80 FR 14156 - Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Fiscal Year 2015 Priority List and Approval for Conservation Projects
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 14156-14158] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06097] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-MB-2015-N228; 91400-5110-0000; 91400-9410-0000] Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Fiscal Year 2015 Priority List and Approval for Conservation Projects AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list and approval of projects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects to us each year to consider for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. We have reviewed the list and have awarded all the grants from the list. ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate Conservation Grants Program Coordinator, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041- 3808. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John C. Stremple, (703) 358-2156 (phone) or John_Stremple@fws.gov (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Improvement Act, Pub. L. 106-408) amended the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and established the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Improvement Act authorizes us to award grants of up to $3 million annually from funds available under each of the restoration acts, for a total of up to $6 million annually. Projects can be funded from both funds depending on the project activities. We may award grants to projects from a list of priority projects recommended to us by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The Service Director, exercising the authority of the Secretary of the Interior, need not fund all projects on the list, but all projects funded must be on the list. Grantees under this program may use funds for sport fisheries and wildlife management and research projects, boating access development, hunter safety and education, aquatic education, fish and wildlife habitat improvements, and other purposes consistent with the enabling legislation. To be eligible for funding, a project must benefit fish and/or wildlife conservation for at least 26 States, for a majority of the States in any one Service Region, or for one of the regional associations of State fish and wildlife agencies. We may award grants to a State, a group of States, or one or more nongovernmental organizations. For the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may award grants to the Service, if requested by AFWA, or to a State or a group of States. Also, AFWA requires all project proposals to address its National Conservation Needs, which AFWA announces annually at the same time it requests proposals. Further, applicants must provide certification that no activities conducted under a Multistate Conservation Grant will promote or encourage opposition to regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife, or to regulated angling or taking of fish. AFWA committees and interested nongovernmental organizations that represent conservation organizations, sportsmen's and women's organizations, and industries that support or promote fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational shooting, bowhunting, or archery review and rank eligible project proposals. AFWA's Committee on National Grants recommends a final list of priority projects to the directors of the State fish and wildlife agencies for their approval by majority vote. By statute, AFWA then transmits the final approved list to the Service for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant program by October 1 of the fiscal year. This year, AFWA sent us a list of 17 projects that they recommended for funding. We have awarded all of the recommended projects for FY 2015. The list follows: Multistate Conservation Grant Program [FY 2015 Projects] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ID Title Submitter PR Funding \1\ DJ Funding \2\ Total 2015 grant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1....... Multistate Conservation AFWA............... $43,560 $43,560 $87,120 Grant Program Coordination. [[Page 14157]] 2....... State Fish and Wildlife AFWA............... 149,160 149,160 298,320.50 Agency Administration and Coordination. 3....... State Fish and Wildlife AFWA............... 64,075 64,075 128,150 Agency Director Travel Administration and Coordination. 4....... Coordination of Farm AFWA............... 124,500 83,000 207,500 Bill Program Implementation to Optimize Fish and Wildlife Benefits to States. 5....... Coordination of the AFWA............... 108,480 108,480 216,960 Industry, Federal and State Agency Coalition. 6....... Understanding the Trends MAFWA & WAFWA...... 226,933.50 226,933.50 453,867 in Public Values toward Wildlife as a Key to Meeting Current and Future Wildlife Management Challenges. 7....... Educating Lawyers, Law AFWA............... 100,000 100,000 200,000 Students, students of all ages the judiciary and the general public on state fish and wildlife management: Implementing AFWA's 2013-2015 Strategic Plan Goal 2. 8....... Hunting, Fishing, and NSSF............... 69,865.05 69,865.05 139,730.10 Sport Shooting Recruitment and Retention: A Practitioner's Guide. 9....... National Survey of AFWA............... 145,500 0 145,500 Ownership and Use of Traps by Trappers in the United States and evaluation of the use and implementation of BMPs by state fish and wildlife agencies. 10...... Promoting Strategic Fish NFHB............... 0 521,600 521,600 Habitat Conservation through Regionally- coordinated Science and Collaboration. 11...... Development and WMI and CAHSS...... 207,900 0 207,900 Implementation of a National Initiative for Hunter and Shooting Sports Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation. 12...... Improving the AFWA............... 58,125 58,125 116,250 Conservation of Fish and Wildlife Populations and Habitats During Energy Exploration, Development and Transmission Through Enhanced Industry/ Agency Coordination. 13...... Boosting Fishing ASA................ 0 60,000 60,000 Participation by Boat Owners. 14...... Professional Development Max McGraw Wildlife 116,150 0 116,150 Workshops for effective Foundation. communication and outreach regarding regulated trapping, established Best Management Practices, and furbearer management. 15...... Coordination of the 2016 FWS................ 123,437 123,437 246,874 National Survey Efforts (part A). 16...... 50 State Surveys Related Rockville Institute 279,822 279,822 559,644 to Fishing, Hunting, (Westat). and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (part B). 17...... National-Level Results FWS/U.S. Census 407,903 407,903 815,806 for the 2016 Survey of Bureau. Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (part A). -------------------------------------------------------- ........................ ................... 2,225,410.55 2,295,960.55 4,521,371.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ PR Funding: Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds. \2\ DJ Funding: Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds. AFWA: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. ASA: American Sportfishing Association. CAHSS: Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports. NFHB: National Fish Habitat Board. NSSF: National Shooting Sports Foundation. MAFWA: Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. WAFWA: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. WMI: Wildlife Management Institute. Dated: December 15, 2014. Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2015-06097 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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performance of the functions of the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Agencies. The Service Director,
agency, including whether the exercising the authority of the Secretary
information shall have practical utility; Fish and Wildlife Service of the Interior, need not fund all projects
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate [FWS–HQ–MB–2015–N228; 91400–5110– on the list, but all projects funded must
of the burden of the collection of 0000; 91400–9410–0000] be on the list.
information; (c) ways to enhance the Grantees under this program may use
quality, utility, and clarity of the Multistate Conservation Grant funds for sport fisheries and wildlife
information to be collected; (d) ways to Program; Fiscal Year 2015 Priority List management and research projects,
minimize the burden of the collection of and Approval for Conservation boating access development, hunter
information on respondents, including Projects safety and education, aquatic education,
through the use of automated collection fish and wildlife habitat improvements,
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
techniques or other forms of information and other purposes consistent with the
Interior.
technology; and (e) estimates of capital enabling legislation.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
and approval of projects. To be eligible for funding, a project
maintenance, and purchase of services
must benefit fish and/or wildlife
to provide information. Burden means SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and conservation for at least 26 States, for a
the total time, effort, or financial Wildlife Service (Service), announce the majority of the States in any one Service
resources expended by persons to Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 priority list of Region, or for one of the regional
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or wildlife and sport fish conservation associations of State fish and wildlife
provide information to or for a Federal projects from the Association of Fish agencies. We may award grants to a
agency. This includes the time needed and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As State, a group of States, or one or more
to review instructions; to develop, required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish nongovernmental organizations. For the
acquire, install and utilize technology Restoration Programs Improvement Act purpose of carrying out the National
and systems for the purpose of of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and
collecting, validating and verifying to us each year to consider for funding Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may
information, processing and under the Multistate Conservation Grant award grants to the Service, if requested
maintaining information, and disclosing Program. We have reviewed the list and by AFWA, or to a State or a group of
and providing information; to train have awarded all the grants from the
States. Also, AFWA requires all project
personnel and to be able to respond to list.
proposals to address its National
a collection of information, to search ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate Conservation Needs, which AFWA
data sources, to complete and review Conservation Grants Program announces annually at the same time it
the collection of information; and to Coordinator, Wildlife and Sport Fish requests proposals. Further, applicants
transmit or otherwise disclose the Restoration Program, U.S. Fish and must provide certification that no
information. Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, activities conducted under a Multistate
All written comments will be MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041– Conservation Grant will promote or
available for public inspection by 3808. encourage opposition to regulated
appointment with the Federal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John hunting or trapping of wildlife, or to
Consulting Group at the contact
C. Stremple, (703) 358–2156 (phone) or regulated angling or taking of fish.
information given in the ADDRESSES
section. The comments, with names and John_Stremple@fws.gov (email). AFWA committees and interested
addresses, will be available for public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The nongovernmental organizations that
view during regular business hours. If Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration represent conservation organizations,
you wish us to withhold your personal Programs Improvement Act of 2000 sportsmen’s and women’s organizations,
information, you must prominently state (Improvement Act, Pub. L. 106–408) and industries that support or promote
at the beginning of your comment what amended the Pittman-Robertson fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational
personal information you want us to Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 shooting, bowhunting, or archery review
withhold. We will honor your request to et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport and rank eligible project proposals.
the extent allowable by law. Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et AFWA’s Committee on National Grants
An agency may not conduct or seq.) and established the Multistate recommends a final list of priority
sponsor, and a person is not required to Conservation Grant Program. The projects to the directors of the State fish
respond to, a collection of information Improvement Act authorizes us to and wildlife agencies for their approval
unless it displays a currently valid award grants of up to $3 million by majority vote. By statute, AFWA then
Office of Management and Budget annually from funds available under transmits the final approved list to the
control number. each of the restoration acts, for a total Service for funding under the Multistate
of up to $6 million annually. Projects Conservation Grant program by October
Dated: March 12, 2015. can be funded from both funds 1 of the fiscal year. This year, AFWA
Jessica Reed, depending on the project activities. We sent us a list of 17 projects that they
Director, Federal Consulting Group. may award grants to projects from a list recommended for funding. We have
[FR Doc. 2015–06240 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] of priority projects recommended to us awarded all of the recommended
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MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM
[FY 2015 Projects]
ID Title Submitter PR Funding 1 DJ Funding 2 Total 2015 grant
1 .. Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordi- AFWA ............................ $43,560 $43,560 $87,120
nation.
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MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM—Continued
[FY 2015 Projects]
ID Title Submitter PR Funding 1 DJ Funding 2 Total 2015 grant
2 .. State Fish and Wildlife Agency Administration AFWA ............................ 149,160 149,160 298,320.50
and Coordination.
3 .. State Fish and Wildlife Agency Director Travel AFWA ............................ 64,075 64,075 128,150
Administration and Coordination.
4 .. Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementa- AFWA ............................ 124,500 83,000 207,500
tion to Optimize Fish and Wildlife Benefits to
States.
5 .. Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State AFWA ............................ 108,480 108,480 216,960
Agency Coalition.
6 .. Understanding the Trends in Public Values to- MAFWA & WAFWA ...... 226,933.50 226,933.50 453,867
ward Wildlife as a Key to Meeting Current and
Future Wildlife Management Challenges.
7 .. Educating Lawyers, Law Students, students of AFWA ............................ 100,000 100,000 200,000
all ages the judiciary and the general public on
state fish and wildlife management: Imple-
menting AFWA’s 2013–2015 Strategic Plan
Goal 2.
8 .. Hunting, Fishing, and Sport Shooting Recruit- NSSF ............................ 69,865.05 69,865.05 139,730.10
ment and Retention: A Practitioner’s Guide.
9 .. National Survey of Ownership and Use of Traps AFWA ............................ 145,500 0 145,500
by Trappers in the United States and evalua-
tion of the use and implementation of BMPs
by state fish and wildlife agencies.
10 Promoting Strategic Fish Habitat Conservation NFHB ............................ 0 521,600 521,600
through Regionally-coordinated Science and
Collaboration.
11 Development and Implementation of a National WMI and CAHSS .......... 207,900 0 207,900
Initiative for Hunter and Shooting Sports Re-
cruitment, Retention, and Reactivation.
12 Improving the Conservation of Fish and Wildlife AFWA ............................ 58,125 58,125 116,250
Populations and Habitats During Energy Ex-
ploration, Development and Transmission
Through Enhanced Industry/Agency Coordina-
tion.
13 Boosting Fishing Participation by Boat Owners ... ASA ............................... 0 60,000 60,000
14 Professional Development Workshops for effec- Max McGraw Wildlife 116,150 0 116,150
tive communication and outreach regarding Foundation.
regulated trapping, established Best Manage-
ment Practices, and furbearer management.
15 Coordination of the 2016 National Survey Efforts FWS .............................. 123,437 123,437 246,874
(part A).
16 50 State Surveys Related to Fishing, Hunting, Rockville Institute 279,822 279,822 559,644
and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (part B). (Westat).
17 National-Level Results for the 2016 Survey of FWS/U.S. Census Bu- 407,903 407,903 815,806
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated reau.
Recreation (part A).
............................................................................... ....................................... 2,225,410.55 2,295,960.55 4,521,371.10
1 PRFunding: Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds.
2 DJFunding: Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds.
AFWA: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
ASA: American Sportfishing Association.
CAHSS: Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports.
NFHB: National Fish Habitat Board.
NSSF: National Shooting Sports Foundation.
MAFWA: Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
WAFWA: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
WMI: Wildlife Management Institute.
Dated: December 15, 2014.
Stephen Guertin,
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Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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