Receipt of Applications for Incidental Take Permits for the Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly and Availability of an Environmental Assessment Associated With the Development of Five Sites in the Cities of Rialto and Colton, San Bernardino County, CA

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John J. Reichel, Serenata LLC, West San Bernardino County Water District, Richard A. Steidl, and Brigitta M. Steidl (Applicants) have applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service for the approval of a Habitat Conservation Plan and issuance of incidental take permits pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act, 1973, as amended (Act). The Applicants propose to independently develop a municipal well, commercial/retail development, two residential developments, and one project that will either be residential and/or commercial/retail on five different sites in the cities of Colton and Rialto. The Applicants seek permits for a period of 20 years that would authorize incidental take of the endangered Delhi Sands flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis) associated with the development and use of an approximately 32.8-acre area of which 29.9 acres is appropriate Delhi soils. The Service seeks public comment on the permit applications, which include a Habitat Conservation Plan and the Implementation Agreement that defines the responsibilities of the parties under the Habitat Conservation Plan. We also seek comment on an Environmental Assessment for our proposed