Notice of Receipt of an Application, and Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit by Union Camp Corporation, Woodlands Division, for Forest Management in South-Central Alabama

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Union Camp Corporation, Woodlands Division (Applicant), seeks an incidental take permit (ITP) from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), (Act) as amended. The ITP would authorize for a period of 30 years, the incidental take of a threatened species, the Red Hill's salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti). The proposed take is incidental to forest management activities on about 3,810 acres owned by the Applicant in Butler, Conecuh, Covington, and Crenshaw Counties, Alabama. The Service also announces the availability of an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for this ITP application. The HCP, which is required by Section 10(a)(2)(A) of the Act, was prepared and submitted by the Applicant with the permit application. Copies of the EA and/or HCP may be obtained by making a request in writing to the Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). This notice also advises the public that the Service has made preliminary determinations that issuing an ITP to the Applicant is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning