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Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

regulations, the Department of the 

Interior’s (DOI) NEPA regulations, and 

the DOI Departmental Manual. To make 

this preliminary determination, we 

prepared a draft environmental action 

statement and low-effect screening form, 

both of which are also available for 

public review. We invite comment from 

the public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before February 16, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The documents 

this notice announces, as well as any 

comments and other materials that we 

receive, will be available for public 

inspection online in Docket No. FWS– 

R4–ES–2023–0247 at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

submit comments on any of the 

documents, you may do so in writing by 

one of the following methods: 

• Online: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2023–0247. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– 

ES–2023–0247; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alfredo Begazo, by telephone at 772– 

469–4234 or via email at alfredo_

begazo@fws.gov. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce receipt of an application from 

St. John Methodist Church of Sebring 

Inc. (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 

egregius lividus) (skinks) incidental to 

the construction and operation of a 

church in Highlands 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 proposed ITP qualifies as low effect, 

and may qualify for a categorical 

exclusion pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

regulations (40 CFR 1501.4), the 

Department of the Interior’s (DOI) NEPA 

regulations (43 CFR 46), and the DOI’s 

Departmental Manual (516 DM 

8.5(C)(2)). To make this preliminary 

determination, we prepared a draft 

environmental action statement and 

low-effect screening form, both of which 

are also available for public review. 

Proposed Project 

The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to 

take skinks via the conversion of 

approximately 1.33 acres (ac) of 

occupied nesting, foraging, and 

sheltering skink habitat incidental to the 

construction and operation of a church 

on a 16.33-ac parcel in Section 22, 

Township 34 South, Range 28 East, 

Highlands County, Florida. The 

applicant proposes to mitigate for take 

of the skinks by purchasing credits 

equivalent to 2.66 ac of skink-occupied 

habitat from a Service-approved 

conservation bank. The Service would 

require the applicant to purchase the 

credits prior to engaging in any 

construction phase of the project. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicant’s 

project, including the construction of a 

church, driveways, parking spaces, 

green areas, stormwater pond, and 

associated infrastructure (e.g., electric, 

water, and sewer lines), would 

individually and cumulatively have a 

minor effect on the skinks and the 

human environment. Therefore, we 

have preliminarily determined that the 

proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit 

would be a ‘‘low-effect’’ ITP that 

individually or cumulatively would 

have a minor effect on the sand skink 

and may qualify for application of a 

categorical exclusion pursuant to the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

NEPA regulations, DOI’s NEPA 

regulations, and the DOI Departmental 

Manual. A low-effect incidental take 

permit is one that would result in (1) 

minor or nonsignificant effects on 

species covered in the HCP; (2) 

nonsignificant effects on the human 

environment; and (3) impacts that, 

when added together with the impacts 

of other past, present, and reasonably 

foreseeable actions, would not result in 

significant cumulative effects to the 

human environment. 

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 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 

PER5348829 to St. John Methodist 

Church of Sebring Inc. 

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. 

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 

17.32) and the National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

its implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46). 

Robert L. Carey, 

Division Manager, Environmental Review, 

Florida Ecological Services Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2023–0055; 

FF08ESMF00–FXES11140800000–234] 

Receipt of Incidental Take Permit 

Application and Proposed Habitat 

Conservation Plan for the Aramis Solar 

Energy Generation and Storage 

Project, Alameda County, CA; 

Availability of Draft Environmental 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 

application; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of a draft environmental 

assessment under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for an 


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incidental take permit (ITP) under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA), 

supported by a draft habitat 

conservation plan (draft HCP). IP 

Aramis, LLC (applicant) has applied for 

an ITP under the ESA for the Aramis 

Solar Energy Generation and Storage 

Project in Alameda County, California. 

The requested ITP, which would be in 

effect for a period of 32 years, if granted, 

would authorize incidental take of the 

federally threatened California redlegged frog, federally threatened Central 

Distinct Population Segment of the 

California tiger salamander (Central 

California tiger salamander), federally 

endangered San Joaquin kit fox, Federal 

candidate monarch butterfly, and nonlisted golden eagle, which is protected 

under the Bald and Golden Eagle 

Protection Act (Eagle Act). We invite the 

public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies to comment on the 

application. Before issuing the 

requested permit, we will take into 

consideration any information that we 

receive during the public comment 

period. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before February 16, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The draft 

environmental assessment, draft HCP, 

and any comments and other materials 

that we receive are available for public 

inspection at https://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FWS–R8–ES–2023–0055. 

Submitting Comments: To submit 

comments, please use one of the 

following methods, and note that your 

information requests or comments are in 

reference to the draft environmental 

assessment, draft HCP, or both. 

• Internet: Submit comments at 

https://www.regulations.gov under 

Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2023–0055. 

• U.S. Mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8– 

ES–2023–0055; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Comments and Public Availability of 

Comments, under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Terry, Senior Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, or Ryan Olah, Supervisor, 

Coast Bay Division, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife 

Office, by phone at 916–414–6600. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce the availability of a draft 

environmental assessment, prepared 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA; 

42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and its 

implementing regulations in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR 

1506.6. This notice also announces the 

receipt of an application from IP 

Aramis, LLC (applicant) for a 32-year 

incidental take permit (ITP) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Application for the permit requires the 

preparation of a habitat conservation 

plan (HCP) with measures to avoid, 

minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 

incidental take to the maximum extent 

practicable. The applicant prepared the 

draft Aramis Solar Energy Generation 

and Storage Project Habitat 

Conservation Plan (draft HCP) pursuant 

to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. The 

purpose of the draft environmental 

assessment is to assess the effects of 

issuing the permit and implementing 

the draft HCP on the natural and human 

environment. The Eagle Act (16 U.S.C. 

668–668d and 50 CFR 22.80) regulations 

at 50 CFR 22.10 allow the Service to 

cover eagles under an HCP Section 

10(a)(1)(B) ITP. Accordingly, the HCP 

was written to meet the requirements for 

the Service to issue the permit under 

ESA Section 10 and the Eagle Act. 

Criteria for issuance of an eagle permit 

are codified in 50 CFR 22.80(f). 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the 

take of fish or wildlife species listed as 

endangered; as applicable to the species 

affected by the proposed action, the ESA 

implementing regulations also prohibit 

take of fish or wildlife species listed as 

threatened, including the Central 

California tiger salamander and 

California red-legged frog, with 

exceptions for certain ranching 

activities on private and Tribal lands as 

described in 50 CFR 17.43(c)(3)(i)–(xi) 

and 50 CFR 17.43(d)(3)(i)–(xi). 

Regulations governing permits for 

endangered and threatened species are 

at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32. For more 

about the Federal habitat conservation 

plan (HCP) program, go to https://

www.fws.gov/service/habitatconservation-plans. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Compliance 

The proposed ITP issuance triggers 

the need for NEPA compliance (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The draft 

environmental assessment was prepared 

to analyze the impacts of issuing an ITP 

based on the draft HCP and to inform 

the public of the proposed action, any 

alternatives, and associated impacts, 

and to disclose any irreversible 

commitments of resources. 

Proposed Action Alternative 

Under the Proposed Action 

Alternative, the Service would issue an 

ITP to the applicant for a period of 32 

years for certain covered activities 

(described below). The applicant has 

requested an ITP for three federally 

listed species, one Federal candidate 

species, and one non-listed species 

protected by the Eagle Act (described 

below). 

Habitat Conservation Plan Area 

The geographic scope of the draft HCP 

encompasses a 398-acre (ac) project 

permit area and a 453-ac mitigation 

permit area. The project permit area 

comprises an approximately 398-ac site 

where the power-generating facilities 

and battery energy storage system would 

be constructed in the unincorporated 

North Livermore area of Alameda 

County, California, approximately 2.25 

miles north of the Livermore city limits 

and Interstate 580. The project permit 

area is bounded by Manning Road to the 

north, North Livermore Avenue to the 

east, and a private driveway to the 

south. The mitigation permit area is a 

453-ac site located at Vieira Ranch, 

south of Patterson Pass Road and north 

of Tesla Road, in unincorporated eastern 

Alameda County, California. 

Eagle Act Compensatory Mitigation 

Retrofitting power poles with a high 

risk of avian electrocution in accordance 

with Avian Power Line Interaction 

Committee guidelines is the only form 

of compensatory mitigation that enables 

benefits to golden eagles to be 

quantified with reasonable certainty at 

this time. High-risk poles would be 

retrofitted within the eagle management 

unit. To offset the predicted loss of 

golden eagle productivity due to 

disturbance take and loss of breeding 

productivity to one breeding territory in 

the vicinity of the project permit area 

and the disturbance of one breeding 

territory during two breeding seasons at 

the mitigation permit area, the applicant 

would need to retrofit approximately 

129 to 298 power poles to offset 8.26 

fledged young lost at a 1.2:1 ratio. The 

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the type and expected longevity of each 

retrofit. Short-term retrofits that use 

plastic covers equate to avoided loss 

from retrofits that is maintained and 

effective for up to 10 years, which 

would require more poles. Long-term 

retrofits where avoided loss from 

retrofits is maintained and effective for 

up to 30 years require fewer poles. To 

complete the required compensatory 

mitigation, the applicant would either 

work directly with a utility company to 

complete the required power pole 

retrofits, with Service approval of the 

developed plan, or the applicant would 

work with a Service-approved in-lieu 

fee program to purchase credits to fulfill 

the required retrofits that must be 

completed. The draft HCP contains 

details of the analysis conducted to 

estimate the number of power pole 

retrofits required for compensatory 

mitigation. 

To address the high cumulative 

impacts on golden eagle populations in 

this area, primarily due to mortality 

from wind turbines in the Altamont 

Pass Wind Resource Area, severe 

drought, and urban development, the 

applicant’s proposed off-site 453-ac 

habitat mitigation area includes a 

known golden eagle nest site and 

overlaps in part with one golden eagle 

breeding territory. This nest site and the 

mitigation lands would be protected and 

managed to benefit golden eagles as 

described in the draft HCP. 

Covered Activities 

The proposed ESA section 10 ITP 

would allow take of the California redlegged frog, Central California tiger 

salamander, San Joaquin kit fox, 

monarch butterfly, and golden eagle 

from covered activities in the proposed 

HCP area, including all grounddisturbing activities and impacts from 

construction, operation and 

maintenance activities, and site 

decommissioning or repowering of the 

project, as well as activities necessary to 

implement management actions at the 

mitigation permit area. Covered 

activities at the 398-ac project permit 

area include all ground-disturbing 

activities and impacts from 

construction, including: (1) site access, 

staging, and preparation, including 

development of access roads, internal 

project area roads, parking areas, and 

equipment staging areas, as well as 

limited excavation activities for utility 

poles and building foundations; (2) 

installation of a 100-megawatt solar 

photovoltaic and electrical collection 

system, including solar arrays, fencing, 

and utility lines; (3) installation of a 

project substation and generation 

intertie line occupying a 5,000 square 

foot area, and utility lines; (4) 

installation of a battery energy storage 

system occupying a 5-ac portion of the 

project permit area; (5) construction of 

an operation and maintenance (O&M) 

building and electrical controls 

occupying approximately 400 squarefeet of the project permit area; (6) 

construction of project entrances and 

internal driveways to provide access for 

routine maintenance of the system; (7) 

installation of fences, lighting, and 

signage designed to enable passage of 

covered species while keeping the 

project area secure; (8) construction of a 

detention basin approximately 0.4 ac in 

size, designed to avoid water ponding, 

prevent the discharge of off-site 

stormwater runoff, allow for onsite 

infiltration within 48 hours (the basin 

would be routinely maintained to 

remove vegetative growth); (9) 

installation of water storage tanks onsite 

for fire suppression for the battery 

energy storage system, use for O&M 

activities, and to maintain proposed 

landscaping and vegetation; (10) 

installation of a agricultural landscaping 

buffer as a visual screen (i.e., buffer) to 

neighboring properties; (11) O&M 

activities, including routine 

preventative maintenance conducted by 

O&M staff and supported by outside 

contractors; (12) a sustainable 

agriculture program that consists of 

grassland management, sheep grazing, 

chicken rearing, beekeeping, and an 

agricultural landscaping buffer; and (13) 

restoration and management of 

grassland habitat at the project permit 

area. Covered activities at the 453-ac 

mitigation permit area include 

installation and maintenance of fencing, 

cattle grazing, maintenance of ponds or 

impoundments, mowing, controlled 

burning, erosion control or repair, 

invasive species control, fire 

management, monitoring, and plantings 

for covered species. The applicant is 

proposing to implement a number of 

best management practices, as well as 

general and species-specific avoidance 

and minimization measures to minimize 

the impacts of the covered activities on 

the covered species. 

Covered Species 

The applicant has requested an ITP 

for two federally listed threatened 

species, one federally listed endangered 

species, one Federal candidate species, 

and one non-listed species protected by 

the Eagle Act: the threatened California 

red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), the 

threatened Central California Distinct 

Population Segment of the California 

tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense) (Central California tiger 

salamander), the endangered San 

Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis 

mutica), the candidate monarch 

butterfly (Danaus plexippus), and the 

non-listed golden eagle (Aquila 

chrysaetos). All species included in the 

ITP would receive assurances under the 

Service’s ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulations at 

50 CFR 17.22(b)(5). 

No Action Alternative 

Under the No Action Alternative, the 

Service would not issue an ITP, and the 

HCP would not be implemented. Permit 

denial would prevent the applicant from 

proceeding with the covered activities 

because there would be no other 

alternative means of complying with the 

ESA and Eagle Act. Under the No 

Action Alternative there would be no 

take of federally listed species, monarch 

butterflies, or golden eagles, and 

permanent protection of habitat for 

federally listed species, monarch 

butterflies, and the golden eagle at 

Vieira Ranch would not occur. The 

retrofit of power poles would also not 

occur. Under the No Action Alternative, 

agricultural uses (dry-land farming and 

grazing) would continue at the project 

site, and a new source of renewable 

solar energy would not be available to 

public utilities, municipal utilities, or 

private consumers. 

Public Comments 

We request data, comments, new 

information, or suggestions from the 

public, other concerned governmental 

agencies, the scientific community, 

Tribes, industry, or any other interested 

party on this notice, the draft 

environmental assessment, and the draft 

HCP. We particularly seek comments on 

the following: 

1. Biological information concerning 

the species; 

2. Relevant data concerning the 

species; 

3. Additional information concerning 

the range, distribution, population size, 

and population trends of the species; 

4. Current or planned activities in the 

area and their possible impacts on the 

species; 

5. Information on the seasonal use of 

the mitigation permit area by the 

monarch butterfly; 

6. Information on establishing a 

monitoring program for the monarch 

butterfly at the mitigation permit area to 

inform adaptive management for the 

benefit of the species; 

7. Information on how to enhance, 

restore, and adaptively manage breeding 

and nectar habitat for the monarch 

butterfly at the mitigation permit area 

while maintaining cattle grazing 

throughout the mitigation permit area to 

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habitat for the Central California tiger 

salamander and California red-legged 

frog, denning and dispersal habitat for 

the San Joaquin kit fox, and foraging 

habitat for the golden eagle; 

8. Information on how to incorporate 

climate change into an adaptive 

management plan at the mitigation 

permit area for the benefit of the Central 

California tiger salamander, California 

red-legged frog, San Joaquin kit fox, 

monarch butterfly, and golden eagle; 

9. Information on the effects of 

photovoltaic solar panels on annual 

grassland habitat quality, burrowing 

mammal activity, amphibians (e.g., 

Central California tiger salamander and 

California red-legged frog), pollinators 

(e.g., monarch butterfly and Crotch’s 

bumble bee), golden eagles, and 

microclimatic effects underneath the 

solar panels; 

10. Information on the effects of sheep 

grazing and chicken rearing on 

pollinators (e.g., monarch butterfly and 

Crotch’s bumble bee), amphibians (e.g., 

Central California tiger salamander and 

California red-legged frog), and golden 

eagles; 

11. The presence of archeological 

sites, buildings and structures, historic 

events, sacred and traditional areas, and 

other historic preservation concerns, 

which are required to be considered in 

project planning by the National 

Historic Preservation Act; and 

12. Any other environmental issues 

that should be considered with regard to 

the proposed development and permit 

action. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—might 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. 

Next Steps 

Issuance of an incidental take permit 

is a Federal proposed action subject to 

compliance with NEPA and section 7 of 

the ESA. We will evaluate the 

application, associated documents, and 

any public comments we receive as part 

of our NEPA compliance process to 

determine whether the application 

meets the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the ESA. If we determine that those 

requirements are met, we will conduct 

an intra-Service consultation under 

section 7 of the ESA for the Federal 

action for the potential issuance of an 

ITP. If the intra-Service consultation 

confirms that issuance of the ITP will 

not jeopardize the continued existence 

of any endangered or threatened 

species, or destroy or adversely modify 

critical habitat, we will issue a permit 

to the applicant for the incidental take 

of the covered species. 

Authority 

We publish this notice under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations 

at 40 CFR 1500–1508, as well as in 

compliance with section 10(c) of the 

Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 17.32(b)(1) (ii), 

and the Eagle Act (16 U.S.C. 668–668d 

and 50 CFR 22.80) regulations at 50 CFR 

22.10 which allow the Service to cover 

eagles under an HCP Section 10(a)(1)(B) 

ITP. Criteria for issuance of an eagle 

permit are codified in 50 CFR 22.80(f). 

Michael Fris, 

Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2023–0230; 

FXES1114020000–245–FF02ENEH00] 

Application for an Amendment to an 

Incidental Take Permit; Cibolo Canyon 

Master Phase II Environmental 

Assessment and Habitat Conservation 

Plan for the Golden-Cheeked Warbler 

in Bexar County, Texas 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: TF Cibolo Canyons, LP 

(applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (Service) for an 

amendment to their existing incidental 

take permit (ITP) supported by the 

proposed amendment to the Habitat 

Conservation Plan for a portion of the 

Cibolo Canyon Property (Master Phase 

II) (HCP) pursuant to the Endangered 

Species Act. The requested amendment 

to the ITP, if approved, would continue 

authorization of incidental take of the 

golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga 

chrysoparia). The application package 

includes the proposed changes to the 

HCP and a draft screening form that has 

been prepared to evaluate the ITP 

application in accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act. We invite the 

public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies to comment on these 

documents. 

DATES: Submission of comments: We 

will accept comments received or 

postmarked on or before February 16, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining documents: You may 

obtain copies of the ITP amendment 

application, proposed revisions to the 

HCP, draft screening form, or other 

related documents online in Docket No. 

FWS–R2–ES–2023–0230 at https://

www.regulations.gov. Other related 

information may be obtained online at 

https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/ 

texas-habitat-conservation-plans. 

Submitting comments: You may 

submit written comments by one of the 

following methods: 

• Internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

R2–ES–2023–0230; or 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R2– 

ES–2023–0230; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

Please note which documents your 

comment references. For more 

information, see Public Availability of 

Comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Myers, Field Supervisor, Austin 

Ecological Services Field Office, Austin, 

Texas; telephone (512) 937–7371. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

have received and make available a 

proposed amendment to the Habitat 

Conservation Plan for a portion of the 

Cibolo Canyon Property (Master Phase 

II) (HCP) in Bexar County, Texas, and an 

associated draft screening form. TF 

Cibolo Canyons, LP (applicant) has 

applied for an amended incidental take 

permit (ITP) (TE102437–0) supported by 

the proposed amendment to their HCP. 

If approved, the amended permit would 

continue for the remainder of the 30 

years of the original permit to authorize 

incidental take of the federally listed, 

endangered golden-cheeked warbler 


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