FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: 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.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 11 by Jose Rivera, Field Supervisor, Division of Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services Field Office.

Summary: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from CBD Land Investors, LLC (applicant), for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally listed sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink incidental to the cons...