SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of applications under the approved General Conservation Plan (GCP) for the Alabama beach mouse from Randy G. Carter, James W. Vladuchek, Joseph J. Smith, and Four Mile Marker, LLC for an ITP under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Each applicant requests an ITP to take the federally listed Alabama beach mouse (ABM; Peromyscus polionotus ammobates). One applicant will take ABM incidental to the construction of a single-family home, one will take ABM due to the construction of a garage with driveway, one will take ABM due to a deck with pool addition to an existing house, and one will take ABM incidental to the tear down and reconstruction of a single-family home in Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on the applications, the applicants' HCPs, and on the Service's preliminary determination that these proposed ITPs may qualify for a categorical exclusion under the GCP and final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Alabama beach mouse published on March 28, 2012 (77 FR 18857).

Proposed Projects

Permit Number: PER26827056

Randy G. Carter, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM via the conversion of 0.147 acres (ac) of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a single-family home on a 0.99-ac parcel located at 2772 W. Beach Blvd., in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $14,690.79 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's ABM conservation fund.

Permit Number: PER31663748

James W. Vladuchek, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM via the conversion of 0.02 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a garage with driveway on a 0.212-ac parcel located at 369 Kinzalow Lane in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $1,968.80 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's ABM conservation fund.

Permit Number: PER31737155 (Originally TE42768C-0)

Joseph J. Smith, applicant, requests a modification of an existing 50-year ITP (TE42768C-0) to take Alabama beach mice via the additional conversion of 0.01 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a deck with pool ( printed page 54367) addition to an existing house on a 0.460-ac parcel located at 5645 Pizarro Avenue in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $1,000.50 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's ABM conservation fund.

Permit Number: PER32083666

Four Mile Marker, LLC, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM via the additional conversion of 0.034 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the tear down and reconstruction of a single family home on a 0.723 ac lot located at 3802 Ponce de Leon Court, Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $3,399.40 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's ABM conservation fund.

Our Preliminary Determination

The Service has made a preliminary determination that reasonably foreseeable effects of the applicants' proposed projects, including the construction of a single-family home, garage, deck with a pool addition and the tear down and reconstruction of a single-family home, would have a minor effect on ABM and the human environment. Therefore, we have preliminarily determined that the proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would meet the requirements of the GCP and FEIS.

Next Steps

The Service will evaluate the application and the comments to determine whether to issue the requested ITP. We also will 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 PER26827056 to Randy G. Carter, ITP number PER31663748 to James W. Vladuchek, ITP Number PER31737155 to Joseph J. Smith, and ITP number PER32083666 to Four Mile Marker, LLC.

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. If you submit a comment at www.regulations.gov, your entire comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted on the website. If you submit a hard copy comment that includes personal identifying information, such as your address, phone number, or email address, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Moreover, all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety.

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 17.22), National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,) as amended, and the Department of the Interior's implementing regulations (43 CFR part 46).

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