Notice2026-01769
Receipt of Three Incidental Take Permit Applications for Participation in the General Conservation Plan for the Alabama Beach Mouse; Categorical Exclusion; Baldwin County, AL
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Published
January 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce receipt of applications from Joseph Pianalto, Jeffrey W. Floyd, and Robert Holzberger (applicants) for separate incidental take permits (ITP), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act under the approved general conservation plan (GCP) and final environmental impact statement for the Alabama beach mouse. A GCP is a mechanism that meets the definition of a conservation plan in section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA and enables the construction of a programmatic permitting and conservation process to address a defined suite of proposed activities over a defined planning area. Each applicant requests an ITP to take the federally listed Alabama beach mouse incidental to the construction of a single-family home in Baldwin County, Alabama. We invite public comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3920-3921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01769]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2025-0968; FXES11140400000-256-FF04EF4000]
Receipt of Three Incidental Take Permit Applications for
Participation in the General Conservation Plan for the Alabama Beach
Mouse; Categorical Exclusion; Baldwin County, AL
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce receipt of
applications from Joseph Pianalto, Jeffrey W. Floyd, and Robert
Holzberger (applicants) for separate incidental take permits (ITP),
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National
Environmental Policy Act under the approved general conservation plan
(GCP) and final environmental impact statement for the Alabama beach
mouse. A GCP is a mechanism that meets the definition of a conservation
plan in section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA and enables the construction of
a programmatic permitting and conservation process to address a defined
suite of proposed activities over a defined planning area. Each
applicant requests an ITP to take the federally listed Alabama beach
mouse incidental to the construction of a single-family home in Baldwin
County, Alabama. We invite public comment from the public and local,
State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before March 2,
2026.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The documents this notice announces, as well
as any comments and other materials that we receive, will be available
for public inspection online in Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2025-0968 at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Online: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2025-0968.
<bullet> U.S. mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R4-ES-2025-0968; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Lentz, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 1-251-298-3853, or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7a2b5aea998aba2a9b3bd87a1b0b4e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a6b1aaad9cafa6adb7b983a5b4b0eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce receipt of applications, under the approved General
Conservation Plan (GCP) for the Alabama beach mouse from Joseph
Pianalto, Jeffrey W. Floyd and Robert Holzberger for three separate
incidental take permits (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), as amended and the Department of the Interior NEPA regulations
(43 CFR 46).
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Each applicant requests an ITPs to take the federally listed Alabama
beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) incidental to the
construction, maintenance and operation of a single-family home in
Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on each applicants'
habitat conservation plans (HCP) and on the Service's preliminary
determination that the proposed ITPs qualify under the GCP and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Alabama beach mouse
published on March 28, 2012 (FWS-R4-ES-2012-N063).
Proposed Projects
Permit Number: PER21705285
Joseph Pianalto, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take Alabama
beach mice via the conversion of 0.10 acre (ac) of occupied nesting,
foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of
a single-family home on a 0.66-ac parcel located off Bonita Lane in
Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take
of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $10,005.00 to the Alabama Coastal
Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER21702947
Jeffrey W. Floyd, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take Alabama
beach via the conversion of approximately 0.13-ac of occupied nesting,
foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of
a single-family home on a 0.964-ac lot. The parcel is located at 2549 W
Beach Boulevard, in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant proposes to
mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $12,590.20 to
the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation
fund.
Permit Number: PER21705302
Robert Holzberger, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take
Alabama beach mice via the conversion of approximately 0.086-ac of
occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to
the construction of a single-family home on a 0.57-ac lot. The parcel
is located on Palmetto Drive in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The applicant
proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of
$8,579 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's ABM conservation fund.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that reasonably
foreseeable effects of each applicants' proposed projects, including
the construction of the three single family homes, would have a minor
effect on Alabama beach mice and the human environment. Reasonably
foreseeable effects encompass effects of the implementation of the
action along with other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable
future effects. Therefore, we have preliminarily determined that each
proposed ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would meet the requirements of
the GCP and FEIS.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate each application and the comments to
determine whether to issue the requested ITP. We will also conduct an
intra-Service consultation pursuant to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate
the effects of the proposed take. After considering the preceding and
other matters, we will determine whether the permit issuance criteria
of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA have been met. If met, the Service
will issue ITP number PER21705285 to Joseph Pianalto, PER21702947 to
Jeffrey W. Floyd, and PER21705302 to Robert Holzberger.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be aware that
your entire comment, including your personal identifying information,
may be made available to the public. If you submit a comment at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, your entire comment, including any personal
identifying information, will be posted on the website. If you submit a
hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, such
as your address, phone number, or email address, you may request at the
top of your document that we withhold this information from public
review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Moreover, all submissions from organizations or businesses and from
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses will be made available for public
disclosure in their entirety.
Authority
The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (50 CFR 17.32) and the National Environmental Policy Act
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its implementing regulations and guidance.
Jeffrey Powell,
Field Supervisor, Alabama Ecological Service Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2026-01769 Filed 1-28-26; 8:45 am]
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