81 FR 61242 - Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group; Public Meeting, Teleconference, and Web-Based Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 172 (September 6, 2016)

Page Range		61242-61243
FR Document		2016-21289

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG). The TAMWG is a Federal advisory committee that affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council (TMC). The TMC interprets and recommends policy, coordinates and reviews management actions, and provides organizational budget oversight.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21289]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R8-FHC-2016-N141; FXFR1334088TWG0W4-123-FF08EACT00]


Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group; Public Meeting, 
Teleconference, and Web-Based Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public 
meeting of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG). 
The TAMWG is a Federal advisory committee that affords stakeholders the 
opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning 
Trinity River (California) restoration efforts to the Trinity 
Management Council (TMC). The TMC interprets and recommends policy, 
coordinates and reviews management actions, and provides organizational 
budget oversight.

DATES: Public meeting, Teleconference, and Web-based meeting: TAMWG 
will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, September 
26, 2016, and from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, 
September 27, 2016. Submitting Information: If you wish to submit 
written information or questions for the TAMWG to consider during the 
meeting, you must contact Elizabeth Hadley (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) no later than September 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will be held at the Trinity River 
Restoration Program Office, 1313 South Main Street, Weaverville, CA 
96093. Teleconference: The call in number: 866-715-1246, and the 
participant pass code is: 4251781. Web-based meeting: http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?sigKey=mymeetings&i=442336293&p=&t=c

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph C. Polos, by mail at U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521; by telephone 
at 707-

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822-7201 or by email at [email protected] or Elizabeth W. Hadley, 
Redding Electric Utility, by mail at 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 
96001; by telephone at 530-339-7308 or by email at 
[email protected]. Individuals with a disability may request an 
accommodation by sending an email to either point of contact.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., we announce that the 
Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group will hold a meeting. 
The TAMWG affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, 
management, and technical input concerning Trinity River (California) 
restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council (TMC). The TMC 
interprets and recommends policy, coordinates and reviews management 
actions, and provides organizational budget oversight.

Meeting Agenda

     Designated Federal Officer (DFO) update;
     TMC Chair update;
     Executive Director Updates;
     Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) Outmigrant 
Monitoring;
     TRRP Bird Monitoring;
     TRRP Compliance Monitoring;
     TRRP Flow Scheduling Process;
     Letters from members of the public;
     Issues identified at joint TAMWG/TMC meeting;
     Current TMC Issues; and
     Public comment.
    The final agenda will be posted on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/arcata.

Public Input

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the TAMWG to consider during the meeting. Written 
statements must be received by the date listed in DATES, so that the 
information may be available to the TAMWG for their consideration prior 
to this meeting. Written statements must be supplied to Elizabeth 
Hadley in one of the following formats: One hard copy with original 
signature, one electronic copy with original signature, and one 
electronic copy via email (acceptable file formats are Adobe Acrobat 
PDF, MS Word, PowerPoint, or rich text file).
    Registered speakers who wish to expand on their oral statements, or 
those who wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, 
may submit written statements to Elizabeth Hadley up to 7 days after 
the meeting.

Meeting Minutes

    Summary minutes of the meeting will be maintained by Elizabeth 
Hadley (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The minutes will be 
available for public inspection within 14 days after the meeting, and 
will be posted on the TAMWG Web site at http://www.fws.gov/arcata.

    Dated: August 30, 2016.
Joseph C. Polos,
Supervisory Fish Biologist, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, Arcata, 
California.
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measures, monitoring, and reporting 46.215). However, based upon our Authority
requirements identified in the HCP. review of public comments that we We provide this notice under section
In the proposed HCP, the applicant receive in response to this notice, this 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
considers two alternatives to the preliminary determination may be and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
proposed action: ‘‘No Action’’ and revised.
‘‘Redesigned Project.’’ Under the ‘‘No Dated: August 26, 2016.
Action’’ alternative, an ITP for the Next Steps Stephen P. Henry,
multi-use facility would not be issued. We will evaluate the permit Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
The multi-use facility would not be application, including the plan and Office, Ventura, California.
built, and the enhancement of habitat on comments we receive, to determine [FR Doc. 2016–21286 Filed 9–2–16; 8:45 am]
site or the purchase of conservation whether the application meets the BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
credits would not be provided to effect requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
recovery actions for Mount Hermon the Act. We will also evaluate whether
June beetle. Additionally, State of issuance of the ITP would comply with DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
California Title 15 and Title 24 section 7(a)(2) of the Act by conducting
standards for recreation and physical an intra-Service Section 7 consultation. Fish and Wildlife Service
activity space for juvenile facilities [FWS–R8–FHC–2016–N141;
would not be met. Because of State Public Review
FXFR1334088TWG0W4–123–FF08EACT00]
requirements and because the proposed We provide this notice under section
action results in a net benefit for the 10(c) of the Act and the National Trinity River Adaptive Management
covered species, the No Action Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as Working Group; Public Meeting,
Alternative has been rejected. Under the amended (NEPA), NEPA’s public Teleconference, and Web-Based
‘‘Redesigned Project’’ alternative, the involvement regulations (40 CFR Meeting
project would be redesigned to take 1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6). We
place within existing impervious AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
are requesting comments on our Interior.
surfaces, avoiding impacts to suitable determination that the applicants’
habitat for the species. The Redesigned proposal will have a minor or neglible ACTION: Notice.
Project would not meet State of effect on the Mount Hermon June beetle
California Title 15 and Title 24 SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
and that the plan qualifies as a low- Wildlife Service, announce a public
standards and would not contribute to
effect HCP as defined by our 1996 meeting of the Trinity River Adaptive
the long-term recovery of the species
Habitat Conservation Planning Management Working Group (TAMWG).
through enhancement of habitat or the
Handbook. We will evaluate the permit The TAMWG is a Federal advisory
purchase of conservation credits. As
application, including the plan and committee that affords stakeholders the
such, the ‘‘Project Redesign’’ alternative
comments, we receive, to determine opportunity to give policy, management,
has also been rejected.
whether the application meets the and technical input concerning Trinity
Our Preliminary Determination requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of River (California) restoration efforts to
We are requesting comments on our the Act. We will use the results of our the Trinity Management Council (TMC).
preliminary determination that the internal Service consultation, in The TMC interprets and recommends
applicant’s proposal will have a minor combination with the above findings, in policy, coordinates and reviews
or negligible effect on the Mount our final analysis to determine whether management actions, and provides
Hermon June beetle and that the plan to issue the permits. If the requirements organizational budget oversight.
qualifies as a low-effect HCP as defined are met, we will issue an ITP to the
DATES: Public meeting, Teleconference,
by our Habitat Conservation Planning applicant for the incidental take of
and Web-based meeting: TAMWG will
Handbook (November 1996). We base Mount Hermon June beetle. We will
meet from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific
our determinations on three criteria: (1) make the final permit decision no
Time on Monday, September 26, 2016,
Implementation of the proposed project sooner than 30 days after the date of this
and from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific
as described in the HCP would result in notice.
Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2016.
minor or negligible effects on federally Public Comments Submitting Information: If you wish to
listed, proposed, and/or candidate submit written information or questions
species and their habitats; (2) If you wish to comment on the permit
for the TAMWG to consider during the
implementation of the HCP would result applications, plans, and associated
meeting, you must contact Elizabeth
in minor or negligible effects on other documents, you may submit comments
Hadley (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
environmental values or resources; and by any one of the methods in
CONTACT) no later than September 16,
(3) HCP impacts, considered together ADDRESSES.
2016.
with those of other past, present, and Public Availability of Comments
reasonably foreseeable future projects, ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will
would not result in cumulatively Before including your address, phone be held at the Trinity River Restoration
significant effects. In our analysis of number, email address, or other Program Office, 1313 South Main Street,
these criteria, we have made a personal identifying information in your Weaverville, CA 96093. Teleconference:
preliminary determination that the comment, you should be aware that The call in number: 866–715–1246, and
approval of the HCP and issuance of an your entire comment—including your the participant pass code is: 4251781.
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ITP qualify for categorical exclusion personal identifying information—may Web-based meeting: http://www.my
under the National Environmental be made publicly available at any time. meetings.com/nc/join.php?sigKey=my
Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et While you can ask us in your comment meetings&i=442336293&p=&t=c
seq.), as provided by the Department of to withhold your personal identifying FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Interior implementing regulations in information from public view, we Joseph C. Polos, by mail at U.S. Fish and
part 46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal cannot guarantee that we will be able to Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road,
Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210, and do so. Arcata, CA 95521; by telephone at 707–

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Dates		Public meeting, Teleconference, and Web-based meeting: TAMWG will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, September 26, 2016, and from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Submitting Information: If you wish to submit written information or questions for the TAMWG to consider during the meeting, you must contact Elizabeth Hadley (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than September 16, 2016.
Contact		Joseph C. Polos, by mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521; by telephone at 707- 822-7201 or by email at [email protected] or Elizabeth W. Hadley, Redding Electric Utility, by mail at 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001; by telephone at 530-339-7308 or by email at [email protected] Individuals with a disability may request an accommodation by sending an email to either point of contact.
FR Citation		81 FR 61242

81 FR 61242 - Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group; Public Meeting, Teleconference, and Web-Based Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 172 (September 6, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service