83 FR 26304 - Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group; Request for Nominations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 109 (June 6, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 109 (June 6, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 26304-26306] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12131] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary [RR04073000/XXXR4081X3/RX.05940913.7000000] Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group; Request for Nominations AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior proposes to appoint members to the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG). The Secretary of the Interior, acting as administrative lead, is requesting [[Page 26305]] nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the AMWG. DATES: Nominations must be postmarked by July 6, 2018. ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Brent Rhees, Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 125 S State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, or via email to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Grantz, Chief, Adaptive Management Work Group, Environmental Resources Division, at (801) 524- 3635, fax: 801-524-5499, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Advisory Committee Scope and Objectives The Grand Canyon Protection Act (Act) of October 30, 1992, Public Law 102-575; Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 authorized creation of the AMWG to provide recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior in carrying out the responsibilities of the Act to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve the values for which Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreational Area were established, including but not limited to, natural and cultural resources and visitor use. The duties or roles and functions of the AMWG are in an advisory capacity only. They are to: (1) Establish AMWG operating procedures, (2) advise the Secretary in meeting environmental and cultural commitments including those contained in the Record of Decision for the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and subsequent related decisions, (3) recommend resource management objectives for development and implementation of a long-term monitoring plan, and any necessary research and studies required to determine the effect of the operation of Glen Canyon Dam on the values for which Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon Dam National Recreation Area were established, including but not limited to, natural and cultural resources, and visitor use, (4) review and provide input on the report identified in the Act to the Secretary, the Congress, and the Governors of the Colorado River Basin States, (5) annually review long-term monitoring data to provide advice on the status of resources and whether the Adaptive Management Program (AMP) goals and objectives are being met, and (6) review and provide input on all AMP activities undertaken to comply with applicable laws, including permitting requirements. Membership Criteria Prospective members of AMWG need to have a strong capacity for advising individuals in leadership positions, team work, project management, tracking relevant Federal government programs and policy making procedures, and networking with and representing their stakeholder group. Membership from a wide range of disciplines and professional sectors is encouraged. Members of the AMWG are appointed by the Secretary and are comprised of-- a. Secretary's Designee, who will serve as Chairperson for the AMWG. b. One representative each from the following entities: The Secretary of Energy (Western Area Power Administration), Arizona Game and Fish Department, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Tribe, Navajo Nation, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Southern Paiute Consortium, Pueblo of Zuni. c. One representative each from the Governors from the seven basin States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. d. Representatives each from the general public as follows: Two from environmental organizations, two from the recreation industry, and two from contractors who purchase Federal power from Glen Canyon Powerplant. e. One representative from each of the following DOI agencies as ex-officio non-voting members: Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service. At this time, we are particularly interested in applications from representatives of the following: (a) One each from the basin states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming; (b) one each from Native American Tribes (Hualapai Tribe, Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Pueblo of Zuni and Southern Paiute Consortium); (c) two from environmental interests; (d) two from recreational interests; (e) two Federal power purchase contractors; and, (f) one from Arizona Game and Fish Department. After consultation, the Secretary of the Interior will appoint members to the AMWG. Members will be selected based on their individual qualifications, as well as the overall need to achieve a balanced representation of viewpoints, subject matter expertise, regional knowledge, and representation of communities of interest. AMWG member terms are limited to three (3) years from their date of appointment. Following completion of their first term, an AMWG member may request consideration for reappointment to an additional term. Reappointment is not guaranteed. Typically, AMWG will hold two in-person meetings and one webinar meeting per fiscal year. Between meetings, AMWG members are expected to participate in committee work via conference calls and email exchanges. Members of the AMWG and its subcommittees serve without pay. However, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services of the AMWG, members may be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the government service, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. Individuals who are federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated Special Government Employees, rather than being appointed to represent a particular interest. Nominations should include a resume that provides an adequate description of the nominee's qualifications, particularly information that will enable the Department of the Interior to evaluate the nominee's potential to meet the membership requirements of the Committee and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a potential member. Please refer to the membership criteria stated in this notice. Any interested person or entity may nominate one or more qualified individuals for membership on the AMWG. Nominations from the seven basin states, as identified in (a) above, need to be submitted by the respective Governors of those states. Persons or entities submitting nomination packages on the behalf of others must confirm that the individual(s) is/are aware of their nomination. Nominations must be postmarked no later than July 6, 2018 and sent to Brent Rhees, Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 125 S. State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, UT 84138. Public Disclosure of Comments Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other [[Page 26306]] personal identifying information in your nominations and/or comments, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your nomination/comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. Dated: May 25, 2018. Ryan K. Zinke, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 2018-12131 Filed 6-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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Coast HCP addresses take that is likely management activities will take place of section 102(2)(C) of NEPA, nor that it
to occur as the result of direct impacts between April 15 and September 15, to will, individually or cumulatively, have
on up to 4.472 ac of Santa Cruz long- minimize impacts to the species; (3) more than a negligible effect on the
toed salamander habitat and up to 6.997 impacts to small mammal burrows will Mount Hermon June beetle, Santa Cruz
ac of California red-legged frog habitat, be avoided to the maximum extent long-toed salamander, and California
occupied by the species. Take for both practicable; (4) a qualified biologist will red-legged frog. Therefore, in
HCPs would be associated with the monitor all vegetation removal activities accordance with these preliminary
initial removal of vegetation and twenty to ensure compliance with required determinations, both permits qualify for
years of periodic vegetation avoidance and minimization measures; a categorical exclusion under NEPA.
management along two natural gas (5) if a Santa Cruz long-toed salamander
pipelines. The Sandhills HCP is located or California red-legged frog is Public Availability of Comments
in Santa Cruz County, while the North encountered in an area to be impacted, Written comments we receive become
Coast HCP is located in both Santa Cruz work in that area will cease until the part of the public record associated with
and Monterey Counties. The applicant animal moves from the area or a this action. Before including your
is requesting permits for take of the Service-approved biologist captures and address, phone number, email address,
Mount Hermon June beetle (Sandhills relocates the individual outside of the or other personal identifying
HCP), and the Santa Cruz long-toed work area; (6) permanently protect information in your comment, you
salamander, and California red-legged habitat for the Santa Cruz long-toed should be aware that your entire
frog (North Coast HCP) that would result salamander through the dedication of a comment—including your personal
from ‘‘covered activities’’ that are 7.2-ac conservation easement at the identifying information—may be made
related to the removal of vegetation. Tucker Property in Santa Cruz County; publicly available at any time. While
The applicant proposes to avoid, and (7) provide $342,432 to fund the you can request in your comment that
minimize, and mitigate impacts to the creation, management and monitoring of we withhold your personal identifying
Mount Hermon June beetle associated 1.75 ac of California red-legged frog information from public review, we
with the covered activities by fully aquatic breeding habitat at Yellowbank cannot guarantee that we will be able to
implementing the Sandhills HCP. The Creek, near the town of Davenport in do so. All submissions from
following measures will be Santa Cruz County. The applicant will organizations or businesses, and from
implemented: (1) Vegetation fund up to $1,424,432 to ensure individuals identifying themselves as
management will take place outside of implementation of all minimization representatives or officials of
the flight season (May 1 through August measures, monitoring, and reporting organizations or businesses, will be
31) of the Mount Hermon June beetle; requirements identified in the HCP. made available for public disclosure in
(2) a biological monitor will be present In each of the two proposed HCPs, the their entirety.
during all work activities to identify applicant considers two alternatives to
appropriate access and work areas to the proposed action: ‘‘No Action’’ and Authority
minimize impacts to sandhills habitat; ‘‘Original Project.’’ Under the ‘‘No We provide this notice under the
(3) if any life stage of the Mount Hermon Action’’ alternative, an ITP for the ESA, section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
June beetle is encountered during work proposed project would not be issued. seq.) and its implementing regulations
activities, work will cease and a Service- The proposed conservation strategies (50 CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C.
approved biologist will be notified and would not be provided to effect recovery 4321 et seq.) and its implementing
the individual(s) will be relocated to actions for the impacted species. The regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
suitable habitat not affected by work ‘‘No Action’’ alternative would not
Dated: May 25, 2018.
activities; (4) all cut stumps will be left achieve vegetation management
intact to reduce ground disturbance; (5) guidelines for PG&E infrastructure and Stephen P. Henry,
all workers will participate in awareness would not result in benefits for the Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
training to inform them about the Mount covered species; therefore, for each of Office, Ventura, California.
Hermon June beetle and associated the proposed HCPs, the applicant has [FR Doc. 2018–12133 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am]
conservation measures to be followed; rejected the ‘‘No Action’’ alternative. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
and (6) permanently protect habitat for Under each of the two ‘‘Original
the Mount Hermon June beetle through Project’’ alternatives, the applicant
the purchase of 2.9 ac of conservation would remove considerably more DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
credits at the Zayante Sandhills habitat along the subject natural gas
Conservation Bank. The applicant will pipeline, resulting in greater impacts to Office of the Secretary
fund up to $795,735 to ensure the covered species. Through
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measures, monitoring, and reporting revised the projects in a way that could
requirements identified in the HCP. still achieve desired vegetation Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
The applicant proposes to avoid, management goals, while reducing Management Work Group; Request for
minimize, and mitigate impacts to the impacts to the covered species. Nominations
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and Therefore, the applicant has also
California red-legged frog associated rejected both of the ‘‘Original Project’’ AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
with the covered activities by fully alternatives. ACTION:Notice and request for
implementing the North Coast HCP. The nominations.
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following measures will be Our Preliminary Determination
implemented: (1) All workers will The Service has made preliminary SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
participate in awareness training to determinations that issuance of both Interior proposes to appoint members to
inform them about the Santa Cruz long- incidental take permits is neither a the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
toed salamander and California red- major Federal action that will Management Work Group (AMWG). The
legged frog and associated conservation significantly affect the quality of the Secretary of the Interior, acting as
measures to be followed; (2) vegetation human environment within the meaning administrative lead, is requesting
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personal identifying information in your impairments who will need special rules of general application, consult the
nominations and/or comments, you assistance in gaining access to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
should be aware that your entire Commission should contact the Office Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
comment—including your personal of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
identifying information—may be made General information concerning the subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
publicly available at any time. While Commission may also be obtained by Participation in the investigations and
you can ask us in your nomination/ accessing its internet server (https:// public service list.—Persons, including
comment to withhold your personal www.usitc.gov). The public record for industrial users of the subject
identifying information from public these investigations may be viewed on merchandise and, if the merchandise is
review, we cannot guarantee that we the Commission’s electronic docket sold at the retail level, representative
will be able to do so. (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. consumer organizations, wishing to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
participate in the final phase of these
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Scope.— For purposes of these investigations as parties must file an
Dated: May 25, 2018. entry of appearance with the Secretary
Ryan K. Zinke,
investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ‘‘. . . to the Commission, as provided in
Secretary of the Interior.
polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin section 201.11 of the Commission’s
[FR Doc. 2018–12131 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am]
having an intrinsic viscosity of at least rules, no later than 21 days prior to the
BILLING CODE 4332–90–P 70, but not more than 88, milliliters per hearing date specified in this notice. A
party that filed a notice of appearance
gram (0.70 to 0.88 deciliters per gram).
during the preliminary phase of the
The scope includes blends of virgin PET
INTERNATIONAL TRADE investigations need not file an
resin and recycled PET resin containing
COMMISSION additional notice of appearance during
50 percent or more virgin PET resin
this final phase. The Secretary will
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1387–1391 content by weight, provided such
maintain a public service list containing
(Final)] blends meet the intrinsic viscosity
the names and addresses of all persons,
requirements above. The scope includes
or their representatives, who are parties
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) all PET resin meeting the above
to the investigations.
Resin From Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, specifications regardless of additives Limited disclosure of business
Pakistan, and Taiwan; Scheduling of introduced in the manufacturing proprietary information (BPI) under an
the Final Phase of Anti-Dumping Duty process. The scope excludes PET-glycol administrative protective order (APO)
Investigations resin, also referred to as PETG. PET- and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
glycol resins are manufactured by section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
AGENCY: United States International
replacing a portion of the raw material rules, the Secretary will make BPI
Trade Commission.
input monoethylene glycol (MEG) with gathered in the final phase of these
ACTION: Notice.
one of five glycol modifiers: investigations available to authorized
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives Cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), applicants under the APO issued in the
notice of the scheduling of the final diethylene glycol (DEG), neopentyl investigations, provided that the
phase of antidumping investigation Nos. glycol (NPG), isosorbide, or spiro glycol. application is made no later than 21
731–TA–1387–1391 (Final) pursuant to Specifically, excluded PET-glycol resins days prior to the hearing date specified
the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to must contain a minimum of 10 percent, in this notice. Authorized applicants
determine whether an industry in the by weight, of CHDM, DEG, NPG, must represent interested parties, as
United States is materially injured or isosorbide or spiro glycol, or some defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are
threatened with material injury, or the combination of these glycol modifiers. parties to the investigations. A party
establishment of an industry in the Unlike subject PET resin, PET-glycol granted access to BPI in the preliminary
United States is materially retarded, by resins are amorphous resins that are not phase of the investigations need not
reason of imports of polyethylene solid-stated and cannot be crystallized reapply for such access. A separate
terephthalate (PET) resin from Brazil, or recycled.’’ service list will be maintained by the
Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan, Background.—The final phase of Secretary for those parties authorized to
currently provided for in subheadings these investigations is being scheduled, receive BPI under the APO.
3907.61.00 and 3907.69.00 of the pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff Staff report.—The prehearing staff
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), as a report in the final phase of these
United States,1 preliminarily result of affirmative preliminary investigations will be placed in the
determined by the Department of determinations by Commerce that nonpublic record on August 30, 2018,
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold at imports of PET resin from Brazil, and a public version will be issued
less-than-fair-value. Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of
DATES: May 4, 2018. are being sold in the United States at the Commission’s rules.
less-than-fair-value within the meaning Hearing.—The Commission will hold
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. a hearing in connection with the final
Mary Messer ((202) 205–3193), Office of
1673b). The investigations were phase of these investigations beginning
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
requested in petitions filed on at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 13,
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
September 26, 2017, by DAK Americas 2018, at the U.S. International Trade
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
LLC, Charlotte, NC; Indorama Ventures Commission Building. Requests to
impaired persons can obtain
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USA, Inc., Decatur, AL; M&G Polymers appear at the hearing should be filed in
information on this matter by contacting
USA, LLC, Houston, TX; and Nan Ya writing with the Secretary to the
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
Plastics Corporation, America Lake City, Commission on or before September 7,
205–1810. Persons with mobility
SC. 2018. A nonparty who has testimony
1 Prior to January 1, 2017, PET resin was provided For further information concerning that may aid the Commission’s
for in subheading 3907.60.00 of the Harmonized the conduct of this phase of the deliberations may request permission to
Tariff Schedule of the United States. investigations, hearing procedures, and present a short statement at the hearing.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice and request for nominations. | |
| Dates | Nominations must be postmarked by July 6, 2018. | |
| Contact | Katrina Grantz, Chief, Adaptive Management Work Group, Environmental Resources Division, at (801) 524- 3635, fax: 801-524-5499, or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 26304 |
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