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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2019–N004;
FXES11140400000–178–FF04EF2000]

Receipt of Incidental Take Permit
Application and Proposed Habitat
Conservation Plan for Sand Skink;
Polk County, FL; Categorical Exclusion
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments and information.
AGENCY:

We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce receipt of
an application from Ernie Caldwell
Properties, LLC (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
construction in Polk County, Florida.
We request public comment on the
application, which includes the
applicant’s proposed habitat
conservation plan (HCP) and the
Service’s preliminary determination that
this HCP qualifies as ‘‘low-effect,’’
categorically excluded under the
National Environmental Policy Act. To
make this determination, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, both of which
are also available for public review.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before February 18,
2020.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
obtain copies of the documents by any
of the following methods:
• Telephone: Alfredo Begazo, 772–
469–4234.
• Email: [email protected].
• U.S. mail: Alfredo Begazo, South
Florida Ecological Services Office, Attn.
Sunbeam Properties, Inc. Permit
TE54008D–0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach,
FL 32960–3559.
• In-person: The documents may be
reviewed by appointment during regular
business hours at the above address.
Please call to make an appointment.
• Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772–562–
4288, Attn: Permit number TE54008D–
0.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing
via the above email address, U.S. mail
address, or fax number, or you may
hand-deliver comments to the above
address during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alfredo Begazo, by U.S. mail (see

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ADDRESSES), or via phone at 772–469–
4234. Individuals who are hearing
impaired or speech impaired may call
the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service, announce
receipt of an application from Ernie
Caldwell Properties, LLC (applicant) for
an incidental take permit (ITP) under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The applicant requests the ITP to take
the federally listed sand skink (Neoseps
reynoldsi) incidental to the construction
of a residential development project in
Polk County, Florida. We request public
comment on the application, which
includes the applicant’s proposed
habitat conservation plan (HCP) and the
Service’s preliminary determination that
this HCP qualifies as ‘‘low-effect,’’
categorically excluded under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). To make
this determination, we used our
environmental action statement and
low-effect screening form, both of which
are also available for public review.

Project
Ernie Caldwell Properties, LLC,
requests a 10-year ITP to take sand skink
by converting approximately 7.81 acres
of occupied skink foraging and
sheltering habitat incidental to
construction of a residential
development on a 122.57-acre parcel in
Section 15, Township 26 South, Range
27 East, Polk County, Florida. The
applicant proposes to mitigate for take
of the sand skink by purchasing credits
equivalent to 15.62 acres of skinkoccupied habitat from a Serviceapproved mitigation bank in Polk
County. The Service would be required
to purchase the credits prior to engaging
in any phase of the project.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
available to the public. While you may
request that we withhold your personal
identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project, including land clearing,
construction of the residential
development, and the proposed
mitigation measure, would individually
and cumulatively have a minor or

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negligible effect on the sand skink and
the environment. Therefore, we have
preliminarily concluded that the ITP for
this project would qualify for categorical
exclusion and the HCP would be low
effect under our NEPA regulations at 43
CFR 46.205 and 46.210. A low-effect
HCP is one that would result in (1)
minor or negligible effects on federally
listed, proposed, and candidate species
and their habitats; (2) minor or
negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and
(3) impacts that, when considered
together with the impacts of other past,
present, and reasonable foreseeable
similarly situated projects, would not
result in significant cumulative effects
to environmental values or resources
over time.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments to
determine whether to issue the
requested permit. We will also conduct
an intra-Service consultation pursuant
to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of the proposed take. After
considering the preceding findings, we
will determine whether the permit
issuance criteria of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the ESA have been met. If met, the
Service will issue ITP number
TE54008D–0 to Ernie Caldwell
Properties, LLC for incidental take of
sand skink.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1539(c))
of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40 CFR
1506.6.
Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO310000.19X.L13140000.PP0000; OMB
Control Number 1004–0207]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Oil and Gas Facility Site
Security
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2020 / Notices

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
18, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington,
DC 20240, Attention: Chandra Little; or
by email to [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1004–
0207 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Michael Wade by email
at [email protected], or by telephone at
303–239–3737. You may also view the
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on
September 11, 2019 (84 FR 47970). No
comments were received.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
BLM; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the BLM enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the BLM minimize the burden of
this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
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address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. This control number pertains to
site security for Federal and Indian
(except Osage Tribe) oil and gas leases.
In this ICR, the BLM requests the
removal of several activities involving
the use of BLM Form 3160–5 (Sundry
Notices and Reports on Wells). At the
BLM’s request, OMB authorized transfer
of those activities from control number
1004–0207 to control number 1004–
0137 (Onshore Oil and Gas Operations
and Production).
Title of Collection: Oil and Gas
Facility Site Security.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0207.
Forms: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Lessees,
operators, purchasers, transporters, and
any other person directly involved in
producing, transporting, purchasing,
selling, or measuring oil or gas through
the point of royalty measurement or the
point of first sale, whichever is later.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 93,975.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 0.25 to 10 hours
per response.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 69,640.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Chandra Little,
Bureau of Land Management, Acting
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAD06000 L51010000.ER0000
LVRWB09B2920 19X; MO 4500140990]

Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Desert Quartzite Solar
Photovoltaic Project, Riverside
County, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared
a Record of Decision (ROD) to Authorize
a Right-of-Way (ROW) and amend the
California Desert Conservation Area
(CDCA) Plan for the Desert Quartzite
Solar Photovoltaic Project, and by this
Notice is announcing its availability.
This decision is subject to appeal under
Departmental regulations.
DATES: The Acting Assistant Secretary
for Land and Minerals Management
signed the ROD on January 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are
available for public inspection at the
BLM-Palm Springs-South Coast Field
Office at 1201 Bird Center Dr., Palm
Springs, CA 92262, and at the BLMCalifornia Desert District Office, 22835
Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno
Valley, CA 92553. Interested persons
may also review the ROD on the internet
at: https://tinyurl.com/yy8o33ld.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brandon G. Anderson, BLM Assistant
District Manager, Project Support,
telephone (951) 697–5215; address,
Bureau of Land Management, California
Desert District, 22835 Calle San Juan De
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553; or
email blm_ca_desert_quartzite_solar_
[email protected]. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339 to contact Mr.
Anderson normal business hours. The
FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, to leave a message or question.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Desert
Quartzite, LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of First Solar Inc., applied for
a ROW from the BLM to construct,
operate, maintain, and decommission a
450-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic
facility near the City of Blythe,
Riverside County, California. The
proposed project footprint is about
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