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| 00-13388 | Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit by Culebra Northshore, S.E. for Development of a Residential Project in Culebra, PR | Notice | Culebra Northshore, S.E. (Applicant), seeks an incidental take permit (ITP) from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The ITP would authorize incidental take of hatchlings from two nests of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) or the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), both endangered species, on Tortola Beach for a period of twelve (12) years. The proposed taking is incidental to lighting and other activities associated with the development and occupation of a single-family residential project on a 66.80-"cuerda" (64.8-acre) lot adjacent to Tortola Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico (Project). Nest surveys on this beach indicate that both sea turtle species use the beach for nesting, although in very low numbers. The Applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) describes the mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects of the Project to the protected species. These measures are outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The Service has determined that the Applicant's proposal, including the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, will individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a "low effect" project and would qualify as a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the Department of Interior Manual (516 DM2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6, Appendix 1). The Service also announces the availability of the HCP and our determination of Categorical Exclusion for the incidental take application. Copies of the HCP and Service supporting documents may be obtained by making a request to the Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). Requests must be in writing to be processed. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). The Service specifically requests information, views, and opinions from the public via this notice on the Federal action. Further, the Service specifically solicits information regarding the adequacy of the HCP as measured against the Service's Permit issuance criteria found in 50 CFR parts 13 and 17. If you wish to comment, you may submit comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to the Service's Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). You may also comment via the internet to "david_dell@fws.gov". Please submit comments over the internet as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your name and return address in your internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the Service that we have received your internet message, contact us directly at either telephone number listed below (see FURTHER INFORMATION). Finally, you may hand deliver comments to either Service office listed below (see ADDRESSES). Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the administrative record. We will honor such requests to the extent allowable by law. There may also be other circumstances in which we would withhold from the administrative record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will not; however, consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. | 2000-05-30 | 2000 | 5 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/30/00-13388/receipt-of-application-for-an-incidental-take-permit-by-culebra-northshore-se-for-development-of-a | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-05-30/pdf/00-13388.pdf | Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service | 253,197 | Culebra Northshore, S.E. (Applicant), seeks an incidental take permit (ITP) from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The ITP would authorize incidental take... |