FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: RECEIPT OF INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT APPLICATION AND PROPOSED HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE SAND SKINK; MARION COUNTY, FL; CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Marion County, FL; Categorical Exclusion.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 20 by Jose Rivera, Manager, Division of Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Summary: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Marion County Public Schools (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 municipal developme...