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Port Charlotte, FL; 0.709 acres; 

TE136151–1; PER0028219; and, 

• 1023 Bismarck Road, Property 

Identification Number 402309206002, 

Port Charlotte, FL; 0.459 acres; 

TE136153–1; PER0028220. 

The applicant seeks authority to take 

Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma 

coerulescens) via destruction of the 

species’ feeding, breeding, and 

sheltering habitat incidental to land 

preparation and construction in 

Charlotte County, Florida. The 

applicant’s existing HCP provides 

measures to mitigate for the incidental 

take of the species, which was federally 

listed as threatened in 1987 (June 3, 

1987; 52 FR 20719). 

Applicant’s Proposed Projects 

All four of the applicant’s sites are 

zoned as single-family residential, so 

the development of each parcel would 

comprise the construction of a 

residential structure, driveway, 

installation of associated utilities and 

landscaping and possibly garages and 

pools. However, as the applicant 

currently has no timeframe for 

development or specific site plans, he is 

requesting his existing ITPs to be 

renewed for 10 more years, with each 

expiring on May 20, 2029. The applicant 

already has performed the required 

compensatory mitigation for impacts to 

the species by combining two 20-acre 

parcels (for which he had an assignable 

purchase contract) with adjacent parcels 

to form a 76-acre package of land that 

Charlotte County then acquired and is 

managing for scrub-jay conservation. 

The minimization measure of avoiding 

clearing the lot for construction during 

the scrub-jay nesting season (March 1 

through June 30) cannot be 

implemented until construction is 

almost ready to begin. Other 

minimization measures involving the 

planting or retention of scrub oaks or 

other native vegetation cannot be 

implemented until clearing or 

construction is underway. Remaining 

minimization measures about providing 

information to subsequent buyers about 

Florida scrub-jays and the detrimental 

effects of free-roaming cats cannot be 

implemented until after the 

construction and sale of each new home 

is complete. None of the proposed 

activities have occurred, and there has 

been no incidental take of the covered 

species under the permits. 

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 

During our deliberations on whether 

to issue the existing ITPs, the Service 

determined that each of the applicant’s 

projects, including the mitigation 

measures, individually and 

cumulatively would have minor or 

negligible effect on the species. Since 

none of the covered activities have 

occurred and the covered parcels have 

remained undeveloped, we have made 

the preliminary determination that each 

of these projects still would be ‘‘low 

effect’’ and qualify for categorical 

exclusions under the under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 

U.S.C. 4231 et seq.). 

Next Steps 

The Service will evaluate the 

application and the comments to 

determine whether to issue the 

requested renewals. 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 and 

permit renewal requirements in our 

regulations have been met. If met, the 

Service will issue the four ITP numbers 

referenced above to Peter C. Famulari. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and its implementing regulations (50 

CFR 17.32) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 

46.305). 

Robert L. Carey, 

Division Manager, Environmental Review, 

Florida Ecological Services Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10166 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2022–0049; 

FXES11130400000–223–FF04EF4000] 

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 bluetailed mole skink incidental to the 

construction and operation of a fire 

rescue 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 June 13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: You may 

obtain copies of the documents online 

in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2022–0049 

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–2022–0049. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– 

ES–2022–0049; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: JAO/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alfredo Begazo, by U.S. mail (see 

ADDRESSES), or via phone at 772–469– 

4234. 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. 


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29174 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 92 / Thursday, May 12, 2022 / Notices 

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 

the Polk County Board of 

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 egregius lividus) (skinks) 

incidental to the construction and 

operation of a fire rescue 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 via the conversion of 

approximately 0.46 acres (ac) of 

occupied nesting, foraging, and 

sheltering skink habitat incidental to the 

construction and operation of a fire 

rescue station on a 4.74-ac parcel in 

Section 13, Township 29 South, Range 

27 East, Polk County, Florida. The 

applicant proposes to mitigate for take 

of the skinks by purchasing credits 

equivalent to 0.92 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 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 the construction of a 

small building, a driveway, parking 

space, green areas, storm water pond, 

and associated infrastructure (e.g., 

electric, water, and sewer lines)—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 that the HCP 

is 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 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 

PER 0034629 to the Polk County Board 

of Commissioners. 

Authority 

The Service provides this notice 

under section 10(c) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.32) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) and its implementing regulations 

(40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305). 

Robert L. Carey, 

Division Manager, Environmental Review, 

Florida Ecological Services Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10175 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2022–0047; 

FXES11130400000–223–FF04EF4000] 

Receipt of Incidental Take Permit 

Application and Proposed Habitat 

Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink, 

Lake 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 Kurly Key 

Properties, LLC (dba KB Home Orlando, 

LLC/Hills at Mt. Dora) (applicant) for an 

incidental take permit (ITP) under the 

Endangered Species Act. The applicant 

requests the ITP to take the federally 

listed sand skink incidental to the 

construction of a residential 

development in Lake 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 June 13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES:

Obtaining Documents: You may 

obtain copies of the documents online 

in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2022–0047 

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 

any of the following methods: 

• Online: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2022–0047. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– 

ES–2022–0047; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: JAO/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

M. Gawera, by U.S. mail (see 

ADDRESSES) or via phone at 904–731– 

3121. 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 

Kurly Key Properties, LLC (dba KB 

Home Orlando, LLC) (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 


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