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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice called: Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Sand Skink; Lake County, FL; Categorical Exclusion.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 29 by Jose J. Rivera, Manager, Division of Environmental Review, Florida Ecological Services Field Office.

Summary: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Revels Road Investors, LLC (Howey Groves Development) (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 housing development in La...