National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, 45548 [2015-18645]

Download as PDF 45548 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 146 / Thursday, July 30, 2015 / Notices Recovery Plan Goals The purpose of a recovery plan is to provide a framework for the recovery of species so that protection under the Act is no longer necessary. A recovery plan includes scientific information about the species and provides criteria that enable us to gauge whether downlisting or delisting the species is warranted. Furthermore, recovery plans help guide our recovery efforts by describing actions we consider necessary for each species’ conservation and by estimating time and costs for implementing needed recovery measures. The goal of this recovery plan is to improve the status of Vine Hill clarkia so that it can be delisted. The interim goal is to recover the species to the point that it can be downlisted from endangered to threatened status. The recovery objectives of the plan are: • Restore Sonoma Barrens habitat and establish Vine Hill clarkia. • Manage native and nonnative vegetation that competes with Vine Hill clarkia. • Ensure locations with Vine Hill clarkia are secure from incompatible uses. The draft recovery plan contains recovery criteria based on protecting, maintaining, and increasing populations, as well as increasing habitat quality and quantity. As Vine Hill clarkia meets recovery criteria, we will review its status and consider it for downlisting or removal from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Community conservation efforts recommended for Vine Hill manzanita and Vine Hill ceanothus include establishing these species, either in concert with each other and Vine Hill clarkia, or separately. Request for Public Comments We request written comments on the draft recovery plan described in this notice. 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We publish this notice under section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: July 23, 2015. Ren Lohoefener, Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region. [FR Doc. 2015–18671 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– 503, the National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold its next meeting at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The Committee is comprised of members from academia, industry, and State government. The Committee shall advise the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the USGS’s participation in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. At the meeting, the Council will receive briefings and updates on: The USGS’s strategic plan for operational earthquake forecasting and outcomes of a user-needs workshop on that subject held in March 2015; on USGS work to calculate the probability of future earthquakes in areas of the U.S. subject to induced seismicity; on the estimation of aftershock probabilities and on new modeled estimates of earthquake likelihood along the Wasatch fault zone by a technical working group; and on development of a plan for rapid communication of earthquake information in the Cascadia region. The NEPEC will review USGS procedures for calculating and communicating aftershock probabilities following large earthquakes in areas outside of California and the application of these procedures following the M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake of April 2015. The council will also finalize a statement for public release summarizing the proper SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 procedures for posing and testing earthquake predictions and forecasts. Meetings of the National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council are open to the public. A draft meeting agenda is available upon request from the Executive Secretary on request (contact information below). In order to ensure sufficient seating and hand-outs, it is requested that visitors pre-register by September 13. Members of the public wishing to make a statement to the Council should provide notice of that intention by August 26 so that time may be allotted in the agenda. A meeting summary will be posted by September 30 to the committee Web site: https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/aboutus/nepec/. 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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey


National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106-503, the National Earthquake 
Prediction Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold its next meeting at the 
Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The Committee is 
comprised of members from academia, industry, and State government. The 
Committee shall advise the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey 
(USGS) on matters relating to the USGS's participation in the National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
    At the meeting, the Council will receive briefings and updates on: 
The USGS's strategic plan for operational earthquake forecasting and 
outcomes of a user-needs workshop on that subject held in March 2015; 
on USGS work to calculate the probability of future earthquakes in 
areas of the U.S. subject to induced seismicity; on the estimation of 
aftershock probabilities and on new modeled estimates of earthquake 
likelihood along the Wasatch fault zone by a technical working group; 
and on development of a plan for rapid communication of earthquake 
information in the Cascadia region. The NEPEC will review USGS 
procedures for calculating and communicating aftershock probabilities 
following large earthquakes in areas outside of California and the 
application of these procedures following the M7.8 Gorkha, Nepal 
earthquake of April 2015. The council will also finalize a statement 
for public release summarizing the proper procedures for posing and 
testing earthquake predictions and forecasts.
    Meetings of the National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council 
are open to the public. A draft meeting agenda is available upon 
request from the Executive Secretary on request (contact information 
below). In order to ensure sufficient seating and hand-outs, it is 
requested that visitors pre-register by September 13. Members of the 
public wishing to make a statement to the Council should provide notice 
of that intention by August 26 so that time may be allotted in the 
agenda. A meeting summary will be posted by September 30 to the 
committee Web site: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/aboutus/nepec/.

DATES: September 2, 2015, commencing at 2:00 p.m. in Room 253 in the 
McGuire Building on the SMU campus and adjourning at 6:00 p.m. 
September 3, 2015, Commencing at 9:00 a.m. in Room 220 (Earnst & Young 
Gallery) in the Fincher Building on campus and adjourning at 5:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael Blanpied, U.S. Geological 
Survey, MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, 
(703) 648-6696, mblanpied@usgs.gov.

William Leith,
Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards.
[FR Doc. 2015-18645 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
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