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Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Notice of availability; request for public comment.
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application and draft habitat conservation plan from Chalan Solar Storage, LLC (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally endangered San Joaquin kit fox ( Vulpes macrotis mutica) and giant kangaroo rat ( Dipodomys ingens) incidental to development activities in Kern County, California. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant's draft habitat conservation plan (HCP), and the Service's preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action may be eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the Department of the Interior's (DOI) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations and the DOI Departmental Manual. To make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft environmental action statement and low-effect screening form, which are also available for public review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
We must receive your written comments on or before June 20, 2025.
Obtaining Documents: The documents this notice announces, as well as any comments and other materials that we receive, will be available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2025-0024.
Submitting Comments: To send written comments, please use one of the following methods. Please note whether your comments are in reference to the draft categorical exclusion, draft HCP, or both.
- Internet: Submit comments at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2025-0024.
- U.S. Mail: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2025-0024; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
For more information, see Public Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .
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