81_FR_7399 81 FR 7371 - Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Fiscal Year 2016 Priority List and Approval for Award of the Conservation Projects

81 FR 7371 - Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Fiscal Year 2016 Priority List and Approval for Award of the Conservation Projects

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)

Page Range7371-7373
FR Document2016-02799

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects to us each year to consider for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. We reviewed the list and have awarded all the grants from the list.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-2016-N218; 91400-5110-0000]; [91400-9410-0000]


Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Fiscal Year 2016 Priority 
List and Approval for Award of the Conservation Projects

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list and approval of projects.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 priority list of wildlife and sport fish 
conservation projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies (AFWA). As required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
Programs Improvement Act of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects to us 
each year to consider for funding under the Multistate Conservation 
Grant Program. We reviewed the list and have awarded all the grants 
from the list.

ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate Conservation Grants Program 
Coordinator; Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program; U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike; MS: WSFR; Falls Church, VA 22041-
3808.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John C. Stremple, (703) 358-2156 
(phone) or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement 
and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000 (Improvement 
Act, Pub. L. 106-408) amended the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport 
Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and established the 
Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Improvement Act authorizes 
us to award grants of up to $3 million annually from funds available 
under each of the restoration acts, for a total of up to $6 million 
annually. Projects can be funded from both funds depending on the 
project activities. We may award grants to projects from a list of 
priority projects recommended to us by the Association of Fish and 
Wildlife Agencies. The Service Director, exercising the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior, need not fund all projects on the list, 
but all projects funded must be on the list.
    The Improvement Act provides that funding for Multistate grants is 
available in the year it is appropriated and for the following year. 
Total funding for the FY 2016 Multistate Conservation grants is in 
excess of $6 million due to funding that has been carried over from FY 
2015, as well as the availability of funding that had previously been 
sequestered.
    Grantees under this program may use funds for sport fisheries and 
wildlife management and research projects, boating access development, 
hunter safety and education, aquatic education, fish and wildlife 
habitat improvements, and other purposes consistent with the enabling 
legislation.
    To be eligible for funding, a project must benefit fish and/or 
wildlife conservation for at least 26 States, for a majority of the 
States in any one Service Region, or for one of the regional 
associations of State fish and wildlife agencies. We may award grants 
to a State, a group of States, or one or more nongovernmental 
organizations. For the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of 
Fishing, Hunting, and

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Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may award grants to the Service, if 
requested by AFWA, or to a State or a group of States. Also, AFWA 
requires all project proposals to address its National Conservation 
Needs, which AFWA announces annually at the same time it requests 
proposals. Further, applicants must provide certification that no 
activities conducted under a Multistate Conservation Grant will promote 
or encourage opposition to regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife, 
or to regulated angling or taking of fish.
    AFWA committees and interested nongovernmental organizations that 
represent conservation organizations, sportsmen's and women's 
organizations, and industries that support or promote fishing, hunting, 
trapping, recreational shooting, bowhunting, or archery review and rank 
eligible project proposals. AFWA's Committee on National Grants 
recommends a final list of priority projects to the directors of the 
State fish and wildlife agencies for their approval by majority vote. 
By statute, AFWA then transmits the final approved list to the Service 
for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant program by October 
1 of the fiscal year. This year, AFWA sent us a list of 18 projects 
that they recommended for funding. We awarded all of the recommended 
projects for FY 2016. The list follows:

                                      Multistate Conservation Grant Program
                                               [FY 2016 projects]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Total 2015
        ID                 Title                Submitter         PR funding \1\  DJ funding \2\       grant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.................  State Fish &        AFWA                              $3,360          $3,360          $6,720
                     Wildlife Agency
                     Technical
                     Workgroup for the
                     2016 National
                     Survey.
2.................  State Fish and      AFWA                           77,386.63       77,386.63      154,773.26
                     Wildlife Agency
                     Administration
                     and Coordination.
3.................  Development of a    AFWA                              74,925          74,925         149,850
                     National Outreach
                     Strategy.
4.................  Increasing          AFWA                              15,000          15,000          30,000
                     Effectiveness of
                     State Wildlife
                     Agencies Through
                     Leadership &
                     Professional
                     Development.
5.................  Management          AFWA                             118,568         118,568         237,136
                     Assistance Team
                     (MAT) and the
                     National
                     Conservation
                     Leadership
                     Institute.
6.................  State Fish &        AFWA                           48,056.25       48,056.25       96,112.50
                     Wildlife Agency
                     Director Travel
                     Administration
                     and Coordination.
7.................  Expansion &         AFWA                              12,485          12,485          24,970
                     Implementation of
                     the North
                     American
                     Conservation
                     Education
                     Strategy's
                     Outdoor
                     Recreation Model.
8.................  Preserve State      AFWA                               9,000           9,000          18,000
                     Agencies'
                     Authority to
                     Manage Wildlife
                     Resources and
                     Promote Their
                     Interest in the
                     Implementation of
                     International
                     Treaties.
9.................  Diversifying        ATA                               52,500               0          52,500
                     Outdoor
                     Education:
                     Translate Explore
                     Bowhunting into
                     Spanish to Reveal
                     an Untapped
                     Market.
10................  AFWA's Legal        AFWA                              75,000          75,000         150,000
                     Strategy:
                     Educating Law
                     Students,
                     Lawyers, Judges,
                     and the Public on
                     State Legal
                     Authority to
                     Manage Fish and
                     Wildlife
                     Resources.
11................  Coordination of     AFWA                              86,640          86,640         173,280
                     the Industry,
                     Federal, and
                     State Agency
                     Coalition.
12................  Recruitment of      Max McGraw Wildlife               19,675               0          19,675
                     Hispanic Hunters:   Foundation
                     Using a Case
                     Studies approach
                     to gain insights
                     into Hispanic
                     values toward
                     wildlife and
                     motivations and
                     participation in
                     hunting.
13................  Crucial Habitat     WAFWA                             20,000          20,000          40,000
                     Assessment Tool
                     (CHAT).
14................  2016--Raising       WMI                               60,000          60,000         120,000
                     Awareness of the
                     WSFR Program and
                     improving
                     industry
                     relations to
                     ensure the long-
                     term stability of
                     the program.
15................  Advancing the       AFWA/NFHB                              0          86,000          86,000
                     Objectives of the
                     National Fish
                     Habitat Action
                     Plan through
                     Regional and
                     Collaborative
                     Science and
                     Priority Setting.
16................  Coordination of     FWS                              128,483         128,483         256,966
                     the 2016 National
                     Survey Efforts
                     (part A).
17................  50 State Surveys    Rockville Institute            1,780,370       1,780,370       3,560,740
                     Related to          (Westat)
                     Fishing, Hunting,
                     and Wildlife-
                     Associated
                     Recreation (part
                     B).
18................  National-Level      FWS/U.S. Census Bureau         1,272,167       1,272,167       2,544,334
                     Results for the
                     2016 Survey of
                     Fishing, Hunting
                     and Wildlife-
                     Associated
                     Recreation (part
                     A).
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                    3,853,615.88    3,867,440.88    7,721,056.76
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\1\ PR Funding: Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds.
\2\ DJ Funding: Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds.
AFWA: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
ATA: Archery Trade Association.
NFHB: National Fish Habitat Board.
WAFWA: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
WMI: Wildlife Management Institute.



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    Dated: December 7, 2015.
Stephen Guertin,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-02799 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                    The Federal Emergency Management                    to us each year to consider for funding
                                                  SECURITY                                                Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that                under the Multistate Conservation Grant
                                                                                                          pursuant to the authority vested in the               Program. We reviewed the list and have
                                                  Federal Emergency Management                            Administrator, under Executive Order                  awarded all the grants from the list.
                                                  Agency                                                  12148, as amended, Thomas J. Dargan,                  ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate
                                                  [Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–4253–                  of FEMA is appointed to act as the                    Conservation Grants Program
                                                  DR; Docket ID FEMA–2016–0001                            Federal Coordinating Officer for this                 Coordinator; Wildlife and Sport Fish
                                                                                                          major disaster.                                       Restoration Program; U.S. Fish and
                                                  Washington; Major Disaster and                            The following areas of the State of                 Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike;
                                                  Related Determinations                                  Washington have been designated as                    MS: WSFR; Falls Church, VA 22041–
                                                                                                          adversely affected by this major disaster:            3808.
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Emergency
                                                  Management Agency, DHS.                                    Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor,             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
                                                                                                          Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania,           C. Stremple, (703) 358–2156 (phone) or
                                                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                          and Wahkiakum Counties for Public                     John_Stremple@fws.gov (email).
                                                  SUMMARY:    This is a notice of the                     Assistance.
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fish
                                                  Presidential declaration of a major                        All areas within the State of Washington
                                                                                                          are eligible for assistance under the Hazard          and Wildlife Programs Improvement
                                                  disaster for the State of Washington                    Mitigation Grant Program.                             and National Wildlife Refuge System
                                                  (FEMA–4253–DR), dated February 2,                          The following Catalog of Federal Domestic          Centennial Act of 2000 (Improvement
                                                  2016, and related determinations.                       Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used              Act, Pub. L. 106–408) amended the
                                                  DATES: Effective Date: February 2, 2016.                for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,              Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora                Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the
                                                  Dean Webster, Office of Response and                    Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;                Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration
                                                                                                          97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,              Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and
                                                  Recovery, Federal Emergency
                                                                                                          Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
                                                  Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,                                                                          established the Multistate Conservation
                                                                                                          97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
                                                  Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2833.                   97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to                Grant Program. The Improvement Act
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                    Individuals and Households In Presidentially          authorizes us to award grants of up to
                                                  hereby given that, in a letter dated                    Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,                      $3 million annually from funds
                                                  February 2, 2016, the President issued a                Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—          available under each of the restoration
                                                  major disaster declaration under the                    Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals           acts, for a total of up to $6 million
                                                  authority of the Robert T. Stafford                     and Households; 97.050, Presidentially                annually. Projects can be funded from
                                                                                                          Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals           both funds depending on the project
                                                  Disaster Relief and Emergency
                                                                                                          and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,                   activities. We may award grants to
                                                  Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.                  Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
                                                  (the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows:                                                                           projects from a list of priority projects
                                                                                                          (Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
                                                                                                          Hazard Mitigation Grant.                              recommended to us by the Association
                                                     I have determined that the damage in
                                                  certain areas of the State of Washington                                                                      of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The
                                                                                                          W. Craig Fugate,                                      Service Director, exercising the
                                                  resulting from a severe winter storm, straight-
                                                  line winds, flooding, landslides, mudslides,            Administrator, Federal Emergency                      authority of the Secretary of the Interior,
                                                  and a tornado during the period of December             Management Agency.                                    need not fund all projects on the list,
                                                  1–14, 2015, is of sufficient severity and                                                                     but all projects funded must be on the
                                                  magnitude to warrant a major disaster                   [FR Doc. 2016–02754 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]           list.
                                                  declaration under the Robert T. Stafford                                                                         The Improvement Act provides that
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                                                  Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance                                                                      funding for Multistate grants is available
                                                  Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford                                                                   in the year it is appropriated and for the
                                                  Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major
                                                  disaster exists in the State of Washington.             DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            following year. Total funding for the FY
                                                     In order to provide Federal assistance, you                                                                2016 Multistate Conservation grants is
                                                  are hereby authorized to allocate from funds            Fish and Wildlife Service                             in excess of $6 million due to funding
                                                  available for these purposes such amounts as                                                                  that has been carried over from FY 2015,
                                                                                                          [FWS–HQ–MB–2016–N218; 91400–5110–                     as well as the availability of funding
                                                  you find necessary for Federal disaster
                                                                                                          0000]; [91400–9410–0000]
                                                  assistance and administrative expenses.                                                                       that had previously been sequestered.
                                                     You are authorized to provide Public                                                                          Grantees under this program may use
                                                  Assistance in the designated areas and
                                                                                                          Multistate Conservation Grant
                                                                                                          Program; Fiscal Year 2016 Priority List               funds for sport fisheries and wildlife
                                                  Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.                                                                       management and research projects,
                                                  Consistent with the requirement that Federal            and Approval for Award of the
                                                                                                          Conservation Projects                                 boating access development, hunter
                                                  assistance be supplemental, any Federal
                                                  funds provided under the Stafford Act for
                                                                                                                                                                safety and education, aquatic education,
                                                  Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75                 AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                  fish and wildlife habitat improvements,
                                                  percent of the total eligible costs. Federal            Interior.                                             and other purposes consistent with the
                                                  funds provided under the Stafford Act for               ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list            enabling legislation.
                                                  Public Assistance also will be limited to 75            and approval of projects.                                To be eligible for funding, a project
                                                  percent of the total eligible costs, with the                                                                 must benefit fish and/or wildlife
                                                  exception of projects that meet the eligibility         SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and                      conservation for at least 26 States, for a
                                                  criteria for a higher Federal cost-sharing
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                                                                                                          Wildlife Service (Service), announce the              majority of the States in any one Service
                                                  percentage under the Public Assistance                  Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 priority list of                Region, or for one of the regional
                                                  Alternative Procedures Pilot Program for                                                                      associations of State fish and wildlife
                                                                                                          wildlife and sport fish conservation
                                                  Debris Removal implemented pursuant to
                                                  section 428 of the Stafford Act.                        projects from the Association of Fish                 agencies. We may award grants to a
                                                     Further, you are authorized to make                  and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As                      State, a group of States, or one or more
                                                  changes to this declaration for the approved            required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish               nongovernmental organizations. For the
                                                  assistance to the extent allowable under the            Restoration Programs Improvement Act                  purpose of carrying out the National
                                                  Stafford Act.                                           of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects              Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and


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                                                  Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may                       hunting or trapping of wildlife, or to                 projects to the directors of the State fish
                                                  award grants to the Service, if requested                    regulated angling or taking of fish.                   and wildlife agencies for their approval
                                                  by AFWA, or to a State or a group of                            AFWA committees and interested                      by majority vote. By statute, AFWA then
                                                  States. Also, AFWA requires all project                      nongovernmental organizations that                     transmits the final approved list to the
                                                  proposals to address its National                            represent conservation organizations,                  Service for funding under the Multistate
                                                  Conservation Needs, which AFWA                               sportsmen’s and women’s organizations,                 Conservation Grant program by October
                                                  announces annually at the same time it                       and industries that support or promote                 1 of the fiscal year. This year, AFWA
                                                  requests proposals. Further, applicants                      fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational               sent us a list of 18 projects that they
                                                  must provide certification that no                           shooting, bowhunting, or archery review                recommended for funding. We awarded
                                                  activities conducted under a Multistate                      and rank eligible project proposals.                   all of the recommended projects for FY
                                                  Conservation Grant will promote or                           AFWA’s Committee on National Grants
                                                                                                                                                                      2016. The list follows:
                                                  encourage opposition to regulated                            recommends a final list of priority

                                                                                                           MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM
                                                                                                                                 [FY 2016 projects]

                                                                                                                                                                     PR funding 1                          Total 2015
                                                         ID                                           Title                                         Submitter                           DJ funding 2         grant

                                                  1 .................   State Fish & Wildlife Agency Technical Workgroup for the              AFWA                         $3,360             $3,360            $6,720
                                                                          2016 National Survey.
                                                  2 .................   State Fish and Wildlife Agency Administration and Co-                 AFWA                      77,386.63          77,386.63        154,773.26
                                                                          ordination.
                                                  3 .................   Development of a National Outreach Strategy ..................        AFWA                         74,925             74,925           149,850
                                                  4 .................   Increasing Effectiveness of State Wildlife Agencies                   AFWA                         15,000             15,000            30,000
                                                                          Through Leadership & Professional Development.
                                                  5 .................   Management Assistance Team (MAT) and the National                     AFWA                        118,568            118,568           237,136
                                                                          Conservation Leadership Institute.
                                                  6 .................   State Fish & Wildlife Agency Director Travel Administra-              AFWA                      48,056.25          48,056.25         96,112.50
                                                                          tion and Coordination.
                                                  7 .................   Expansion & Implementation of the North American Con-                 AFWA                         12,485             12,485            24,970
                                                                          servation Education Strategy’s Outdoor Recreation
                                                                          Model.
                                                  8 .................   Preserve State Agencies’ Authority to Manage Wildlife                 AFWA                             9,000           9,000            18,000
                                                                          Resources and Promote Their Interest in the Imple-
                                                                          mentation of International Treaties.
                                                  9 .................   Diversifying Outdoor Education: Translate Explore                     ATA                          52,500                      0        52,500
                                                                          Bowhunting into Spanish to Reveal an Untapped Mar-
                                                                          ket.
                                                  10 ...............    AFWA’s Legal Strategy: Educating Law Students, Law-                   AFWA                         75,000             75,000           150,000
                                                                          yers, Judges, and the Public on State Legal Authority
                                                                          to Manage Fish and Wildlife Resources.
                                                  11 ...............    Coordination of the Industry, Federal, and State Agency               AFWA                         86,640             86,640           173,280
                                                                          Coalition.
                                                  12 ...............    Recruitment of Hispanic Hunters: Using a Case Studies                 Max McGraw                   19,675                      0        19,675
                                                                          approach to gain insights into Hispanic values toward                Wildlife Foun-
                                                                          wildlife and motivations and participation in hunting.               dation
                                                  13 ...............    Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT) ..........................     WAFWA                        20,000             20,000            40,000
                                                  14 ...............    2016—Raising Awareness of the WSFR Program and im-                    WMI                          60,000             60,000           120,000
                                                                          proving industry relations to ensure the long-term sta-
                                                                          bility of the program.
                                                  15 ...............    Advancing the Objectives of the National Fish Habitat Ac-             AFWA/NFHB                             0         86,000            86,000
                                                                          tion Plan through Regional and Collaborative Science
                                                                          and Priority Setting.
                                                  16 ...............    Coordination of the 2016 National Survey Efforts (part A)             FWS                         128,483            128,483           256,966
                                                  17 ...............    50 State Surveys Related to Fishing, Hunting, and Wild-               Rockville Institute       1,780,370          1,780,370         3,560,740
                                                                          life-Associated Recreation (part B).                                  (Westat)
                                                  18 ...............    National-Level Results for the 2016 Survey of Fishing,                FWS/U.S. Census           1,272,167          1,272,167         2,544,334
                                                                          Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (part A).                  Bureau

                                                                                                                                                                     3,853,615.88       3,867,440.88       7,721,056.76
                                                     1 PRFunding: Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds.
                                                     2 DJFunding: Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds.
                                                     AFWA: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
                                                     ATA: Archery Trade Association.
                                                     NFHB: National Fish Habitat Board.
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                                                     WAFWA: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
                                                     WMI: Wildlife Management Institute.




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                                                    Dated: December 7, 2015.                                 Public Land Order No. 7184 (61 FR                  telecommunications device for the deaf
                                                  Stephen Guertin,                                        5719 (1996)), as corrected (61 FR 24948               (TDD) may call the Federal Information
                                                  Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.               (1996)), which withdrew 4,921 acres of                Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–02799 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]             National Forest System lands from                     to contact the above individual during
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              protect the significant recreational and              above individuals. You will receive a
                                                                                                          visual resources of the Elk River Wild                reply during normal hours.
                                                  Bureau of Land Management                               and Scenic Corridor, is hereby extended               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All DAC
                                                                                                          for an additional 20-year period. The                 meetings are open to the public. The 15-
                                                  [LLOR936000.L14400000.ET0000.
                                                  15XL1109AF; HAG 15–0155; OR–50500]                      withdrawal extended by this order will                member council advises the Secretary of
                                                                                                          expire on February 13, 2036, unless, as               the Interior, through the BLM, on a
                                                  Public Land Order No. 7850; Extension                   a result of a review conducted prior to               variety of planning and management
                                                  of Public Land Order No. 7184, Elk                      the expiration date pursuant to Section               issues associated with public land
                                                  River Wild and Scenic Corridor;                         204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and                 management on BLM-administered
                                                  Oregon                                                  Management Act of 1976 43 U.S.C.                      lands in the California desert. Public
                                                                                                          1714, the Secretary determines that the               comment for items not on the agenda
                                                  AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                    withdrawal shall be further extended.                 will be scheduled at the beginning of
                                                  Interior.                                                                                                     the meeting Saturday morning. Time for
                                                                                                            Dated: January 31, 2016.
                                                  ACTION: Public Land Order.                                                                                    public comment is made available by
                                                                                                          Janice M. Schneider,
                                                                                                          Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals                 the council chairman during the
                                                  SUMMARY:   This order extends the
                                                                                                          Management.                                           presentation of various agenda items,
                                                  duration of the withdrawal created by
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–02797 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]           and is scheduled at the end of the
                                                  Public Land Order No. 7184 for an
                                                                                                                                                                meeting for topics not on the agenda.
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                                                                                                                                                                While the Saturday meeting is
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                                                  This extension is necessary to continue
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                                                  the protection of the investment of
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                                                                                                          Bureau of Land Management                             conclude its presentations and
                                                  visual resources of the Elk River Wild
                                                                                                                                                                discussions. Therefore, members of the
                                                  and Scenic Corridor within the Siskiyou                 [LLCAD01000 L12100000.MD0000
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                                                  National Forest in Oregon.
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                                                                                                          Meeting of the California Desert
                                                  effective on February 14, 2016.                                                                               Saturday meeting will include updates
                                                                                                          District Advisory Council
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              by council members, the BLM California
                                                  Robin Ligons, Bureau of Land                            AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management.                  Desert District Manager, five Field
                                                  Management Oregon/Washington State                      ACTION:   Notice of public meeting.                   Managers, and council subgroups. Focus
                                                  Office, 503–808–6169, or Candice                                                                              topics for the meeting will include
                                                  Polisky, U.S. Forest Service, Region 6,                 SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                                                                                                                                wilderness and Paradise Valley. Written
                                                  Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 503–                 Federal Land Policy and Management
                                                                                                                                                                comments may be filed in advance of
                                                  808–2479. Persons who use a                             Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal
                                                                                                                                                                the meeting for the California Desert
                                                  telecommunications device for the deaf                  Advisory Committee Act of 1972
                                                                                                                                                                District Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of
                                                  (TDD) may call the Federal Information                  (FACA), the U.S. Department of the
                                                                                                                                                                Land Management, External Affairs,
                                                  Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339                  Interior, Bureau of Land Management
                                                                                                                                                                22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos,
                                                  to reach either of the above contacts.                  (BLM) California Desert District
                                                                                                                                                                Moreno Valley, CA 92553. Written
                                                  The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7                 Advisory Council (DAC) will meet as
                                                                                                                                                                comments also are accepted at the time
                                                  days a week, to leave a message or                      indicated below.
                                                                                                                                                                of the meeting and, if copies are
                                                  question with either of the above                       DATES: The DAC will participate in a                  provided to the recorder, will be
                                                  individuals. You will receive a reply                   field tour of BLM-administered public                 incorporated into the minutes.
                                                  during normal business hours.                           lands on Friday, March 4, 2016, from
                                                                                                          8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will meet in                 Dated: January 29, 2016.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                                                                Teresa A. Raml,
                                                  purpose for which the withdrawal was                    formal session on Saturday, March 5,
                                                                                                          2015, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in                  California Desert District Manager.
                                                  first made requires this extension to
                                                  continue protection of the Federal                      Palm Springs, California. Members of                  [FR Doc. 2016–02767 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]

                                                  investment of approximately $6.6                        the public are welcome. They must                     BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

                                                  million in recreational developments                    provide their own transportation, meals
                                                  and fisheries in the Elk River Wild and                 and beverages. Final agendas for the
                                                  Scenic Corridor within the Siskiyou                     Friday field trip and the Saturday public             INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                  National Forest located in Curry County,                meeting, along with the Saturday                      COMMISSION
                                                                                                          meeting location, will be posted on the
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                                                  Oregon.
                                                                                                          DAC Web page at http://www.blm.gov/                   Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
                                                  Order                                                   ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html when                       Solicitation of Comments Relating to
                                                    By virtue of the authority vested in                  finalized.                                            the Public Interest
                                                  the Secretary of the Interior by Section                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
                                                  204 of the Federal Land Policy and                      Stephen Razo, BLM California Desert                   Commission.
                                                  Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.                       District External Affairs, 1–951–697–
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION: Notice.
                                                  1714, it is ordered as follows:                         5217. Persons who use a


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of receipt of priority list and approval of projects.
ContactJohn C. Stremple, (703) 358-2156 (phone) or [email protected] (email).
FR Citation81 FR 7371 

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