81 FR 17491 - Announcement of Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Geological Survey Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)
United States Geological Survey
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-07035 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 17491-17492] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07035] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States Geological Survey [GX16EN05ESB0500] Announcement of Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science Meeting AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, we announce that the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science will hold a meeting. DATES: Meeting: The meeting will be held as follows: Tuesday, April 19, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 9:00 [[Page 17492]] a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (All times Eastern Daylight Time). ADDRESSES: Corporation for Enterprise Development, 1200 G Street NW., Suite 400--Roosevelt Room, Washington, DC 20005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, romalley@usgs.gov, (703) 648-4086. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chartered in May 2013, the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (ACCCNRS) advises the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment and operations of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs). ACCCNRS members represent the Federal Government, state and local governments, including state membership entities, non-governmental organizations, including those whose primary mission is professional/scientific and those whose primary mission is conservation and related scientific and advocacy activities, American Indian tribes and other Native American entities, academia, landowners, businesses, and organizations representing landowners or businesses. Duties of the committee include: (A) Advising on the contents of a national strategy identifying key science priorities to advance the management of natural resources in the face of climate change; (B) advising on the nature, extent, and quality of relations with and engagement of key partners at the regional/CSC level; (C) advising on the nature and effectiveness of mechanisms to ensure the identification of key priorities from management partners and to effectively deliver scientific results in useful forms; (D) advising on mechanisms that may be employed by the NCCWSC to ensure high standards of scientific quality and integrity in its products, and to review and evaluate the performance of individual CSCs, in advance of opportunities to re-establish expiring agreements; and (E) coordinating as appropriate with the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Council. More information about the ACCCNRS is available at https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs. Meeting Agenda: The objectives of this meeting are to: (1) Ensure committee familiarity with external input being provided to NCCWSC and the CSCs (including the ACCCNRS 2015 report to the Secretary of the Interior), and how the program is responding or will respond; (2) Engage the committee concerning strategic substantive decisions to be considered by NCCWSC and the CSCs; identify an appropriate role for ACCCNRS and elicit initial recommendations; (3) Establish the ACCCNRS focus areas for the next two to three years and outline an action plan for the committee to address those focus areas. The final agenda will be posted on https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs prior to the meeting. Public Input: All Committee meetings are open to the public. Interested members of the public may present, either orally or through written comments, information for the Committee to consider during the public meeting. The public will have approximately 15 minutes to make comment on both Tuesday, April 19, 2016, from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 11:45 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. (all times Eastern Daylight Time). Individuals or groups requesting to make comment at the public Committee meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker. The Committee will endeavor to provide adequate opportunity for all speakers, within available time limits. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to speak, but could not be accommodated during the public comment period, are encouraged to submit their comments in written form to the Committee after the meeting. Written comments should be submitted, prior to, during, or after the meeting, to Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. Mail to: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, or via email, at romalley@usgs.gov. The meeting location is open to the public. When entering the Corporation for Enterprise Development building, attendees will need to show government issued photo identification. Space is limited, so all interested in attending should pre-register. Please submit your name, estimate time of arrival, email address and phone number to Holly Padgett via email at nccwsc@usgs.gov, or phone at (703) 648-4081, by close of business on April 12, 2016. Persons with disabilities requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should also contact Holly Padgett at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting. We will do our best to accommodate those who are unable to meet this deadline. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-07035 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311-AM-P
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A. Overview of Information Collection growth in earned income among each grantee; describing the extent to
Title of Information Collection: residents at sites that fully implemented which grantees are successful at
Evaluation of the Jobs Plus Pilot the program. This current generation of engaging a high percentage of residents
Program. the Jobs Plus program, however, will in some aspect of program participation;
OMB Approval Number: 2528-New. differ from the Jobs Plus demonstration documenting the ease with which PHAs
Type of Request: New collection. in some important ways—first, the implemented the JPEID; and
Form Number: None. current iteration of the program will documenting the costs of implementing
Description of the need for the benefit from a more robust financial and operating the Jobs Plus program.
information and proposed use: HUD’s incentive, and second, the program will Data to be analyzed during the
2014 Appropriations included funding be implemented almost twenty years evaluation include administrative data,
to support the implementation of the after the initial demonstration, in a very as well as data collected directly from
Jobs Plus Pilot Program, a place-based different employment market. Because PHAs, Jobs Plus program administrators,
program designed to increase work and of these important variations, HUD is partners and staff, as well as residents
earnings among public housing supporting an evaluation of the Jobs of developments where Jobs Plus is
residents. Nine public housing agencies Plus Pilot program, with the goal of being implemented. This request for
(PHAs) were awarded grant funds in the documenting the programs established
OMB clearance includes the data
Spring of 2015, and will implement the by the Jobs Plus Pilot Program grantees
collection instruments that will be
Jobs Plus program over a period of four and laying the groundwork for future
utilized during two separate rounds of
years. The program as designed includes evaluative work that will seek to
site visits to each of the nine program
three core components: (1) document the impact of the program,
both on the program participants, as sites, including a site visit interview
Employment-related services, (2)
financial incentives—the Jobs Plus well as the entire target development. guide and a focus group discussion
Earned Income Disregard (JPEID), and Specific research objectives include, but guide.
(3) community supports for work. The are not limited to: Describing the set of Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Jobs Plus program seeks to replicate the activities and partnerships established PHAs administering the Jobs Plus Pilot
model tested under the Jobs Plus by grantees under core program program, Jobs Plus Pilot program
Demonstration back in the 1990s and components; describing the amount and community partners, and residents of
early 2000, which led to sustained type of leveraged resources accessed by participating developments.
Average time
to complete
Number of Total burden
Form Respondent sample (minimum, Frequency
respondents (hours)
maximum) in
minutes
Site Visit Interview 12 staff and stakeholders from all 9 Jobs Plus 108 90 (75–105) 1 162
Guide #1. sites.
Focus Group Discus- 15 residents at each of the 9 Jobs Plus sites .. 135 90 (50–70) 1 202.5
sion Guide #1.
Site Visit Interview 12 staff and stakeholders from all 9 Jobs Plus 108 90 (75–105) 1 162
Guide #1. sites.
Focus Group Discus- 15 residents at each of the 9 Jobs Plus sites .. 135 90 (50–70) 1 202.5
sion Guide #2.
Total Burden Hours ........................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 729
B. Solicitation of Public Comment information technology, e.g., permitting DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
electronic submission of responses.
This notice is soliciting comments United States Geological Survey
from members of the public and affected HUD encourages interested parties to
parties concerning the collection of submit comment in response to these [GX16EN05ESB0500]
information described in Section A on questions.
the following: Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Announcement of Advisory Committee
(1) Whether the proposed collection Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. on Climate Change and Natural
of information is necessary for the Resource Science Meeting
Dated: March 23, 2016.
proper performance of the functions of AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,
the agency, including whether the Colette Pollard,
Department of the Interior.
information will have practical utility; Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer. ACTION: Notice of meeting.
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
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estimate of the burden of the proposed SUMMARY: In accordance with the
collection of information; BILLING CODE 4210–67–P requirements of the Federal Advisory
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, we
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utility, and clarity of the information to announce that the Advisory Committee
be collected; and on Climate Change and Natural
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of Resource Science will hold a meeting.
the collection of information on those DATES: Meeting: The meeting will be
who are to respond; including through held as follows: Tuesday, April 19,
the use of appropriate automated 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and
collection techniques or other forms of Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 9:00
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a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (All times Eastern the CSCs (including the ACCCNRS 2015 our best to accommodate those who are
Daylight Time). report to the Secretary of the Interior), unable to meet this deadline.
ADDRESSES: Corporation for Enterprise and how the program is responding or
Robin O’Malley,
Development, 1200 G Street NW., Suite will respond; (2) Engage the committee
concerning strategic substantive Designated Federal Officer.
400—Roosevelt Room, Washington, DC
decisions to be considered by NCCWSC [FR Doc. 2016–07035 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am]
20005.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. and the CSCs; identify an appropriate
Robin O’Malley, Designated Federal role for ACCCNRS and elicit initial
Officer, Policy and Partnership recommendations; (3) Establish the
ACCCNRS focus areas for the next two DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Coordinator, National Climate Change
and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. to three years and outline an action plan Bureau of Land Management
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley for the committee to address those focus
Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, areas. The final agenda will be posted [LLMTM00000.L111100000.XP0000
romalley@usgs.gov, (703) 648–4086. on https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs 16XL1109AF MO#4500091304]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chartered prior to the meeting.
Notice of Public Meeting; Central
in May 2013, the Advisory Committee Public Input: All Committee meetings Montana Resource Advisory Council
on Climate Change and Natural are open to the public. Interested
Resource Science (ACCCNRS) advises members of the public may present, AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
the Secretary of the Interior on the either orally or through written Interior.
establishment and operations of the U.S. comments, information for the ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Geological Survey (USGS) National Committee to consider during the public
Climate Change and Wildlife Science meeting. The public will have SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Center (NCCWSC) and the Department approximately 15 minutes to make Federal Land Policy and Management
of the Interior (DOI) Climate Science comment on both Tuesday, April 19, Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Centers (CSCs). ACCCNRS members 2016, from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
represent the Federal Government, state Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 11:45 Department of the Interior, Bureau of
and local governments, including state p.m. to 12:00 p.m. (all times Eastern Land Management (BLM) Central
membership entities, non-governmental Daylight Time). Montana Resource Advisory Council
organizations, including those whose Individuals or groups requesting to (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
primary mission is professional/ make comment at the public Committee DATES: The Central Montana Resource
scientific and those whose primary meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per Advisory Council Meeting will be held
mission is conservation and related speaker. The Committee will endeavor May 4, 2016 in Havre, Montana. The
scientific and advocacy activities, to provide adequate opportunity for all meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
American Indian tribes and other Native speakers, within available time limits. p.m., with a 30-minute public comment
American entities, academia, Speakers who wish to expand upon period at 10:00 a.m.
landowners, businesses, and their oral statements, or those who had ADDRESSES: The meetings will be in the
organizations representing landowners wished to speak, but could not be Havre Inn and Suites Conference Room
or businesses. Duties of the committee accommodated during the public at 1425 Highway 2 NW., Havre,
include: (A) Advising on the contents of comment period, are encouraged to Montana.
a national strategy identifying key submit their comments in written form
science priorities to advance the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to the Committee after the meeting. Mark Albers, HiLine & Central Districts
management of natural resources in the
face of climate change; (B) advising on Written comments should be Manager, Great Falls Field Office, 1101
the nature, extent, and quality of submitted, prior to, during, or after the 15th Street North, Great Falls, MT
relations with and engagement of key meeting, to Mr. Robin O’Malley, 59401, (406) 791–7789, malbers@
partners at the regional/CSC level; (C) Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. Mail blm.gov. Persons who use a
advising on the nature and effectiveness to: Mr. Robin O’Malley, Designated telecommunications device for the deaf
of mechanisms to ensure the Federal Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, (TDD) may call the Federal Information
identification of key priorities from 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–677–8339
management partners and to effectively 516, Reston, VA 20192, or via email, at to contact the above individual during
deliver scientific results in useful forms; romalley@usgs.gov. normal business hours. The FIRS is
(D) advising on mechanisms that may be The meeting location is open to the available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
employed by the NCCWSC to ensure public. When entering the Corporation to leave a message or question with the
high standards of scientific quality and for Enterprise Development building, above individual. You will receive a
integrity in its products, and to review attendees will need to show government reply during normal business hours.
and evaluate the performance of issued photo identification. Space is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15-
individual CSCs, in advance of limited, so all interested in attending member council advises the Secretary of
opportunities to re-establish expiring should pre-register. Please submit your the Interior, through the BLM, on a
agreements; and (E) coordinating as name, estimate time of arrival, email variety of management issues associated
appropriate with the Landscape address and phone number to Holly with public land management in
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Conservation Cooperatives Council. Padgett via email at nccwsc@usgs.gov, or Montana. During these meetings the
More information about the ACCCNRS phone at (703) 648–4081, by close of council is scheduled to participate in,
is available at https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/ business on April 12, 2016. Persons discuss, and act upon these topics or
acccnrs. with disabilities requiring special activities. All RAC meetings are open to
Meeting Agenda: The objectives of services, such as an interpreter for the the public.
this meeting are to: (1) Ensure hearing impaired, should also contact Each formal RAC meeting will also
committee familiarity with external Holly Padgett at least seven calendar have time allocated for hearing public
input being provided to NCCWSC and days prior to the meeting. We will do comments. Depending on the number of
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| Dates | Meeting: The meeting will be held as follows: Tuesday, April 19, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (All times Eastern Daylight Time). | |
| Contact | Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, [email protected], (703) 648-4086. | |
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