Notice of Receipt of an Application, and Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for an Incidental Take Permit to Fort Morgan Paradise Joint Venture, for Construction of a Residential Project on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, Alabama

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Fort Morgan Paradise Joint Venture, (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 an 86.3-acre tract of land owned by the Applicant on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, Alabama. The project would be called The Beach Club and consists of 753 residential units and 2 commercial areas. The residential component of the project will include four, 16-story condominium complexes with 513 units, and 240 residential duplexes, triplexes, and quadraplexes. Associated landscaped grounds and parking areas, recreational amenities, and dune walkover structures would also be constructed. 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 in writing to the Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). This noti