81 FR 57582 - Draft Update to the Comprehensive Plan
GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-19986 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 57582-57583] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19986] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL [Docket No. 108232016-1111-05] Draft Update to the Comprehensive Plan AGENCY: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf States Act (RESTORE Act or Act) (33 U.S.C. 1321(t) and note), the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) requests comments on the proposed draft of its Comprehensive Plan Update (Plan update). The Plan update is intended to provide strategic guidance for future Council restoration activities, and to position the Council to most effectively use future funds for Gulf ecosystem restoration. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please send questions by email to [email protected], or contact Will D. Spoon at (504) 239- 9814. Additional information can also be found on the Web site at www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. DATES: The deadline for public and Tribal comments on this Plan update is October 7, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft Plan update may be submitted through one of these methods:Electronic Web site Submission: Through the following Web site:www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. Email: By email to: [email protected]. Mail/Commercial Delivery: By surface mail to: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, Attention: Draft Comprehensive Plan Update Comments, Hale Boggs Federal Building, 500 Poydras Street, Suite 1117, New Orleans, LA 70130. In general, the Council will make such comments available for public inspection and copying on its Web site, www.RestoreTheGulf.gov without change, including any business or personal information provided, such as names, addresses, email addresses, or telephone numbers. All comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, will be part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. You should only submit information that you wish to make publicly available. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Copies of the draft Plan update are available at the following office during regular business hours: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, Hale Boggs Federal Building, 500 Poydras Street, Suite 1117, New Orleans, LA 70130. Electronic versions of the draft Plan update can be viewed and downloaded at www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. Background and Summary: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill led to 2012 passage of the RESTORE Act, which directs 80 percent of associated civil and administrative Clean Water Act penalties to ecosystem restoration, economic recovery, and tourism promotion in the Gulf Coast region. To administer a portion of these funds, the RESTORE Act established the Council, comprised of principals from the five Gulf Coast States and six federal agencies. One of the Council's primary responsibilities is to develop and update a Comprehensive Plan to restore the ecosystem and the economy of the Gulf Coast region. The Council approved an Initial Comprehensive Plan in August 2013. Since that time, there have been important developments that warrant a Plan update; the resolution of civil claims against BP has provided clarity regarding the amount and timing of funds available to the Council. Additionally, the Council is now also in a position to develop a Ten-Year Funding Strategy, as required by the RESTORE Act. The Council has also gained valuable knowledge during the process of developing and approving (on December 9, 2015) the first set of foundational restoration activities in its Initial Funded Priorities List (FPL). The process of developing the FPL was a tremendous success for the Council. The Council benefited greatly from public input during this process. To learn as much as it could from this first round of funding decisions, the Council also conducted a retrospective review of the FPL process and published a Lessons Learned and Path Forward Summary Report, which helped identify and reinforce important lessons applicable to future Council activities. This draft Plan update does not identify specific restoration activities; that is the purpose of future FPLs and State Expenditure Plans (SEPs), described in more detail in the draft Plan update. Rather, the Plan update is intended to improve Council decisions by: Ensuring consistency with the Priority Criteria referenced in the Act; Reinforcing the Council's goals, objectives and commitments; Setting forth a Ten-Year Funding Strategy, including a Council vision for ecosystem restoration; Increasing collaboration among Council members and partner restoration programs; Refining the process for ensuring that the Council's decisions are informed by the best available science; and Improving the efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of Council actions. Public input on the Council's previous activities has helped shape this draft Plan update. The Council is committed to continuously improving and adapting in response to new information and feedback, and looks forward to hearing the views of all stakeholders on this draft Plan update. [[Page 57583]] Public and Tribal Meetings on the Draft Plan Update In addition to the comment opportunities discussed above, the Council will also hold a number of public and Tribal meetings across the Gulf to hear from the public and Tribes regarding this draft Plan update. The locations, dates, and times for the public meetings can be found at www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. Legal Authority: The statutory program authority for the draft Plan update is found at 33 U.S.C. 1321(t). Will D. Spoon, Program Analyst, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council. [FR Doc. 2016-19986 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-58-P
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name, email address, home address, guidance for future Council restoration ecosystem and the economy of the Gulf
phone number, date of birth, gender, activities, and to position the Council to Coast region.
marital status and basic demographic most effectively use future funds for The Council approved an Initial
information such as whether the Gulf ecosystem restoration. Comprehensive Plan in August 2013.
individual is married, a veteran, a small FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please send Since that time, there have been
business owner, a parent or a student. questions by email to frcomments@ important developments that warrant a
Use of the system, and contribution of restorethegulf.gov, or contact Will D. Plan update; the resolution of civil
personal information, is completely Spoon at (504) 239–9814. Additional claims against BP has provided clarity
voluntary. information can also be found on the regarding the amount and timing of
B. Annual Reporting Burden Web site at www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. funds available to the Council.
DATES: The deadline for public and Additionally, the Council is now also in
Respondents: 10,000. Tribal comments on this Plan update is a position to develop a Ten-Year
Responses per Respondent: 1. October 7, 2016. Funding Strategy, as required by the
Total annual responses: 10,000.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft Plan RESTORE Act. The Council has also
Hours per Response: .05.
update may be submitted through one of gained valuable knowledge during the
Total Burden Hours: 500.
these methods: process of developing and approving
C. Public Comments • Electronic Web site Submission: (on December 9, 2015) the first set of
Public comments are particularly Through the following Web foundational restoration activities in its
invited on: Whether this collection of site:www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. Initial Funded Priorities List (FPL).
information is necessary and whether it • Email: By email to: frcomments@ The process of developing the FPL
will have practical utility; whether our restorethegulf.gov. was a tremendous success for the
• Mail/Commercial Delivery: By Council. The Council benefited greatly
estimate of the public burden of this
surface mail to: Gulf Coast Ecosystem from public input during this process.
collection of information is accurate,
Restoration Council, Attention: Draft To learn as much as it could from this
and based on valid assumptions and
Comprehensive Plan Update Comments, first round of funding decisions, the
methodology; ways to enhance the
Hale Boggs Federal Building, 500 Council also conducted a retrospective
quality, utility, and clarity of the
Poydras Street, Suite 1117, New review of the FPL process and
information to be collected.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Orleans, LA 70130. published a Lessons Learned and Path
In general, the Council will make
Requesters may obtain a copy of the Forward Summary Report, which
such comments available for public
information collection documents from helped identify and reinforce important
inspection and copying on its Web site,
the General Services Administration, lessons applicable to future Council
www.RestoreTheGulf.gov without
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), activities.
change, including any business or
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC This draft Plan update does not
personal information provided, such as
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. identify specific restoration activities;
names, addresses, email addresses, or
Please cite OMB Control No. 3090– that is the purpose of future FPLs and
telephone numbers. All comments
0304, USA.gov and All Related State Expenditure Plans (SEPs),
received, including attachments and
Subdomains, in all correspondence. described in more detail in the draft
other supporting materials, will be part
Dated: August 18, 2016. of the public record and subject to Plan update. Rather, the Plan update is
Steve Grewal, public disclosure. You should only intended to improve Council decisions
Deputy Chief Information Officer. submit information that you wish to by:
[FR Doc. 2016–20107 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] make publicly available. • Ensuring consistency with the
BILLING CODE 6820–34–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Priority Criteria referenced in the Act;
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Copies • Reinforcing the Council’s goals,
of the draft Plan update are available at objectives and commitments;
GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM the following office during regular
business hours: Gulf Coast Ecosystem • Setting forth a Ten-Year Funding
RESTORATION COUNCIL
Restoration Council, Hale Boggs Federal Strategy, including a Council vision for
[Docket No. 108232016–1111–05] Building, 500 Poydras Street, Suite ecosystem restoration;
1117, New Orleans, LA 70130. • Increasing collaboration among
Draft Update to the Comprehensive
Electronic versions of the draft Plan Council members and partner
Plan
update can be viewed and downloaded restoration programs;
AGENCY: Gulf Coast Ecosystem at www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. • Refining the process for ensuring
Restoration Council. Background and Summary: The that the Council’s decisions are
ACTION: Notice of availability; request Deepwater Horizon oil spill led to 2012 informed by the best available science;
for comments. passage of the RESTORE Act, which and
directs 80 percent of associated civil
SUMMARY: In accordance with the and administrative Clean Water Act • Improving the efficiency,
Resources and Ecosystems penalties to ecosystem restoration, effectiveness and transparency of
Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, economic recovery, and tourism Council actions.
and Revived Economies of the Gulf promotion in the Gulf Coast region. To Public input on the Council’s
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States Act (RESTORE Act or Act) (33 administer a portion of these funds, the previous activities has helped shape this
U.S.C. 1321(t) and note), the Gulf Coast RESTORE Act established the Council, draft Plan update. The Council is
Ecosystem Restoration Council comprised of principals from the five committed to continuously improving
(Council) requests comments on the Gulf Coast States and six federal and adapting in response to new
proposed draft of its Comprehensive agencies. One of the Council’s primary information and feedback, and looks
Plan Update (Plan update). The Plan responsibilities is to develop and update forward to hearing the views of all
update is intended to provide strategic a Comprehensive Plan to restore the stakeholders on this draft Plan update.
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Public and Tribal Meetings on the Draft SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AHRQ on the extent to which these
Plan Update products meet customer needs. These
Proposed Project
In addition to the comment materials include documents that
opportunities discussed above, the Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer summarize and translate the findings of
Council will also hold a number of Survey Generic Clearance research reports for various decision-
public and Tribal meetings across the The Agency for Healthcare Research making audiences, such as consumers,
Gulf to hear from the public and Tribes and Quality (AHRQ) requests that the clinicians, or policymakers. The
regarding this draft Plan update. The Office of Management and Budget summaries are designed to help these
locations, dates, and times for the public (OMB) renew under the Paperwork decision makers use research evidence
meetings can be found at Reduction Act of 1995 AHRQ’s Generic to maximize the benefits of health care,
www.RestoreTheGulf.gov. Clearance to collect information from minimize harm, and optimize the use of
Legal Authority: The statutory users of work products and services health care resources. In addition, each
program authority for the draft Plan initiated by the John M. Eisenberg year of the contract a unique research
update is found at 33 U.S.C. 1321(t). Center for Clinical Decisions and project will be undertaken to study
Communications Science (Eisenberg successful approaches to disseminating
Will D. Spoon, AHRQ products in various health care
Center). Since September 2008, the
Program Analyst, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Eisenberg Center has been operated by settings and clinical environments. Also
Restoration Council. each year the Eisenberg Center will
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM),
[FR Doc. 2016–19986 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
located in Houston, Texas. develop one interactive decision aid for
BILLING CODE 6560–58–P AHRQ is the lead agency charged clinical problems identified from
with supporting research designed to selected research reports. The intent is
improve the quality of health care, for the decision aid to increase the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND reduce its cost, improve patient safety, customer’s knowledge of the health
HUMAN SERVICES decrease medical errors, and broaden condition, options, and risk/benefits;
access to essential services (see 42 lead to greater assurance in making a
Agency for Healthcare Research and U.S.C. 299). The Eisenberg Center, decision; increase the congruence
Quality funded by AHRQ, is an innovative effort between values and choices; and
aimed at improving communication of enhance involvement in the decision
Agency Information Collection making process. Information collections
findings to a variety of audiences
Activities: Proposed Collection; conducted under this generic clearance
(‘‘customers’’), including consumers,
Comment Request are not required by regulation and will
clinicians, and health care
policymakers. The Eisenberg Center not be used to regulate or sanction
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
compiles research results into a variety customers. Data collections will be
and Quality, HHS.
of useful formats for customer entirely voluntary, and information
ACTION: Notice. provided by respondents will be
stakeholders.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the This research has the following goals: combined and summarized so that no
intention of the Agency for Healthcare (1) Conduct research into effective individually identifiable information
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request communication of research findings in will be released.
that the Office of Management and order to improve the usability and rapid This study is being conducted by
Budget (OMB) approve the proposed incorporation of findings into medical AHRQ through its contractor, Baylor
information collection project: practice and decision making. College of Medicine, pursuant to
‘‘Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer (2) Conduct research into effective AHRQ’s statutory authority to conduct
Survey Generic Clearance.’’ In strategies for disseminating evidence- and support research on health care and
accordance with the Paperwork based products, tools, and resources to on systems for the delivery of such care,
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, consumers, clinicians, and other health including activities with respect to the
AHRQ invites the public to comment on care professionals, and policymakers. quality, effectiveness, efficiency,
this proposed information collection. (3) Evaluate outcomes reported by appropriateness and value of health care
This proposed information collection clinicians and other health care services and with respect to quality
was previously published in the Federal professionals resulting from measurement and improvement. 42
Register on May 27, 2016 and allowed participation in continuing medical U.S.C. 299a(a)(1) and (2).
60 days for public comment. AHRQ education (CME) initiatives and Method of Collection
received no substantive comments. The activities.
purpose of this notice is to allow an (4) Conduct research into factors The data collections listed below will
additional 30 days for public comment. associated with successful collaboration be implemented to achieve project
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
between AHRQ and partnering goals. Note: Assessments such as
received by September 22, 2016. institutions and organizations in interviews and surveys are here denoted
synthesizing, translating, and formative if conducted prior to product
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
disseminating evidence-based research. development or determination of
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk Clearance is being requested to cover dissemination channels; usability
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974 a three-year period in which differing testing or pretesting if conducted while
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by numbers of information collections reviewing a draft product, proposed
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email at OIRA_submission@ concerning products and research dissemination approach, or other
omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk activities may be conducted within each proposed content/strategy; and
officer). contract year. The collections proposed evaluation if conducted for summative
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: include activities to assist in the evaluation or to assess satisfaction after
Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports development of materials to be the product has been in use or the
Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by disseminated through the Eisenberg dissemination campaign, learning
email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. Center and to provide feedback to activity, or other initiative undertaken.
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