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G. Emergency Transfers—New
Provisions in VAWA 2013
VAWA 2013 adds increased
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requiring HUD to adopt a model
emergency transfer plan for use by
PHAs, owners, managers or other
housing providers participating in HUD
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request. Any transfer is subject to the
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and subject to all other HUD
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In addition, VAWA 2013 requires
HUD to establish policies and
procedures under which victims of
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may receive, subject to the availability
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Specific Request for Comment. HUD
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plan and the implementation of the
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III. Complying with VAWA 2013
Requirements
As noted earlier in this notice, HUD
will undertake rulemaking to conform
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and section 8 programs, to the new
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New HUD Covered Programs. For
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not previously required to offer VAWA
protections, HUD recognizes that full
compliance with VAWA 2013 may be
challenging at this time. Although all
housing providers in HUD covered
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of their tenants and strive to ensure that
tenants feel safe in their housing and the
neighborhood in which the housing is
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for maintaining safety that is presented
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safety is generally in the tenant’s own
household, and the overall shortage of
available affordable housing can
complicate the ability to immediately
transfer victims of domestic violence to
other housing. The complications may
be eased somewhat as a result of
protections for victims of domestic
violence provided by State and local
laws.9 Having these types of laws in
place across the Nation may help to
facilitate compliance with VAWA 2013.
Guidance to be issued for new HUD
covered programs. Recognizing the
challenges facing participants in the
new HUD covered programs that are
now subject to VAWA requirements,
9 See compendium of State and local laws that
affect domestic violence survivors’ housing rights
compiled by the National Housing Law Project at
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HUD will be issuing administrative
guidance to help programs comply with
VAWA 2013, in addition to
promulgating regulations.
IV. Solicitation of Comment
In this notice, HUD has highlighted
certain issues for which comment is
specifically sought, but welcomes
comment on any aspect of this notice.
Dated: July 31, 2013.
Shaun Donovan,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Recovery Plan for Alabama
Sturgeon
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service, announce the availability of the
final recovery plan for the endangered
Alabama sturgeon. The final plan
includes specific recovery objectives
and criteria to be met in order to
downlist the species to threatened
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the recovery plan by contacting Jeff
Powell at the Daphne Field Office, by
U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Alabama Field Office, 1208–B
Main Street, Daphne, AL 36532, or by
telephone at 251–441–5858.
Alternatively, you may visit the Fish
and Wildlife Service’s recovery plan
Web site at https://endangered.fws.gov/
recovery/#plans or the
Daphne Field Office Web site at https://
www.fws.gov/daphne/ to obtain a copy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Powell, at the above addresses or by
telephone at 251–441–5858.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
We listed the Alabama sturgeon
(Scaphirhyncus suttkusi) as an
endangered species under the Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on May 5, 2000 (65
FR 26438) and designated critical
habitat for the species on June 2, 2009
(74 FR 26488). The species’ historic
range encompassed all major rivers in
the Mobile Basin, below the Fall Line,
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including the Alabama, Tombigbee, and
Cahaba River systems. Recent
collections of the species have been
restricted to the lower Alabama River
below R.F. Henry Lock and Dam to the
confluence of the Tombigbee River, as
well as to the lower Cahaba River near
its confluence with the Alabama River;
however, incidents of such collections
are extremely rare. The last capture of
an Alabama sturgeon was on April 3,
2007, by biologists at the Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources (ADCNR). The species was
last observed on April 23, 2009, by
ADCNR biologists. The Alabama
sturgeon is one of the rarest species of
fish in the nation and may be close to
extinction.
Restoring an endangered or
threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a
primary goal of our endangered species
program. To help guide the recovery
effort, we prepare recovery plans for
most listed species. Recovery plans
describe actions considered necessary
for conservation of the species, establish
criteria for downlisting or delisting, and
estimate time and cost for implementing
recovery measures.
The Act requires the development of
recovery plans for listed species, unless
such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to
provide a public notice and an
opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. The draft of this recovery
plan was available for public comment
from April 12 through June 11, 2012 (77
FR 21993). We considered the
information received via public
comments as well as from peer
reviewers in our preparation and
approval of this final recovery plan. We
also edited some sections of the draft
recovery plan to reflect these comments;
however, no substantial changes were
made to the draft plan.
Recovery Plan Components
The objective of this plan is to
provide a framework for the recovery of
the Alabama sturgeon so that protection
under the Act is no longer necessary.
Delisting of the species is not currently
foreseeable due to extreme curtailment
of range and extensive modification to
the riverine habitats. Therefore, this
recovery plan establishes criteria for
downlisting the Alabama sturgeon from
endangered to threatened.
Downlisting of the Alabama sturgeon
may be considered when the following
criteria are met: (1) A population
consisting of approximately 500
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sexually mature Alabama sturgeon is
shown to be surviving and naturally
reproducing in the Alabama/Cahaba
Rivers; (2) population studies show that
the Alabama sturgeon population is
naturally recruiting (consisting of
multiple age classes), sustainable over a
period of 20 years (2–3 generations), and
no longer requires hatchery
augmentation; and (3) an agreement is
in place that ensures adequate flows are
being delivered down the Alabama
River for successful development of
sturgeon larvae and passage of the fish
both upstream and downstream at dams
on the Alabama River.
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reasonable accommodations should
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Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
Dated: July 24, 2013.
Diane M. Friez,
Eastern Montana—Dakotas District Manager.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: July 8, 2013.
Leopoldo Miranda,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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Federal Land Policy and Management
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Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Eastern
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111 Garryowen Road, Miles City,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-ES-2013-N162; FXES11130400000C2-134-FF040E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for
Alabama Sturgeon
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability
of the final recovery plan for the endangered Alabama sturgeon. The
final plan includes specific recovery objectives and criteria to be met
in order to downlist the species to threatened under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the recovery plan by contacting
Jeff Powell at the Daphne Field Office, by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Alabama Field Office, 1208-B Main Street, Daphne, AL
36532, or by telephone at 251-441-5858. Alternatively, you may visit
the Fish and Wildlife Service's recovery plan Web site at https://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/#plans or the Daphne Field Office
Web site at https://www.fws.gov/daphne/ to obtain a copy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Powell, at the above addresses or
by telephone at 251-441-5858.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We listed the Alabama sturgeon (Scaphirhyncus suttkusi) as an
endangered species under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on May 5,
2000 (65 FR 26438) and designated critical habitat for the species on
June 2, 2009 (74 FR 26488). The species' historic range encompassed all
major rivers in the Mobile Basin, below the Fall Line,
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including the Alabama, Tombigbee, and Cahaba River systems. Recent
collections of the species have been restricted to the lower Alabama
River below R.F. Henry Lock and Dam to the confluence of the Tombigbee
River, as well as to the lower Cahaba River near its confluence with
the Alabama River; however, incidents of such collections are extremely
rare. The last capture of an Alabama sturgeon was on April 3, 2007, by
biologists at the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources (ADCNR). The species was last observed on April 23, 2009, by
ADCNR biologists. The Alabama sturgeon is one of the rarest species of
fish in the nation and may be close to extinction.
Restoring an endangered or threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure, self-sustaining member of its ecosystem is
a primary goal of our endangered species program. To help guide the
recovery effort, we prepare recovery plans for most listed species.
Recovery plans describe actions considered necessary for conservation
of the species, establish criteria for downlisting or delisting, and
estimate time and cost for implementing recovery measures.
The Act requires the development of recovery plans for listed
species, unless such a plan would not promote the conservation of a
particular species. Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to provide a
public notice and an opportunity for public review and comment during
recovery plan development. The draft of this recovery plan was
available for public comment from April 12 through June 11, 2012 (77 FR
21993). We considered the information received via public comments as
well as from peer reviewers in our preparation and approval of this
final recovery plan. We also edited some sections of the draft recovery
plan to reflect these comments; however, no substantial changes were
made to the draft plan.
Recovery Plan Components
The objective of this plan is to provide a framework for the
recovery of the Alabama sturgeon so that protection under the Act is no
longer necessary. Delisting of the species is not currently foreseeable
due to extreme curtailment of range and extensive modification to the
riverine habitats. Therefore, this recovery plan establishes criteria
for downlisting the Alabama sturgeon from endangered to threatened.
Downlisting of the Alabama sturgeon may be considered when the
following criteria are met: (1) A population consisting of
approximately 500 sexually mature Alabama sturgeon is shown to be
surviving and naturally reproducing in the Alabama/Cahaba Rivers; (2)
population studies show that the Alabama sturgeon population is
naturally recruiting (consisting of multiple age classes), sustainable
over a period of 20 years (2-3 generations), and no longer requires
hatchery augmentation; and (3) an agreement is in place that ensures
adequate flows are being delivered down the Alabama River for
successful development of sturgeon larvae and passage of the fish both
upstream and downstream at dams on the Alabama River.
Authority
The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).
Dated: July 8, 2013.
Leopoldo Miranda,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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