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Additionally, CoCs approve their
preliminary pro-rata need and affirm
their annual renewal demand, and HUD
collects information regarding the CoC’s
board structure and the capacity of the
CoC to carry out the various activities
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assist in the selection of project
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and local governments, public housing
authorities, and nonprofit organizations)
for the awarded funds during the annual
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All collaborative applicants are
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Homeless Assistance competition. The
registration requirements include a
basic description of the CoC’s lead
organization, contact information, and
geographic area. The information to be
collected by HUD will be used to
determine eligibility for CoC Homeless
Assistance and establish grant amounts.
To determine the total amount a CoC
may request for renewal funding,
collaborative applicants will list their
Continuum’s programs on a Grant
Inventory Worksheet (GIW) that will
allow HUD to accurately assess
individual project applications during
the CoC Application process. The
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for operation of the CoC competition.
For the CoC, the GIW allows each CoC
to see all the project grants side-by-side
that will be eligible for competition in
the annual competition. This then
allows them to determine, in
communication with HUD, the total
amount of funding (the annual renewal
demand or ARD) that their CoC has
available in a given competition year,
which then allows them to make
informed planning decisions about
which project grants they want to
prioritize, reduce or eliminate in the
actual CoC Homeless Assistance
Program Application. In turn, the
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determine in the aggregate what the
total renewal demand for all CoCs will
likely be. HUD can then determine how
much of the annual appropriation will
be available for new projects (once all
the funding for renewals is covered), or
in years of budget shortages, how much
CoCs will be advised to cut from their
total funding to meet the amount of
funds available.
The optional board requirement
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an important part of the registration
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process. To meet the performance goals
established by statute, CoCs will need to
significantly increase their capacity for
strategy, planning, monitoring, and
evaluation. In addition, the HEARTH
Act and the 24 CFR part 578 allow for
the development of United Funding
Agencies (UFAs), a significant change to
the structure of the CoC and the
relationship between HUD and grantees.
For the CoCs that seek UFA status, they
must demonstrate that they have the
operational capacity and a high
functioning CoC Board that can serve as
the sole manager of their projects, in
order to qualify. With UFA established
by statute and regulation, HUD needs as
much information as possible regarding
the baseline operational readiness of
CoCs, and the few CoCs that may apply
as a UFA will need to provide more
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approved, and ultimately only two met
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organizational capacity needed to serve
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status will allow HUD to prepare for
UFA applications and estimate how our
program resources will need to be
allocated over the next few years of
program implementation.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
States, local governments, private
nonprofit organizations, public housing
authorities, and community mental
health associations that are public
nonprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
410 Respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses: 410
responses per year.
Frequency of Response: Once a year.
Average Hours per Response: Two to
three hours per response (two for most
applicants and three for UFA
applicants).
Total Estimated Burdens: 840 hours.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
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(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: September 3, 2014.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2014–N172;
FXES11130200000F5–145–FF02ENEH00]
Emergency Exemption; Issuance of
Emergency Permits to Survey for New
Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse
Within Arizona, Colorado, and New
Mexico
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of
endangered species emergency permits.
AGENCY:
The final rule to list the New
Mexico meadow jumping mouse as
endangered throughout its range in New
Mexico published in the Federal
Register on June 10, 2014. Without
authorized personnel to survey for this
species, valuable information on
population numbers for this elusive
species would be lost for the 2014 field
season. Under an Endangered Species
Act permit, we, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service have authorized
qualified researchers to survey for New
Mexico meadow jumping mouse during
its survey season of July and August
2014.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information concerning the permit are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act and
Freedom of Information Act. Documents
will be available for public inspection,
by appointment only, during normal
business hours at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW.,
Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of
Classification and Restoration, P.O. Box
1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103; (505)
248–6920.
SUMMARY:
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The final
rule to list the New Mexico meadow
jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonicus
luteus) as endangered throughout its
range in New Mexico published in the
Federal Register on June 10, 2014 (79
FR 33119). Without authorized
personnel to survey for this species,
valuable information on population
numbers for this elusive species would
be lost for the 2014 field season. Under
permits pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.), we have authorized
qualified researchers to survey for New
Mexico meadow jumping mouse during
its survey season of July and August
2014.
Since 2005, there have been 29
documented remaining populations (2
in Colorado, 15 in New Mexico, and 12
in Arizona) spread across eight
geographic management areas. Nearly
all of these populations are isolated and
widely separated, and all have patches
of suitable habitat that are too small to
support resilient populations of the
mouse. Since 2005, four of the eight
geographic management areas have two
or more locations known to be occupied
by the jumping mouse, but all are too
small to support resilient populations.
The remaining four areas have only one
location known to be occupied since
2005, and each population is too small
to be resilient. Due to the small
population size estimates, surveys are
needed to determine actual numbers.
The New Mexico meadow jumping
mouse is a small mammal that
hibernates about 8 or 9 months out of
the year—longer than most mammals—
and is only active 3 or 4 months during
the summer. Within this short time
frame, it must breed, birth, raise young,
and store up sufficient fat reserves to
survive the next year’s hibernation
period. In addition, the species only
lives up to 1 years and has one litter
annually, with seven or fewer young. As
a result, if resources are not available in
a single season, populations are greatly
stressed.
The species’ historical distribution
likely included riparian wetlands along
streams in the Sangre de Cristo and San
Juan Mountains, from southern
Colorado to central New Mexico,
including the Jemez and Sacramento
Mountains and the Rio Grande Valley
from Espanola to Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife Refuge, and into parts
of the White Mountains in eastern
Arizona.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Permit TE–40088B
Applicant: Jennifer Frey, Radium
Springs, New Mexico.
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We approved the applicant’s request
for a new permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys of New Mexico
meadow jumping mouse within New
Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado.
Permit TE–40886B
Applicant: Jennifer Zahratka, Durango,
Colorado.
We approved the applicant’s request
for a new permit for research and
recovery purposes to conduct presence/
absence surveys of New Mexico
meadow jumping mouse within
Colorado and New Mexico.
Permit TE–676811
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Southwest Region,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
We approved the applicant’s request
for an amendment to a current permit
for research and recovery purposes to
conduct presence/absence surveys of
New Mexico meadow jumping mouse
within Arizona, Colorado, and New
Mexico.
These emergency permits are issued
for the sole purpose of facilitating
presence/absence surveys for the 2014
survey season. Any further
authorization for surveys or research of
the New Mexico meadow jumping
mouse will be processed separately.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: August 21, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish
and Wildlife Service.
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Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit
Application for Participation in the Oil
and Gas Industry Conservation Plan
for the American Burying Beetle in
Oklahoma
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:
Under the Endangered
Species Act, as amended (Act), we, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on an incidental
take permit application for take of the
federally listed American burying beetle
resulting from activities associated with
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the construction, operation,
maintenance, repair, and
decommissioning of oil and gas
pipelines and related well field
activities in Oklahoma. If approved, the
permit would be issued under the
approved Oil and Gas Industry
Conservation Plan Associated with
Issuance of Endangered Species Act
Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
(ICP).
To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received on or before
October 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of
all documents and submit comments on
the applicant’s ITP application by one of
the following methods. Please refer to
the permit number when requesting
documents or submitting comments.
Æ U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Endangered
Species—HCP Permits, P.O. Box 1306,
Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
Æ Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@
fws.gov.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marty Tuegel, Branch Chief, by U.S.
mail at Environmental Review, P.O. Box
1306, Room 6034, Albuquerque, NM
87103; or by telephone at 505–248–
6651.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
Under the Endangered Species Act, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act),
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on an
incidental take permit (ITP) application
for take of the federally listed American
burying beetle (Nicrophorus
americanus) resulting from activities
associated with the construction,
operation, maintenance, repair, and
decommissioning of oil and gas
pipelines and related well field
activities in Oklahoma. If approved, the
permit would be issued to the applicant
under the Oil and Gas Industry
Conservation Plan Associated with
Issuance of Endangered Species Act
Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits for the
American Burying Beetle in Oklahoma
(ICP). The ICP was made available for
comment on April 16, 2014 (79 FR
21480), and approved on May 21, 2014
(publication of the FONSI notice was on
July 25, 2014, 79 FR 43504). The ICP
and the associated environmental
assessment/finding of no significant
impact are available on the Web site at
https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
oklahoma/ABBICP. However, we are no
longer taking comments on these
documents.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-ES-2014-N172; FXES11130200000F5-145-FF02ENEH00]
Emergency Exemption; Issuance of Emergency Permits to Survey for
New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Within Arizona, Colorado, and New
Mexico
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of endangered species emergency permits.
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SUMMARY: The final rule to list the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse as
endangered throughout its range in New Mexico published in the Federal
Register on June 10, 2014. Without authorized personnel to survey for
this species, valuable information on population numbers for this
elusive species would be lost for the 2014 field season. Under an
Endangered Species Act permit, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
have authorized qualified researchers to survey for New Mexico meadow
jumping mouse during its survey season of July and August 2014.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other information concerning the permit are
available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act
and Freedom of Information Act. Documents will be available for public
inspection, by appointment only, during normal business hours at the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., Room 6034,
Albuquerque, NM 87103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of
Classification and Restoration, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103;
(505) 248-6920.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule to list the New Mexico meadow
jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonicus luteus) as endangered throughout its
range in New Mexico published in the Federal Register on June 10, 2014
(79 FR 33119). Without authorized personnel to survey for this species,
valuable information on population numbers for this elusive species
would be lost for the 2014 field season. Under permits pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we have
authorized qualified researchers to survey for New Mexico meadow
jumping mouse during its survey season of July and August 2014.
Since 2005, there have been 29 documented remaining populations (2
in Colorado, 15 in New Mexico, and 12 in Arizona) spread across eight
geographic management areas. Nearly all of these populations are
isolated and widely separated, and all have patches of suitable habitat
that are too small to support resilient populations of the mouse. Since
2005, four of the eight geographic management areas have two or more
locations known to be occupied by the jumping mouse, but all are too
small to support resilient populations. The remaining four areas have
only one location known to be occupied since 2005, and each population
is too small to be resilient. Due to the small population size
estimates, surveys are needed to determine actual numbers.
The New Mexico meadow jumping mouse is a small mammal that
hibernates about 8 or 9 months out of the year--longer than most
mammals--and is only active 3 or 4 months during the summer. Within
this short time frame, it must breed, birth, raise young, and store up
sufficient fat reserves to survive the next year's hibernation period.
In addition, the species only lives up to 1 years and has one litter
annually, with seven or fewer young. As a result, if resources are not
available in a single season, populations are greatly stressed.
The species' historical distribution likely included riparian
wetlands along streams in the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountains,
from southern Colorado to central New Mexico, including the Jemez and
Sacramento Mountains and the Rio Grande Valley from Espanola to Bosque
del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, and into parts of the White
Mountains in eastern Arizona.
Permit TE-40088B
Applicant: Jennifer Frey, Radium Springs, New Mexico.
We approved the applicant's request for a new permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of New Mexico
meadow jumping mouse within New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado.
Permit TE-40886B
Applicant: Jennifer Zahratka, Durango, Colorado.
We approved the applicant's request for a new permit for research
and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys of New Mexico
meadow jumping mouse within Colorado and New Mexico.
Permit TE-676811
Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region,
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
We approved the applicant's request for an amendment to a current
permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence
surveys of New Mexico meadow jumping mouse within Arizona, Colorado,
and New Mexico.
These emergency permits are issued for the sole purpose of
facilitating presence/absence surveys for the 2014 survey season. Any
further authorization for surveys or research of the New Mexico meadow
jumping mouse will be processed separately.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: August 21, 2014.
Joy E. Nicholopoulos,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-21659 Filed 9-10-14; 8:45 am]
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