81 FR 22303 - Draft 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 22303-22304] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-08671] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [167D0102DM DS61100000 DLSN00000.000000 DX61101] Draft 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Department of the Interior's (Department) draft 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). This draft Strategic Plan builds on the Department's 2012-2017 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan and will guide the Department's actions regarding environmental justice for the upcoming years. Updates to Federal agencies' environmental justice strategic plans are conducted periodically to increase interagency cooperation and participation opportunities for minority, low-income, American Indian and Alaska Native Communities, and Tribal governments. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received or postmarked by May 16, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: 1. By email to: [email protected]. 2. By hard-copy to: Environmental Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (MS-2462), 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cheryl L. Kelly at the above street address (see ADDRESSES), phone 202-208-7565, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In 1994, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-income Populations, which outlined a mandate for Federal agencies to ``make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations in the United States and its territories and possessions, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands.'' Environmental justice is often defined as meeting the needs of underserved communities by reducing disparate environmental burdens, removing barriers to participation in decision making, and increasing access to environmental benefits that help make all communities safe, vibrant, and healthy places to live and work. In August 2011, the Department joined with other Federal agencies in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Justice and Executive Order 12898 (MOU). This MOU reaffirmed the Federal government's commitment to environmental justice. Provisions of the MOU call on each Federal agency to review and update existing environmental justice strategic plans where applicable and as appropriate. At that time, the Department published a 2012-2017 Environmental Strategic Plan to meet this provision to update Federal agency strategic plans. The Department's 2012-2017 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan set forth five major goals that continue to guide the Department in its pursuit of environmental justice: (1) Ensure responsible officials are aware of the provisions of EO 12898 and are able to identify and amend programs, policies, and activities under their purview that may have disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low- income, or tribal populations; (2) Ensure minority, low-income, and tribal populations are provided with the opportunity to engage in meaningful involvement in the Department's decision making processes; (3) The Department will, on its own or in collaboration with partners, identify and address environmental impacts that may result in disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-income, or tribal populations; (4) Use existing grant programs, training, and educational opportunities as available to aid and empower minority, low-income, and tribal populations in their efforts to build and sustain environmentally and economically sound communities; and (5) Integrate the Department's environmental justice strategies with its Title VI of the Civil Rights Act enforcement responsibilities to improve efficiencies while preserving the integrity of Title VI and environmental justice activities. In 2015, the Department began the process to update the Department's 2012-2017 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan by evaluating actions the Department could implement to meet the five goals. The update to the strategic plan is based on input and review by the Department's bureaus and offices and meets the goal of the 2011 MOU to periodically evaluate and update strategic plans. II. General Information You may access the Department's draft 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan at the Department's Environmental Justice Web site at: https://www.doi.gov/oepc/resources/environmental-justice. Please let us [[Page 22304]] know if you are unable to access the document through the Web site; the document can be provided via email or hard copy. It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for review. Before including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as your address, phone number, email address, or other personal information in your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire comment (including PII) might be made available to the public at any time. While you might ask us in your comment to withhold PII from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Mary Josie Blanchard, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016-08671 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334-63-P
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hold, mark, passive-integrated- (Strategic Plan). This draft Strategic Plan environmental justice. Provisions of the
transponder (PIT) and sonic tag, collect builds on the Department’s 2012–2017 MOU call on each Federal agency to
blood and biological samples, and Environmental Justice Strategic Plan review and update existing
release) the Kootenai River white and will guide the Department’s actions environmental justice strategic plans
sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in regarding environmental justice for the where applicable and as appropriate. At
conjunction with scientific research in upcoming years. Updates to Federal that time, the Department published a
the Kootenai River, Lincoln County, agencies’ environmental justice strategic 2012–2017 Environmental Strategic
Montana, for the purpose of enhancing plans are conducted periodically to Plan to meet this provision to update
the species’ survival. increase interagency cooperation and Federal agency strategic plans.
participation opportunities for minority, The Department’s 2012–2017
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low-income, American Indian and
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Management, Temecula, California. governments. guide the Department in its pursuit of
The applicant requests a permit DATES: Consideration will be given to all environmental justice:
amendment to take (conduct habitat comments received or postmarked by (1) Ensure responsible officials are
restoration activities, survey, and May 16, 2016. aware of the provisions of EO 12898 and
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ADDRESSES: You may submit written
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comments by one of the following
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methods:
of enhancing the species’ survival. 1. By email to: Environmental_ disproportionately high and adverse
Justice@ios.doi.gov. human health or environmental effects
Public Availability of Comments on minority, low-income, or tribal
2. By hard-copy to: Environmental
All comments and materials we Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior, populations;
receive in response to this request will Office of Environmental Policy and (2) Ensure minority, low-income, and
be available for public inspection, by Compliance (MS–2462), 1849 C Street tribal populations are provided with the
appointment, during normal business NW., Washington, DC 20240 opportunity to engage in meaningful
hours at the address listed in the involvement in the Department’s
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
ADDRESSES section. decision making processes;
Before including your address, phone Cheryl L. Kelly at the above street (3) The Department will, on its own
number, email address, or other address (see ADDRESSES), phone 202– or in collaboration with partners,
personal identifying information in your 208–7565, or by email at cheryl_kelly@ identify and address environmental
comment, you should be aware that ios.doi.gov. impacts that may result in
your entire comment—including your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: disproportionately high and adverse
personal identifying information—may I. Background human health or environmental effects
be made publicly available at any time. on minority, low-income, or tribal
While you can ask us in your comment In 1994, President Clinton signed populations;
to withhold your personal identifying Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions (4) Use existing grant programs,
information from public review, we to Address Environmental Justice in training, and educational opportunities
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Minority Populations and Low-income as available to aid and empower
do so. Populations, which outlined a mandate minority, low-income, and tribal
for Federal agencies to ‘‘make achieving populations in their efforts to build and
Authority environmental justice part of its mission sustain environmentally and
We provide this notice under section by identifying and addressing, as economically sound communities; and
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). appropriate, disproportionately high (5) Integrate the Department’s
and adverse human health or environmental justice strategies with its
Dated: April 5, 2016.
environmental effects of its programs, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
Theresa E Rabot, policies, and activities on minority enforcement responsibilities to improve
Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish populations and low-income
and Wildlife Service.
efficiencies while preserving the
populations in the United States and its integrity of Title VI and environmental
[FR Doc. 2016–08725 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] territories and possessions, the District justice activities.
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P of Columbia, the Commonwealth of In 2015, the Department began the
Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of process to update the Department’s
the Mariana Islands.’’ Environmental 2012–2017 Environmental Justice
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR justice is often defined as meeting the Strategic Plan by evaluating actions the
needs of underserved communities by Department could implement to meet
Office of the Secretary
reducing disparate environmental the five goals. The update to the
[167D0102DM DS61100000 burdens, removing barriers to strategic plan is based on input and
DLSN00000.000000 DX61101] participation in decision making, and review by the Department’s bureaus and
increasing access to environmental offices and meets the goal of the 2011
Draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice benefits that help make all communities MOU to periodically evaluate and
Strategic Plan safe, vibrant, and healthy places to live
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update strategic plans.
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. and work.
In August 2011, the Department II. General Information
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comments. joined with other Federal agencies in You may access the Department’s
the signing of a Memorandum of draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice
SUMMARY: This notice announces the Understanding on Environmental Strategic Plan at the Department’s
availability of the Department of the Justice and Executive Order 12898 Environmental Justice Web site at:
Interior’s (Department) draft 2016–2020 (MOU). This MOU reaffirmed the https://www.doi.gov/oepc/resources/
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan Federal government’s commitment to environmental-justice. Please let us
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document through the Web site; the and 20, T. 15 N., R. 27 E., Boise 2016.
document can be provided via email or Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1391
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hard copy. were accepted February 8, 2016.
The plat representing the dependent Bryant Smith, (775) 885–6000, email:
It is our policy to make all comments
resurvey of portions of the south and b6smith@blm.gov. Persons who use a
available to the public for review. Before
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comment(s), you should be aware that
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your entire comment (including PII)
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might be made available to the public at
March 8, 2016. above individual. You will receive a
any time. While you might ask us in
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your comment to withhold PII from
public view, we cannot guarantee that request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
we will be able to do so. to meet certain administrative and closure applies to all public use,
management purposes. The lands including pedestrian use and vehicles.
Mary Josie Blanchard, surveyed are: The public lands affected by this closure
Acting Director, Office of Environmental The plat representing the dependent are described as follows:
Policy and Compliance. resurvey of a portion of the
[FR Doc. 2016–08671 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] subdivisional lines, and the subdivision Mount Diablo Meridian
BILLING CODE 4334–63–P of section 8, and a metes-and-bounds T. 21 N., R. 19 E.,
survey in the E1⁄2 of the SE1⁄4 of the Sec. 8, E1⁄2E1⁄2, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4;
SE1⁄4 of section 8, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., of Sec. 16, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group W1⁄2SE1⁄4.
Number 1442, was accepted February 2, The area described contains 450 acres,
Bureau of Land Management 2016. more or less, in Washoe County, Nevada.
[16X.LLID9570000.L14400000.BJ0000.241A. The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the The closure notice and map of the
X.4500081115] closure area will be posted at the BLM
subdivisional lines, and the corrective
Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey dependent resurvey of portions of the Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial
subdivisional lines and the subdivision Boulevard, Nevada and on the BLM
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, of section 7, and the subdivision of Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/
Interior. section 8, T. 36 N., R. 3 W., Boise fo/carsoncity_field.html. The BLM law
ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1437, enforcement, in coordination with the
Surveys. was accepted March 8, 2016. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, will
provide notification to the public of the
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Jeff A. Lee, closure during the scheduled events.
Management (BLM) has officially filed Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho. Under the authority of Section 303(a) of
the plats of survey of the lands [FR Doc. 2016–08731 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] the Federal Lands Policy and
described below in the BLM Idaho State BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
Office, Boise, Idaho, effective 9:00 a.m., 1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.9–7 and 43 CFR
on the dates specified. 8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR will enforce the following rules in the
Bureau of Land Management, 1387 area described above: All public use,
South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho, Bureau of Land Management whether motorized, on foot, or
83709–1657. [LLNVC02000 L14400000.ER0000; 241A; otherwise, is prohibited.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These MO# 4500089714] Exceptions: Closure restrictions do
surveys were executed at the request of not apply to event officials, medical and
the Bureau of Land Management to meet Notice of Temporary Closures of rescue personnel, law enforcement, and
their administrative needs. The lands Public Land in Washoe County, agency personnel monitoring the events.
surveyed are: Nevada Penalties: Any person who violates
The supplemental plat showing the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, any of this closure may be tried before
corrected bearings and distances for Interior. a United States Magistrate and fined in
Tracts 37 and 38, corrected designation ACTION: Notice. accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571,
of Tract 39, and the removal of text for imprisoned no more than 12 months
lots 9 and 10 (now Tracts 37 and 38), SUMMARY: As authorized under the under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR
in sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 6 W., Boise provisions of the Federal Land Policy 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance with
Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1314, and Management Act of 1976, and 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local officials
was accepted February 2, 2016. pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, certain may also impose penalties for violations
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
The plat representing the dependent public land near Stead, Nevada, will be of Nevada law.
resurvey of portions of the north temporarily closed to all public use to Authority: 43 CFR 8360.0–7 and 8364.1.
boundary and subdivisional lines, and provide for public safety during the
the subdivision of section 5, T. 14 N., 2016 Reno Air Racing Association Pylon Bryant D. Smith,
R. 27 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group Racing Seminar and the Reno National Acting Field Manager, Sierra Front Field
Number 1391, and the plat representing Championship Air Races. Office.
the dependent resurvey of a portion of DATES: Temporary closure periods are [FR Doc. 2016–08625 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am]
the south boundary, and subdivisional June 15 through June 18, 2016, and BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P
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