Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for a Proposed Commercial Development Called Mangrove Bay, Palm Beach County, FL

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Senior Lifestyle Jupiter Corporation and The Mangrove Bay Master Limited Partnership (Applicants) request an incidental take permit (Permit) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). The Applicants anticipate taking one family of the threatened Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) incidentally to the clearing of land associated with the development of an assisted-care living facility. The proposed commercial development will occur in section 8, Township 41 South, Range 43 East, in the town of Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida. The clearing of the property for commercial construction will destroy habitat occupied by the Florida scrub-jay (scrub-jay). A more detailed description of the mitigation and minimization measures to address the effects of the Project to the protected species are outlined in the Applicant's Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan), the Service's draft Environmental Assessment (EA), and in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The Service also announces the availability of the draft EA and Plan for the incidental take application. Copies of the draft EA and/or Plan may be obtained by