81_FR_84807 81 FR 84581 - Notice of Proposed Subaward Under a Council-Selected Restoration Component Award

81 FR 84581 - Notice of Proposed Subaward Under a Council-Selected Restoration Component Award

GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 226 (November 23, 2016)

Page Range84581-84581
FR Document2016-28316

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) publishes notice of a proposed subaward from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the Nature Conservancy (TNC), a nonprofit organization, for the purpose of acquiring three properties in the Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor in accordance with the Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor Implementation Award as approved in the Initial Funded Priority List.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
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GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL


Notice of Proposed Subaward Under a Council-Selected Restoration 
Component Award

AGENCY: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) 
publishes notice of a proposed subaward from the Texas Commission on 
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the Nature Conservancy (TNC), a 
nonprofit organization, for the purpose of acquiring three properties 
in the Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor in accordance with the Bahia 
Grande Coastal Corridor Implementation Award as approved in the Initial 
Funded Priority List.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please send questions by email to 
raams_pgmsupport@restorethegulf.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1321(t)(2)(E)(ii)(III) of the 
RESTORE Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(t)(2)(E)(ii)(III)) and Treasury's 
implementing regulation at 31 CFR 34.401(b) require that, for purposes 
of awards made under the Council-Selected Restoration Component, a 
State or Federal award recipient may make a grant or subaward to or 
enter into a cooperative agreement with a nongovernmental entity that 
equals or exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of the award provided 
to the State or Federal award recipient only if certain notice 
requirements are met. Specifically, at least 30 days before the State 
or Federal award recipient enters into such an agreement, the Council 
must publish in the Federal Register and deliver to specified 
Congressional Committees the name of the recipient and subrecipient; a 
brief description of the activity, including its purpose; and the 
amount of the award. This notice accomplishes the Federal Register 
requirement.

Description of Proposed Action

    As specified in the Initial Funded Priority List, which is 
available on the Council's Web site at https://www.restorethegulf.gov/council-selected-restoration-component/funded-priorities-list, RESTORE 
Act funds will support the Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor Implementation 
Award (Bahia Grande Award) to TCEQ. Through this Award of $4,378,500, 
approximately 1,852 acres of land will be conserved through fee title 
acquisition from willing sellers and added to a 105,000 acre corridor 
of conservation lands that includes the Laguna Atascosa National 
Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Boca Chica State Park, and the Lower Rio Grande 
Valley NWR. Property acquisitions under the Bahia Grande Award will be 
accomplished through a subaward in the amount of $4,363,391 from TCEQ 
to TNC. Through the subaward, TNC will acquire three properties in the 
Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor, which are expected to ultimately become 
part of the Laguna Atascosa NWR. These properties will connect Laguna 
Atascosa NWR, Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR, and Boca Chica State Park, 
as well as over 2 million acres of intact habitat on private ranchland 
with the 1.3 million acre Rio Bravo Protected Area. The connection 
provided by these properties will provide additional protection for, 
and could prevent future listing of State-threatened species like the 
reddish egret, Botteri's sparrow, white-tailed hawk, white-faced ibis, 
Texas tortoise, Texas indigo snake and Texas horned lizard. Conserving 
additional portions of the Bahia Grande wetland system and portions of 
its watershed will secure valuable freshwater inflows and allow 
partners to complete hydrological restoration needed to increase tidal 
flows and divert freshwater inflows needed to fully restore this 
system.

Will D. Spoon,
Program Analyst, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council.
[FR Doc. 2016-28316 Filed 11-22-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  submit your paper comment to the                        (33 U.S.C. 1321(t)(2)(E)(ii)(III)) and                partners to complete hydrological
                                                  Commission by courier or overnight                      Treasury’s implementing regulation at                 restoration needed to increase tidal
                                                  service.                                                31 CFR 34.401(b) require that, for                    flows and divert freshwater inflows
                                                    Visit the Commission Web site at                      purposes of awards made under the                     needed to fully restore this system.
                                                  http://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice.                 Council-Selected Restoration
                                                  The FTC Act and other laws that the                     Component, a State or Federal award                   Will D. Spoon,
                                                  Commission administers permit the                       recipient may make a grant or subaward                Program Analyst, Gulf Coast Ecosystem
                                                  collection of public comments to                        to or enter into a cooperative agreement              Restoration Council.
                                                  consider and use in this proceeding as                  with a nongovernmental entity that                    [FR Doc. 2016–28316 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  appropriate. The Commission will                        equals or exceeds 10 percent of the total             BILLING CODE 6560–58–P
                                                  consider all timely and responsive                      amount of the award provided to the
                                                  public comments that it receives on or                  State or Federal award recipient only if
                                                  before December 23, 2016. You can find                  certain notice requirements are met.
                                                  more information, including routine                     Specifically, at least 30 days before the             DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                  uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in                   State or Federal award recipient enters               HUMAN SERVICES
                                                  the Commission’s privacy policy, at                     into such an agreement, the Council
                                                  http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.shtm.                    must publish in the Federal Register                  Agency for Healthcare Research and
                                                    Comments on the information                           and deliver to specified Congressional                Quality
                                                  collection requirements subject to                      Committees the name of the recipient
                                                  review under the PRA should also be                     and subrecipient; a brief description of              Agency Information Collection
                                                  submitted to OMB. If sent by U.S. mail,                 the activity, including its purpose; and              Activities: Proposed Collection;
                                                  address comments to: Office of                          the amount of the award. This notice                  Comment Request
                                                  Information and Regulatory Affairs,                     accomplishes the Federal Register
                                                  Office of Management and Budget,                        requirement.                                          AGENCY:Agency for Healthcare Research
                                                  Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal                 Description of Proposed Action                        and Quality, HHS.
                                                  Trade Commission, New Executive
                                                  Office Building, Docket Library, Room                      As specified in the Initial Funded                 ACTION:   Notice.
                                                  10102, 725 17th Street NW.,                             Priority List, which is available on the
                                                  Washington, DC 20503. Comments sent                     Council’s Web site at https://                        SUMMARY:   This notice announces the
                                                  to OMB by U.S. postal mail, however,                    www.restorethegulf.gov/council-                       intention of the Agency for Healthcare
                                                  are subject to delays due to heightened                 selected-restoration-component/funded-                Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
                                                  security precautions. Thus, comments                    priorities-list, RESTORE Act funds will               that the Office of Management and
                                                  instead should be sent by facsimile to                  support the Bahia Grande Coastal                      Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
                                                  (202) 395–5167.                                         Corridor Implementation Award (Bahia                  information collection project: ‘‘The
                                                                                                          Grande Award) to TCEQ. Through this                   Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
                                                  David C. Shonka,                                        Award of $4,378,500, approximately                    Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Patient-
                                                  Principal Deputy General Counsel.                       1,852 acres of land will be conserved
                                                                                                                                                                Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Items
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–28208 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am]            through fee title acquisition from
                                                                                                                                                                Demonstration Study.’’ In accordance
                                                  BILLING CODE 6750–01–P                                  willing sellers and added to a 105,000
                                                                                                          acre corridor of conservation lands that              with the Paperwork Reduction Act,
                                                                                                          includes the Laguna Atascosa National                 AHRQ invites the public to comment on
                                                                                                          Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Boca Chica                     this proposed information collection.
                                                  GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM
                                                  RESTORATION COUNCIL                                     State Park, and the Lower Rio Grande                     This proposed information collection
                                                                                                          Valley NWR. Property acquisitions                     was previously published in the Federal
                                                  Notice of Proposed Subaward Under a                     under the Bahia Grande Award will be                  Register on August 3rd, 2016 and
                                                  Council-Selected Restoration                            accomplished through a subaward in                    allowed 60 days for public comment.
                                                  Component Award                                         the amount of $4,363,391 from TCEQ to                 AHRQ did not receive any substantive
                                                                                                          TNC. Through the subaward, TNC will                   comments. The purpose of this notice is
                                                  AGENCY:  Gulf Coast Ecosystem                           acquire three properties in the Bahia
                                                  Restoration Council.                                                                                          to allow an additional 30 days for public
                                                                                                          Grande Coastal Corridor, which are                    comment.
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         expected to ultimately become part of
                                                                                                          the Laguna Atascosa NWR. These                        DATES: Comments on this notice must be
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Gulf Coast Ecosystem
                                                                                                          properties will connect Laguna Atascosa               received by December 23, 2016.
                                                  Restoration Council (Council) publishes
                                                                                                          NWR, Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR,
                                                  notice of a proposed subaward from the                                                                        ADDRESSES:   Written comments should
                                                                                                          and Boca Chica State Park, as well as
                                                  Texas Commission on Environmental                                                                             be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
                                                                                                          over 2 million acres of intact habitat on
                                                  Quality (TCEQ) to the Nature                                                                                  Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
                                                                                                          private ranchland with the 1.3 million
                                                  Conservancy (TNC), a nonprofit                                                                                (attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by
                                                                                                          acre Rio Bravo Protected Area. The
                                                  organization, for the purpose of                                                                              email at OIRA_submission@
                                                                                                          connection provided by these properties
                                                  acquiring three properties in the Bahia                                                                       omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk
                                                                                                          will provide additional protection for,
                                                  Grande Coastal Corridor in accordance                                                                         officer).
                                                                                                          and could prevent future listing of State-
                                                  with the Bahia Grande Coastal Corridor
                                                                                                          threatened species like the reddish
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                                                  Implementation Award as approved in                                                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          egret, Botteri’s sparrow, white-tailed
                                                  the Initial Funded Priority List.                       hawk, white-faced ibis, Texas tortoise,               Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Texas indigo snake and Texas horned                   Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
                                                  Please send questions by email to                       lizard. Conserving additional portions of             email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
                                                  raams_pgmsupport@restorethegulf.gov.                    the Bahia Grande wetland system and                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                      portions of its watershed will secure
                                                  1321(t)(2)(E)(ii)(III) of the RESTORE Act               valuable freshwater inflows and allow


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FR Citation81 FR 84581 

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