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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 July 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You 

may obtain copies of the documents 

online in Docket No. FWS–R4–ES– 

2021–0050 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– 

2021–0050. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4– 

ES–2021–0050; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

M. Gawera, by telephone at (904) 731– 

3121 or via email at erin_gawera@

fws.gov. Individuals who are hearing 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 (Service), 

announce receipt of an application from 

PMDW Ventures, LLC 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) 

incidental to the construction of a 

commercial development (project) 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 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.). To make 

this determination, we used our 

environmental action statement and 

low-effect screening form. 

Project 

The applicant requests a 5-year ITP to 

take sand skinks through the conversion 

of approximately 3.79 acres (ac) of 

occupied sand skink foraging and 

sheltering habitat incidental to the 

construction of a commercial 

development (Hartle Road) located on a 

10.3-ac parcel in Section 26, Township 

22S, Range 26E, Lake County, Florida, 

identified by Parcel ID Alternate Key 

Numbers 1648181 and 1648173. The 

applicant proposes to mitigate for take 

of the sand skinks by purchasing 7.58 

credits from Backbone Conservation 

Bank or another Service-approved 

Conservation Bank. The Service would 

require the applicant to purchase the 

credits prior to engaging in activities 

associated with 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, 

infrastructure building, landscaping, 

and the proposed mitigation, would 

individually and cumulatively have a 

minor or negligible effect on sand 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 reasonably foreseeable 

similarly situated projects, would not 

over time result in significant 

cumulative effects to environmental 

values or resources. 

Next Steps 

The Service will evaluate the 

application and the comments received 

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 above findings, 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 ESPER0006990 to 

PMDW Ventures, LLC. 

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). 

Gianfranco Basili, 

Acting Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field 

Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0022; 

FXIA16710900000–212–FF09A30000] 

Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; Issuance of Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have issued 

the following permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species, 

marine mammals, or both. We issue 

these permits under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). 

ADDRESSES: Information about the 

applications for the permits listed in 

this notice is available online at 

www.regulations.gov. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703– 

358–2185, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, 

or via the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

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

have issued permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species in response to permit 

applications that we received under the 

authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

After considering the information 

submitted with each permit application 

and the public comments received, we 

issued the requested permits subject to 

certain conditions set forth in each 

permit. For each application for an 

endangered species, we found that (1) 

the application was filed in good faith, 

(2) the granted permit would not operate 

to the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in section 2 of the 

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Availability of Documents 

The permittees’ original permit 

application materials, along with public 

comments we received during public 

comment periods for the applications, 

are available for review. To locate the 

application materials and received 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov 

and search for the appropriate permit 

number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the 

following table: 

Permit No. ePermit No. Applicant Permit issuance date 

Endangered Species 

56547D ................................ ............................................ Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments January 12, 2021. 

56679D ................................ ............................................ Tufts University .............................................................. March 3, 2021. 

71918D ................................ ............................................ Saint Louis Zoo ............................................................. March 5, 2021. 

Marine Mammals 

672624 ................................. ............................................ U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ................................... December 7, 2020. 

73634A ................................ ............................................ Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine 

Science dba Alaska Sealife Center.

December 8, 2020. 

Authorities 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species 

Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act as amended (16 U.S.C. 

1361 et seq.) and their implementing 

regulations. 

Timothy MacDonald, 

Information Specialist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11488 Filed 5–28–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0021; 

FXIA16710900000–212–FF09A30000] 

Foreign Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; Receipt of Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 

public to comment on an applications to 

conduct certain activities with foreign 

species that are listed as endangered 

under the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) and foreign or native species for 

which the Service has jurisdiction 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA). With some exceptions, the 

ESA and the MMPA prohibit activities 

with listed species unless Federal 

authorization is issued that allows such 

activities. The ESA and MMPA also 

require that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for any activity 

otherwise prohibited by the ESA or 

MMPA with respect to any endangered 

species or marine mammals. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

July 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The 

applications, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at http:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0021. 

Submitting Comments: When 

submitting comments, please specify the 

name of the applicant and the permit 

number at the beginning of your 

comment. You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Internet: http://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2021–0021. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0021; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: 

PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls 

Church, VA 22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Comment Procedures under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703– 

358–2185, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, 

or via the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I comment on submitted 

applications? 

We invite the public and local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment 

on these applications. Before issuing 

any of the requested permits, we will 

take into consideration any information 

that we receive during the public 

comment period. 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods in 

ADDRESSES. We will not consider 

comments sent by email or fax, or to an 

address not in ADDRESSES. We will not 

consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES). 

When submitting comments, please 

specify the name of the applicant and 

the permit number at the beginning of 

your comment. Provide sufficient 

information to allow us to authenticate 

any scientific or commercial data you 

include. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are: (1) Those supported by 

quantitative information or studies; and 

(2) those that include citations to, and 

analyses of, the applicable laws and 

regulations. 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

You may view and comment on 

others’ public comments at http://

www.regulations.gov, unless our 

allowing so would violate the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

C. Who will see my comments? 

If you submit a comment at http://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the website. If you submit a 

hardcopy 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. 


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