81 FR 92848 - Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible Lands for Consideration as Wilderness Areas: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 244 (December 20, 2016)
| Page Range | 92848-92848 | |
| FR Document | 2016-30635 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 92848] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30635] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR National Park Service [PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000; NPS-SERO-BISO-021991] Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible Lands for Consideration as Wilderness Areas: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) intends to assess lands within the authorized boundaries of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River for wilderness eligibility. DATES: It is anticipated that the assessments for both parks will be completed by October 1, 2017. ADDRESSES: Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are encouraged to provide written comments or suggestions to assist the NPS in determining the scope of issues related to the eligibility of land considered as wilderness at Big South Fork National River Recreational Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River. Written comments may be sent to: Superintendent, 4564 Leatherwood Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suggestions, comments, and requests for further information should be directed to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Superintendent Niki Stephanie Nicholas, by phone at 423-569-9778, via email at [email protected], or by mail at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964, and in accordance with NPS Management Policies (2006), Section 6.2.1, the NPS intends to assess all lands within the authorized boundaries of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild & Scenic River for wilderness eligibility. A determination of eligibility and subsequent future actions will be announced in the Federal Register upon completion of the assessment. Dated: December 7, 2016. Barclay C. Trimble, Deputy Regional Director, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2016-30635 Filed 12-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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Force Base Middlesex County, in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 4. Judging period ends on August 3,
State of Massachusetts, and was to the Wilderness Act of 1964, and in 2018.
accepted September 29, 2016. We will accordance with NPS Management 5. Winners announced on or before
place a copy of the plat we described in Policies (2006), Section 6.2.1, the NPS September 5, 2018.
the open files. It will be available to the intends to assess all lands within the ADDRESSES: The Sub-Seasonal Climate
public as a matter of information. authorized boundaries of Big South Fork Forecast Rodeo Prize Competition will
If BLM receives a protest against this National River and Recreation Area and be posted on the following crowd-
survey, as shown on the plat, prior to Obed Wild & Scenic River for sourcing platforms where Solvers can
the date of the official filing, we will wilderness eligibility. A determination register for this prize competition:
stay the filing pending our of eligibility and subsequent future 1. The Water Pavilion located at the
consideration of the protest. We will not actions will be announced in the InnoCentive Challenge Center:
officially file the plat until the day after Federal Register upon completion of the www.innocentive.com/water-pavilion/.
we have accepted or dismissed all assessment. 2. U.S. Federal Government Challenge
protests and they have become final, Dated: December 7, 2016. Platform: www.Challenge.gov.
including decisions on appeals. Barclay C. Trimble, InnoCentive, Inc. is administering this
Dominica VanKoten, Deputy Regional Director, Southeast Region. challenge under a challenge support
[FR Doc. 2016–30635 Filed 12–19–16; 8:45 am]
services contract with the Bureau of
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
Reclamation. Challenge.gov will re-
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direct the Solver community to the
BILLING CODE P InnoCentive Challenge Center as the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR administrator for this prize competition.
Additional details for this prize
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR competition, including background
Bureau of Reclamation
National Park Service information, templates, and the
[RR08100000, 17XR0680A1,
RY.1541CH20.WA01701]
Challenge Agreement specific for this
[PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000; NPS– prize competition, can be accessed
SERO–BISO–021991] through either of these prize
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for a Prize Competition competition web addresses. The
Assessment of Eligible and Ineligible
Titled: Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecast Challenge Agreement contains more
Lands for Consideration as Wilderness
Rodeo details of the prize competition rules
Areas: Big South Fork National River
and terms that Solvers must agree with
and Recreation Area and Obed Wild AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, to be eligible to compete.
and Scenic River Interior. Information pertaining to this
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. competition will be posted to the
ACTION: Notice of Intent. Bureau of Reclamation’s current prize
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is
competitions Web page at
SUMMARY: The National Park Service announcing the following prize
www.usbr.gov/research/challenges/
(NPS) intends to assess lands within the competition, Sub-Seasonal Climate
Forecast Rodeo. This Challenge seeks to current/.
authorized boundaries of Big South Fork FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National River and Recreation Area and improve on existing sub-seasonal
forecasts and asks Solvers (i.e., Challenge Manager: Dr. David Raff,
Obed Wild and Scenic River for Science Advisor, Bureau of
wilderness eligibility. competitors in the Challenge) to develop
systems that perform demonstratively Reclamation, (202) 440–1284, draff@
DATES: It is anticipated that the usbr.gov; Ken Nowak (303) 445–2197,
better than existing baseline forecasts
assessments for both parks will be for temperature and precipitation over a knowak@usbr.gov.
completed by October 1, 2017. 15–42-day time frame. Solvers will have SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
ADDRESSES: Interested individuals, approximately 3 months to develop Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is
organizations, and agencies are their system, at which point they are announcing the following prize
encouraged to provide written asked to provide forecasts every 2 weeks competition in compliance with 15
comments or suggestions to assist the over a 13-month period, with the first U.S.C. 3719, Prize Competitions. The
NPS in determining the scope of issues month being a ‘‘pre-season’’ to become intent is to spur innovation toward
related to the eligibility of land familiar with the submission and improved forecasts of temperature and
considered as wilderness at Big South evaluation processes. precipitation using a real-time
Fork National River Recreational Area DATES: Listed below are the specific competition and cash prizes as
and Obed Wild and Scenic River. dates pertaining to this prize incentives.
Written comments may be sent to: competition. Please note that times in Prize Competition Summary:
Superintendent, 4564 Leatherwood meteorology are based upon a world- Improved sub-seasonal forecasts for
Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841. wide 24-hour clock called Zulu time (Z). weather and climate conditions (lead-
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional detail on Zulu time is times ranging from 15 to 45 days and
Suggestions, comments, and requests for available in the SUPPLEMENTARY beyond) would allow water managers to
further information should be directed INFORMATION section of this notice. better prepare for shifts in hydrologic
to Big South Fork National River and regimes such as the onset of drought or
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
1. First forecast due on or before 0Z
Recreation Area Superintendent Niki (Zulu) March 21, 2017 (pre-season), and occurrence of wet weather extremes.
Stephanie Nicholas, by phone at 423– 0Z April 18, 2017 (actual competition). The challenge with sub-seasonal
569–9778, via email at BISO_ 2. Final forecast and hind-cast due on weather and climate forecasting is that
Superintendent@nps.gov, or by mail at or before 0Z April 3, 2018. it encompasses the time frame where
Big South Fork National River and 3. Final submission due on or before initial state or condition information,
Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood 11:59 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time) May 3, such as coupled land-atmosphere
Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841. 2018. processes becomes less important, and
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Intent. | |
| Dates | It is anticipated that the assessments for both parks will be completed by October 1, 2017. | |
| Contact | Suggestions, comments, and requests for further information should be directed to Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Superintendent Niki Stephanie Nicholas, by phone at 423-569-9778, via email at [email protected], or by mail at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841. | |
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