Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications, 57500-57502 [2018-24963]
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CHANGES TO METHODOLOGY FOR COMPUTING FSS PERFORMANCE SCORES
Overall ................................
Earnings Performance
Score.
• Where a family ports, each PHA (the receiving and the initial PHA) will benefit from the family’s FSS enrollment
as it relates to the PHA’s participation measure. For the earnings and FSS graduation measures, HUD will include the family for the PHA who currently administers the FSS contract.
• HUD will treat joint applicants as a single PHA for purposes of computing all three components of the FSS performance score.
• In calculating the earnings performance score, HUD will exclude FSS participants who become classified as disabled at any point during their participation.
• HUD will include within the earnings measure FSS participants that begin the FSS contract below age 62, even
if they reach or exceed the age of 62 during their Contract of Participation.
• In selecting comparison households, HUD will match FSS families with comparison families based on the number of children under the age of 18, rather than the presence of child under age 5. HUD will also match FSS
families with comparison families based on presence of a child with a disability and presence of a non-head of
household adult with a disability.
• Under certain circumstances, HUD will require that comparison households be in the same county and PHA as
the FSS participants to which they are being compared. HUD will apply this protocol to all state PHAs and to
any additional PHAs where three or more counties are each home to at least 10 percent of households receiving housing assistance from the PHA (through HCV or public housing). To ensure this approach does not unduly
dilute the ability to find comparable households, HUD will require that FSS participants be matched to comparison households in the same county only in counties where there are at least four times as many non-FSS
households as FSS households being served by the PHA.
• HUD will apply an adjustment factor to the earnings performance measure to account for variations in local economic conditions.
After making these adjustments to the
methodology, HUD has recalculated the
thresholds for translating the FSS
performance measures into individual
component scores and the final
composite score and notes the final
thresholds below.
B. Updated Thresholds for FSS
Performance Scores
The following are the updated
thresholds HUD will use to compute an
FSS Performance Score for each PHA.
See the December 12, 2017 Federal
Register Notice and the updated
complete methodology, which can be
found on HUD’s website at https://
www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_
indian_housing/programs/hcv/fss, for
more information on each of the two
steps in this process.
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1. Step One: Assigning Scores to Each
of the Three Measures
In Step One, HUD will assign a score
of 0 to 10 to each PHA’s FSS program
for each of the three measures. Scores
will be assigned using the thresholds
and procedures described below. The
ranges for awarding points between two
values include those values as well as
all intermediary values.
a. Earnings Performance Measure (50
percent of final score):
• 10 points: Earnings performance
measure of $8,700 or higher.
• 7.5 points: Earnings performance
measure between $6,950 and $8,699.99.
• 0 points: Earnings performance
measure below $4,050 and a p-value of
<.10 on a statistical test measuring the
likelihood that a PHA’s earnings
performance measure is significantly
lower than the median measure of
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$6,302 (see December 12, 2017 Federal
Register Notice at page 82 FR 58437 for
an explanation of this statistical test).
• 5 points: All PHAs that do not
qualify for a 10, 7.5, or a 0.
b. FSS Graduation Rate (30 percent of
final score):
• 10 points: FSS graduation rate of 38
percent or higher.
• 7.5 points: FSS graduation rate
between 28 percent and 37.9 percent.
• 0 points: FSS graduation rate below
10 percent.
• 5 points: All PHAs that do not
qualify for a 10, 7.5, or a 0
c. Participation Rate (20 percent of
final score):
• 10 points: Participation rate of 2.0
or higher.
• 9 points: Participation rate between
1.8 and 1.99.
• 8 points: Participation rate between
1.6 and 1.79.
• 7 points: Participation rate between
1.4 and 1.59.
• 6 points: Participation rate between
1.2 and 1.39.
• 5 points: Participation rate between
.96 and 1.19.
• 0 points: Participation rate of .95 or
lower.
2. Step Two: Developing the Final FSS
Performance Score and Grade
In Step Two, after computing
individual scores for each of the three
measures, HUD will aggregate each
PHA’s scores using the weights noted
above to develop a final FSS
Performance Score from 0 to 10. Based
on this score, HUD will assign the
following ranking to the PHA’s
performance:
• Category 1: FSS Performance score
of 8.0 or higher.
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• Category 2: FSS Performance score
between 4.26 and 7.99.
• Category 3: FSS Performance score
between 3.26 and 4.25.
• Category 4: FSS Performance score
of 3.25 or lower.
IV. Environmental Impact
This notice does not direct, provide
for assistance or loan and mortgage
insurance for, or otherwise govern or
regulate, real property acquisition,
disposition, leasing, rehabilitation,
alteration, demolition, or new
construction, or establish, revise or
provide for standards for construction or
construction materials, manufactured
housing, or occupancy. Accordingly,
under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(1), this notice is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321).
Dated: November 7, 2018.
Dominique Blom,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Public
and Indian Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2018–N115;
FXES11130300000–189–FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct
activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered
or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act. We invite the
public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies to comment on these
applications. Before issuing any of the
requested permits, we will take into
consideration any information that we
receive during the public comment
period.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before December 17,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and
comment submission: You may, within
30 days of the date of publication of this
notice (see DATES), submit requests for
copies of the applications and related
documents, and submit any comments
by one of the following methods. All
requests and comments should specify
the applicant name(s) and application
number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX):
• Email: permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Application No.
TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of your
email message.
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SUMMARY:
• U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn:
Carlita Payne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 5600
American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlita Payne, 612–713–5343;
permitsR3ES@fws.gov. Individuals who
are hearing or speech impaired may call
the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on applications
for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The requested permits will allow the
applicants to conduct activities
intended to promote recovery of species
that are listed as endangered or
threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits activities that constitute take
of listed species unless a Federal permit
is issued that allows such activity. The
ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting in
addition to hunting, shooting, harming,
wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
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authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or for enhancement of
propagation or survival of the species.
These activities often include such
prohibited actions as capture and
collection. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
these permits are found in the Code of
Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for
endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing such permits.
Accordingly, we invite local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies and the
public to submit written data, views, or
arguments with respect to these
applications. The comments and
recommendations that will be most
useful and likely to influence agency
decisions are those supported by
quantitative information or studies.
Applicant
Species
Location
Activity
TE99650C .......
Dale Dunford II,
Rome, OH.
IN, KY, MI, NY,
OH, PA, WV.
Conduct presence/absence
surveys, document habitat
use, conduct
population
monitoring,
evaluate impacts.
Capture, handle, temporary hold,
tag, release,
relocate.
New.
TE01835D .......
Mariah Scott,
Chicago, IL.
Clubshell (Pleurobema clava), fanshell
(Cyprogenia stegaria), pink mucket
(pearly-mussel) (Lampsilis abrupta),
northern
riffleshell
(Epioblasma
torulosa rangiana), purple cat’s paw
pearlymussel (E. obliquata obliquata),
snuffbox
mussel
(E.
triquetra),
rabbitsfoot
(Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica),
sheepnose
mussel
(Plethobasus cyphyus), rayed bean
(Villosa fabalis).
Snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra)
MI ....................
Study growth
rate ontogenetic
changes,
male and female morphology.
Collect dead
shells, hold,
biosample.
New.
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become
part of the administrative record
associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
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While you can request in your comment
that we withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. Moreover, all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
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Type of take
Permit
action
Application No.
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any
of the applicants listed in this notice,
we will publish a notice in the Federal
Register.
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Authority
Section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: August 30, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
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Notice of Request for Nominees for the
Advisory Committee on Water
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ACTION: Notice of request for nominees.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior (Interior) is seeking nominations
for individuals to be considered as
Committee members and/or alternates to
serve on the Advisory Committee on
Water Information (ACWI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
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Executive Secretary, U.S. Geological
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703–648–
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACWI
was established under the authority of
the Office of Management and Budget
and Budget Memorandum No. M–92–01
and the Federal Advisory Committee
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Membership represents a wide range
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Nominations should include a re´sume´
providing an adequate description of the
nominee’s qualifications, including
information that would enable the
Department of the Interior to make an
informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the ACWI
and permit the Department of the
Interior to contact a potential member.
No individual who is currently
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The Committee functions solely as an
advisory body, and in compliance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. Nominations for
member organizations should be
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the address listed in FOR FURTHER
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The purpose of the ACWI is to
represent the interests of waterinformation users and professionals in
advising the Federal Government on
Federal water-information programs and
their effectiveness in meeting the
Nation’s water-information needs.
Member organizations help to foster
communications between the Federal
and non-Federal sectors on sharing
water information.
Dated: October 5, 2018.
Jim Reilly,
Director, United States Geologic Survey.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0162]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Navajo Partitioned Lands
Grazing Permits
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to the Calvert L. Curley, Office
of Trust Services, Branch of Natural
Resources, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup, New
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Mexico 87105; telephone: (505) 863–
8221; email: calvert.curley@bia.gov.
Please reference OMB Control Number
1076–0162 in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Calvert L. Curley at
telephone: (505) 863–8204, or email:
calvert.curley@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the BIA; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
BIA enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the BIA
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: This information collection
is authorized under 25 CFR 161, which
implements the Navajo-Hopi Indian
Relocation Amendments Act of 1980, 94
Stat. 929, and the Federal court
decisions of Healing v. Jones, 174 F.
Supp.211 (D Ariz. 1959) (Healing I),
Healing v. Jones, 210 F. Supp. 126 (D.
Ariz. 1962), aff’d 363 U.S. 758 (1963)
(Healing II), Hopi Tribe v. Watt, 530 F.
Supp. 1217 (D. Ariz. 1982), and Hopi
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2018-N115; FXES11130300000-189-FF03E00000]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit
Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
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ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits to conduct activities intended to enhance the
propagation or survival of endangered or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act. We invite the public and local, State, Tribal,
and Federal agencies to comment on these applications. Before issuing
any of the requested permits, we will take into consideration any
information that we receive during the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before December 17,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Document availability and comment submission: You may,
within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice (see DATES),
submit requests for copies of the applications and related documents,
and submit any comments by one of the following methods. All requests
and comments should specify the applicant name(s) and application
number(s) (e.g., TEXXXXXX):
Email: [email protected]. Please refer to the respective
permit number (e.g., Application No. TEXXXXXX) in the subject line of
your email message.
U.S. Mail: Regional Director, Attn: Carlita Payne, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 5600 American Blvd.
West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Payne, 612-713-5343;
[email protected]. Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may
call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
invite the public to comment on applications for permits under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The requested permits will allow the applicants
to conduct activities intended to promote recovery of species that are
listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA.
Background
With some exceptions, the ESA prohibits activities that constitute
take of listed species unless a Federal permit is issued that allows
such activity. The ESA's definition of ``take'' includes such
activities as pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, or collecting
in addition to hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, or killing.
A recovery permit issued by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct activities with endangered or
threatened species for scientific purposes that promote recovery or for
enhancement of propagation or survival of the species. These activities
often include such prohibited actions as capture and collection. Our
regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened
plant species.
Permit Applications Available for Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following permit requests are for the
recovery and enhancement of propagation or survival of the species in
the wild. The ESA requires that we invite public comment before issuing
such permits. Accordingly, we invite local, State, Tribal, and Federal
agencies and the public to submit written data, views, or arguments
with respect to these applications. The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to influence agency decisions are
those supported by quantitative information or studies.
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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit action
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TE99650C....................... Dale Dunford II, Clubshell (Pleurobema IN, KY, MI, NY, Conduct presence/ Capture, handle, New.
Rome, OH. clava), fanshell OH, PA, WV. absence surveys, temporary hold,
(Cyprogenia stegaria), document habitat tag, release,
pink mucket (pearly- use, conduct relocate.
mussel) (Lampsilis population
abrupta), northern monitoring,
riffleshell evaluate impacts.
(Epioblasma torulosa
rangiana), purple
cat's paw pearlymussel
(E. obliquata
obliquata), snuffbox
mussel (E. triquetra),
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula
cylindrica
cylindrica), sheepnose
mussel (Plethobasus
cyphyus), rayed bean
(Villosa fabalis).
TE01835D....................... Mariah Scott, Snuffbox mussel MI................ Study growth rate Collect dead New.
Chicago, IL. (Epioblasma triquetra). ontogenetic shells, hold,
changes, male and biosample.
female morphology.
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Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive become part of the administrative
record associated with this action. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can request in your comment that we
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Moreover, all
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their
entirety.
Next Steps
If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in
this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register.
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Authority
Section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: August 30, 2018.
Lori H. Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-24963 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
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