Federal Register #2026-13852

Public Comment Request: Incidental Take Permit and Habitat Conservation Plan for Sand Skink Mitigation in Orange County, FL

This opportunity concerns a request for public comment on an environmental permitting action in Orange County, Florida: - Government Buyer: - Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior - Applicant: - Sutton Grande, LLC (not a vendor, but the permit applicant) - Products/Services Requested: - No traditional products or services are being procured - The applicant proposes to purchase conservation credits (equivalent to 11.88 acres) from Collany Conservation Bank or another Service-approved conservation bank as mitigation for the incidental take of the sand skink - Unique/Notable Requirements: - The action is related to an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act for the threatened sand skink - The permit would allow take incidental to residential development activities on 13.56 acres - The Service is seeking public comment on the application, the proposed Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), and its preliminary NEPA determination - Mitigation is specifically through the purchase of conservation credits, not through direct procurement of goods or services - OEMs/Vendors: - Collany Conservation Bank (as the provider of conservation credits) - No traditional procurement of goods or services; this is a regulatory/public comment process with a unique mitigation requirement

Description

The Fish and Wildlife Service announces receipt of an application from Sutton Grande, LLC for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act. The permit is requested to take the federally listed threatened sand skink incidental to the construction of a residential development and associated clearing and infrastructure in Orange County, Florida. The applicant proposes mitigation by purchasing conservation credits. Public comments are requested on the application and the preliminary determination that the permit may qualify for a categorical exclusion under NEPA.

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