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Download as PDF 20408 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2012 / Notices opportunity to test the conversion of public housing and other HUD-assisted properties to long-term, project-based Section 8 rental assistance to achieve certain goals, including the preservation and improvement of these properties through access by public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners to private debt and equity to address immediate and long-term capital needs; the extent to which residents have increased housing choices after the conversion; and the overall impact of conversion on the subject properties. The March 8, 2012, notice advised that HUD posted on its Web site the full details of the demonstration in a Program Notice entitled ‘‘Rental Assistance Demonstration–Partial Implementation and Request for Comments.’’ HUD refers the reader to the March 8, 2012, Federal Register notice for detailed information about RAD, as well as to the Program Notice, posted on HUD’s Web site at www.hud.gov/rad. This notice extends the due date for the submission of public comments on the Program Notice to April 23, 2012, and clarifies the scope of the demonstration that took effect on March 8, 2012. emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES II. Extension of Public Comment Due Date The March 8, 2012, notice solicited public comment on the demonstration and established a comment due date of April 9, 2012. In order to ensure that interested members of the public have sufficient time to prepare and submit comments, HUD is extending the due date for the submission of comments on the Program Notice until April 23, 2012. III. Clarification of Demonstration Scope As provided in the March 8, 2012, notice and in the Program Notice, RAD consists of two components. The first component, which is covered under Sections I and II of the Program Notice for PHAs and Mod Rehab owners, respectively, allows projects funder under HUD’s public housing and Mod Rehab programs to convert to long-term Section 8 rental assistance contracts. Under this first component, PHAs and Mod Rehab owners may apply to HUD to convert to one of two forms of Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts: Project-based vouchers (PBVs) or project-based rental assistance (PBRA). The second component, which is covered under Section II of the Program Notice, for owners of Mod Rehab projects, and under Section III of the Program Notice, for owners of Rent Supplement (Rent Supp) and Rental Assistance (RAP) projects, of the VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Apr 03, 2012 Jkt 226001 Program Notice, allows projects funded under the Mod Rehab, Rent Supp and RAP programs, with a contract expiration or termination occurring after October 1, 2006, and no later than September 30, 2013, to convert tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) to PBVs. The ‘‘Effective Date’’ section of the March 8, 2012, notice provided that the conversion of Rent Supp and RAP Properties under Section III of the Program Notice were effective on March 8, 2012. The March 8, 2012 notice, at 77 FR 14030, following the explanation of the Section II and Section III provisions of the second component stated, inconsistent with the ‘‘Effective Date’’ provision, ‘‘These provisions are effective immediately.’’ Accordingly, this notice clarifies the scope of the sections of the demonstration that are effective on March 8, 2012, to eliminate any confusion made by the statement at the end of the explanation of the second component at 77 FR 14030. The only provisions that are effective immediately are, as provided in the ‘‘Effective Date’’ section of the notice, those of Section III of the Program Notice for the conversion of Rent Supp and RAP Properties. The Section II provisions for properties funded under Mod Rehab, which are part of the discussion of the second component, are not yet in effect. Dated: March 30, 2012. Deborah Hernandez, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. Carol J. Galante, Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing— Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. 2012–8210 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R9–MB–2011–N215; 91400– 5110–0000–7B; 91400–9410–0000–7B] Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List and Approval for Conservation Projects Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list and approval of the projects. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announce the fiscal year 2012, priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the Association of Fish and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects to us each year to consider for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant program. We have reviewed the list and have awarded the grants from the list. ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate Conservation Grants Program Coordinator, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP–4020, Arlington, VA 22203. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John C. Stremple, at the above address, or at (703) 358–2156 (phone) or John_ Stremple@fws.gov (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Improvement Act, Pub. L. 106–408) amended the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and established the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. The Improvement Act authorizes us to award grants of up to $3 million annually from funds available under each of the Restoration Acts, for a total of up to $6 million annually. Projects can be funded from both funds depending on the project activities. We may award grants to projects from a list of priority projects recommended to us by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The FWS Director, exercising the authority of the Secretary of the Interior, need not fund all projects on the list, but all projects funded must be on the list. Grantees under this program may use funds for sport fisheries and wildlife management and research projects, boating access development, hunter safety and education, aquatic education, fish and wildlife habitat improvements, and other purposes consistent with the enabling legislation. To be eligible for funding, a project must benefit fish and/or wildlife conservation in at least 26 States, or in a majority of the States in any one FWS Region, or it must benefit a regional association of State fish and wildlife agencies. We may award grants to a State, a group of States, or one or more nongovernmental organizations. For the purpose of carrying out the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may award grants to the FWS, if requested by AFWA, or to a State or a group of States. Also, AFWA requires all project proposals to address its National E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2012 / Notices Conservation Needs, which are announced annually by AFWA at the same time as its request for proposals. Further, applicants must provide certification that no activities conducted under a Multistate Conservation grant will promote or encourage opposition to regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife or to regulated angling or taking of fish. Eligible project proposals are reviewed and ranked by AFWA Committees and interested nongovernmental organizations that represent conservation organizations, sportsmen’s and women’s organizations, and industries that support or promote fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational shooting, bowhunting, or archery. AFWA’s Committee on National Grants recommends a final list of priority projects to the directors of State fish and wildlife agencies for their approval by 20409 majority vote. By statute, AFWA then must transmit the final approved list to the FWS for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant program by October 1 of the fiscal year. This year, we received a list of 12 recommended projects from AFWA. We recommend all of them for funding in fiscal year 2012. The list follows: MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM—FY 2012 CYCLE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS PR funding 1 DJ funding 2 Total 2012 grant request ID Title Submitter 12–034 ...... Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination. Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize Fish and Wildlife Benefits to the States. Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State Agency Coalition. State Fish and Wildlife Agency Coordination and Administration. State Fish and Wildlife Agency Director Travel Coordination and Administration. 2011 Economic Impacts of Sportfishing .... The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program 75th Anniversary. Investigating Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing License Sales Increases. Longitudinal Evaluation of Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting Recruitment/Retention Programs. Organizational Development Training for Fish Habitat Partnerships to Increase Capacity. Trailblazer Adventure Program .................. AFWA ........................................... $145,260.00 $145,260.00 $290,520.00 AFWA ........................................... 156,600.00 52,200.00 208,800.00 AFWA ........................................... 152,775.00 50,925.00 203,700.00 AFWA ........................................... 299,359.80 299,359.80 598,719.60 AFWA ........................................... 64,075.00 64,075.00 128,150.00 American Sportfishing Association Wildlife Management Institute ...... 0.0 50,000.00 82,503.00 50,000.00 82,503.00 100,000.00 American Sportfishing Association 92,886.15 92,886.15 185,772.30 173,172.38 173,172.38 346,344.76 National Fish Habitat Action Plan Board. 0 100,000.00 100,000.00 U.S. Sportsman Alliance Foundation. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. 40,000.00 40,000.00 80,000.00 0 261,440.38 261,440.38 1,174,128.33 1,411,821.71 2,585,950.04 12–001 ...... 12–008 ...... 12–028 ...... 12–029 ...... 12–010 ...... 12–022 ...... 12–011 ...... 12–017 ...... 12–033 ...... 12–021 ...... 12–030 ...... 1 PR 2 DJ Conserving Fish Habitat from Whitewater to Bluewater. National Wild Turkey Federation Funding: Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds. Funding: Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds. Dated: December 28, 2011. Rowan W. Gould, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 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AGENCY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Apr 03, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central California District, Sacramento, California and California Desert District, Moreno Valley, California intend to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which may include amendments to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, Bishop Resource Management Plan (RMP), Caliente/Bakersfield RMP, and Eastern San Diego County RMP for the areas that are within the planning boundary of the proposed Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP). These potential plan amendments will be analyzed in the DRECP Draft EIS and CDCA Plan Amendment (PA), as noticed in the Federal Register on November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60291) and August 29, 2011 (76 FR 45606). 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-7998]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


[FWS-R9-MB-2011-N215; 91400-5110-0000-7B; 91400-9410-0000-7B]

Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List and Approval 
for Conservation Projects

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list and approval of the 
projects.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), announce the 
fiscal year 2012, priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation 
projects from the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As 
required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs 
Improvement Act of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects to us each 
year to consider for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant 
program. We have reviewed the list and have awarded the grants from the 
list.

ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate Conservation Grants Program 
Coordinator, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP-4020, 
Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John C. Stremple, at the above 
address, or at (703) 358-2156 (phone) or John_Stremple@fws.gov 
(email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
Programs Improvement Act of 2000 (Improvement Act, Pub. L. 106-408) 
amended the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 
et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
777 et seq.) and established the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. 
The Improvement Act authorizes us to award grants of up to $3 million 
annually from funds available under each of the Restoration Acts, for a 
total of up to $6 million annually. Projects can be funded from both 
funds depending on the project activities. We may award grants to 
projects from a list of priority projects recommended to us by the 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The FWS Director, exercising 
the authority of the Secretary of the Interior, need not fund all 
projects on the list, but all projects funded must be on the list.
    Grantees under this program may use funds for sport fisheries and 
wildlife management and research projects, boating access development, 
hunter safety and education, aquatic education, fish and wildlife 
habitat improvements, and other purposes consistent with the enabling 
legislation.
    To be eligible for funding, a project must benefit fish and/or 
wildlife conservation in at least 26 States, or in a majority of the 
States in any one FWS Region, or it must benefit a regional association 
of State fish and wildlife agencies. We may award grants to a State, a 
group of States, or one or more nongovernmental organizations. For the 
purpose of carrying out the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 
Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may award grants to the FWS, if 
requested by AFWA, or to a State or a group of States. Also, AFWA 
requires all project proposals to address its National

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Conservation Needs, which are announced annually by AFWA at the same 
time as its request for proposals. Further, applicants must provide 
certification that no activities conducted under a Multistate 
Conservation grant will promote or encourage opposition to regulated 
hunting or trapping of wildlife or to regulated angling or taking of 
fish.
    Eligible project proposals are reviewed and ranked by AFWA 
Committees and interested nongovernmental organizations that represent 
conservation organizations, sportsmen's and women's organizations, and 
industries that support or promote fishing, hunting, trapping, 
recreational shooting, bowhunting, or archery. AFWA's Committee on 
National Grants recommends a final list of priority projects to the 
directors of State fish and wildlife agencies for their approval by 
majority vote. By statute, AFWA then must transmit the final approved 
list to the FWS for funding under the Multistate Conservation Grant 
program by October 1 of the fiscal year.
    This year, we received a list of 12 recommended projects from AFWA. 
We recommend all of them for funding in fiscal year 2012. The list 
follows:

                    Multistate Conservation Grant Program--FY 2012 Cycle Recommended Projects
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                                                                                                    Total 2012
      ID                   Title                  Submitter       PR funding \1\  DJ funding \2\   grant request
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12-034........  Multistate Conservation     AFWA................     $145,260.00     $145,260.00     $290,520.00
                 Grant Program
                 Coordination.
12-001........  Coordination of Farm Bill   AFWA................      156,600.00       52,200.00      208,800.00
                 Program Implementation to
                 Optimize Fish and
                 Wildlife Benefits to the
                 States.
12-008........  Coordination of the         AFWA................      152,775.00       50,925.00      203,700.00
                 Industry, Federal and
                 State Agency Coalition.
12-028........  State Fish and Wildlife     AFWA................      299,359.80      299,359.80      598,719.60
                 Agency Coordination and
                 Administration.
12-029........  State Fish and Wildlife     AFWA................       64,075.00       64,075.00      128,150.00
                 Agency Director Travel
                 Coordination and
                 Administration.
12-010........  2011 Economic Impacts of    American                         0.0       82,503.00       82,503.00
                 Sportfishing.               Sportfishing
                                             Association.
12-022........  The Wildlife and Sport      Wildlife Management        50,000.00       50,000.00      100,000.00
                 Fish Restoration Program    Institute.
                 75th Anniversary.
12-011........  Investigating Factors       American                   92,886.15       92,886.15      185,772.30
                 Related to Hunting and      Sportfishing
                 Fishing License Sales       Association.
                 Increases.
12-017........  Longitudinal Evaluation of  National Wild Turkey      173,172.38      173,172.38      346,344.76
                 Hunting, Fishing, and       Federation.
                 Shooting Recruitment/
                 Retention Programs.
12-033........  Organizational Development  National Fish                      0      100,000.00      100,000.00
                 Training for Fish Habitat   Habitat Action Plan
                 Partnerships to Increase    Board.
                 Capacity.
12-021........  Trailblazer Adventure       U.S. Sportsman             40,000.00       40,000.00       80,000.00
                 Program.                    Alliance Foundation.
12-030........  Conserving Fish Habitat     Atlantic States                    0      261,440.38      261,440.38
                 from Whitewater to          Marine Fisheries
                 Bluewater.                  Commission.
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                                                    1,174,128.33    1,411,821.71    2,585,950.04
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\1\ PR Funding: Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds.
\2\ DJ Funding: Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds.


    Dated: December 28, 2011.
Rowan W. Gould,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-7998 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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