Notice of Receipt of an Application, and Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit by Mr. Glenn Michalski for Construction of a Residential Project on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, AL

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Mr. Glenn Michalski (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 an endangered species, the Alabama beach mouse, Peromyscus polionotus ammobates, known to occupy the 0.43- acre tract of land owned by the Applicant on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, Alabama. The project is a single family home, which includes a driveway, parking pad and dune walkover. The Service also announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) and habitat conservation plan (HCP) for this incidental take application. Copies of the EA and/or HCP may be obtained by making a request to the Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). This notice also advises the public that the Service has made a preliminary determination that issuing this ITP 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, (NEPA) as amended. The Finding of No Significant