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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
The following areas of the State of
Missouri have been designated as
adversely affected by this major disaster:
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan,
Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clark,
Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy,
Harrison, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Lafayette,
Lewis, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway,
Putnam, Ray, Schuyler, Scotland, Sullivan,
and Worth Counties for Public Assistance.
All counties within the State of Missouri
are eligible to apply for assistance under the
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidentially
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—
Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals
and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals
and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.
[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1934–
DR; Docket ID FEMA–2010–0002]
Missouri; Major Disaster and Related
Determinations
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This is a notice of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of Missouri
(FEMA–1934–DR), dated August 17,
2010, and related determinations.
DATES: Effective Date: August 17, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Recovery Directorate,
Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20472, (202) 646–3886.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that, in a letter dated
August 17, 2010, the President issued a
major disaster declaration under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
(the ‘‘Stafford Act’’), as follows:
SUMMARY:
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I have determined that the damage in
certain areas of the State of Missouri
resulting from severe storms, flooding, and
tornadoes during the period of June 12 to July
31, 2010, is of sufficient severity and
magnitude to warrant a major disaster
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ‘‘Stafford
Act’’). Therefore, I declare that such a major
disaster exists in the State of Missouri.
In order to provide Federal assistance, you
are hereby authorized to allocate from funds
available for these purposes such amounts as
you find necessary for Federal disaster
assistance and administrative expenses.
You are authorized to provide Public
Assistance in the designated areas and
Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal
assistance is supplemental, any Federal
funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will
be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible
costs.
Further, you are authorized to make
changes to this declaration for the approved
assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.
The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Administrator, under Executive Order
12148, as amended, Jose M. Girot, of
FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal
Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Revision of Information Collection;
Non-Use Valuation Survey, Klamath
Basin
U.S. Department of the Interior.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary of the Department of the
Interior announces the proposed
revision of an information collection
‘‘Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey,’’
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control No. 1090–0010, and that
it is seeking comments on its provisions.
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this information collection.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments directly to the Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (OMB
1090–0010), Office of Information and
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Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by electronic
mail at OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or
by fax at 202–395–5806. Please also
send a copy of your comments to the
Department of the Interior; Office of
Policy Analysis, Attention: Don
Bieniewicz, Mail Stop 3530; 1849 C
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. If
you wish to e-mail comments, the email address is
Donald_Bieniewicz@ios.doi.gov.
Reference ‘‘Klamath Non-use valuation
survey’’ in your e-mail subject line.
Include your name and return address
in your e-mail message and mark your
message for return receipt.
DATES: OMB has 60 days to review this
request but may act after 30 days,
therefore you should submit your
comments on or before September 29,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benjamin Simon, Economics Staff
Director, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S.
Department of the Interior telephone at
202–208–5978 or by e-mail at
Benjamin_Simon@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice
identifies an information collection
activity that the Office of the Secretary
will submit to OMB for revision.
The Klamath River provides habitat
for fall and spring run Chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch),
steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss),
green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris),
Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentate),
and Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys
pacificus). Some of these species are
important components of non-tribal
harvest (e.g., fall Chinook, steelhead),
some have important subsistence and
cultural value to Klamath Basin tribes
(e.g., salmon, sturgeon, lamprey,
eulachon), and some are at low levels of
abundance or Endangered Species Actlisted (e.g., spring Chinook, lamprey,
coho, eulachon). In addition to its
importance as fish habitat, the Klamath
River also provides water to agriculture
through the Bureau of Reclamation’s
Klamath Irrigation Project.
Oversubscription of Klamath water has
thwarted recovery of depressed fish
stocks and led to economic hardship for
farming and fishing communities—
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prompting Federal disaster relief for
farmers in 2001 and for fishermen in
2006.
In November 2008 the U.S.
Government, the States of Oregon and
California, and the utility company
PacifiCorp signed an agreement in
principle (AIP) to remove four
hydroelectric dams on the Klamath
River by 2020. Dam removal is being
considered a viable alternative to
volitional fish passage (ladders and
screens), which was being considered
by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) as a condition for
relicensing of PacifiCorp’s hydroelectric
project. Parties to the AIP are working
with stakeholders (including tribes,
fishers, farmers, conservation groups,
and local governments) to reach a final
agreement that would result in the
largest dam removal project in U.S.
history. If achieved, this agreement will
be part of a comprehensive solution to
species recovery, water allocation, and
water quality problems in the Klamath
Basin.
In October 2011 the Secretary of the
Interior is expected to make a final
determination regarding dam removal,
contingent on results of an economic
analysis that will address benefits, costs,
and distributional effects of dam
removal relative to volitional fish
passage. Dam removal is expected to
have positive long-term effects on the
viability of fish populations and other
aspects of the Klamath Basin ecosystem.
Benefits of these environmental
improvements include ‘‘non-use values,’’
which accrue to members of the public
who value such improvements
regardless of whether they ever
consume Klamath fish or visit the
Klamath Basin. An information
collection is planned in order to
implement a state-of-the-art non-use
valuation survey of the U.S. public that
addresses the incremental
environmental improvements of dam
removal relative to volitional fish
passage. This data collection is intended
to address one component of an
economic analysis that will include all
costs and benefits of dam removal
relative to volitional fish passage.
II. Data
Title: Klamath Non-Use Valuation
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1090–0010.
Type of Review: Revision of an
approved collection.
Affected Entities: Households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 10,885 households who
will receive the survey (3,389
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respondents and 7,496 nonrespondents).
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
3,389.
Estimated Time per Response: The
base for this survey is 10,885
households. The households will be
divided into two mailing groups, at a
10/90 split. The first wave of mailings
will be to 10% of the households. 17%
of households are estimated to respond,
which will take 30 minutes. Nonrespondents will take 3 minutes. The
second mailing will be sent to the
remaining 83% of non-respondent
households. 10% of the households are
estimated to respond to the second
mailing, taking 30 minutes. The second
group of non-respondents are estimated
to spend 3 minutes. The Department
will then conduct preliminary analysis.
The second wave of mailings will be
to the remaining 90% of the households.
17% of households are estimated to
respond, which will take 30 minutes.
Non-respondents will take 3 minutes.
The second phase will be sent to the
remaining 83% of non-respondent
households. 10% of the households are
estimated to respond to the second
mailing, taking 30 minutes. The second
group of non-respondents are estimated
to spend 3 minutes.
The remaining non-respondents from
the second mailings will be split into
two groups in a 80/20 split. It is
assumed that 65% of the nonrespondent households will have a
phone number. Both groups will be sent
another copy of the survey. For the
households with a phone number, a non
response bias call will be made, taking
an estimated 2 to 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,205 hours.
III. Request for Comments
On June 9, 2009, we published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 27340) a request
for public comments on this proposed
survey. No comments were received.
This notice provides the public with an
additional 30 days in which to comment
on the proposed information collection
activity. The Department of the Interior
invites comments on:
(1) Whether or not the 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 collection
and the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(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,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or
prove information to or for a Federal
agency.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: August 25, 2010.
Benjamin M. Simon,
Economics Staff Director, Office of Policy
Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2010–N180; 20124–1113–
0000–F5]
Endangered and Threatened Species
Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications;
request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The following applicants have
applied for scientific research permits to
conduct certain activities with
endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). The Act requires that we
invite public comment on these permit
applications.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be received on or before
September 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to the Chief, Endangered
Species Division, Ecological Services,
P.O. Box 1306, Room 6034,
Albuquerque, NM 87103. Documents
and other information submitted with
these applications 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. Please
refer to the respective permit number for
each application when submitting
comments.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Revision of Information Collection; Non-Use Valuation Survey,
Klamath Basin
AGENCY: U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary of the Department of
the Interior announces the proposed revision of an information
collection ``Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey,'' Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control No. 1090-0010, and that it is seeking comments
on its provisions. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this information
collection.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments directly to the Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (OMB 1090-0010), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by electronic mail at OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or by fax at 202-395-5806. Please also send a copy
of your comments to the Department of the Interior; Office of Policy
Analysis, Attention: Don Bieniewicz, Mail Stop 3530; 1849 C Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20240. If you wish to e-mail comments, the e-mail
address is Donald_Bieniewicz@ios.doi.gov. Reference ``Klamath Non-use
valuation survey'' in your e-mail subject line. Include your name and
return address in your e-mail message and mark your message for return
receipt.
DATES: OMB has 60 days to review this request but may act after 30
days, therefore you should submit your comments on or before September
29, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Simon, Economics Staff
Director, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of the Interior
telephone at 202-208-5978 or by e-mail at Benjamin_Simon@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320,
which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13),
require that interested members of the public and affected agencies
have an opportunity to comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice identifies
an information collection activity that the Office of the Secretary
will submit to OMB for revision.
The Klamath River provides habitat for fall and spring run Chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch),
steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), green sturgeon (Acipenser
medirostris), Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentate), and Pacific
eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus). Some of these species are important
components of non-tribal harvest (e.g., fall Chinook, steelhead), some
have important subsistence and cultural value to Klamath Basin tribes
(e.g., salmon, sturgeon, lamprey, eulachon), and some are at low levels
of abundance or Endangered Species Act-listed (e.g., spring Chinook,
lamprey, coho, eulachon). In addition to its importance as fish
habitat, the Klamath River also provides water to agriculture through
the Bureau of Reclamation's Klamath Irrigation Project.
Oversubscription of Klamath water has thwarted recovery of depressed
fish stocks and led to economic hardship for farming and fishing
communities--
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prompting Federal disaster relief for farmers in 2001 and for fishermen
in 2006.
In November 2008 the U.S. Government, the States of Oregon and
California, and the utility company PacifiCorp signed an agreement in
principle (AIP) to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River
by 2020. Dam removal is being considered a viable alternative to
volitional fish passage (ladders and screens), which was being
considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a
condition for relicensing of PacifiCorp's hydroelectric project.
Parties to the AIP are working with stakeholders (including tribes,
fishers, farmers, conservation groups, and local governments) to reach
a final agreement that would result in the largest dam removal project
in U.S. history. If achieved, this agreement will be part of a
comprehensive solution to species recovery, water allocation, and water
quality problems in the Klamath Basin.
In October 2011 the Secretary of the Interior is expected to make a
final determination regarding dam removal, contingent on results of an
economic analysis that will address benefits, costs, and distributional
effects of dam removal relative to volitional fish passage. Dam removal
is expected to have positive long-term effects on the viability of fish
populations and other aspects of the Klamath Basin ecosystem. Benefits
of these environmental improvements include ``non-use values,'' which
accrue to members of the public who value such improvements regardless
of whether they ever consume Klamath fish or visit the Klamath Basin.
An information collection is planned in order to implement a state-of-
the-art non-use valuation survey of the U.S. public that addresses the
incremental environmental improvements of dam removal relative to
volitional fish passage. This data collection is intended to address
one component of an economic analysis that will include all costs and
benefits of dam removal relative to volitional fish passage.
II. Data
Title: Klamath Non-Use Valuation Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1090-0010.
Type of Review: Revision of an approved collection.
Affected Entities: Households.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 10,885 households who will
receive the survey (3,389 respondents and 7,496 non-respondents).
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,389.
Estimated Time per Response: The base for this survey is 10,885
households. The households will be divided into two mailing groups, at
a 10/90 split. The first wave of mailings will be to 10% of the
households. 17% of households are estimated to respond, which will take
30 minutes. Non-respondents will take 3 minutes. The second mailing
will be sent to the remaining 83% of non-respondent households. 10% of
the households are estimated to respond to the second mailing, taking
30 minutes. The second group of non-respondents are estimated to spend
3 minutes. The Department will then conduct preliminary analysis.
The second wave of mailings will be to the remaining 90% of the
households. 17% of households are estimated to respond, which will take
30 minutes. Non-respondents will take 3 minutes. The second phase will
be sent to the remaining 83% of non-respondent households. 10% of the
households are estimated to respond to the second mailing, taking 30
minutes. The second group of non-respondents are estimated to spend 3
minutes.
The remaining non-respondents from the second mailings will be
split into two groups in a 80/20 split. It is assumed that 65% of the
non-respondent households will have a phone number. Both groups will be
sent another copy of the survey. For the households with a phone
number, a non response bias call will be made, taking an estimated 2 to
5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,205 hours.
III. Request for Comments
On June 9, 2009, we published in the Federal Register (74 FR 27340)
a request for public comments on this proposed survey. No comments were
received. This notice provides the public with an additional 30 days in
which to comment on the proposed information collection activity. The
Department of the Interior invites comments on:
(1) Whether or not the 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
collection and the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or prove
information to or for a Federal agency.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
Dated: August 25, 2010.
Benjamin M. Simon,
Economics Staff Director, Office of Policy Analysis.
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