Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink, Polk County, FL; Categorical Exclusion
| Citation | 85 FR 67007 |
| Record Number | 2020-23329 |
| Published date | 21 October 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Fish And Wildlife Service |
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 21, 2020 / Notices
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: CBP Form 1304, Crew’s
Effects Declaration, was developed
through an agreement by the United
Nations’ Intergovernmental Maritime
Consultative Organization (IMCO) in
conjunction with the United States and
various other countries. The form is
used as part of the entrance and
clearance of vessels pursuant to the
provisions of 19 CFR 4.7 and 4.7a, 19
U.S.C. 1431, and 19 U.S.C. 1434. CBP
Form 1304 is completed by the master
of the arriving carrier to record and list
the crew’s effects that are onboard the
vessel. This form is accessible at https://
www.cbp.gov/newsroom/publications/
forms?title=1304.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,624.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses per Respondent: 72.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 188,928.
Estimated Time per Response: 60
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 188,928.
Dated: October 16, 2020.
Seth D. Renkema,
Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis
Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. 2020–23307 Filed 10–20–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2020–0118;
FXES11140400000–201–FF04EF2000]
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit
Application and Proposed Habitat
Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink
and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink, Polk
County, FL; Categorical Exclusion
AGENCY
: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION
: Notice of availability; request
for comments and information.
SUMMARY
: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce receipt of
an application from the Polk County
Board of County Commissioners
(applicant) for an incidental take permit
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act.
The applicant requests the ITP to take
the federally listed sand skink and blue-
tailed mole skink incidental to the
construction of the Nalcrest Fire Station
in Polk County, Florida. We request
public comment on the application,
which includes the applicant’s
proposed habitat conservation plan
(HCP), and on the Service’s preliminary
determination that this HCP qualifies as
‘‘low-effect,’’ categorically excluded
under the National Environmental
Policy Act. To make this determination,
we used our environmental action
statement and low-effect screening form,
both of which are also available for
public review.
DATES
: We must receive your written
comments on or before November 20,
2020.
ADDRESSES
:
Obtaining Documents: You may
obtain copies of the documents online
in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2020–0118
at http://www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by
any one of the following methods:
•Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–
2020–0118.
•U.S. Mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2020–0118; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Dennis Hamlin, by telephone at 772–
469–4225 or via email at dennis_
hamlin@fws.gov. Individuals who are
hearing impaired or speech impaired
may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service, announce
receipt of an application from the Polk
County Board of County Commissioners
(applicant) for an incidental take permit
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The applicant requests the
ITP to take the federally listed sand
skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue-
tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregious
lividus) (skinks) incidental to the
construction of the Nalcrest Fire Station
in Polk County, Florida. We request
public comment on the application,
which includes the applicant’s HCP,
and on the Service’s preliminary
determination that this HCP qualifies as
‘‘low-effect,’’ categorically excluded,
under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.). To make this determination, we
used our environmental action
statement and low-effect screening form,
both of which are also available for
public review.
Project
The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to
take skinks through the conversion of
approximately 0.64 acre (ac) of occupied
skink foraging and sheltering habitat
incidental to the construction of the
Nalcrest Fire Station on a 5.44-ac parcel
in Section 8, Township 30, South,
Range 29 East in Polk County, Florida.
The applicant proposes to mitigate for
take of the skinks by purchasing credits
equivalent to 1.28 ac of skink-occupied
habitat from a Service-approved
conservation bank in Polk County. The
Service would require the applicant to
purchase the credits prior to engaging in
any phase of the project.
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. While you may
request that we withhold your personal
identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project, including land clearing,
construction of the Nalcrest Fire Station,
and the proposed mitigation measures,
would individually and cumulatively
have a minor or negligible effect on the
skinks and the environment. Therefore,
we have preliminarily concluded that
the ITP for this project would qualify for
categorical exclusion and the HCP
would be low effect under our NEPA
regulations at 43 CFR 46.205 and
46.210. A low-effect HCP is one that
would result in (1) minor or negligible
effects on federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats; (2)
minor or negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and
(3) impacts that, when considered
together with the impacts of other past,
present, and reasonable foreseeable
similarly situated projects, would not
result in significant cumulative effects
to environmental values or resources
over time.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments to
determine whether to issue the
requested permit. We will also conduct
an intra-Service consultation pursuant
to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of the proposed take. After
considering the preceding 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
TE80687D–0 to the Polk County Board
of County Commissioners.
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Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1539(c)) and NEPA regulation 40
CFR 1506.6.
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
[FR Doc. 2020–23329 Filed 10–20–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2020–0117;
FXES11140400000–201–FF04EF2000]
Receipt of Incidental Take Permit
Application and Proposed Habitat
Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink
and Blue-Tailed Mole Skink, Polk
County, FL; Categorical Exclusion
AGENCY
: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION
: Notice of availability; request
for comments and information.
SUMMARY
: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce receipt of
an application from the Polk County
Board of County Commissioners
(applicant) for an incidental take permit
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act.
The applicant requests the ITP to take
the federally listed sand skink and blue-
tailed mole skink incidental to the
construction of the Loughman Fire
Station in Polk County, Florida. We
request public comment on the
application, which includes the
applicant’s proposed habitat
conservation plan (HCP), and on the
Service’s preliminary determination that
this HCP qualifies as ‘‘low-effect,’’
categorically excluded under the
National Environmental Policy Act. To
make this determination, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, both of which
are also available for public review.
DATES
: We must receive your written
comments on or before November 20,
2020.
ADDRESSES
: Obtaining Documents: You
may obtain copies of the documents
online in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–
2020–0117 at http://
www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by
any of the following methods:
•Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–
2020–0117.
•U.S. Mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2020–0117; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Dennis Hamlin, by telephone at 772–
469–4225 or via email at dennis_
hamlin@fws.gov. Individuals who are
hearing impaired or speech impaired
may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service, announce
receipt of an application from the Polk
County Board of County Commissioners
(applicant) for an incidental take permit
(ITP) under the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The applicant requests the
ITP to take the federally listed sand
skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) and blue-
tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregious
lividus) (skinks) incidental to the
construction of the Loughman Fire
Station in Polk County, Florida. We
request public comment on the
application, which includes the
applicant’s HCP, and on the Service’s
preliminary determination that this HCP
qualifies as ‘‘low-effect,’’ categorically
excluded, under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). To make this
determination, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, both of which
are also available for public review.
Project
The applicant requests a 10-year ITP
to take skinks through the conversion of
approximately 1.54 acres (ac) of
occupied skink foraging and sheltering
habitat incidental to the construction of
the Loughman Fire Station on a 5.01-ac
parcel in Section 13, Township 26,
South, Range 27 East in Polk County,
Florida. The applicant proposes to
mitigate for take of the skinks by
purchasing credits equivalent to 3.08 ac
of skink-occupied habitat from a
Service-approved conservation bank in
Polk County. The Service would require
the applicant to purchase the credits
prior to engaging in any phase of the
project.
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. While you may
request that we withhold your personal
identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project, including land clearing,
construction of the Loughman Fire
Station, and the proposed mitigation
measures, would individually and
cumulatively have a minor or negligible
effect on the skinks and the
environment. Therefore, we have
preliminarily concluded that the ITP for
this project would qualify for categorical
exclusion, and the HCP would be low
effect under our NEPA regulations at 43
CFR 46.205 and 46.210. A low-effect
HCP is one that would result in (1)
minor or negligible effects on federally
listed, proposed, and candidate species
and their habitats; (2) minor or
negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and
(3) impacts that, when considered
together with the impacts of other past,
present, and reasonable foreseeable
similarly situated projects, would not
result in significant cumulative effects
to environmental values or resources
over time.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments to
determine whether to issue the
requested permit. We will also conduct
an intra-Service consultation pursuant
to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of the proposed take. After
considering the preceding 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
TE79912D–0 to the Polk County Board
of County Commissioners.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1539(c)) and NEPA regulation 40
CFR 1506.6.
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
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