Notice2026-11418
General Conservation Plan for the Alabama Beach Mouse; Categorical Exclusion; Baldwin County, AL
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Published
June 8, 2026
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Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of nine separate applications for incidental take permits (ITPs) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): One from Chris Prantl, Dan Higdon, Elite South Alabama Vacation Rental Series LLC, John Davidson Properties LLC, Johnathon Lazzarino, Phouc Nguyen, RBM Homes LLC, Silver Davis LLC, and Willie and Sheri Payne (applicant/applicants), under the approved general conservation plan (GCP) for the Alabama beach mouse (ABM; Peromyscus polionotus ammobates). Each applicant requests an ITP to take the federally listed ABM incidental to construction in Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on these applications, which include the applicants' proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP) and on the Service's preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action qualifies under the terms of the ABM GCP.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34637-34639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11418]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2026-1851; FXES11140400000-267-FF04AL4000]
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 (Service), announce receipt
of nine separate applications for incidental take permits (ITPs) under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA): One from Chris Prantl, Dan Higdon,
Elite South Alabama Vacation Rental Series LLC, John Davidson
Properties LLC, Johnathon Lazzarino, Phouc Nguyen, RBM Homes LLC,
Silver Davis LLC, and Willie and Sheri Payne (applicant/applicants),
under the approved general conservation plan (GCP) for the Alabama
beach mouse (ABM; Peromyscus polionotus ammobates). Each applicant
requests an ITP to take the federally listed ABM incidental to
construction in Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on
these applications, which include the applicants' proposed habitat
conservation plan (HCP) and on the Service's preliminary determination
that the proposed permitting action qualifies under the terms of the
ABM GCP.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before July 8, 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-2026-1851 at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Submitting Comments: All submissions must include the docket number
[FWS-R4-ES-2026-1851] for this document. You must submit comments using
one of the following methods:
<bullet> Online: Federal eRulemaking Portal at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2026-1851.
<bullet> U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS-R4-ES-2026-1851; Policy and Regulations Branch; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church,
VA 22041-3803.
Comments submitted through any method not authorized in this
document, or sent to an address not listed here, will not be
considered. We will not accept comments via email, fax, or hand
delivery. We are not required to consider comments that are submitted
after the comment period ends or that are submitted via a method
outside of these instructions. Comments containing profanity,
vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate content will not be
considered.
We will post all comments at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. You may
request that we withhold personal identifying information from public
review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. See
Public Availability of Comments for additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Lynn, by U.S. mail (see
ADDRESSES), by telephone at 1-251-538-2065, or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bccbd5d0d0d5ddd1e3d0c5d2d2fcdacbcf92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbbca2a7a7a2aaa694a7b2a5a58badbcb8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing,
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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 nine applications under the approved GCP for the
ABM (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) from Chris Prantl, Dan Higdon,
Elite South Alabama Vacation Rental Series LLC, John Davidson
Properties LLC, Johnathon Lazzarino, Phouc Nguyen, RBM Homes LLC,
Silver Davis LLC, and Willie and Sheri Payne for nine separate ITPs--
also known as a section 10(a)(1)(B) permit--under the Endangered
Species Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The ABM GCP was
approved March 28, 2012. An environmental impact statement and record
of decision for the GCP was approved at the same time.
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 construct of a
programmatic permitting and conservation process to address a defined
suite of proposed activities over a defined planning area.
We certify that each application is statutorily complete and
includes the necessary information to enroll in the GCP. We have no
evidence that the applicant would be disqualified pursuant to 50 CFR
13.21.
Each applicant requests an ITP to take ABM, incidental to
construction in Baldwin County, Alabama. We request comment from the
public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies on each
application, which includes the applicants' HCPs, and on the Service's
preliminary determination that the proposed ITP qualifies under the ABM
GCP and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) published on March
28, 2012 (77 FR 18857).
Proposed Projects
Permit Number: PER28008529
Chris Prantl, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM via the
conversion of 0.08 acre (ac) of occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a single-
family home on a 0.145-ac parcel located on Buchanan Court East, Gulf
Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for
the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $7,902.80 to the Alabama
Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER26823969
Dan Higdon, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM via the
conversion of 0.11 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering ABM
habitat incidental to the construction of a long driveway and single-
family home on a 1.04-ac parcel located at 2509 West Beach Blvd., Gulf
Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for
the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $11,049.20 to the Alabama
Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER26823534
Elite South Alabama Vacation Series LLC, applicant, requests a 50-
year ITP to take ABM via the conversion of 0.017 ac of occupied
nesting, foraging, and sheltering habitat incidental to the
construction of a pool with deck to an existing house on a 0.464-ac
parcel located at 6897 Driftwood Drive, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County,
Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through
an in-lieu fee of $1,656.00 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's ABM
conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER27847814
John Davidson Properties LLC, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to
take ABM via the conversion of 0.204 ac of occupied nesting, foraging,
and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a long
driveway; a single-family home with decks and a pool; and a
recreational vehicle storage area on a 0.784 ac lot located at 9195
Gulf Crest Drive, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama. The applicant
sought a long driveway option under the GCP to reach his lot. The
applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu
fee of $20,488.40 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach
mouse conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER27582682
Jonathon Lazzarino, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM
via the conversion of 0.006 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a pool and
deck addition to a single-family home on a 0.706-ac parcel located at
3730 Ponce de Leon Court, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama. The
applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu
fee of $616.40 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach
mouse conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER27003784
Phouc Nguyen, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM via the
conversion of 0.10 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and sheltering ABM
habitat incidental to the construction of a single-family home on a
0.446-ac parcel located at 8920 Dolphin Lane, Gulf Shores, Baldwin
County, Alabama. The applicant proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM
through an in-lieu fee of $10,011.90 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage
Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER25662935
RBM Homes LLC, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take Alabama
beach mice via the conversion of 0.082 ac of occupied nesting,
foraging, and sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of
a single-family home on a 0.465-ac parcel located at 828 Gulf Way
Drive, Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama. The applicant proposes to
mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $8227.10 to the
Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER26824147
Silver Davis LLC, applicant, requests a 50-year ITP to take ABM via
the conversion of 0.125 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a long
driveway and single-family home on a 0.8-ac parcel located at 2881 West
Beach Blvd., Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama. The applicant
proposes to mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of
$12,507.40 to the Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse
conservation fund.
Permit Number: PER24494290
Willie and Sheri Payne, applicants, request a 50-year ITP to take
ABM via the conversion of 0.06 ac of occupied nesting, foraging, and
sheltering ABM habitat incidental to the construction of a single-
family home on a 0.168-ac parcel located at 3188 State Highway 180,
Gulf Shores, Baldwin County, Alabama. The applicants propose to
mitigate for the take of ABM through an in-lieu fee of $6,556.15 to the
Alabama Coastal Heritage Trust's Alabama beach mouse conservation fund.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary determination that reasonably
foreseeable effects of the applicants' proposed projects, including the
construction of the residential development and associated
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infrastructure (e.g., electric, water, sewer lines, driveways), would
individually and cumulatively have a minor effect on ABM and the human
environment. Reasonably foreseeable effects encompass effects of
implementation of the action along with other past, present, and
reasonably foreseeable future effects. Therefore, we have then made a
preliminary determination 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 any comments
received as a result of this notice to determine whether to issue the
requested ITPs. 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:
<bullet> ITP number PER28008529 to Chris Prantl,
<bullet> ITP number PER26823969 to Dan Higdon,
<bullet> ITP number PER26823534 to Elite South Alabama Vacation
Series LLC,
<bullet> ITP number PER27847814 to John Davidson Properties LLC,
<bullet> ITP number PER27582682 to Jonathon Lazzarino,
<bullet> ITP number PER27003784 to Phouc Nguyen,
<bullet> ITP number PER25662935 to RBM Homes LLC,
<bullet> ITP number PER26824147 to Silver Davis LLC, and
<bullet> ITP number PER24494290 to Willie and Sheri Payne.
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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides this notice under the
ESA section 10(c) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.32), the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and
the Department of the Interior's implementing regulations (43 CFR part
46).
Jeffrey Powell,
Acting Field Supervisor, Alabama Ecological Service Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2026-11418 Filed 6-5-26; 8:45 am]
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