Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Globenet/Worldcom Parking Lot Expansion in Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, CA

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MFS Globenet, Incorporated/Worldcom Network Services, Incorporated (Globenet/Worldcom) has applied for an incidental take permit from the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Globenet/Worldcom requests a 5-year permit to allow the incidental take of the federally endangered Morro shoulderband snail (Helminthoglypta walkeriana) associated with construction of an expanded parking lot (0.4 acre) in the community of Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, CA. The permit application includes a Habitat Conservation Plan and an Implementation Agreement, both of which are available for public review and comment. The Service also announces the availability of an Environmental Assessment for the proposed issuance of the incidental take permit. All comments received will become part of the administrative record and may be released to the public.