80 FR 32589 - The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Solicitation of Expressions of Interest From Technical Experts and Organizations to Co-Lead Policy Units

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 110 (June 9, 2015)

Page Range		32589-32590
FR Document		2015-14035

The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (referred to as Habitat III) will be held in Quito, Ecuador, from October 17 through 20, 2016. HUD, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and other Federal agencies, is leading the United States' preparatory efforts for Habitat III. As part of the preparatory process, the Secretary-General of Habitat III is seeking technical experts to serve as members of 10 policy units to co-lead those policy units. This notice seeks expressions of interest from technical experts who meet the criteria described in this notice, and from organizations wishing to co-lead policy units. Expressions of interest should be submitted to [email protected]

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5879-N-01]


The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable 
Urban Development, Solicitation of Expressions of Interest From 
Technical Experts and Organizations to Co-Lead Policy Units

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable 
Urban Development (referred to as Habitat III) will be held in Quito, 
Ecuador, from October 17 through 20, 2016. HUD, in coordination with 
the U.S. Department of State and other Federal agencies, is leading the 
United States' preparatory efforts for Habitat III. As part of the 
preparatory process, the Secretary-General of Habitat III is seeking 
technical experts to serve as members of 10 policy units to co-lead 
those policy units. This notice seeks expressions of interest from 
technical experts who meet the criteria described in this notice, and 
from organizations wishing to co-lead policy units. Expressions of 
interest should be submitted to Leopold.E.Wetula@hud.gov.

DATES: Expressions of interest will be solicited through June 11, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Wetula, Office of International 
and Philanthropic Innovation, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4517th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 402-6970 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The United Nations General Assembly decided to convene the Habitat 
III Conference to reinvigorate the global commitment to sustainable 
urbanization, to focus on the implementation of a ``New Urban Agenda'', 
building on the Habitat Agenda of Istanbul in 1996. Member States of 
the General Assembly decided that the objectives of the Conference are 
to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable urban 
development, assess accomplishments to date, address poverty, and 
identify and address new and emerging challenges. The expectation is 
that the conference will result in a concise, focused, forward-looking 
and action-oriented outcome document. Habitat III will be one of the 
first United Nations global summits after the adoption of the Post-2015 
Development Agenda and offers a unique opportunity to discuss the 
important challenge of how cities, towns, and villages are planned and 
managed, in order to fulfill their role as drivers of sustainable 
development.\1\
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    \1\ See http://unhabitat.org/habitat-iii/.
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    As noted in the Summary of this notice, HUD, in coordination with 
the U.S. Department of State and other Federal agencies, is leading the 
United States' preparatory efforts for Habitat III. Part of this 
preparatory effort is to help identify technical experts to serve as 
members of 10 policy units to co-lead those policy units. Policy units 
refer to groups of individual experts from a variety of fields, 
including academia, government, civil society and other regional and 
international bodies, and are charged with identifying challenges, 
policy priorities, and critical issues as well as develop action-
oriented recommendations for the implementation of the New Urban 
Agenda. The issues to be addressed by each policy unit will serve as 
technical inputs for Member States' consideration in the preparation of 
the outcome document of the Conference.
    For Habitat III, the Conference plans to establish 10 policy units 
that will be composed of 20 technical experts, including participants 
from academia, government, civil society and other regional and 
international bodies, ensuring diversity and geographical 
representation. Each policy unit will be co-led by two organizations. A 
list and descriptions of the policy units can be found on the Habitat 
III Web site.\2\
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    \2\ See http://unhabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Habitat-III-Issue-Papers-and-Policy-Units_11-April.pdf.
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II. Solicitation of Interests

A. Solicitation of Interests From Technical Experts

    On behalf of Habitat III, HUD is soliciting expressions of interest 
from qualified technical experts, whose names will be forward to 
Habitat III for consideration for appointment to one of the policy 
units. The general selection criteria, as established by Habitat III, 
cover the following three broad categories:
     Demonstrable Competence;
     Geographical Balance; and
     Gender Balance.
    More information on the selection process can be found in Habitat 
III's Annex I (Selection Process and Criteria). Other information on 
serving as a technical expert, including duties and responsibilities, 
can be found in Habitat III's Annex II (Terms of Reference for 
Experts). Requests for copies of these annexes should be sent to 
Leopold.E.Wetula@hud.gov.

B. Solicitation of Organizations Seeking To Co-Lead Policy Units

    On behalf of Habitat III, HUD is also soliciting expressions of 
interest from organizations wishing to co-lead the 10 policy units. 
Each policy unit will be co-led by two organizations appointed by the 
Secretary General of the Conference. Information on selection criteria 
for co-leading organizations can be found in Habitat III's Annex I and 
Annex III (Terms of Reference for Co-leading Organizations. Again, 
requests for copies of these annexes should be sent to 
Leopold.E.Wetula@hud.gov.
    All expressions of interest to serve as co-leading organizations 
should provide basic contact information, and should identify the 
policy unit or units of which the organization is interested in co-
leading.

C. Selection of Technical Experts and Co-Leading Organizations

    The Secretary General of Habitat III will make all decisions 
regarding the appointment of technical experts to policy units and the 
selection of co-leading organizations.


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    Dated: June 3, 2015.
Salin G. Geervarghese,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Philanthropic 
Innovation.
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protective equipment (which includes Development, 4517th Street SW., ensuring diversity and geographical
ballistic vests, helmets, and eyewear); Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) representation. Each policy unit will be
and greater first responder 402–6970 (this is not a toll-free co-led by two organizations. A list and
interoperability and incident number). Persons with hearing or descriptions of the policy units can be
management—will help to save lives by speech impairments may access this found on the Habitat III Web site.2
mitigating first responder risk and number through TTY by calling the toll-
improving the emergent and immediate free Federal Relay Service at 800–877– II. Solicitation of Interests
medical management of casualties 8339. A. Solicitation of Interests From
encountered during IED and/or active SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Technical Experts
shooter incidents.
I. Background On behalf of Habitat III, HUD is
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Seifarth, DHS Office of Health The United Nations General Assembly soliciting expressions of interest from
Affairs, telephone: 202–254–6077 or decided to convene the Habitat III qualified technical experts, whose
email: william.seifarth@dhs.gov.. Conference to reinvigorate the global names will be forward to Habitat III for
commitment to sustainable consideration for appointment to one of
Dated: June 3, 2015. urbanization, to focus on the the policy units. The general selection
William Seifarth, implementation of a ‘‘New Urban criteria, as established by Habitat III,
Deputy Director (Acting), Workforce Health Agenda’’, building on the Habitat cover the following three broad
and Medical Support Division, DHS Office Agenda of Istanbul in 1996. Member categories:
of Health Affairs. States of the General Assembly decided
[FR Doc. 2015–14010 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 am] that the objectives of the Conference are • Demonstrable Competence;
BILLING CODE 9110–9K–P to secure renewed political commitment • Geographical Balance; and
for sustainable urban development, • Gender Balance.
assess accomplishments to date, address
poverty, and identify and address new More information on the selection
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
and emerging challenges. The process can be found in Habitat III’s
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
expectation is that the conference will Annex I (Selection Process and Criteria).
[Docket No. FR–5879–N–01]
result in a concise, focused, forward- Other information on serving as a
looking and action-oriented outcome technical expert, including duties and
The Third United Nations Conference responsibilities, can be found in Habitat
on Housing and Sustainable Urban document. Habitat III will be one of the
first United Nations global summits III’s Annex II (Terms of Reference for
Development, Solicitation of Experts). Requests for copies of these
Expressions of Interest From after the adoption of the Post-2015
Development Agenda and offers a annexes should be sent to
Technical Experts and Organizations Leopold.E.Wetula@hud.gov.
to Co-Lead Policy Units unique opportunity to discuss the
important challenge of how cities, B. Solicitation of Organizations Seeking
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant towns, and villages are planned and To Co-Lead Policy Units
Secretary for Policy Development and managed, in order to fulfill their role as
Research, HUD. drivers of sustainable development.1 On behalf of Habitat III, HUD is also
ACTION: Notice. As noted in the Summary of this soliciting expressions of interest from
notice, HUD, in coordination with the organizations wishing to co-lead the 10
SUMMARY: The Third United Nations U.S. Department of State and other policy units. Each policy unit will be
Conference on Housing and Sustainable Federal agencies, is leading the United co-led by two organizations appointed
Urban Development (referred to as States’ preparatory efforts for Habitat III. by the Secretary General of the
Habitat III) will be held in Quito, Part of this preparatory effort is to help Conference. Information on selection
Ecuador, from October 17 through 20, identify technical experts to serve as criteria for co-leading organizations can
2016. HUD, in coordination with the members of 10 policy units to co-lead be found in Habitat III’s Annex I and
U.S. Department of State and other those policy units. Policy units refer to Annex III (Terms of Reference for Co-
Federal agencies, is leading the United groups of individual experts from a leading Organizations. Again, requests
States’ preparatory efforts for Habitat III. variety of fields, including academia, for copies of these annexes should be
As part of the preparatory process, the government, civil society and other sent to Leopold.E.Wetula@hud.gov.
Secretary-General of Habitat III is regional and international bodies, and
are charged with identifying challenges, All expressions of interest to serve as
seeking technical experts to serve as
policy priorities, and critical issues as co-leading organizations should provide
members of 10 policy units to co-lead
well as develop action-oriented basic contact information, and should
those policy units. This notice seeks
expressions of interest from technical recommendations for the identify the policy unit or units of
experts who meet the criteria described implementation of the New Urban which the organization is interested in
in this notice, and from organizations Agenda. The issues to be addressed by co-leading.
wishing to co-lead policy units. each policy unit will serve as technical C. Selection of Technical Experts and
Expressions of interest should be inputs for Member States’ consideration Co-Leading Organizations
submitted to Leopold.E.Wetula@ in the preparation of the outcome
hud.gov. document of the Conference. The Secretary General of Habitat III
For Habitat III, the Conference plans will make all decisions regarding the
DATES: Expressions of interest will be
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to establish 10 policy units that will be appointment of technical experts to
solicited through June 11, 2015. composed of 20 technical experts, policy units and the selection of co-
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo including participants from academia, leading organizations.
Wetula, Office of International and government, civil society and other
Philanthropic Innovation, Office of regional and international bodies, 2 See http://unhabitat.org/wp-content/uploads/
Policy Development and Research, 2015/04/Habitat-III-Issue-Papers-and-Policy-Units_
Department of Housing and Urban 1 See http://unhabitat.org/habitat-iii/. 11-April.pdf.

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Dated: June 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed plan arrays and sub arrays, and other
Salin G. Geervarghese, amendment/final EIS and EIR have been ancillary facilities. The interconnection
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International sent to affected Federal, State, and local to the proposed substation and collector
and Philanthropic Innovation. government agencies and to other lines from the arrays would be via
[FR Doc. 2015–14035 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 a.m.] stakeholders. Copies of the proposed underground trench, including
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P plan amendment/final EIS and EIR are underground trenching beneath I–15.
available for public inspection at the The Project as proposed by the
Barstow Field Office, 2601 Barstow Applicant would have up to 358
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Road, Barstow, CA 92311; and the megawatts of generating capacity which
California Desert District Office, 22835 would interconnect with existing power
Bureau of Land Management Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno lines. The BLM Preferred Alternative
Valley, CA 92553–9046. Interested would eliminate the array north of
[CACA 049584, LLCAD015000.L51010000.
ER0000.15X.LVRWB09B3130] persons may also review the proposed Interstate 15 which would reduce the
plan amendment/final EIS and EIR on permitted project to 264 megawatts of
Notice of Availability of a Proposed the Internet at http://www.blm.gov/ca/ solar energy.
Land Use Plan Amendment and Final st/en/fo/cdd.html. All protests must be In connection with its decision on the
Environmental Impact Statement and in writing and mailed. For regular mail, proposed Project, the BLM is
Final Environmental Impact Report for please send protests to: BLM Director considering an amendment to the CDCA
the Proposed Soda Mountain Solar (210), Attention: Protest Coordinator, Plan, as analyzed in the final EIS and
Project, San Bernardino County, CA P.O. Box 71383, Washington, DC 20024– EIR alternatives. The CDCA Plan, while
1383. For overnight mail or other recognizing the potential compatibility
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, delivery, please send protests to: BLM
Interior. of solar energy facilities on public lands,
Director (210), Attention: Protest requires that all sites associated with
ACTION: Notice. Coordinator, 20 M St. SE., Room power generation or transmission not
SUMMARY: In accordance with the 2134LM, Washington, DC 20003. identified in the CDCA Plan be
National Environmental Policy Act of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: considered through the land use plan
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Jeffery Childers; telephone, 760–252– amendment process. The BLM is
Federal Land Policy and Management 6020; mail, BLM Barstow Field Office, deciding whether to amend the CDCA
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311; Plan to identify the Project site as
Land Management (BLM) Barstow Field email, jchilders@blm.gov. Persons who suitable or unsuitable for solar
Office, Barstow, California, has prepared use a telecommunications device for the development.
a Proposed California Desert deaf (TDD) may call the Federal The proposed plan amendment/final
Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– EIS and EIR describes the following
Amendment and Joint Final 800–877–8339 to contact the above seven alternatives: Alternative A: The
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) individual during normal business Applicant Proposed Action—358 MW
and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a on 2,557 acres; Alternative B (Preferred
in cooperation with San Bernardino day, 7 days a week, to leave a message Alternative)—264 MW project on 1,923
County for the Soda Mountain Solar or question with the above individual. acres; Alternative C—298 MW project
Project (Project), and by this notice is You will receive a reply during normal on 2,354 acres; Alternative D—250 MW
announcing their availability. The business hours. project on 2,134 acres; Alternative E—
Proposed Project is a 358 megawatt SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM No action alternative/no project
(MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar energy has received a right-of-way (ROW) approval, no issuance of a ROW Grant,
generation facility, along with application from Soda Mountain Solar, no county approval of a groundwater
supporting infrastructure, in rural San LLC to construct, operate, maintain, and well permit, no Land Use Plan
Bernardino County. After review, the decommission a PV power plant facility amendment; Alternative F—BLM
BLM’s Preferred Alternative identified along with the necessary ancillary approves project with no county
in the Final EIS excludes the proposed facilities. The Project as proposed by the approval of a groundwater well permit;
northern solar array, includes the Applicant would occupy approximately and Alternative G—Planning decision
Applicant Proposed alignment for Rasor 2,557 acres, within a 4,170 right-of-way identifying the area as unsuitable for
Road, and excludes the proposed brine application area. The Project is located solar through a Land Use Plan
ponds associated with reverse osmosis along Interstate 15 (I–15), south of Blue Amendment, with no issuance of a
treatment of groundwater. The BLM’s Bell Mine Road, about 6 miles ROW Grant, and no county approval of
Preferred Alternative would reduce the southwest of Baker, California, and 52 a groundwater well permit. All of the
Project size from 2,557 to 1,923 acres, miles northeast of Barstow, California. alternatives, except Alternative E,
and decrease the Project’s output from As initially proposed, the Project would would include an amendment to the
358 to 264 MW. include solar array fields, access roads, CDCA Plan. The Agency Preferred
DATES: BLM planning regulations state collector lines, a substation with Alternative identified as Alternative B,
that any person who meets the switchyard and interconnection, removes the northern array and
conditions as described in the ancillary buildings, groundwater associated facilities, includes the
regulations may protest the BLM’s production, test, and observation water Applicant Proposed alignment for Rasor
proposed plan amendment/final EIS. A wells, water tanks, a water treatment Road, and excludes the proposed brine
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person who meets the conditions and and storage facility, brine ponds, ponds associated with reverse osmosis
files a protest must file the protest warehouses, fencing, berms, other treatment of groundwater, as
within 30 days of the date that the infrastructure, and laydown areas. The contemplated under Alternative F. The
Environmental Protection Agency Project will be accessed by the existing BLM’s Preferred Alternative would
publishes its notice of availability of the Rasor and Blue Bell Mine roads. New reduce the Project size from 2,557 to
proposed plan amendment/final EIS in internal roads would be constructed 1,923 acres, and decrease the Project’s
the Federal Register. among collector lines, substation, solar output from 358 to 264 MW.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Expressions of interest will be solicited through June 11, 2015.
Contact		Leo Wetula, Office of International and Philanthropic Innovation, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4517th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 402-6970 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation		80 FR 32589