81 FR 40900 - Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Seventeenth Regular Meeting; Provisional Agenda; Announcement of Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 121 (June 23, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 121 (June 23, 2016)
| Page Range | 40900-40902 | |
| FR Document | 2016-14870 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 40900-40902] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14870] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0018; 96300-1671-0000-R4] Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Seventeenth Regular Meeting; Provisional Agenda; Announcement of Public Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), will attend the seventeenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES [[Page 40901]] (CoP17) in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 24 to October 5, 2016. Currently, the United States is developing its negotiating positions on proposed resolutions, decisions, and amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals), as well as other agenda items that have been submitted by other Parties, the permanent CITES committees, and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP17. With this notice we announce the provisional agenda for CoP17, solicit your comments on the items on the provisional agenda, and announce a public meeting to discuss the items on the provisional agenda. DATES: Public meeting: The public meeting will be held on July 19, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. Comment submission: In developing the U.S. negotiating positions on species proposals and proposed resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items submitted by other Parties, the permanent CITES committees, and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP17, we will consider written information and comments you submit if we receive them by August 8, 2016. ADDRESSES: Public Meeting The public meeting will be held in the South Interior Building Auditorium at 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. Directions to the building can be obtained by contacting the Division of Management Authority (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For more information about the meeting, see ``Announcement of Public Meeting'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Comment Submission You may submit comments pertaining to items on the provisional agenda for discussion at CoP17 by one of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ- IA-2014-0018 (the docket number for this notice). U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-IA-2014-0018; Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS BPHC; Falls Church, VA 22041. We will not consider comments sent by email or fax or to an address not listed in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment, including any personal identifying information, will be posted on the Web site. If you submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov. Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting documentation, will be available for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov, or by appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, at: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Division of Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703-358-2095. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items, contact: Craig Hoover, Chief, Division of Management Authority; telephone 703-358-2095; facsimile 703-358-2298. For information pertaining to species proposals, contact: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority; telephone 703-358-1708; fascsimile 703-358-2276. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, hereinafter referred to as CITES or the Convention, is an international treaty designed to control and regulate international trade in certain animal and plant species that are now or potentially may become threatened with extinction. These species are listed in Appendices to CITES, which are available on the CITES Secretariat's Web site at http://www.cites.org/eng/app/index.php. Currently 181 countries and the European Union have ratified, accepted, approved, or acceded to CITES; these 182 entities are known as Parties. The Convention calls for regular biennial meetings of the Conference of the Parties, unless the Conference of the Parties decides otherwise. At these meetings, the Parties review the implementation of CITES, make provisions enabling the CITES Secretariat in Switzerland to carry out its functions, consider amendments to the lists of species in Appendices I and II, consider reports presented by the Secretariat and the permanent CITES committees (Standing, Animals, and Plants Committees), and make recommendations for the improved effectiveness of CITES. Any country that is a Party to CITES may propose amendments to Appendices I and II, resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items for consideration by all of the Parties at the meetings. This is our fifth in a series of Federal Register notices that, together with the announced public meeting, provide you with an opportunity to participate in the development of U.S. negotiating positions for the seventeenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP17). We published our first CoP17-related Federal Register notice on June 27, 2014 (79 FR 36550), in which we requested information and recommendations on species proposals for the United States to consider submitting for consideration at CoP17. In that notice, we also described the U.S. approach to preparations for CoP17. We published our second such Federal Register notice on May 11, 2015 (80 FR 26948), in which we requested information and recommendations on proposed resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items for the United States to consider submitting for consideration at CoP17, and provided preliminary information on how to request approved observer status for non-governmental organizations that wish to attend the meeting. In our third CoP17-related Federal Register notice, published on August 26, 2015 (80 FR 51830), we requested public comments and information on species proposals that the United States is considering submitting for consideration at CoP17; and in our fourth such notice, published on December 4, 2015 (80 FR 75873), we requested public comments and information on proposed resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items that the United States was considering submitting for consideration at CoP17, and provided more information on how to request approved observer status for non-governmental organizations that wish to attend the meeting. A link to the complete list of those Federal Register notices, along with information on U.S. preparations for CoP17, can be found at http://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop17. You may obtain additional information on those Federal Register notices from the following sources: For information on proposed resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items, contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-IA, Falls Church, VA 22041; and for information on species proposals, contact the Division of Scientific Authority, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-IA, Falls Church, VA 22041. Our [[Page 40902]] regulations governing this public process are found in 50 CFR 23.87. On April 26 and 27, 2016, the United States submitted to the CITES Secretariat, for consideration at CoP17, its species proposals, proposed resolutions, proposed decisions, and other agenda items. These documents are available on our Web site at http://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop17. Announcement of Provisional Agenda for CoP17 The provisional agenda for CoP17 is currently available on the CITES Secretariat's Web site at http://www.cites.org/eng/cop/17/doc/index.php. The working documents associated with the items on the provisional agenda, including proposed resolutions, proposed decisions, and discussion documents, are also available on the Secretariat's Web site. To view the working document associated with a particular agenda item, access the provisional agenda at the above Web site, locate the particular agenda item, and click on the document link for that agenda item in the column entitled ``Document.'' Finally, the species proposals that will be considered at CoP17 are available on the Secretariat's Web site. Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II can be accessed at the web address given above. We look forward to receiving your comments on the items on the provisional agenda. Announcement of Public Meeting We will hold a public meeting to discuss the items on the provisional agenda for CoP17. The public meeting will be held on the date specified in the DATES section and at the address specified in the ADDRESSES section. You can obtain directions to the building by contacting the Division of Management Authority (see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above). Please note that the South Interior Building Auditorium is accessible to the handicapped and all persons planning to attend the meeting will be required to present photo identification when entering the building. Persons who plan to attend the meeting and who require interpretation for the hearing impaired must notify the Division of Management Authority by July 5, 2016. For those who cannot attend the public meeting but are interested in watching via live stream please go to our Web site http://www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop17/index.html, and look for the link to the live feed. Future Actions Through an additional notice and Web site posting in advance of CoP17, we will inform you about tentative U.S. negotiating positions on species proposals, proposed resolutions, proposed decisions, and agenda items that were submitted by other Parties, the permanent CITES committees, and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP17. Authority: The primary author of this notice is Clifton A. Horton, Division of Management Authority; under the authority of the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: June 9, 2016. Stephen Guertin, Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2016-14870 Filed 6-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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Housing, Department of Housing and (4) To encourage peer learning and determination on which members will
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street capacity building among tribes and non- serve for 3 years. Once these members
SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC tribal entities. The role of the TIAC is complete these initial terms, future
20410–5000, telephone, (202) 402–7598 to provide recommendations and input tribal members will serve terms that last
(this is not a toll-free number). to HUD and to provide a vehicle for 2 years.
Individuals with speech or hearing regular and meaningful consultation E. The establishment of the TIAC is
impairments may access this number and collaboration with tribal officials. intended to enhance government-to-
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal HUD will maintain the responsibility to government relationships,
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. exercise program management, communications, and mutual
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: including the drafting of HUD notices cooperation between HUD and tribes
and guidance. and is not intended to, and will not,
I. Background B. Charter and Protocols. The TIAC create any right to administrative or
Elsewhere in this Federal Register, will develop its own ruling charter and judicial review, or any other right or
HUD is publishing its updated Tribal protocols. HUD will provide staff for the benefit or trust responsibility,
Government-to-Government TIAC to act as a liaison between TIAC substantive or procedural, enforceable
Consultation Policy. Consistent with and HUD officials, manage meeting by a party against the United States, its
Executive Order 13175, HUD’s Tribal logistics, and provide general support agencies or instrumentalities, its officers
Government-to-Government for TIAC activities. or employees, or any other persons.
C. Meetings and Participation. Subject
Consultation Policy recognizes the right III. Request for Nominations
to availability of federal funding, the
of Indian tribes to self-government, and
TIAC will meet in-person at least twice Once a general structure for the TIAC
supports tribal sovereignty and self-
a year, to exchange information with is established, HUD intends to publish
determination. It provides that HUD
HUD staff, discuss agency policies and a request for nominations for the TIAC
will engage in regular and meaningful
activities that could affect tribes, and in the Federal Register and will appoint
consultation and collaboration with
facilitate further consultation with tribal the members of the TIAC from the pool
Indian tribal officials in the leaders. HUD will pay for these
development of federal policies that of nominees it receives under this
meetings, including the member’s cost request. HUD will announce its final
have tribal implications. Executive to travel to these meetings. The TIAC
Orders 13175 and 13647 also require selections for TIAC membership in a
may meet on a more frequent basis by subsequent Federal Register notice.
Federal agencies to advance tribal self- conference calls or other forms of
governance and ensure that the rights of Members will be selected based on
communication. Additional in-person proven experience and engagement in
sovereign tribal governments are fully meetings may be scheduled at HUD’s
respected by conducting open and AIAN housing and community
discretion. Participation at TIAC development matters. At-large members
candid consultations. meetings will be limited to TIAC
To further enhance consultation and will be selected based on their ability to
members or their alternates. Alternates represent specific interests that might
collaboration with tribal governments, must be designated in writing by the
HUD is proposing to establish the TIAC. not be represented by the selected
member’s tribal government to act on regional members.
Several Federal agencies have their behalf. TIAC committee members
established similar tribal advisory may bring one additional staff person to Dated: June 20, 2016.
committees, including the the meeting at their expense. Meeting Lourdes Castro Ramirez,
Environmental Protection Agency, the minutes will be available on the HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Department of Health and Human Web site. Public and Indian Housing.
Services, and the Department of the D. TIAC Membership. The TIAC will [FR Doc. 2016–14895 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am]
Treasury. These advisory committees be comprised of HUD representatives BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
convene periodically during the year to and tribal delegates from across the
exchange information with agency staff, country. The TIAC will be composed of
notify tribal leaders of activities or up to four HUD officials and up to eight DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
policies that could affect tribes, and tribal representatives. One tribal
provide guidance on consultation. Prior member will represent each of the six Fish and Wildlife Service
to HUD’s establishment of the TIAC, HUD ONAP regions. The two remaining
this notice solicits input into the tribal members will serve at-large. Only [Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2014–0018;
structure of the committee. 96300–1671–0000–R4]
duly elected or appointed tribal leaders
II. Proposed Structure of the TIAC may serve as tribal members or Conference of the Parties to the
alternates of the TIAC. One of the tribal Convention on International Trade in
A. Purpose and Role of the TIAC. The members will be selected by the
purposes of the TIAC are: Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
committee to serve as the chairperson. and Flora (CITES); Seventeenth
(1) To further facilitate The Secretary shall appoint the
Regular Meeting; Provisional Agenda;
intergovernmental communication members of the TIAC. TIAC tribal
Announcement of Public Meeting
between HUD and Federally recognized delegates will serve a term of 2 years. To
Indian tribal leaders on all HUD ensure consistency between tribal terms, AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
programs; delegates will have a staggered term of Interior.
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(2) To make recommendations to HUD appointment. In order to establish a ACTION: Notice.
regarding current program regulations staggered term of appointment, half of
that may require revision, as well as the tribal members appointed in the SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party
suggest rulemaking methods to develop inaugural year of the TIAC will serve 2 to the Convention on International
such changes; years and the other half will serve 3 Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
(3) To advise in the development of years. Delegates must designate their Fauna and Flora (CITES), will attend the
HUD’s American Indian and Alaska preference to serve 2 or 3 years; seventeenth regular meeting of the
Native (AIAN) housing priorities; and however, HUD will make the final Conference of the Parties to CITES
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regulations governing this public we will inform you about tentative U.S. associated draft environmental
process are found in 50 CFR 23.87. negotiating positions on species assessment, and literature cited, are
On April 26 and 27, 2016, the United proposals, proposed resolutions, available for viewing at http://
States submitted to the CITES proposed decisions, and agenda items www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/mmm/
Secretariat, for consideration at CoP17, that were submitted by other Parties, the iha.htm.
its species proposals, proposed permanent CITES committees, and the Comments submission: You may
resolutions, proposed decisions, and CITES Secretariat for consideration at submit comments on the proposed
other agenda items. These documents CoP17.
incidental harassment authorization and
are available on our Web site at http:// Authority: The primary author of this associated draft environmental
www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop17. notice is Clifton A. Horton, Division of assessment by one of the following
Announcement of Provisional Agenda Management Authority; under the authority
of the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973,
methods:
for CoP17 as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). • U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
The provisional agenda for CoP17 is Dated: June 9, 2016. Comments Processing, Attn: Kimberly
currently available on the CITES Klein, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Stephen Guertin,
Secretariat’s Web site at http:// MS 341, 1011 East Tudor Road,
Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.
www.cites.org/eng/cop/17/doc/ Anchorage, AK 99503;
index.php. The working documents [FR Doc. 2016–14870 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P • Fax: 907–786–3816, Attn: Kimberly
associated with the items on the
Klein; or
provisional agenda, including proposed
resolutions, proposed decisions, and • Email comments to: FW7_AK_
discussion documents, are also available DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Marine_Mammals@fws.gov.
on the Secretariat’s Web site. To view Fish and Wildlife Service Please indicate whether your
the working document associated with a comments apply to the proposed
particular agenda item, access the [FWS–R7–ES–2016–N092; FF07CAMM00– incidental harassment authorization or
provisional agenda at the above Web FX–FXFR133707REG04]
the draft environmental assessment. We
site, locate the particular agenda item, Marine Mammals; Incidental Take will post all hardcopy comments on
and click on the document link for that During Specified Activities; Proposed http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/
agenda item in the column entitled Incidental Harassment Authorization mmm/iha.htm. See Request for Public
‘‘Document.’’ Finally, the species for Pacific Walruses in Alaska and Comments below for more information.
proposals that will be considered at Associated Federal Waters
CoP17 are available on the Secretariat’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Web site. Proposals for amendment of AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Copies of the application, the list of
Appendices I and II can be accessed at Interior. references used in the notice, and other
the web address given above. We look ACTION: Notice of receipt of application supporting materials may be
forward to receiving your comments on and proposed incidental harassment downloaded from the Web at: http://
the items on the provisional agenda. authorization; availability of draft www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/mmm/
environmental assessment; request for iha.htm. You may also contact Kimberly
Announcement of Public Meeting Klein, by mail at Marine Mammals
comments.
We will hold a public meeting to Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
discuss the items on the provisional SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Service, MS 341, 1011 East Tudor Road,
agenda for CoP17. The public meeting Wildlife Service (Service), in response Anchorage, AK 99503; by email at
will be held on the date specified in the to a request under the Marine Mammal kimberly_klein@fws.gov; or by
DATES section and at the address Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), as telephone at 1–800–362–5148, to
specified in the ADDRESSES section. You amended, from Quintillion Subsea request documents.
can obtain directions to the building by Operation, LLC, propose to authorize
contacting the Division of Management the incidental taking by harassment of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
Authority (see the FOR FURTHER small numbers of Pacific walruses from response to a request from Quintillion
INFORMATION CONTACT section above). July 15–November 15, 2016. The area Subsea Operation, LLC (Quintillion or
Please note that the South Interior specified for inclusion in the proposed ‘‘the applicant’’), we propose to
Building Auditorium is accessible to the authorization includes Federal waters of authorize the incidental taking by
handicapped and all persons planning the northern Bering, Chukchi, and harassment of small numbers of Pacific
to attend the meeting will be required to Southern Beaufort Seas, the marine walruses from July 15–November 15,
present photo identification when waters of the State of Alaska, and 2016, under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the
entering the building. Persons who plan coastal land adjacent to Nome, Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
to attend the meeting and who require Kotzebue, Point Hope, Wainwright, (MMPA), as amended. Quintillion has
interpretation for the hearing impaired Barrow, and Oliktok Point, as shown in requested this authorization for its
must notify the Division of Management Figure 1. The applicant has requested planned cable-laying activities in
Authority by July 5, 2016. For those this authorization for its planned cable- Federal waters of the northern Bering,
who cannot attend the public meeting laying activities. We anticipate no take Chukchi, and southwestern Beaufort
by injury or death and include none in Seas, the marine waters of the State of
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
but are interested in watching via live
stream please go to our Web site http:// this proposed authorization, which if Alaska, and coastal land adjacent to
www.fws.gov/international/cites/cop17/ finalized, will be for take by harassment Nome, Kotzebue, Point Hope,
index.html, and look for the link to the only. Wainwright, Barrow, and Oliktok Point,
live feed. DATES: We will consider comments we as specified in Figure 1. We anticipate
receive on or before July 25, 2016. no take by injury or death and include
Future Actions ADDRESSES: none in this proposed authorization,
Through an additional notice and Document availability: The incidental which, if finalized, would be for take by
Web site posting in advance of CoP17, harassment authorization request, harassment only.
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| Dates | Public meeting: The public meeting will be held on July 19, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. | |
| Contact | For information pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and other agenda items, contact: Craig Hoover, Chief, Division of Management Authority; telephone 703-358-2095; facsimile 703-358-2298. For information pertaining to species proposals, contact: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority; telephone 703-358-1708; fascsimile 703-358-2276. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 40900 |
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