Notice of Availability of a Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan and Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Construction of a Single-Family Residential Home Site on the Dahle Property, Colorado Springs, Colorado

This notice advises the public that Lee J. Dahle has applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service for an incidental take permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. The proposed permit would authorize the incidental take of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei), federally listed as threatened, through loss and modification of its habitat associated with construction and occupation of a residential home site at the Dahle Property, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The duration of the permit would be 5 years from the date of issuance. We announce the receipt of the applicant's incidental take permit application that includes a proposed Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the Preble's meadow jumping mouse for the Dahle Property. The proposed HCP is available for public comment. It fully describes the proposed project and the measures the applicant would undertake to minimize and mitigate project impacts to the Preble's meadow jumping mouse. All comments on the HCP and permit application will become part of the administrative record and will be available to the public.