Compliance, Environmental Impact, Development Regulation 14 Jan 2025 endangered species, florida, habitat conservation, incidental take permit, residential development, nepa

🌿Notice of Incidental Take Permit Application for Skink Species

We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from ADH Rollins Court, 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 (Plestiodon reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink (Eumeces egregius lividus) incidental to the construction of a residential development in Polk County, Florida. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant's proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and on the Service's preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action may be eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, the Department of the Interior's (DOI) NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual. To make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, both of which are also available for public review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.

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Regulatory Changes, Financial Assistance, Environmental Impact 13 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, nepa, environmental policy, financial assistance, water management

🌊NEPA Revisions Impact Financial Assistance for Water Businesses

This notice announces the revision of seven categorical exclusions (CEs) listed in the Bureau of Reclamation's procedures for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The revisions clarify existing CEs on certain financial assistance funding, water-related contracting, and use authorization actions to allow for more consistent interpretation and more efficient review of appropriate actions based on the Reclamation's experience implementing these CEs.

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Infrastructure Development, Compliance Regulations 3 Jan 2025 gsa, environmental impact, el paso, infrastructure, port modernization, nepa

🌉Final EIS Notice for Bridge of the Americas Modernization Project

The GSA, in cooperation with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed modernization of the BOTA LPOE in El Paso, Texas and by this notice is announcing the start of a 30-day waiting period.

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