Announcement of Funding Awards for Transformation Initiative: Sustainable Communities Research Grant (SCRGP) Program for Fiscal Year 2013, 53466-53467 [2013-21124]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2013 / Notices
Dated: August 20, 2103.
Charlene D. Myrthil
Director, Records Management Division,
Mission Support Bureau, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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Modification of Two National Customs
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Environment (ACE) Document Image
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(SE); Correction
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ACTION: General notice; correction.
AGENCY:
On July 23, 2013, U.S.
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the National Customs Automation
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entry capability, known as the
Simplified Entry (SE) test. That
document contained an error in the
‘‘Documents Supported in the Second
Phase of the Test’’ section regarding the
description of a form. This document
corrects the July 23, 2013 document to
reflect the correct description of the
form.
DATES: This correction is effective on
August 29, 2013.
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SUMMARY:
Background
On July 23, 2013, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) published in
the Federal Register a document
announcing modifications to the
National Customs Automation Program
(NCAP) tests concerning document
imaging, known as the Document Image
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System (DIS) test, and entry capability,
known as the Simplified Entry (SE) test.
78 FR 44142. That document contained
an error in Section III. entitled,
‘‘Documents Supported in the Second
Phase of the Test’’ regarding the
description of the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
document Plant Protection and
Quarantine (PPQ) Form 586. PPQ Form
586 serves as both the application for a
permit, and once approved, the permit
itself. This correction is being issued to
clarify that only the approved permit
may be transmitted via the DIS.
Correction
In the Federal Register of July 23,
2013, in the document at 78 FR 44142,
on page 44144, in the first column,
correct the description of PPQ Form 586
to read: PPQ Form 586, Permit To
Transit Plants and/or Plant Products,
Plant Pests, and/or Associated Soil
through the United States.
Dated: August 23, 2013.
Joanne R. Stump,
Acting Director, Regulations and Disclosure
Law Division, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5700–FA–05]
Announcement of Funding Awards for
Transformation Initiative: Sustainable
Communities Research Grant (SCRGP)
Program for Fiscal Year 2013
Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Announcement of funding
awards.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Reform Act of 1989, this document
notifies the public of funding for the
Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Transformative
Initiative: Sustainable Communities
Research Grant Program (SCRGP). The
purpose of this document is to
announce the names and addresses of
the award winners and the amount of
the awards to be used to help complete
the research projects developed under
this program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Gray, Division of Affordable
Housing Research and Technology,
Office of Policy Development and
Research, U.S. Department of Housing
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and Urban Development, Room 8132,
451 Seventh Street SW., Washington,
DC 20410, Telephone (202) 402–2876.
To provide service for persons who are
hearing- or speech-impaired, this
number may be reached via TTY by
dialing the Federal Information Relay
Service on (800) 877–8339 or (202) 708–
1455. (Telephone numbers, other than
‘‘800’’ TTY numbers, are not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Policy Development and Research
(PD&R), under the Assistant Secretary,
administered the FY13 Sustainable
Communities Research Grant Program
(SCRGP) to invite research proposals
that build on existing evidence-based
scholarship in the broad area of
sustainability. Research proposals were
submitted in 3 subject categories: (1)
Affordable housing development and
preservation, (2) transportation and
infrastructure planning, and (3) ‘‘green’’
and energy-efficient practices. The
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
number for this program is 14.523.
On April 16, 2013, HUD posted a
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for Fiscal Year 2013 Transformation
Initiative: Sustainable Communities
Research Grant Program on Grants.gov.
The Office of Policy Development and
Research reserved $500,000 to fund up
to five research grants made available
under the Furthering Continuing
Resolution Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113–6
approved March 26, 2013). Applicants
could request a minimum amount of
$75,000 or a maximum of $125,000. The
grant performance period is for 24
months (2 years). Awards under this
NOFA will be administered in the form
of a Cooperative Agreements.
The Department reviewed, evaluated
and scored the applications received
based on the rating criteria described in
the FY13 NOFA. As a result, HUD has
accepted the applications announced
below, and in accordance with Section
102(a)(4)(C) of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987,
U.S.C. 3545). More information about
the awardees may be found at
www.huduser.org.
Dated: August 20, 2013.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
Attachment
List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under
the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Sustainable
Communities Research Grant Program
Funding Competition, By Institution,
Address, Grant Amount and Point of Contact
1. Bright Power, Inc., Mr. Jonathan Braman,
11 Hanover Square, New York, NY.
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Grant: $125,000. (Principal Investigator:
Mr. Jonathan Braman)
2. The State University of New York at
Buffalo, Ms. Mary Kraft, 402 Crofts Hall,
Buffalo, NY. Grant: $124,897. (Principal
Investigators: Dr. Robert M. Silverman,
Dr. Kelly L. Patterson, Dr. Li Yin)
3. The University of Texas at Austin, Ms.
Shannon McCain, 101 East 27th Street,
Stop A9000, Suite 5.300, Austin. Grant:
$124,990. (Principal Investigator: Dr.
Elizabeth J. Mueller)
4. The University of Utah at Salt Lake City,
Ms. Shauna Peterson, 1471 East Federal
Way, Salt Lake City, UT. Grant:
$124,807. (Principal Investigators: Dr.
Sarah J. Hinners, Dr. Michael A. Larice,
Dr. Arthur C. Nelson)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–FHC–2013–N012; FF09F21000–
FXHC112509CBRA–134]
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System; Delaware, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and
Texas; Availability of Draft Maps and
Request for Comments
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The Coastal Barrier Resources
Act (CBRA) requires the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) to review the maps
of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System (CBRS) at least once
every 5 years and make any minor and
technical modifications to the
boundaries of the CBRS as are necessary
to reflect changes that have occurred in
the size or location of any CBRS unit as
a result of natural forces. We, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have conducted this review for all of the
CBRS units in Delaware, South Carolina
(including one unit that crosses the
State boundary into North Carolina),
Texas, and one CBRS unit in Florida.
The draft maps were produced by the
Service in partnership with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). This notice announces the
findings of our review and request for
comments on the draft revised maps
from Federal, State, and local officials.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
September 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-deliver
(during normal business hours)
comments to Katie Niemi, Coastal
Barriers Coordinator, Division of Budget
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and Technical Support, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Room 840, Arlington, VA 22203, or send
comments by electronic mail (email) to
CBRAcomments@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Niemi, Coastal Barriers
Coordinator, (703) 358–2071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice fulfills a requirement under the
CBRA (16 U.S.C. 3503(f)(3)) that
requires the Secretary to publish a
notice in the Federal Register of any
proposed revisions to the CBRS
authorized under 16 U.S.C. 3503(c)–(e).
The CBRA requires the Secretary to
review the maps of the CBRS at least
once every 5 years and make any minor
and technical modifications to the
boundaries of the CBRS as are necessary
to reflect changes that have occurred in
the size or location of any CBRS unit as
a result of natural forces (16 U.S.C.
3503(c)). Most of the modifications to
the draft maps announced via this
particular notice for Delaware, South
Carolina (including one unit that crosses
that State boundary into North
Carolina), Texas, and one unit in
Florida, were made to reflect changes to
the CBRS units that occurred as a result
of natural forces (e.g., erosion and
accretion). However, one of the draft
maps also includes a voluntary addition
to the CBRS that was requested by the
owners of the property. The CBRA
authorizes the Secretary to add a parcel
of real property to the CBRS if: (1) The
owner of the parcel requests, in writing,
that the Secretary add the parcel to the
CBRS; and (2) the parcel is an
undeveloped coastal barrier (16 U.S.C.
3503(d)). The CBRA also authorizes the
Secretary to add excess Federal property
to the CBRS following consultation with
the Administrator of the U.S. General
Services Administration and a
determination that the property
constitutes an undeveloped coastal
barrier (16 U.S.C. 3503(e)). None of the
draft maps announced via this
particular notice for Delaware, South
Carolina (including one unit that crosses
that State boundary into North
Carolina), Texas, and one unit in
Florida, include additions of excess
Federal property to the CBRS.
The Service’s review resulted in a set
of 87 draft revised maps dated
November 30, 2012, depicting a total of
69 CBRS units. The set of maps
includes: 7 Maps for 10 CBRS units
located in Delaware; 24 maps for 23
CBRS units located in South Carolina
(including 1 unit that crosses the State
boundary into North Carolina); 55 maps
for 35 CBRS units located in Texas; and
1 map for 1 CBRS unit located in both
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Pasco and Pinellas Counties, Florida.
The Service found that 62 of the 69
units reviewed had experienced changes
in their size or location as a result of
natural forces since they were last
mapped.
Background
Coastal barriers are typically narrow,
elongated landforms located at the
interface of land and sea and are
inherently dynamic ecosystems. Coastal
barriers provide important habitat for
fish and wildlife, and serve as the
mainland’s first line of defense against
the impacts of severe storms. With the
passage of the CBRA in 1982 (Pub. L.
97–348), Congress recognized that
certain actions and programs of the
Federal Government have historically
subsidized and encouraged
development on coastal barriers, where
severe storms are much more likely to
occur, and the result has been the loss
of natural resources; threats to human
life, health, and property; and the
expenditure of millions of tax dollars
each year (16 U.S.C. 3501(a)).
The CBRA established the CBRS,
which comprised 186 geographic units
encompassing approximately 453,000
acres of undeveloped lands and
associated aquatic habitat along the
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts. The
CBRS was expanded by the Coastal
Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub.
L. 101–591) to include additional areas
along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
coasts, as well as areas along the coasts
of the Great Lakes, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, and Puerto Rico. The CBRS now
comprises a total of 857 geographic
units encompassing approximately 3.1
million acres of relatively undeveloped
coastal barrier lands and associated
aquatic habitat. These areas are depicted
on a series of maps entitled ‘‘John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources
System.’’
Most new Federal expenditures and
financial assistance that have the effect
of encouraging development are
prohibited within the CBRS. However,
development can still occur within the
CBRS, provided that private developers
or other non-Federal parties bear the full
cost, rather than the American
taxpayers.
The CBRS includes two types of units,
System Units and Otherwise Protected
Areas (OPAs). System Units generally
comprise private lands that were
relatively undeveloped at the time of
their designation within the CBRS. Most
new Federal expenditures and financial
assistance, including Federal flood
insurance, are prohibited within System
Units. OPAs generally comprise lands
established under Federal, State, or
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5700-FA-05]
Announcement of Funding Awards for Transformation Initiative:
Sustainable Communities Research Grant (SCRGP) Program for Fiscal Year
2013
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Announcement of funding awards.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Reform Act of 1989, this document
notifies the public of funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
Transformative Initiative: Sustainable Communities Research Grant
Program (SCRGP). The purpose of this document is to announce the names
and addresses of the award winners and the amount of the awards to be
used to help complete the research projects developed under this
program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Gray, Division of Affordable
Housing Research and Technology, Office of Policy Development and
Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 8132,
451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, Telephone (202) 402-2876.
To provide service for persons who are hearing- or speech-impaired,
this number may be reached via TTY by dialing the Federal Information
Relay Service on (800) 877-8339 or (202) 708-1455. (Telephone numbers,
other than ``800'' TTY numbers, are not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Policy Development and
Research (PD&R), under the Assistant Secretary, administered the FY13
Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program (SCRGP) to invite
research proposals that build on existing evidence-based scholarship in
the broad area of sustainability. Research proposals were submitted in
3 subject categories: (1) Affordable housing development and
preservation, (2) transportation and infrastructure planning, and (3)
``green'' and energy-efficient practices. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.523.
On April 16, 2013, HUD posted a Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2013 Transformation Initiative: Sustainable
Communities Research Grant Program on Grants.gov. The Office of Policy
Development and Research reserved $500,000 to fund up to five research
grants made available under the Furthering Continuing Resolution Act,
2013 (Pub. L. 113-6 approved March 26, 2013). Applicants could request
a minimum amount of $75,000 or a maximum of $125,000. The grant
performance period is for 24 months (2 years). Awards under this NOFA
will be administered in the form of a Cooperative Agreements.
The Department reviewed, evaluated and scored the applications
received based on the rating criteria described in the FY13 NOFA. As a
result, HUD has accepted the applications announced below, and in
accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, U.S.C. 3545).
More information about the awardees may be found at www.huduser.org.
Dated: August 20, 2013.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
Attachment
List of Awardees for Grant Assistance Under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program Funding Competition, By
Institution, Address, Grant Amount and Point of Contact
1. Bright Power, Inc., Mr. Jonathan Braman, 11 Hanover Square, New
York, NY.
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Grant: $125,000. (Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan Braman)
2. The State University of New York at Buffalo, Ms. Mary Kraft, 402
Crofts Hall, Buffalo, NY. Grant: $124,897. (Principal Investigators:
Dr. Robert M. Silverman, Dr. Kelly L. Patterson, Dr. Li Yin)
3. The University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Shannon McCain, 101 East
27th Street, Stop A9000, Suite 5.300, Austin. Grant: $124,990.
(Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth J. Mueller)
4. The University of Utah at Salt Lake City, Ms. Shauna Peterson,
1471 East Federal Way, Salt Lake City, UT. Grant: $124,807.
(Principal Investigators: Dr. Sarah J. Hinners, Dr. Michael A.
Larice, Dr. Arthur C. Nelson)
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