Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Timbering Harvesting Activities in Monroe County, AL

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Ms. Sara N. Bradley (Applicant) is seeking an incidental take permit from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. The permit would authorize the take of the Red Hills salamander Phaeognathus hubrichti, a threatened species, in Monroe County, Alabama, for a period of 2 years. The proposed taking is incidental to a planned timber harvest on an 80-acre tract of land owned by the Applicant. The tract is located in the eastern 1/2 of the southwest 1/4 of Section 9, Townships 8 North, Range 8 East, Monroe County, Alabama. The Service also announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) and habitat conservation plan (HCP) for the incidental take application. Copies of the EA or HCP may be obtained by making a request to the Regional Office address below. This notice also advises the public that the Service has made a preliminary determination that issuing the incidental take permit is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The Finding of