Form Number: No form is used to In addition to submitting
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban collect this information. Forms collected documentation to HUD, PHAs are
Development, 451 7th Street SW., with information incidental to this required to make conforming changes to
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), collection are: HUD–52190–A, HUD– HUD’s Public Housing Information
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202– 53012–A, HUD 53012–B, HUD–52722, Center (PIC).
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free HUD–52723, HUD–51999, SF–1199A, Total Estimated Burdens:

TOTAL BURDEN HOUR ESTIMATES FOR PHAS
Estimated
Average Estimated
Number of transfer or consolidation ac- Number of Frequency of × time for = Annual Burden
tions respondents requirement * requirement (hours)
(hours)

3 Transfers ............................................... 6 1 120 720
2 Consolidations ...................................... 4 1 200 800

Subtotals ........................................... 10 ........................ 320 1,520
* The frequency shown assumes that the receiving or consolidated PHA makes one submission for all other PHAs involved in either the trans-
fer or consolidation.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment HUD encourages interested parties to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
submit comment in response to these
This notice is soliciting comments Fish and Wildlife Service
from members of the public and affected questions.
parties concerning the collection of Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork [FWS–R4–ES–2017–N048;
information described in Section A on Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. FXES11130400000EA–123–FF04EF1000]
the following: Dated: June 7, 2017.
(1) Whether the proposed collection Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
Merrie Nichols-Dixon, and Plants; Availability of Proposed
of information is necessary for the
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan;
proper performance of the functions of
Legislative Initiatives. Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve,
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; [FR Doc. 2017–13450 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am] Brevard County, FL
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
estimate of the burden of the proposed Interior.
collection of information;
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, for comments/information.
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
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(4) Ways to minimize the burden of Wildlife Service (Service), have received
the collection of information on those an application for an incidental take
who are to respond; including through permit (ITP) under the Endangered
the use of appropriate automated Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
collection techniques or other forms of Atlantic Coast Paladin Estates, LLC and
information technology, e.g., permitting Micco Road Investments, LLC c/o the
electronic submission of responses. Kelsey Group are requesting a 10-year

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ITP. We request public comment on the other criteria, an incidental take our final analysis to determine whether
permit application and accompanying permit’s proposed actions must not or not to issue the ITP. If the
proposed Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve jeopardize the existence of federally requirements are met, we will issue the
habitat conservation plan, as well as on listed fish, wildlife, or plants. permit to the applicants.
our preliminary determination that the
Applicants’ Proposal Public Comments
plan qualifies as low effect under the
National Environmental Policy Act. To Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve If you wish to comment on the permit
make this determination, we used our application, HCP, and associated
Atlantic Coast Paladin Estates, LLC
environmental action statement and documents, you may submit comments
and Micco Road Investments, LLC c/o
low-effect screening form, which are by any one of the methods in
the Kelsey Group are requesting take of
also available for review. ADDRESSES.
approximately 99.85 acres of nesting
DATES: To ensure consideration, please and foraging habitat for the Audubon’s Public Availability of Comments
send your written comments by July 27, crested caracara (Polyborus plancus
2017. Before including your address, phone
audubonii), incidental to the number, email address, or other
ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the construction of a residential personal identifying information in your
application and HCP, you may request development, and together they seek a comments, you should be aware that
documents by email, U.S. mail, or 10-year permit. The project is located on your entire comment—including your
phone (see below). These documents are 98 separate parcels (Tax Account Nos. personal identifying information—may
also available for public inspection by 3010967–3011065), located within be made publicly available at any time.
appointment during normal business Section 01, Township 30 South, Range While you can ask us in your comment
hours at the office below. Send your 38 East in Brevard County, Florida. The to withhold your personal identifying
comments or requests by any one of the applicants propose to mitigate for information from public review, we
following methods. impacts to the species by protecting 20
Email: northflorida@fws.gov. Use cannot guarantee that we will be able to
acres of Audubon’s crested caracara do so.
‘‘Attn: Permit number TE–24376C–0’’ as habitat within the Allen Broussard
your message subject line for Lakes at Conservancy. The applicants will also Authority: We provide this notice under
St. Sebastian Preserve. provide a $10,000 management section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations
Fax: Field Supervisor, (904) 731– (40 CFR 1506.6).
endowment to ensure the continued
3191, Attn: Permit number TE24376C– success of managing these lands for two Dated: March 21, 2017.
0. nesting pairs of Audubon’s crested Jay B. Herrington,
U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, caracara. Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office,
Jacksonville Ecological Services Field Southeast Region.
Office, Attn: Permit number TE– Our Preliminary Determination
[FR Doc. 2017–13404 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
24376C–0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife We have determined that the BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
Service, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite applicants’ proposal, including the
200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. proposed mitigation and minimization
In-person drop-off: You may drop off measures, would have minor or DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
information during regular business negligible effects on the species covered
hours at the above office address. in the HCP. Therefore, our proposed Fish and Wildlife Service
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tera issuance of the requested ITP qualifies
Baird, telephone: (904) 731–3196; email: as a categorical exclusion under the [FWS–HQ–IA–2017–N070;
Tera Baird@fws.gov. FXIA16720900020–167–FF09A2000]
National Environmental Policy Act
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (NEPA), as provided by Department of Agency Information Collection
the Interior implementing regulations in Activities: OMB Control Number 1018–
Background part 46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal 0123; International Conservation Grant
Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210, and Programs
et seq.) and our implementing Federal 46.215). A low-effect HCP is one
regulations in the Code of Federal involving (1) Minor or negligible effects AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17 prohibit on federally listed or candidate species Interior.
the ‘‘take’’ of fish or wildlife species and their habitats, and (2) minor or ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
listed as endangered or threatened. Take negligible effects on other
of listed fish or wildlife is defined under environmental values or resources. SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
the Act as ‘‘to harass, harm, pursue, Service, Service) will ask the Office of
Next Steps Management and Budget (OMB) to
hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture,
or collect, or to attempt to engage in any We will evaluate the HCP and approve the information collection (IC)
such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532). comments we receive to determine described below. As required by the
However, under limited circumstances, whether the ITP application meets the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
we issue permits to authorize incidental requirements of section 10(a) of the Act as part of our continuing efforts to
take—i.e., take that is incidental to, and (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine reduce paperwork and respondent
not the purpose of, the carrying out of that the application meets these burden, we invite the general public and
an otherwise lawful activity. requirements, we will issue ITP number other Federal agencies to take this
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Regulations governing incidental take TE24376C–0. We will also evaluate opportunity to comment on this IC. This
permits for threatened and endangered whether issuance of the section IC is scheduled to expire on October 31,
species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22, 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 2017. We may not conduct or sponsor
respectively. The Act’s take prohibitions of the Act by conducting an intra- and you are not required to respond to
do not apply to federally listed plants Service section 7 consultation. We will a collection of information unless it
on private lands unless such take would use the results of this consultation, in displays a currently valid OMB control
violate State law. In addition to meeting combination with the above findings, in number.

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FR Citation		82 FR 29092

82 FR 29092 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Availability of Proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan; Lakes at St. Sebastian Preserve, Brevard County, FL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service