The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a notice of availability and request for comment on a draft Habitat Conservation Plan and draft categorical exclusion determination submitted by Pelicans Jaw Solar, LLC for the Pelicans Jaw Hybrid Solar Project in northwestern Kern County, California. The applicant seeks a 39-year incidental take permit covering the federally endangered San Joaquin kit fox and blunt-nosed leopard lizard, plus the potentially listed western spadefoot and burrowing owl, incidental to solar project construction, operations, and decommissioning on 3,260 acres. The Service preliminarily finds the action qualifies as low-effect and may be categorically excluded from further NEPA review. Comments are due August 9, 2024.