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
Published Date: 1/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The Fish and Wildlife Service got a request from ADH Rollins Court, LLC to build homes in Polk County, Florida, where two special lizards live—the sand skink and blue-tailed mole-skink. They want permission to accidentally affect these lizards during construction but promise to protect their habitat. The public can share thoughts on this plan until February 13, 2025, helping balance new homes with nature’s needs.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
5‑Year Permit Requested to Build on Skink Habitat
ADH Rollins Court, LLC asked for a 5‑year incidental take permit to allow the accidental taking of sand skink and blue‑tailed mole‑skink during construction of a residential development on a 46‑acre site in Polk County, Florida, which would convert about 5.46 acres of occupied skink habitat. If issued, the permit (section 10(a)(1)(B) under the Endangered Species Act) would authorize the developer to proceed with construction while taking the covered skinks under the terms of the permit.
Required 2:1 Habitat Mitigation Purchase
The applicant must mitigate the proposed take by purchasing 10.92 acres of conservation credits from a Service‑authorized conservation bank, following the Service's 2:1 mitigation ratio, and must buy those credits before starting any phase of the project. That mitigation purchase is required as part of the applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan tied to the permit request.
Public Comments May Be Made Publicly Available
If you submit a comment at https://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment, including your address, phone number, email, or other personal identifying information, will be posted on the website. If you mail a hardcopy comment you can request that the Service withhold personal identifying information, but they say they may not be able to do so.
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