82 FR 54404 - Revocation of Orders of Succession for the Office of the Deputy Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

Page Range		54404-54405
FR Document		2017-25024

In this document, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development rescinds all previous Orders of Succession for the Office of the Deputy Secretary.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25024]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6067-N-01]


Revocation of Orders of Succession for the Office of the Deputy 
Secretary

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, HUD.

ACTION: Revocation of Orders of Succession.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development rescinds all previous Orders of 
Succession for the Office of the Deputy Secretary.

DATES: November 13, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Deputy Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 
10100, Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone (202) 402-5430. (This is 
not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing- or speech-impairments 
may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section A. Revocation of Orders of Succession

    The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development revokes and rescinds any Orders of Succession for the 
Office of Deputy Secretary that was signed by a previous Deputy 
Secretary or Acting Deputy Secretary, including Orders of Succession 
published in the Federal Register or published by memorandum.

Section B. Authority Superseded

    This publication supersedes all prior Orders of Succession for the 
Office of the Deputy Secretary, including Orders of Succession 
published by memorandum on January 8, 2017 and August 4, 2017.

    Authority:  Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).


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    Dated: November 13, 2017.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: November 13, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: population and the total management
Pamela H. Patenaude, Timothy J. Van Norman, (703) 358–2104 program for the elephant in each
Deputy Secretary. (telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax); or country to ensure the program is
[FR Doc. 2017–25024 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] DMAFR@fws.gov (email). promoting the conservation of the
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: species.
The preamble to the 1997 proposed
Background rule noted that positive enhancement
The African elephant (Loxodonta findings for the countries of Zimbabwe,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR africana) is listed as threatened under Botswana, and Namibia had been made
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as and would remain in effect until the
Fish and Wildlife Service Service found that the conditions of the
amended (ESA or Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), on the List of Endangered and section 4(d) rule are no longer met and
[FWS–HQ–IA–2017–N116; published notice of a changed finding in
FXIA16710900000–XXX–FF09A30000] Threatened Wildlife in title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR the Federal Register. On May 18, 2001,
17.11(h)). It is also regulated under the we published a final rule again
Issuance of Import Permits for
provisions of section 4(d) of the Act announcing decisions made at a meeting
Zimbabwe Elephant Trophies Taken on
(known as a ‘‘section 4(d) rule’’) with a of the Conference of the Parties to
or After January 21, 2016, and on or
rule found at 50 CFR 17.40(e). The CITES, including the decision to down-
Before December 31, 2018
section 4(d) rule includes specific list the South African population of
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, requirements for the import of sport- African elephants from CITES Appendix
Interior. hunted trophies. Under I to Appendix II (66 FR 27601). We
ACTION: Notice. again discussed the import requirements
§ 17.40(e)(6)(i)(B), in order for the
for African elephant sport-hunted
Service to authorize the import of a
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife trophies and stated that the
sport-hunted elephant trophy, the
Service (Service) has made a finding enhancement finding for South African
Service must find that the killing of the
that the killing of African elephant elephants would remain in effect until
trophy animal will enhance the survival
trophy animals in Zimbabwe, on or after the Service found that conditions of the
of the species in the wild (known as an
January 21, 2016, and on or before rule are no longer met and published
‘‘enhancement finding’’).
December 31, 2018, will enhance the notice of a changed finding in the
The Zimbabwe elephant population, Federal Register. The U.S. District Court
survival of the African elephant. along with elephant populations in
Applications to import trophies hunted for the District of Columbia, in Safari
Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa, Club International, et al. v. Jewell, et al.,
during this time period will be are also included in Appendix II of the
considered to have met the 213 F. Supp. 3d 48 (D.D.C. Sept. 30,
Convention on International Trade in 2016), has held that the Service created
enhancement requirement, unless we Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
issue a new finding based on available a binding duty on itself when it stated
Flora (CITES) for the exclusive purpose in the preamble of the 1997 proposed
information. The Service may replace of allowing certain trade subject to
this finding, without any notification in rule that it would publish notice in the
annotation, including trade in hunting Federal Register before making a change
the Federal Register, at any time that trophies for noncommercial purposes.
this finding no longer reflects the in its 1997 enhancement finding for
All specimens not included in the Zimbabwe, and that the Service then
available information consistent with annotation are deemed Appendix I
the regulatory requirements. In violated this commitment when it
specimens, and trade in them is published the Federal Register notice
reviewing each application received for regulated accordingly. On August 22,
import of such specimens, the Service on May 12, 2014, several weeks after
1997, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service making an interim negative
evaluates the information provided in (Service) published a proposed rule
the application, as well as other enhancement finding for Zimbabwe on
announcing decisions by the Conference April 4, 2014. As remedy, the Court
information available to the Service on of the Parties to CITES and seeking
the status of the elephant population ordered that the effective date of the
comment on whether the United States 2014 enhancement finding is the date of
and the management program for should enter a reservation for any of the
elephants in the country to ensure that the Federal Register notice, May 12,
species that had been listed on CITES 2014, meaning that trophies taken on or
the program is promoting the Appendices I and II (62 FR 44627). We
conservation of the species. Each before May 11, 2014 were allowed to
discussed how the populations of meet the enhancement requirement. We
application to import sport-hunted African elephants in Zimbabwe,
elephant trophies must also meet all did not intend to create a legal duty to
Botswana, and Namibia had been down- publish changed enhancement findings
other applicable permitting listed from CITES Appendix I to
requirements before it may be through these Federal Register
Appendix II and noted that, because preamble statements.
authorized. This determination does not African elephants are listed under the On June 6, 2016, the Service amended
affect previous determinations by the ESA as threatened, the African elephant the African elephant section 4(d) rule
Service regarding trophy animals taken section 4(d) rule found at 50 CFR (81 FR 36388). With this amendment,
before January 21, 2016. 17.40(e) would continue to apply. This ESA permits are required to import all
DATES: This finding is made November rule required that we find that the African elephant sport-hunted trophies,
17, 2017. killing of the animal whose trophy was
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including those from the CITES
ADDRESSES: Timothy J. Van Norman, intended for import would enhance the Appendix II populations of Zimbabwe,
Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of survival of the species before a sport- Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Management Authority, U.S. Fish and hunted trophy could be imported. We Because all imports will be
Wildlife Service, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg also stated that, in making the required accompanied by a threatened species
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; fax enhancement finding for the import of permit evaluated through the ESA
(703) 358–2280; or email DMAFR@ sport-hunted trophies, the Service must permit application process found at 50
fws.gov. review the status of the elephant CFR 17.32(a), we will no longer publish

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Revocation of Orders of Succession.
Dates		November 13, 2017.
Contact		Office of Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 10100, Washington, DC 20410-6000, telephone (202) 402-5430. (This is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing- or speech-impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation		82 FR 54404