82 FR 5595 - Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-00983 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 5595-5596] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00983] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [FWS-R8-FHC-2016-N196; FXFR1334088TWG0W4-123-FF08EACT00] Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), after consultation with the General Services Administration, has renewed the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group (Working Group) for 2 years. The Working Group provides recommendations on all aspects of the implementation of the Trinity River Restoration Program and affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River restoration efforts. ADDRESSES: For more information on the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group and the Trinity River Restoration Program, see https://www.fws.gov/arcata/fisheries/tamwg.html and http://www.trrp.net/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Polos, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road; Arcata, CA 95521; 707-822-7201. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Working Group conducts its operations in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix). It reports to the Trinity River Management Council (TMC) and functions solely as an advisory body. The TMC reports to the Secretary through the Mid-Pacific Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Pacific Southwest Regional Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Working Group [[Page 5596]] provides recommendations and advice to the TMC on: (1) The effectiveness of management actions in achieving restoration goals and alternative hypotheses (methods and strategies) for study, (2) the priority for restoration projects, (3) funding priorities, and (4) other components of the Trinity River Restoration Program. We have filed a copy of the Working Group's charter with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration; the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate; the Committee on Natural Resources, United States House of Representatives; and the Library of Congress. Certification I hereby certify that the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by Public Laws 84-386 and 96-335 (Trinity River Stream Rectification Act), 98-541 and 104-143 (Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act of 1984), and 102-575 (Central Valley Project Improvement Act). The Working Group will assist the Department of the Interior by providing advice and recommendations on all aspects of implementation of the Trinity River Restoration Program. Dated: December 13, 2016. Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 2017-00983 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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qualifying disasters come from the FEMA Administration for its disaster loan program calculates total serious unmet recovery needs
Individual Assistance program data on for the subset of homes inspected by both as the aggregate of:
housing-unit damage as of December 9, 2016. SBA and FEMA for 2011 to 2013 disasters. • Serious unmet housing needs in most
The core data on housing damage for both Because SBA is inspecting for full repair impacted counties.
the unmet housing needs calculation and the costs, it is presumed to reflect the full cost • Serious unmet business needs.
concentrated damage are based on home to repair the home, which is generally more • The estimated local match requirement
inspection data for FEMA’s Individual than the FEMA estimates on the cost to make for the repair of infrastructure estimated for
Assistance program. HUD calculates ‘‘unmet the home habitable. FEMA’s Public Assistance program.
housing needs’’ as the number of housing For each household determined to have Natural break for most impacted disasters.
units with unmet needs times the estimated unmet housing needs (as described above), HUD limits funded disasters to those with
cost to repair those units less repair funds their estimated average unmet housing need that have substantially higher unmet needs
already provided by FEMA, where: less assumed assistance from FEMA, SBA, than other jurisdictions. Florida, Louisiana,
Each of the FEMA inspected owner units and insurance was calculated at $27,455 for North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and
are categorized by HUD into one of five major damage (low); $45,688 for major West Virginia each have aggregate unmet
categories: damage (high); and $59,493 for severe needs in excess of $50,000,000, an amount
• Minor-Low: Less than $3,000 of FEMA damage. that is higher than other jurisdictions affected
inspected real property damage. by major disasters declared between January
• Minor-High: $3,000 to $7,999 of FEMA Methods for Estimating Unmet
Infrastructure Needs 1 and December 10, 2016.
inspected real property damage.
[FR Doc. 2017–01007 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am]
• Major-Low: $8,000 to $14,999 of FEMA To best proxy unmet infrastructure needs,
inspected real property damage. HUD uses data from FEMA’s Public BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
• Major-High: $15,000 to $28,800 of FEMA Assistance program on the expected State
inspected real property damage and/or 4 to match requirement (usually 25 percent of the
6 feet of flooding on the first floor. estimated public assistance needs, it is 10 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Severe: Greater than $28,800 of FEMA percent for DR–4277 in Louisiana). This
inspected real property damage or allocation uses only a subset of the Public Office of the Secretary
determined destroyed and/or 6 or more feet Assistance damage estimates reflecting the
of flooding on the first floor. categories of activities most likely to require [FWS–R8–FHC–2016–N196;
To meet the statutory requirement of ‘‘most CDBG funding above the Public Assistance FXFR1334088TWG0W4–123–FF08EACT00]
impacted’’ in this legislative language, homes and State match requirement. Those
are determined to have a high level of activities are categories: C, Roads and Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive
damage if they have damage of ‘‘major-low’’ Bridges; D, Water Control Facilities; E, Public Management Working Group
or higher. That is, they have a real property Buildings; F, Public Utilities; and G,
FEMA inspected damage of $8,000 or Recreational—Other. Categories A (Debris AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
flooding over 1 foot. Furthermore, a Removal) and B (Protective Measures) are ACTION: Notice.
homeowner is determined to have unmet largely expended immediately after a disaster
needs if they reported damage and no and reflect interim recovery measures rather SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior
insurance to cover that damage. than the long-term recovery measures for (Secretary), after consultation with the
FEMA does not inspect rental units for real which CDBG funds are generally used. General Services Administration, has
property damage so personal property Methods for Estimating Unmet Economic renewed the Trinity River Adaptive
damage is used as a proxy for unit damage. Revitalization Needs Management Working Group (Working
Each of the FEMA inspected renter units are Group) for 2 years. The Working Group
categorized by HUD into one of five Based on SBA disaster loans to businesses,
HUD calculates the median real estate and provides recommendations on all
categories:
content loss by the following damage aspects of the implementation of the
• Minor-Low: Less than $1,000 of FEMA
inspected personal property damage. categories for each state: Trinity River Restoration Program and
• Minor-High: $1,000 to $1,999 of FEMA • Category 1: Real estate + content loss = affords stakeholders the opportunity to
inspected personal property damage. below 12,000 give policy, management, and technical
• Major-Low: $2,000 to $3,499 of FEMA • Category 2: Real estate + content loss = input concerning Trinity River
inspected personal property damage. 12,000–30,000 restoration efforts.
• Major-High: $3,500 to $7,499 of FEMA • Category 3: Real estate + content loss = ADDRESSES: For more information on the
inspected personal property damage or 4 to 30,000–65,000
• Category 4: Real estate + content loss =
Trinity River Adaptive Management
6 feet of flooding on the first floor.
Working Group and the Trinity River
• Severe: Greater than $7,500 of FEMA 65,000–150,000
inspected personal property damage or • Category 5: Real estate + content loss = Restoration Program, see https://
determined destroyed and/or 6 or more feet above 150,000 www.fws.gov/arcata/fisheries/
of flooding on the first floor. For properties with real estate and content tamwg.html and http://www.trrp.net/.
For rental properties, to meet the statutory loss of $30,000 or more, HUD calculates the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
requirement of ‘‘most impacted’’ in this estimated amount of unmet needs for small Joseph Polos, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
legislative language, homes are determined to businesses by multiplying the median Service, 1655 Heindon Road; Arcata, CA
have a high level of damage if they have damage estimates for the categories above by 95521; 707–822–7201.
damage of ‘‘major-low’’ or higher. That is, the number of small businesses denied an
they have a FEMA personal property damage SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SBA loan, including those denied a loan
assessment of $2,000 or greater or flooding prior to inspection due to inadequate credit Working Group conducts its operations
over 1 foot. Furthermore, landlords are or income (or a decision had not been made), in accordance with the provisions of the
presumed to have adequate insurance under the assumption that damage among Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
coverage unless the unit is occupied by a those denied at pre-inspection have the same U.S.C. Appendix). It reports to the
renter with income of $20,000 or less. Units distribution of damage as those denied after Trinity River Management Council
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are occupied by a tenant with income less inspection. (TMC) and functions solely as an
than $20,000 are used to calculate likely
Allocation Calculation advisory body. The TMC reports to the
unmet needs for affordable rental housing.
The average cost to fully repair a home for Once eligible entities are identified using Secretary through the Mid-Pacific
a specific disaster to code within each of the the above criteria, the allocation to Regional Director of the Bureau of
damage categories noted above is calculated individual grantees represents their Reclamation and the Pacific Southwest
using the average real property damage repair proportional share of the estimated unmet Regional Director for the U.S. Fish and
costs determined by the Small Business needs. For the formula allocation, HUD Wildlife Service. The Working Group
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provides recommendations and advice information unless it displays a Service Form Number: 3–200–19,
to the TMC on: (1) The effectiveness of currently valid OMB control number. Importing African elephant trophies
management actions in achieving However, under OMB regulations, we from Appendix-II populations.
restoration goals and alternative may continue to conduct or sponsor this Type of Request: Extension of a
hypotheses (methods and strategies) for information collection while it is currently approved collection.
study, (2) the priority for restoration pending at OMB. Description of Respondents:
projects, (3) funding priorities, and (4) Individuals.
DATES: You must submit comments on Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
other components of the Trinity River or before February 17, 2017.
Restoration Program. obtain or retain a benefit.
We have filed a copy of the Working ADDRESSES: Send your comments and Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Group’s charter with the Committee suggestions on this information Number of Respondents: 300.
Management Secretariat, General collection to the Desk Officer for the Number of Annual Responses: 300.
Services Administration; the Committee Department of the Interior at OMB– Completion Time per Response: 20
on Environment and Public Works, OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_ minutes.
United States Senate; the Committee on Submission@omb.eop.gov (email). Total Annual Burden Hours: 100
Natural Resources, United States House Please provide a copy of your comments hours.
of Representatives; and the Library of to Madonna L. Baucum, Information Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden
Congress. Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish Cost: $30,000, primarily associated with
and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 application fees. The application fee is
Certification $100 per application.
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
I hereby certify that the Trinity River 3803 (mail); or madonna_baucum@ III. Comments
Adaptive Management Working Group fws.gov (email). Please include ‘‘1018–
is necessary and in the public interest On June 9, 2016, we published in the
0164’’ in the subject line of your
in connection with the performance of Federal Register (81 FR 37207) a notice
comments.
duties imposed on the Department of of our intent to request that OMB renew
the Interior by Public Laws 84–386 and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To approval for this information collection.
96–335 (Trinity River Stream request additional information about In that notice, we solicited comments
Rectification Act), 98–541 and 104–143 this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, for 60 days, ending on August 8, 2016.
(Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Information Collection Clearance We received the following substantive
Management Act of 1984), and 102–575 Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service comments in response to this request.
(Central Valley Project Improvement at madonna_baucum@fws.gov (email), Comment 1: The International Fund
Act). The Working Group will assist the or (703) 358–2503 (telephone). You may for Animal Welfare and the Natural
Department of the Interior by providing review the ICR online at http:// Resources Defense Council submitted a
advice and recommendations on all www.reginfo.gov. Follow the joint response to the notice. They
aspects of implementation of the Trinity instructions to review Department of the expressed their strong support for the
River Restoration Program. Interior collections under review by permit requirement for import of sport-
OMB. hunted trophies from all African
Dated: December 13, 2016. elephant populations (both Appendix-I
Sally Jewell, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Appendix-II populations) and the
Secretary of the Interior. I. Abstract associated collection of information.
[FR Doc. 2017–00983 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am] They said that prospective trophy
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Applications for permits for import of importers should be required to provide
African elephant sport-hunted trophies information on the specific elephant
from Appendix-I populations under the and population, which should be added
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Convention on International Trade in to section E2 and/or E3 of FWS Form 3–
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 200–19. Such information should
Fish and Wildlife Service Flora (CITES) are approved under OMB include but not be limited to (1) sex and
[FWS–HQ–IA–2017–N007; Control Number 1018–0093, which approximate age of the elephant and (2)
FXIA16710900000–167–FF09A30000] expires May 31, 2017. Under newly approximate status of the individual
revised regulations at 50 CFR 17.40(e), within the herd’s hierarchy. In addition,
Information Collection Request Sent to import permits must now also be they stated that section E5 of FWS Form
the Office of Management and Budget obtained for import of African elephant 3–200–19 should be rephrased to
(OMB) for Approval; Import of Sport- sport-hunted trophies from CITES require trophy hunters to provide
Hunted African Elephant Trophies Appendix-II populations. Based on this information regarding ‘‘how the funds
change, we expect to receive an from license/trophy fees will be spent
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
additional 300 applications for permits [and] what portion of the hunting fee
Interior.
per year. The burden associated with will support conservation,’’ because
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
these additional applications is the basis they believe that the current language
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Fish and of this information collection. If OMB on the FWS form suggests that hunters
Wildlife Service) have sent an grants regular approval, we will include may provide this information at their
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the burden associated with the expected own discretion. They also assert that in
OMB for review and approval. We 300 additional applications in OMB section E5, the Service should include
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summarize the ICR below and describe Control Number 1018–0093 when we specific subquestions and ‘‘require
the nature of the collection and the renew the approval in May 2017. supporting documentation that places
estimated burden and cost. This II. Data an increased burden on hunters to prove
information collection is scheduled to that their trophy meets the enhancement
expire on January 31, 2017. We may not OMB Control Number: 1018–0164. standard.’’
conduct or sponsor and a person is not Title: Import of Sport-Hunted African Response to Comment 1: We believe
required to respond to a collection of Elephant Trophies, 50 CFR 17. that Form 3–200–19 requests the
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