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  1. Quantity, quality, and support for research in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: An organizational assessment

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Ratz, Joan M.; Ponds, Phadrea D.; Neilson, Jennifer R.; Liverca, Joyce; Lamb, Berton Lee

    2005-01-01

    To develop a clearer picture of the nature, extent and quality of management support available for conducting research within the FWS, we completed investigations to identify organizational units within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that conduct research as a significant portion of their mission; identify positions in the FWS that include, in whole or in part, a component of scientific research; and assess the attitudes of employees and managers about the obstacles and opportunities for scientific research existing within the FWS.

  2. 78 FR 68041 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the Department of Energy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-13

    ...The Department of Energy (DOE) is informing the public of the availability of its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The purpose of the MOU is to strengthen migratory bird conservation through enhanced collaboration between DOE and the FWS, in coordination with state, tribal, and local governments. The MOU identifies specific areas in which cooperation between DOE and the FWS will substantially contribute to the conservation and management of migratory birds and their habitats.

  3. National Alternative Transportation Evaluation (NATE) : Overview of Data and Trends for Alternative Transportation in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-05-01

    Between 2010 and 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Volpe : Center, and the Office of Federal Lands Highway conducted eight Regional : Alternative Transportation Evaluations (RATEs) across all of the FWS regions. : The National Alter...

  4. Environmental Compliance Audit Handbook (ECAH): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) (Revision)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-09-01

    with FWS, began research on this handbook. The concept was to combine the Code of Federal Regulations with good management practices and risk... The numbers of environmental laws and regulations have continued to grow in the United States, making compliance with these regulations increasingly...violations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Beginning in 1993, the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, in cooperation

  5. Constraints to connecting children with nature--Survey of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees sponsored by the National Conservation Training Center, Division of Education Outreach

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Ratz, Joan M.; Schuster, Rudy M.

    2011-01-01

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) names "connecting people with nature" as one of its top six priorities in the online Service Employee Pocket Guide. The National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) took the initiative to identify issues that impede greater progress in addressing constraints to connecting children with nature. The Division of Education Outreach at NCTC formed a working relation with the Policy Analysis and Science Assistance branch of the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct a study on these issues. To meet the objectives of the study, a survey of a sample of FWS employees was conducted. This report includes the description of how the survey was developed and administered, how the data were analyzed, and a discussion of the survey results. The survey was developed based on published literature and incorporated input from two working groups of professionals focused on the issue of connecting children with nature. Although the objective as stated by the FWS is to connect people with nature, the survey primarily focused on connecting children, rather than all people, with nature. The four primary concepts included on the survey were interpretation of how the FWS defined "connection" as part of its mission, perceived success with outreach, constraints to connecting children with nature, and importance of connecting children with nature. The survey was conducted online using KeySurvey© software. The survey was sent to 604 FWS employees. Responses were received from 320 employees. The respondents represented diversity in regions, tenure, wage/grade level, job series, supervisory status, and involvement with education and outreach activities. The key findings of the survey are as follows: * FWS employees believe they as individuals and the agency are successful now and will be more successful in the future in connecting children with nature. * FWS employees believe that there are many outcomes that are relevant to the FWS objective to connect people with the environment. * FWS employees believe that connecting children with nature is important. * Constraints to connecting children with nature exist but are not perceived by respondents to be severe. * The constraints of greatest concern are practical issues, competition from technology, funding issues and staffing issues.

  6. 34 CFR 673.5 - Overaward.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... the Federal Perkins Loan amount or the FWS or FSEOG award, and the total amount of estimated financial... appropriations and providing for productive employment for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes” (42 U.S... Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG eligibility that would result in the student's total amount of estimated...

  7. 76 FR 67401 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List All...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-01

    ..., which can be found on our Web site at http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/2011/2011-22372.pdf or at http... Processing, Attn: FWS-R9-ES-2010-0086; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

  8. 78 FR 25243 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing 15 Species on Hawaii Island as Endangered...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-30

    ... by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES- 2012-0070; Division of.... mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R1-ES-2013-0028; Division of Policy and... mechanisms; or Other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence. (3) Any information on the...

  9. United States Biological Survey: A compendium of its history, personalities, impacts, and conflicts

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Schmidly, David J.; Tydeman, W. E.; Gardner, Alfred L.

    2016-01-01

    In 1885, a small three-person unit was created in the U.S. Department of Agriculture to gather and analyze information on bird migrations. Originally called the Section of Economic Ornithology, over the next 55 years this unit underwent three name changes and accumulated ever-increasing responsibilities for the nation’s faunal resources. Transferred to the Department of the Interior in 1939, this agency was merged with the Bureau of Fisheries in 1940 to create the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The following account details the chronology, directorship, and growth of the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey up to its renovation as the FWS. This account also profiles some employees of the Biological Survey.

  10. Science support for managing migratory waterfowl.

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Fleskes, Joseph P.; Miller, Michael R.; Takekawa, John Y.

    2003-01-01

    Migratory birds in North America are an international resource shared by Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Ultimate population management authority in the U.S. lies with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), but states participate in development of management decisions through the Flyway system. The FWS, state wildlife agencies, and nongovernmental organizations participate through independent actions and cooperative Joint Ventures under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) to acquire, protect, restore, and enhance wetlands and other habitats critical to the long-term conservation of breeding, migrating, and wintering waterfowl. A thorough base of scientific information is required to support and evaluate waterfowl populations and habitat management in North America.

  11. Weapons testing and endangered fish coexist in Florida

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Jelks, Howard; Tate, Bill; Jordan, Frank

    2011-01-01

    Okaloosa darters (Etheostoma okaloosae) are small fish found only in a few streams in the Florida panhandle. This species has been listed since 1973 as endangered due to habitat alteration resulting from erosion, the potential competition from brown darters (E. edwini), and a limited geographic distribution. In recent years, however, Okaloosa darters have benefited from improved resource management and adaptive population monitoring techniques developed collaboratively by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Loyola University New Orleans, and Eglin Air Force Base. As a result, the FWS reclassified the Okaloosa darter to the less critical category of threatened in March 2011.

  12. Regional Alternative Transportation Evaluation: Region 8

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2016-02-28

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Federal Lands Highway (FLH), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center (Volpe Center) have conducted regional alternative transportation evaluations (RATEs) in almost each of FWSs eight ...

  13. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional alternative transportation evaluation : region 6

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-04-01

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center (Volpe Center) conducted a regional alternative transportation evaluation (RATE) in Region 6, which is comprised of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebra...

  14. Regional alternative transportation evaluation report - Region 4

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2013-08-15

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center (Volpe Center) conducted a regional alternative transportation evaluation (RATE) in Region 4, which is comprised of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geor...

  15. Regional alternative transportation evaluation report - region 5

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-11-14

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center (Volpe Center) conducted a regional alternative transportation evaluation (RATE) in Region 3, which is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michiga...

  16. Regional alternative transportation evaluation report - region 2

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2012-03-01

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe : Center (Volpe Center) conducted a regional alternative transportation evaluation (RATE) in Region 2, : which is comprised of Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexic...

  17. Hybridization, agency discretion, and implementation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

    PubMed

    Lind-Riehl, Jennifer F; Mayer, Audrey L; Wellstead, Adam M; Gailing, Oliver

    2016-12-01

    The U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that the "best available scientific and commercial data" be used to protect imperiled species from extinction and preserve biodiversity. However, it does not provide specific guidance on how to apply this mandate. Scientific data can be uncertain and controversial, particularly regarding species delineation and hybridization issues. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) had an evolving hybrid policy to guide protection decisions for individuals of hybrid origin. Currently, this policy is in limbo because it resulted in several controversial conservation decisions in the past. Biologists from FWS must interpret and apply the best available science to their recommendations and likely use considerable discretion in making recommendations for what species to list, how to define those species, and how to recover them. We used semistructured interviews to collect data on FWS biologists' use of discretion to make recommendations for listed species with hybridization issues. These biologists had a large amount of discretion to determine the best available science and how to interpret it but generally deferred to the scientific consensus on the taxonomic status of an organism. Respondents viewed hybridization primarily as a problem in the context of the ESA, although biologists who had experience with hybridization issues were more likely to describe it in more nuanced terms. Many interviewees expressed a desire to continue the current case-by-case approach for handling hybridization issues, but some wanted more guidance on procedures (i.e., a "flexible" hybrid policy). Field-level information can provide critical insight into which policies are working (or not working) and why. The FWS biologists' we interviewed had a high level of discretion, which greatly influenced ESA implementation, particularly in the context of hybridization. © 2016 Society for Conservation Biology.

  18. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional alternative transportation evaluation report - region 3 November 16, 2011

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-11-16

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center (Volpe Center) conducted a regional alternative transportation evaluation (RATE) in Region 3, which is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michiga...

  19. Regional alternative transportation evaluation report - region 1

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2011-01-21

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center (Volpe Center) conducted a regional alternative transportation evaluation (RATE) in Region 1, which is comprised of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and H...

  20. National Wetlands Inventory products

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    ,

    1998-01-01

    control. These predominantly wet areas, or wetlands as they are commonly called, now represent only about 5 percent of the land surface of the lower 48 States. Out of 221 million acres of wetlands that once existed in the conterminous United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) estimates that only about 103.3 million acres remain. Each year, development, drainage, and agriculture eliminate another 290,000 acres-an area a little less than half the size of Rhode Island. From the 1950's to the 1970's, conversion of wetlands to farmland caused 87 percent of all wetland losses. The FWS has long recognized the importance of America's wetlands because they form breeding and wintering grounds for great numbers of migratory birds. In 1977, the FWS began the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), a systematic effort to classify and map America's remaining wetlands.

  1. The National Wetland Condition Assessment: National Data on Wetland Quality to Inform and Improve Wetlands Protection

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with states, tribes, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (US FWS), and other federal partners will conduct the first-ever National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) in 2011. The NWCA is designed to build on the succ...

  2. Tracking trends on the quality of the nation's wetlands - A powerful supplement to status and trends

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with states, tribes, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (US FWS), and other federal partners will conduct the first-ever National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) in 2011. The NWCA is designed to build on the succ...

  3. 7 CFR Exhibit K to Subpart G of... - Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators K Exhibit K to Subpart G of Part 1940 Agriculture Regulations of... Part 1940—Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is presently preparing the National Wetlands Inventory. Each...

  4. 7 CFR Exhibit K to Subpart G of... - Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators K Exhibit K to Subpart G of Part 1940 Agriculture Regulations of... Part 1940—Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is presently preparing the National Wetlands Inventory. Each...

  5. 7 CFR Exhibit K to Subpart G of... - Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators K Exhibit K to Subpart G of Part 1940 Agriculture Regulations of... Part 1940—Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is presently preparing the National Wetlands Inventory. Each...

  6. 7 CFR Exhibit K to Subpart G of... - Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators K Exhibit K to Subpart G of Part 1940 Agriculture Regulations of... Part 1940—Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is presently preparing the National Wetlands Inventory. Each...

  7. 7 CFR Exhibit K to Subpart G of... - Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators K Exhibit K to Subpart G of Part 1940 Agriculture Regulations of... Part 1940—Locations and Telephone Numbers of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wetland Coordinators The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is presently preparing the National Wetlands Inventory. Each...

  8. 76 FR 33777 - Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Middlesex County, CT; Comprehensive Conservation...

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    2011-06-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-R-2011-N043; BAC-4311-K9-S3] Stewart... comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intend to prepare a comprehensive... the message. Fax: Attention: Bill Perry, 413-253-8468. U.S. Mail: Bill Perry, Refuge Planner, U.S...

  9. National Wetlands Inventory products

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    ,

    1999-01-01

    Marshes, swamps, ponds, and bogs are teeming biological nurseries for migratory birds, fish, and aquatic plants. They also provide natural flood and erosion control. These predominantly wet areas, or wetlands as they are commonly called, now represent only about 5 percent of the land surface of the lower 48 States. Out of 221 million acres of wetlands that once existed in the conterminous United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) estimates that only about 103.3 million acres remain. Each year, development, drainage, and agriculture eliminate another 290,000 acres - an area a little less than half the size of Rhode Island. From the 1950's to the 1970's, conversion of wetlands to farmland caused 87 percent of all wetland losses. The FWS has long recognized the importance of America's wetlands because they form breeding and wintering grounds for great numbers of migratory birds. In 1977, the FWS began the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), a systematic effort to classify and map America's remaining wetlands.

  10. Feeding value of urea molasses-treated wheat straw ensiled with fresh cattle manure for growing crossbred cattle calves.

    PubMed

    Sarwar, Muhammad; Shahzad, Muhammad A; Nisa, Mahr U; Afzal, Danish; Sharif, Muhammad; Saddiqi, Hafiz A

    2011-03-01

    The study was carried out to evaluate the influence of urea plus molasses-treated wheat straw (WS) ensiled with cattle manure (CM) on nutrients intake, their digestibilities, and growth performance of crossbred (Sahiwal × Holstein Friesian) cattle calves. The CM was mixed with ground WS in a ratio of 30:70 on dry matter (DM) basis. The WS-CM mixture treated with urea (4% DM) and molasses (4% DM) was allowed to ferment for 40 days in a cemented pit. Four iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic fermented wheat straw (FWS)-based experimental diets were formulated. The FWS0, FWS20, FWS30, and FWS40 diets contained 0%, 20%, 30%, and 40% FWS, respectively. Twenty calves (9-10 months of age) were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design, five in each group. Increasing trends for DM, organic matter, crude protein, and neutral detergent fiber intakes by calves were observed with increasing dietary FWS level. Weight gain was significantly different among calves fed different levels of FWS. The highest weight gain (491.8 g/day) was observed in calves fed FWS40 diet, while calves fed FWS0 and FWS20 diets gained 350.0 and 449.6 g/day, respectively. The results from this study imply that the FWS can be added up to 30% in the diet of growing crossbred calves without any detrimental effect on their performance.

  11. 75 FR 29582 - Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, AK

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    2010-05-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R7-R-2010-N082; 70133-1265-0000-U4] Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, AK AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability: record of decision. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

  12. 75 FR 8396 - Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Cold Bay, Alaska

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    2010-02-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R7-R-2009-N288; 70133-1265-0000-U4] Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Cold Bay, Alaska AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Revised Notice SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare an...

  13. 75 FR 1404 - Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Soldotna, AK

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    2010-01-11

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R7-R-2009-N250; 70133-1265-0000-S3] Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Soldotna, AK AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability: record of decision. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service...

  14. 75 FR 17763 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, AK

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    2010-04-07

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R7-R-2009-N260; 70133-1265-0000-S3] Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, AK AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... statement; request for comment. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will be...

  15. 78 FR 26384 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-05-06

    .... While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N099; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  16. Technical review of the status of Northern Goshawks in the western United States

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Andersen, D.E.; DeStefano, S.; Goldstein, M.I.; Titus, K.; Crocker-Bedford, C.; Keane, J.J.; Anthony, R.G.; Rosenfield, Robert N.

    2005-01-01

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) was petitioned in 1997 to consider listing Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis atricapillus) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, west of the 100th meridian of the contiguous United States. In their 12-mo finding issued in June 1998, the FWS determined that listing this population as threatened or endangered was not warranted and based that decision on review existing population and habitat information. Because the status of goshawks in the western U.S. continues to be contentious and the FWS finding has been challenged, the Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. and The Wildlife Society jointly formed a committee to review information regarding the status of the goshawk population in the contiguous U.S. west of the 100th meridian. The committee was requested to: (1) determine if there is evidence of a population trend in goshawks in the western U.S., excluding Alaska; (2) determine if there is evidence that goshawks nesting in the eastern and western U.S. represent distinctive, genetically unique populations; and (3) evaluate evidence for goshawk-habitat relations, including any association with large, mostly-unbroken tracts of old growth and mature forests. Based on existing information, the committee concluded: (1) existing data are not adequate to assess population trend in goshawks west of the 100th meridian; (2) existing analyses of phylogeography have not provided evidence of genetic differences among recognized (atricapillus, laingi) or putative (apache) subspecies, and the genetic distinctness of atricapillus goshawks in western and eastern North America is not known; and (3) at present, assessing the status of goshawks solely using distribution of late-successional forests is not appropriate, based on the current understanding of goshawk-habitat relations, although goshawks clearly use and often select late-successional forests for nesting and foraging. We provide recommendations on information needs to assess status and population trend of goshawks in the western U.S. ?? 2005 The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.

  17. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    ENVIRONMENTAL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION

    This Wildland Fire Management Plan (FMP) for Brookhaven National Lab (BNL) and the Upton Ecological and Research Reserve (Upton Reserve) is based on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) fire management planning procedures and was developed in cooperation with the Department of Energy (DOE) by Brookhaven Science Associates. As the Upton Reserve is contained within the BNL 5,265-acre site, it is logical that the plan applies to both the Upton Reserve and BNL. The Department of the Interior policy for managing wildland fires requires that all areas managed by FWS that can sustain fire must have an FMP thatmore » details fire management guidelines for operational procedures and specifies values to be protected or enhanced. Fire management plans provide guidance on fire preparedness, fire prevention, wildfire suppression, and the use of controlled, ''prescribed'' fires and mechanical means to control the amount of available combustible material. Values reflected in the BNL/Upton Reserve Wildland FMP include protecting life and public safety; Lab properties, structures and improvements; cultural and historical sites; neighboring private and public properties; and endangered and threatened species and species of concern. Other values supported by the plan include the enhancement of fire-dependent ecosystems at BNL and the Upton Reserve. This FMP will be reviewed periodically to ensure the fire program advances and evolves with the missions of FWS, BNL, and the Upton Reserve. This Fire Management Plan is a modified version of the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex Fire plan (updated in 2000), which contains all FWS fire plan requirements and is presented in the format specified by the national template for fire management plans adopted under the National Fire Plan. The DOE is one of the signatory agencies on the National Fire Plan. FWS shall be, through an Interagency Agreement dated November 2000 (Appendix C), responsible for coordinating and implementing prescribed burns and fuel reduction projects in the Upton Reserve. Prescribed fire and fuel reduction in locations outside the Upton Reserve will be coordinated through the Natural Resource Management Program at BNL, and done in consultation with FWS. This FMP is to be used and implemented for the entire BNL site including the Upton Reserve and has been reviewed by FWS, The Nature Conservancy, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, and DOE, as well as appropriate BNL emergency services personnel.« less

  18. Data contradict common perceptions about a controversial provision of the US Endangered Species Act

    PubMed Central

    Malcom, Jacob W.; Li, Ya-Wei

    2015-01-01

    Separating myth and reality is essential for evaluating the effectiveness of laws. Section 7 of the US Endangered Species Act (Act) directs federal agencies to help conserve threatened and endangered species, including by consulting with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) or National Marine Fisheries Service on actions the agencies authorize, fund, or carry out. Consultations ensure that actions do not violate the Act’s prohibitions on “jeopardizing” listed species or “destroying or adversely modifying” these species’ critical habitat. Because these prohibitions are broad, many people consider section 7 the primary tool for protecting species under the Act, whereas others believe section 7 severely impedes economic development. This decades-old controversy is driven primarily by the lack of data on implementation: past analyses are either over 25 y old or taxonomically restricted. We analyze data on all 88,290 consultations recorded by FWS from January 2008 through April 2015. In contrast to conventional wisdom about section 7 implementation, no project was stopped or extensively altered as a result of FWS finding jeopardy or adverse modification during this period. We also show that median consultation duration is far lower than the maximum allowed by the Act, and several factors drive variation in consultation duration. The results discredit many of the claims about the onerous nature of section 7 but also raise questions as to how federal agencies could apply this tool more effectively to conserve species. We build on the results to identify ways to improve the effectiveness of consultations for imperiled species conservation and increase the efficiency of consultations. PMID:26668392

  19. Data contradict common perceptions about a controversial provision of the US Endangered Species Act.

    PubMed

    Malcom, Jacob W; Li, Ya-Wei

    2015-12-29

    Separating myth and reality is essential for evaluating the effectiveness of laws. Section 7 of the US Endangered Species Act (Act) directs federal agencies to help conserve threatened and endangered species, including by consulting with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) or National Marine Fisheries Service on actions the agencies authorize, fund, or carry out. Consultations ensure that actions do not violate the Act's prohibitions on "jeopardizing" listed species or "destroying or adversely modifying" these species' critical habitat. Because these prohibitions are broad, many people consider section 7 the primary tool for protecting species under the Act, whereas others believe section 7 severely impedes economic development. This decades-old controversy is driven primarily by the lack of data on implementation: past analyses are either over 25 y old or taxonomically restricted. We analyze data on all 88,290 consultations recorded by FWS from January 2008 through April 2015. In contrast to conventional wisdom about section 7 implementation, no project was stopped or extensively altered as a result of FWS finding jeopardy or adverse modification during this period. We also show that median consultation duration is far lower than the maximum allowed by the Act, and several factors drive variation in consultation duration. The results discredit many of the claims about the onerous nature of section 7 but also raise questions as to how federal agencies could apply this tool more effectively to conserve species. We build on the results to identify ways to improve the effectiveness of consultations for imperiled species conservation and increase the efficiency of consultations.

  20. 77 FR 129 - Golden Eagles; Programmatic Take Permit Application; Draft Environmental Assessment; West Butte...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-03

    ... permit issued to a wind- energy company. Background BGEPA allows us to authorize bald eagle and golden... information by one of the following methods. Email: pacific_birds@fws.gov . Include ``DEA for the West Butte... Michael Green, Acting Chief, Division of Migratory Birds and Habitat Programs, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish...

  1. Air quality management in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wilderness areas

    Treesearch

    Ellen M. Porter

    2000-01-01

    Proper management of air resources is vital to maintaining the wilderness character of an area. Air pollution can affect natural resources and has caused injury to vegetation, bioaccumulation of mercury in fish, eutrophication of coastal ecosystems and visibility impairment in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wilderness areas. Sources of air pollution include power...

  2. 78 FR 64529 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-10-29

    ... your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N217: FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  3. 77 FR 73494 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2012-12-10

    ... your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2012-N278: FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  4. 78 FR 11217 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-02-15

    ... your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N036; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  5. 78 FR 1878 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-01-09

    ... your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2012-N299; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  6. 77 FR 70457 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2012-11-26

    ... your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2012-N272; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  7. Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Alternative Transportation Study.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2010-04-01

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (CNWR) is located along Virginia's Eastern Shore in Accomack County. The CNWR is comprised of several barrier beach islands, of which the Virginia portion of Assateague Is...

  8. 76 FR 43337 - Proposed Information Collection; Hunting and Fishing Application Forms and Activity Reports for...

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    2011-07-20

    ... and avoid confusion for applicants. The currently approved forms are available online at http://www.../Upland Game Hunt Application). FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird Hunt Application). FWS Form 3-2358... seasons, as determined by State or Federal regulations. FWS Form 3-2359 (Big Game Harvest Report). FWS...

  9. Development of a decision support tool for water and resource management using biotic, abiotic, and hydrological assessments of Topock Marsh, Arizona

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Holmquist-Johnson, Christopher; Hanson, Leanne; Daniels, Joan; Talbert, Colin; Haegele, Jeanette

    2016-05-23

    Topock Marsh is a large wetland adjacent to the Colorado River and the main feature of Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (Havasu NWR) in southern Arizona. In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Bureau of Reclamation began a project to improve water management capabilities at Topock Marsh and protect habitats and species. Initial construction required a drawdown, which caused below-average inflows and water depths in 2010–11. U.S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) scientists collected an assemblage of biotic, abiotic, and hydrologic data from Topock Marsh during the drawdown and immediately after, thus obtaining valuable information needed by FWS.Building upon that work, FORT developed a decision support system (DSS) to better understand ecosystem health and function of Topock Marsh under various hydrologic conditions. The DSS was developed using a spatially explicit geographic information system package of historical data, habitat indices, and analytical tools to synthesize outputs for hydrologic time periods. Deliverables include high-resolution orthorectified imagery of Topock Marsh; a DSS tool that can be used by Havasu NWR to compare habitat availability associated with three hydrologic scenarios (dry, average, wet years); and this final report which details study results. This project, therefore, has addressed critical FWS management questions by integrating ecologic and hydrologic information into a DSS framework. This DSS will assist refuge management to make better informed decisions about refuge operations and better understand the ecological results of those decisions by providing tools to identify the effects of water operations on species-specific habitat and ecological processes. While this approach was developed to help FWS use the best available science to determine more effective water management strategies at Havasu NWR, technologies used in this study could be applied elsewhere within the region.

  10. Sea Water Air Conditioning (SWAC) at Naval Base Guam: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Acquisition Strategy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-03-16

    significant impact FWS Fish and Wildlife Service GEPA Guam Environmental Protection Agency GPA Guam Power Authority IPT integrated product team...utility energy service contract USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USCG U.S. Coast Guard UXO unexploded ordinance USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...its bases, such as wind and solar energy. However, ample room remains for new renewable technologies 3 and cost savings at shore installations

  11. 77 FR 40349 - Calleguas Municipal Water District; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting...

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    2012-07-09

    ...; Mr. Lon W. House, Water and Energy Consulting, 4901 Flying C Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682, (530) 676... consultation requirements under 18 CFR 4.38(c). On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS...

  12. 78 FR 38895 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status and Designation of Critical...

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    2013-06-28

    ... any personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section below for more information... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket Nos. FWS-R1-ES-2012... Service, Interior. [[Page 38896

  13. Effects of a gradually increased load of fish waste silage in co-digestion with cow manure on methane production

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Solli, Linn, E-mail: linn.solli@bioforsk.no; Bergersen, Ove; Sørheim, Roald

    2014-08-15

    Highlights: • New results from continuous anaerobic co-digestion of fish waste silage (FWS) and cow manure (CM). • Co-digestion of FWS and CM has a high biogas potential. • Optimal mixing ratio of FWS/CM is 13–16/87–84 volume%. • High input of FWS leads to accumulation of NH4+ and VFAs and process failure. - Abstract: This study examined the effects of an increased load of nitrogen-rich organic material on anaerobic digestion and methane production. Co-digestion of fish waste silage (FWS) and cow manure (CM) was studied in two parallel laboratory-scale (8 L effective volume) semi-continuous stirred tank reactors (designated R1 andmore » R2). A reactor fed with CM only (R0) was used as control. The reactors were operated in the mesophilic range (37 °C) with a hydraulic retention time of 30 days, and the entire experiment lasted for 450 days. The rate of organic loading was raised by increasing the content of FWS in the feed stock. During the experiment, the amount (volume%) of FWS was increased stepwise in the following order: 3% – 6% – 13% – 16%, and 19%. Measurements of methane production, and analysis of volatile fatty acids, ammonium and pH in the effluents were carried out. The highest methane production from co-digestion of FWS and CM was 0.400 L CH4 gVS{sup −1}, obtained during the period with loading of 16% FWS in R2. Compared to anaerobic digestion of CM only, the methane production was increased by 100% at most, when FWS was added to the feed stock. The biogas processes failed in R1 and R2 during the periods, with loadings of 16% and 19% FWS, respectively. In both reactors, the biogas processes failed due to overloading and accumulation of ammonia and volatile fatty acids.« less

  14. 77 FR 18767 - Boating Infrastructure Grant Program

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    2012-03-28

    ... reformat regulations following Federal plain language policy and current rulemaking guidance. DATES: We...: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-R9-WSR-2011-0083; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service..., pumpouts, and harbors of safe refuge, and to link boaters to cultural, historic, scenic, and natural...

  15. 78 FR 58507 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 10 Sturgeon...

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    2013-09-24

    ... Microsoft Excel. By Hard Copy: U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-ES-2013... procedures. If you attach your comments as a separate document, our preferred file format is Microsoft Word...

  16. Recommendations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Alternative Transportation at Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge / World Birding Center / South Texas Refuge Complex Provided by the Interagency Transportation Assistance Group (TAG) McA

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2008-01-29

    At the request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an inter-agency Transportation Assistance Group (TAG) site review was conducted at the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the World Birding Center, in the South Texas Refug...

  17. Environmental Compliance Assessment Management Program (ECAMP) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-06-01

    and Wildlife Service, began research on the Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ECAMP). The concept was to combine Code of ... The number of environmental laws and regulations have continued to grow in the United States and worldwide, making compliance with these regulations...Service has adopted an environmental compliance program that identifies compliance problems before they are cited as violations by the U.S

  18. Report of the Federal Advisory Committee on the bird banding laboratory

    Treesearch

    Susan D. Haseltine; Paul R. Schmidt; Bradley D. Bales; David N. Bonter; David F. DeSante; Paul F. Doherty; Charles M. Francis; Paul T. Green; Lesley-Anne Howes; Daniel L. James; J. Jasper Lament; Richard A. Lancia; Ellen I. Paul; C. John Ralph; John G. Rogers; Richard E. Young

    2008-01-01

    In the fall of 2005, the Directors of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) determined that to ensure that the Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) of the USGS maintains and continues its important support of conservation and management of birds, it should be guided by a clear vision for the future. In order to carry out this task,...

  19. Two for the Price of One: Integration of NEPA and NHPA Procedures

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-09-01

    Air Force Base AFI Air Force Instruction AFPD Air Force Policy Directive AR Army Regulation AT/FP Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection BLM Bureau of...Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEPA National Environmental Policy Act...example, the US Forest Service (USFS), US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Bureau of Land Management ( BLM ) have programs which create military

  20. 75 FR 57292 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2010-09-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2010-N183] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting...

  1. 75 FR 52012 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-08-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2010-N181; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... or comments to the Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

  2. 76 FR 12130 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Teleconference

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    2011-03-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2011-N033] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Teleconference AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of teleconference. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public teleconference of...

  3. 75 FR 11905 - Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, AK

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    2010-03-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R7-R-2009-N282; 70133-1265-0000-U4] Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, AK AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed land exchange Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge final...

  4. 76 FR 30192 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2011-05-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2011-N098] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting...

  5. 76 FR 3155 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2011-01-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2010-N288] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting...

  6. 75 FR 54649 - Endangered Wildlife; Permits

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    2010-09-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2010-NXXX; 10120-1113-0000-F5] Endangered Wildlife; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of... Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public...

  7. 76 FR 17442 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Teleconference

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    2011-03-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2011-N065] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Teleconference AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of teleconference. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public teleconference of...

  8. 76 FR 39433 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2011-07-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2011-N125; 90100-1664-1HCC-5A] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of teleconference. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public...

  9. 78 FR 59950 - Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking

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    2013-09-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N228; FXIA16710900000-134-FF09A30000] Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a public meeting...

  10. 75 FR 11193 - Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-03-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2009-N231; 10120-1113-0000-F5] Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of a permit application; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

  11. Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Interagency Assistance Group : transportation observations, considerations and recommendations

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-07-01

    In March 2014, U.S. FWS hosted a Transportation Assistance Group at the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia. The purpose of the meeting was to identify transportation issues impacting the refuge, ways to improve access to and within the refuge, as well as...

  12. 78 FR 42541 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-07-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N143; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to [[Page 42542

  13. 77 FR 67796 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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    2012-11-14

    ... and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS..., Assistant Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in accordance with the Endangered...-226) governing listed fish and wildlife permits. Species Covered in This Notice This notice is...

  14. 77 FR 45652 - Final Program Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the San Joaquin...

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    2012-08-01

    ... Department of Water Resources have prepared a joint Final Program Environmental Impact Statement... Department of Water Resources, South Central Region Office, 3374 East Shields Avenue, Fresno, California... of Water Resources (DWR), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Marine Fisheries...

  15. 78 FR 29321 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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    2013-05-20

    ... submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection... Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Census Bureau conducted (under separate Office of Management and Budget... of 1956 and the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000. The Census...

  16. 77 FR 63205 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, as a Nonappropriated Fund...

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    2012-10-16

    ... Montgomery, Pennsylvania, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area AGENCY: U.S. Office of... final rule to abolish the Montgomery, Pennsylvania, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, PA, to the Burlington, NJ, NAF...

  17. KSC-2014-2918

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise lumbers down the roadway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  18. Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2002-2003. Volume 4: Campus-Based Common Provisions.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC.

    The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's…

  19. 76 FR 31785 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Cumberland, ME, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage...

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    2011-06-02

    ... of Cumberland, ME, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area AGENCY: U.S. Office of... (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Cumberland, Kennebec, and Penobscot Counties, ME, to the York, ME, NAF wage area. Aroostook, Hancock, Knox, Sagadahoc, and Washington Counties, ME...

  20. Whooping crane recovery: Progress through research

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Carpenter, J.W.; Smith, D.G.

    1988-01-01

    Cooperative efforts of the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada, and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center have established a captive flock of whooping cranes, and at least two additional wild populations. Efforts have focused on research, habitat protection, law enforcement, and conservation education programs.

  1. 76 FR 75897 - Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications

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    2011-12-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-ES-2011-N247; FXES11130200000F5-123-FF02ENEH00] Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and...

  2. 78 FR 56924 - Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits

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    2013-09-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2013-N200; 40120-1112-0000-F2] Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following...

  3. 77 FR 75947 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Continental U.S. Breeding...

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    2012-12-26

    ... to nestlings efficiently. Hydrologic and environmental characteristics have strong effects on fish... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2011...: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule and notice of petition finding. SUMMARY: We...

  4. 78 FR 59269 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Fluted...

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    2013-09-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2012... for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine endangered...

  5. 75 FR 8621 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule To List the...

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    2010-02-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2008... Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) as Threatened AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have...

  6. 78 FR 35953 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-06-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2013-N124; FXES11130100000F5-134-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  7. 78 FR 25463 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2013-05-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-EA-2013-N093; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC0-134] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  8. 78 FR 8575 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2013-02-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N011; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  9. 78 FR 37564 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-06-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N115; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  10. 76 FR 10063 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2011-02-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2011-N026; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments to the Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box...

  11. 77 FR 1503 - Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge, Plymouth, MA

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    2012-01-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-R-2011-N221; BAC-4311-K9-S3] Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge, Plymouth, MA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice... comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive...

  12. 78 FR 23947 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-04-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N092; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  13. 78 FR 16291 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-03-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2013-N053; FXES11130100000F5-123-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  14. 78 FR 45555 - Notice of Establishment of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking

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    2013-07-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N163: FXIA16710900000-134-FF09A30000] Notice of Establishment of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of establishment and request for nominees. SUMMARY: The...

  15. 75 FR 5101 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-02-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2010-N010; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments to the Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box...

  16. 78 FR 48460 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2013-08-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-EA-2013-N154; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC0-134] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  17. 77 FR 4575 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2012-01-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2012-N009; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  18. 77 FR 57577 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2012-09-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-EA-2012-N217; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  19. 76 FR 3922 - Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Pacific County, WA

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    2011-01-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-R-2010-N083; 1265-0000-10137-S3] Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Pacific County, WA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION...; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability...

  20. 78 FR 19730 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-04-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2013-N075; FXES11130100000F5-134-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  1. 77 FR 74864 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2012-12-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-EA-2012-N288; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC0-134] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  2. 76 FR 8374 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2011-02-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2011-N021; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments to the Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box...

  3. 78 FR 10200 - Proposed Information Collection; Captive Wildlife Safety Act

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    2013-02-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-LE-2013-N020; FF09L00200-FX-LE12200900000] Proposed Information Collection; Captive Wildlife Safety Act AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the...

  4. 78 FR 70571 - Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking; Rescheduled Meeting

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    2013-11-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-IA-2013-N250; FXIA16710900000-134-FF09A30000] Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking; Rescheduled Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a...

  5. 77 FR 50152 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2012-08-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2012-N193; FXES11130100000F5-123-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  6. 77 FR 45369 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2012-07-31

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2012-N174; FXES11130100000F5-123-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  7. 77 FR 31636 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2012-05-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2012-N133; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  8. 75 FR 28278 - Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-05-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2010-N092; 10120-1113-0000-F5] Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of... Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite...

  9. 75 FR 24862 - Removing Regulations Implementing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act

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    2010-05-06

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 83 [Docket No. FWS-R9-WSR-2010... and Wildlife Conservation Act AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to remove our regulations implementing...

  10. 75 FR 20622 - Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-04-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2010-N054; 10120-1113-0000-F5] Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of... Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite...

  11. 78 FR 49761 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2013-08-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2013-N177; FXES11130100000-134-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  12. 78 FR 17710 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-03-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N071; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  13. 75 FR 27361 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-05-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2010-N095; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments to the Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box...

  14. 75 FR 34154 - Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County, WA

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    2010-06-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-R-2010-N001; 1265-0000-10137-S3] Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Clark County, WA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our draft...

  15. 77 FR 38317 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2012-06-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2012-N150; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of teleconference. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a...

  16. 78 FR 73205 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2013-12-05

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-EA-2013-N235; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC0-145] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  17. 77 FR 15386 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2012-03-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2012-N055; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of teleconference. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a...

  18. 78 FR 54268 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-09-03

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N178; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  19. 76 FR 66955 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2011-10-28

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2011-N213; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public...

  20. 77 FR 16057 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2012-03-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2012-N026; FXES11130100000F5-123-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  1. 76 FR 64374 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2011-10-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2011-N201; 10120-1113-0000-F5] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

  2. 76 FR 18576 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2011-04-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2011-N056; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments to the Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box...

  3. 78 FR 28619 - Proposed Information Collection; Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Banking Survey

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    2013-05-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-ES-2013-N112; FXES1112090000-134-FF09E31000] Proposed Information Collection; Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Banking Survey AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and...

  4. 75 FR 45650 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-08-03

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2010-N149; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments to the Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box...

  5. 75 FR 51420 - Removing Regulations Implementing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act

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    2010-08-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 83 [Docket No. FWS-R9-WSR-2010... and Wildlife Conservation Act AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing our regulations implementing the Fish...

  6. 77 FR 25191 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2012-04-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2012-N100; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-123] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of teleconference. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a...

  7. 77 FR 16254 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2012-03-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2012-N064; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  8. 78 FR 57409 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2013-09-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2013-N207; FXES11130100000-134-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  9. 77 FR 5044 - Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, Barnstable County, MA

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    2012-02-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-R-2011-N220; BAC-4311-K9-S3] Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, Barnstable County, MA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice... comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive...

  10. 78 FR 42104 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council

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    2013-07-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-EA-2013-N136; FF09D00000-FXGO1664091HCC05D-134] Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of teleconference. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a...

  11. 76 FR 33334 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2011-06-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2011-N112; 60120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... comments to the Assistant Regional Director-Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box...

  12. 78 FR 12345 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2013-02-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2013-N028; FXES11130100000F5-134-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  13. 77 FR 16252 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2012-03-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2012-N054; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  14. 76 FR 7579 - Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

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    2011-02-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-EA-2011-N015] Sport Fishing and.... SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce a public meeting of the Sport Fishing and... announce that the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council will hold a meeting on Thursday, March 3...

  15. Campus-Based Financial Aid Programs: Trends and Alternative Allocation Strategies

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Kelchen, Robert

    2017-01-01

    Two federal campus-based financial aid programs, the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) and the Federal Work-Study Program (FWS), combine to provide nearly US$2 billion in funding to students with financial need. However, the allocation formulas have changed little since 1965, resulting in community colleges and newer institutions…

  16. 78 FR 68089 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-11-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N237; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct...

  17. 78 FR 23585 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-04-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N084; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following application to conduct certain...

  18. 77 FR 73495 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Application

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    2012-12-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2012-N292; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following application to conduct certain...

  19. 78 FR 4429 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-01-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N003; FXES11130600000D2-123... Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct...

  20. 76 FR 50246 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2011-08-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2011-N160; 30120-1113-0000-F6] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  1. 75 FR 4103 - Receipt of Applications for Permit

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    2010-01-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N011] [96300-1671-0000-P5] Receipt of Applications for Permit AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to...

  2. KSC-2014-2854

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-04

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise stops for lunch beside the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  3. KSC-2014-2852

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-04

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise ambles along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  4. Co-production of Snow Projections for a Study of Snow Persistence Projections for the American Wolverine Gulo gulo

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ray, A. J.; Barsugli, J. J.; Guinotte, J. M.; Livneh, B.; Dewes, C.; Rangwala, I.; Heldmyer, A.; Torbit, S.

    2017-12-01

    This presentation will describe the efforts of climate scientists to work with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to provide analysis of future snow persistence to support a Species Status Assessment (SSA) for the American wolverine (Gulo gulo), under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The project has been a research to application (R2A) study, aimed directly at the FWS needs, and in regular collaboration with FWS Region 6 personnel to discuss and agree on the choice downscaled projections to represent a range of plausible futures, and other methodological choices including use of high resolution (250m) physical hydrology modeling. FWS sought improved information on which to base a court-ordered re-evaluation of the conclusions of a previous SSA, due in 12 months, necessitating a quick turn-around for the snow research. The goal was to improve upon the the previous evaluation of snow persistence, both in understanding of the range of uncertainty and by using new snow modeling at spatial scales intended to be more relevant to both physical snowpack processes and to making inferences about potential wolverine denning opportunity. This project was embedded both in a specific legal/regulatory process and also in a broader FWS interest in building body of science for snow-dependent species that might support other ESA processes. Results of the co-production included new scientific questions and analytic approaches that arose from the interaction between climate scientists and ecologists. The fine spatial scales of the analysis compared to previous work allowed new hypotheses to be articulated, but also led to significant issues in the interpretation of the snow model output. This presentation will discuss key issues that arose in the collaboration between scientists and the managers developing the SSA, including the managing the independence of the science while remaining in a co-production mode, the challenges of the rapid time frame, and the challenges transitioning findings from a more academic and research framework to the demands of applied resource management.

  5. Cross-reactivity of Sydney funnel-web spider antivenom: neutralization of the in vitro toxicity of other Australian funnel-web (Atrax and Hadronyche) spider venoms.

    PubMed

    Graudins, A; Wilson, D; Alewood, P F; Broady, K W; Nicholson, G M

    2002-03-01

    Australian funnel-web spiders are recognized as one of the most venomous spiders to humans world-wide. Funnel-web spider antivenom (FWS AV) reverses clinical effects of envenomation from the bite of Atrax robustus and a small number of related Hadronyche species. This study assessed the in vitro efficacy of FWS AV in neutralization of the effects of funnel-web spider venoms, collected from various locations along the eastern seaboard of Australia, in an isolated chick biventer cervicis nerve-muscle preparation. Venoms were separated by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis to compare protein composition and transblotted for Western blotting and incubation with FWS AV.SDS-PAGE of venoms revealed similar low and high molecular weight protein bands. Western blotting with FWS AV showed similar antivenom binding with protein bands in all the venoms tested. Male funnel-web spider venoms (7/7) and female venoms (5/10) produced muscle contracture and fasciculation when applied to the nerve-muscle preparation. Venom effects were reversed by subsequent application of FWS AV or prevented by pretreatment of the preparation with antivenom.FWS AV appears to reverse the in vitro toxicity of a number of funnel-web spider venoms from the eastern seaboard of Australia. FWS AV should be effective in the treatment of envenomation from most, if not all, species of Australian funnel-web spiders.

  6. 77 FR 58443 - Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

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    2012-09-20

    ... address above, or from the Division of Migratory Bird Management's Web site at http://www.fws.gov... INFORMATION CONTACT or from our Web site at http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds . Review of Public Comments and... http://www.regulations.gov , or from our Web site at http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/NewReports...

  7. 77 FR 23273 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2012-04-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2012-N088; FXES11130300000F3-123-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife...: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), invite the public to comment on the following...

  8. 75 FR 65646 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit, Santa Barbara County, CA

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    2010-10-26

    ... II of the Lompoc Wind Energy Project would involve the construction and operation of wind turbines... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2010-N235; 1112-0000-81440-F2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit, Santa Barbara County, CA AGENCY: U.S. Fish and...

  9. 77 FR 43222 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Tidewater...

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    2012-07-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2011... Federal Actions On April 15, 2009, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S... consultation history for natural resource management projects suggests that these projects are generally...

  10. Examining Wetland Frequency Discrepancies Produced by Data Collected at Wetland Boundaries and across the Landscape: Using Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. (Eastern Hemlock) as a Case Study

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-08-01

    Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service NTCWV National Technical Committee for Wetland Vegetation NWPL National Wetland Plant List OBL Obligate...Wildlife Service (FWS), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Panel members receive input from

  11. Student Financial Aid Handbook, 2001-2002. Volume 4: Campus-Based Common Provisions.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Department of Education, Washington, DC. Student Financial Assistance.

    The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds direct from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's…

  12. Student Financial Aid Handbook, 2000-2001. Volume 4: Campus-Based Common Provisions.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Department of Education, Washington, DC. Student Financial Assistance.

    The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. A school applies for and receives funds direct from the U.S. Department of Education, and the school's…

  13. 77 FR 4825 - Golden Eagles; Programmatic Take Permit Application; Draft Environmental Assessment; West Butte...

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    2012-01-31

    ... regulations, as well as the first eagle take permit issued to a wind- energy company. Background BGEPA allows... methods. Email: pacific_birds@fws.gov . Include ``DEA for the West Butte Wind Project'' in the subject..., Division of Migratory Birds and Habitat Programs, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE...

  14. 76 FR 33336 - Endangered Plants and Wildlife; Receipt of Application for Enhancement of Survival Permit

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    2011-06-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2011-N106; 10120-1113-0000-F5] Endangered Plants and Wildlife; Receipt of Application for Enhancement of Survival Permit AGENCY: Fish and..., the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public to comment on applications for permits...

  15. 78 FR 60766 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status for Spring Pygmy Sunfish

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    2013-10-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2012... Pygmy Sunfish AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status under the Endangered Species...

  16. 76 FR 50680 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia...

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    2011-08-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2010... Threatened Wildlife AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule; notice of availability... of 1973, as amended (Act), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the Lake...

  17. 75 FR 30319 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule to remove the Lake Erie Watersnake...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2010... Endangered and Threatened Wildlife AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule.... SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to remove the Lake Erie Watersnake...

  18. 78 FR 69569 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Jemez...

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    2013-11-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2013... Habitat for the Jemez Mountains Salamander AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, designate critical habitat for the Jemez Mountains...

  19. Planning for climate change on the National Wildlife Refuge System

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    B. Czech; S. Covington; T. M. Crimmins; J. A. Ericson; C. Flather; M. Gale; K. Gerst; M. Higgins; M. Kaib; E. Marino; T. Moran; J. Morton; N. Niemuth; H. Peckett; D. Savignano; L. Saperstein; S. Skorupa; E. Wagener; B. Wilen; B. Wolfe

    2014-01-01

    This document originated in 2008 as a collaborative project of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the University of Maryland's Graduate Program in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology. The original title was A Primer on Climate Change for the National Wildlife Refuge System. The Primer has evolved into Planning for Climate Change on the...

  20. 78 FR 76173 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2013-12-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2013-N272; FXES11130300000F3-145-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife...: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), invite the public to comment on the following...

  1. 78 FR 16288 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2013-03-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2013-N043; FXES11130300000F3-134-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife...: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), invite the public to comment on the following...

  2. 78 FR 32686 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2013-05-31

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2013-N127; FXES11130300000F3-234-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife...: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), invite the public to comment on the following...

  3. 78 FR 69123 - Draft Long Range Transportation Plan for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands in the Midwest Region

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    2013-11-18

    ... decision-making. Establish a vision, mission, goals, and objectives for transportation planning in the... as a pilot project for the implementation of a region-level transportation planning process within... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-R-2012-N270; FXRS85550300000-XXX...

  4. 76 FR 35349 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reinstatement of Listing Protections for the...

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    2011-06-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2011...; Reinstatement of Listing Protections for the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel in Compliance With a Court Order AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

  5. 77 FR 60457 - Draft Midwest Wind Energy Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan Within Eight-State Planning...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2012-N225; FXES11120300000F2-123... Area; Reopening of Comment Period AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Reopening of public comment period. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), advise the public that...

  6. 75 FR 70945 - Caddo National Wildlife Refuge, Harrison County, TX; Comprehensive Conservation Plan and...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-R-2010-N209; 20131-1265-2CCP S3... Assessment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive conservation...

  7. 78 FR 12011 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Three Foreign Macaw Species

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    2013-02-21

    ... (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), and one to list the military macaw (Ara militaris) and great green macaw (Ara... hyacinth macaw, and to Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2011- 0101 for the military macaw and great green macaw. U.S... 222; Arlington, VA 22203. For the military macaw and great green macaw: Public Comments Processing...

  8. 78 FR 9409 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Indiana Bat Summer Survey Guidelines

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    2013-02-08

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2013-N033; FXES11130300000-134... AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), are extending the public comment period on...

  9. Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Plan, First Revision (Strix occidentalis lucida)

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    Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery Team U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

    2012-01-01

    In 1993 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida; "owl") as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl was designated in 2004, comprising approximately 3.5 million hectares (ha) (8.6 million acres [ac]) on Federal lands in Arizona, Colorado, New...

  10. 78 FR 29774 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Supplement to the Grizzly Bear...

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    2013-05-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N113; 60120-1113-0000-C2...; Extension of Public Comment Period AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are...

  11. 75 FR 73119 - Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0102; Applications for Special Use...

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    ... possible on some refuges. Group visits and other one-time events. (2) FWS Form 3-XXXX (Commercial Special... number or Social Security Number (FWS Form 3-XXXX). Whether or not an applicant or subpermittee has been... provide details and court action taken (FWS Form 3-XXXX). Trip schedule(s). Curriculum Vitae or resume of...

  12. KSC-2014-2853

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    2014-06-04

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  13. KSC-2014-2917

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This gopher tortoise almost seems to float above the pavement as it hastens along the road at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  14. KSC-2014-2851

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-04

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Why did the gopher tortoise cross the road? To get to the other side of the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, of course. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  15. 76 FR 9640 - Prevailing Rate Systems: Santa Clara, CA, Tulsa County, OK, and Angelina County, TX

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    2011-02-22

    ... System (FWS) wage area and Angelina County, Texas, as an area of application to the Dallas, TX, NAF FWS... County, Texas, as an area of application to the Dallas, TX, NAF FWS wage area. The Federal Prevailing... area listing for the Oklahoma, OK, and Dallas, TX, NAF wage areas to read as follows: Appendix D to...

  16. Transformation through time: How wildlife disease became a focus of conservation

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Friend, Milton

    2012-01-01

    When I began my career as an assistant waterfowl biologist in 1956, wildlife disease was not a major concern for conservation agencies. Some states— such as California, Michigan, New York, Wyoming, and Colorado— had small internal wildlife disease programs to investigate wildlife mortality events, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) had a program focused on migratory birds.

  17. 77 FR 14562 - Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval...

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    2012-03-12

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-FHC-2012-N045; FXFR13340500000L4-123...; Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to...

  18. Transportation Observations, Considerations and Recommendations for Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Provided by the Interagency Transportation Assistance Group (TAG) / Paul Sarbanes Transit in the Parks (Sarbanes) Program May 31 - June 2, 2009 Indiahoma

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2009-05-31

    At the request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an inter-agency : Transportation Assistance Group (TAG) site review was conducted at the Wichita : Mountains Wildlife Refuge (WMWR) in southwest Oklahoma. : This report details the status of...

  19. 76 FR 46238 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Straight...

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    2011-08-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2011... to List the Straight Snowfly and Idaho Snowfly as Endangered AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

  20. 75 FR 67511 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Georgia...

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    2010-11-02

    ... Part III Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and... THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2008-0104; MO 92210-0-0008... Habitat AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and...

  1. 76 FR 30382 - Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Benton, Linn, Marion, and Polk Counties, OR

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    2011-05-25

    ... Wildlife Refuge Complex, 26208 Finley Refuge Road, Corvallis, OR 97333- 9533. Web site: http://www.fws.gov... Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) (Refuge Administration Act), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, requires us to develop a CCP for each...

  2. 75 FR 70616 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Madison, WI, and Southwestern Wisconsin Appropriated...

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    2010-11-18

    ... best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area. No other changes are... Director for Pay and Leave, Employee Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room 7H31, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; e-mail pay-performance[email protected] ; or FAX: (202) 606- 4264...

  3. 78 FR 14022 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reinstatement of Removal of the Virginia Northern...

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    2013-03-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2013...; Reinstatement of Removal of the Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and...

  4. 76 FR 63944 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Incidental Take Permit Application; Proposed Low...

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    ... any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from..., Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3. [FR Doc. 2011-26593 Filed 10-13-11; 8:45 am... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2011-N202; 30120-1112-0000-F6...

  5. Effects of a gradually increased load of fish waste silage in co-digestion with cow manure on methane production.

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    Solli, Linn; Bergersen, Ove; Sørheim, Roald; Briseid, Tormod

    2014-08-01

    This study examined the effects of an increased load of nitrogen-rich organic material on anaerobic digestion and methane production. Co-digestion of fish waste silage (FWS) and cow manure (CM) was studied in two parallel laboratory-scale (8L effective volume) semi-continuous stirred tank reactors (designated R1 and R2). A reactor fed with CM only (R0) was used as control. The reactors were operated in the mesophilic range (37°C) with a hydraulic retention time of 30 days, and the entire experiment lasted for 450 days. The rate of organic loading was raised by increasing the content of FWS in the feed stock. During the experiment, the amount (volume%) of FWS was increased stepwise in the following order: 3% - 6% - 13% - 16%, and 19%. Measurements of methane production, and analysis of volatile fatty acids, ammonium and pH in the effluents were carried out. The highest methane production from co-digestion of FWS and CM was 0.400 L CH4 gVS(-1), obtained during the period with loading of 16% FWS in R2. Compared to anaerobic digestion of CM only, the methane production was increased by 100% at most, when FWS was added to the feed stock. The biogas processes failed in R1 and R2 during the periods, with loadings of 16% and 19% FWS, respectively. In both reactors, the biogas processes failed due to overloading and accumulation of ammonia and volatile fatty acids. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  6. Naval Law Review. Volume 61, 2012

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-01-01

    without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and for depositing into wetlands without a CWA section 404 permit.78 Exemptions...118 Id. This 119 Id. 120 Colonel E.G. Willard, Lieutenant Colonel Tom Zimmerman & Lieutenant Colonel Eric Bee , Environmental Law and National...Hester186 The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) in December 1985 issued a permit authorizing the capture and removal of all six surviving wild

  7. 77 FR 43433 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Foreign Bird Species in Peru and Bolivia...

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    2012-07-24

    ... Vol. 77 Tuesday, No. 142 July 24, 2012 Part II Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife... Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R9-IA-2009-0059; 4500030115] RIN 1018-AV77... Throughout Their Range AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S...

  8. Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (South Atlantic). Striped Bass

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-12-01

    Benville, P.E., Jr., and S. Korn. 1977. The report for Proj. AFS-3. N.C. Wildi . Res. acute toxicity of six monocyclic aromatic Comm. 33 pp. crude oil...chains. Pages U.S. Fish Wildi . Serv. Biol. Serv. Program 309-320 in M. Wiley, ed. Estuarine FWS/OBS-78/12. 394 pp. processes. Vol. 11. Circulation

  9. Comparison of muscle force production using the Smith machine and free weights for bench press and squat exercises.

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    Cotterman, Michael L; Darby, Lynn A; Skelly, William A

    2005-02-01

    The Smith machine (SM) (vertical motion of bar on fixed path; fixed-form exercise) and free weights (FWs) (free-form path) are commonly used strength training modes. Exercisers may need to alternate between types of equipment, depending on testing, training, rehabilitation, and/or the exercisers' goals. The purposes of this study were to compare muscle force production for SM and FWs using a 1 repetition maximum (1RM) for the parallel back squat and supine bench press exercises and to predict the 1RM for one mode from 1RM on the other mode. Men (n = 16) and women (n = 16) alternately completed 1RM testing for squat and bench press using SM and FWs. Analyses of variance (type of equipment x sex) and linear regression models were calculated. A significant difference was found between bench press and squat 1RMs for each mode of equipment for all participants. The squat 1RM was greater for the SM than the FWs; conversely, the bench 1RM was greater for FWs than the SM. When sex was considered, bench 1RM for FWs was greater than SM for men and women. The squat 1RM was greater for SM than FWs for women only. The 1RM on one mode of equipment was the best predictor of 1RM for the other mode. For both sexes, the equation SM bench 1RM (in kilograms) = -6.76 + 0.95 (FW bench 1RM) can be used. For women only, SM squat 1RM (in kilograms) = 28.3 + 0.73 (FW squat 1RM). These findings provide equations for converting between SM and FW equipment for training.

  10. Influence of ionic conductivity in bioelectricity production from saline domestic sewage sludge in microbial fuel cells.

    PubMed

    Karthikeyan, Rengasamy; Selvam, Ammayaippan; Cheng, Ka Yu; Wong, Jonathan Woon-Chung

    2016-01-01

    This study aimed at manipulating ionic conductivity (EC) to harvest the maximum electrical energy from seawater-based domestic wastewater sewage sludge (SWS), unique to only a few cities, through microbial fuel cell (MFC). SWS has never been investigated as a MFC substrate before, and thus the influence of high in-situ EC on the energy recovery was unknown. In this study, the EC of the SWS was reduced through mixing it with fresh water-based domestic wastewater sewage sludge (FWS) or diluted 50% using deionized water while FWS and SWS were individually served as reference treatments. SWS:FWS mix (1:1) exhibited a maximum Coulombic efficiency of 28.6±0.5% at a COD removal of 59±3% while the peak power density was 20-fold higher than FWS. The improved performance was due to the lower ohmic internal resistance (36.8±4.2Ω) and optimal conductivity (12.8±0.2mScm(-1)). Therefore, dilution with FWS could enhance energy recovery from SWS. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  11. 34 CFR 668.52 - Definitions.

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    2010-07-01

    ... Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Stafford Loan, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan... Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Stafford Loan, or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan programs...

  12. 34 CFR 668.52 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Stafford Loan, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan... Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Stafford Loan, or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan programs...

  13. Selecting habitat management strategies on refuges

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    Schroeder, Richard L.; King, Wayne J.; Cornely, John E.

    1998-01-01

    This report is a joint effort of the Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to provide National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) managers guidance on the selection and evaluation of habitat management strategies to meet stated objectives. The FWS recently completed a handbook on writing refuge management goals and objectives (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1996a). the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires that National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) lands be managed according to approved Comprehensive Conservation Plans to guide management decisions and devise strategies for achieving refuge unit purposes and meeting the NWRS mission. It is expected that over the next several years most refuges will develop new or revised refuge goals and objectives for directing their habitat management strategies. This paper outlines the steps we recommend in selecting and evaluating habitat management strategies to meet specific refuge habitat objectives. We selected two examples to illustrate the process. Although each refuge is unique and will require specific information and solutions, these two examples can be used as guidance when selecting and evaluating habitat management strategies for other refuge resources: Example 1. Management of floodplain woods habitat for forest interior birds. The biological recourse of concern is the quality and quantity of floodplain woods habitat for eastern forest interior birds in the Cypress Creek NWR (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1996b). Example 2. Management of habitat for biodiversity: Historical landscape proportions. The biological resource of concern is the change in diversity associated with man-induced changes in the distribution and abundance of habitat types at the Minnesota Valley NWR (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1996c).

  14. KSC-2014-2920

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    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A roseate spoonbill makes its way through a canal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  15. Restoration of Emergent Sandbar Habitat Complexes in the Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-04-01

    scouring effect on Missouri River sandbars additional encroachment has occurred. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recognized that declines in...data, EPA has determined that the effects of glyphosate on birds, mammals, fish and invertebrates are minimal. Under certain use conditions...rinsate. Treatment of aquatic weeds can result in oxygen loss from decomposition for dead plants. This loss can cause fish kills. • Worker

  16. KSC-2014-2922

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A white egret is reflected in the water as it fishes on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  17. KSC-2014-2930

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This great egret strikes a classic pose amid the brush on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  18. KSC-2014-2928

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This molting great egret is in its natural habitat in the tall grass on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  19. KSC-2014-2919

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A roseate spoonbill wades in a marshy canal on a summer's day at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  20. KSC-2014-2924

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Common Gallinule perches in the grass on the edge of a canal on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  1. EVOLVING FRIENDSHIPS AND SHIFTING ETHICAL DILEMMAS: FIELDWORKERS' EXPERIENCES IN A SHORT TERM COMMUNITY BASED STUDY IN KENYA

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    Kamuya, Dorcas M; Theobald, Sally J; Munywoki, Patrick K; Koech, Dorothy; Geissler, Wenzel P; Molyneux, Sassy C

    2013-01-01

    Fieldworkers (FWs) are community members employed by research teams to support access to participants, address language barriers, and advise on culturally appropriate research conduct. The critical role that FWs play in studies, and the range of practical and ethical dilemmas associated with their involvement, is increasingly recognised. In this paper, we draw on qualitative observation and interview data collected alongside a six month basic science study which involved a team of FWs regularly visiting 47 participating households in their homes. The qualitative study documented how relationships between field workers and research participants were initiated, developed and evolved over the course of the study, the shifting dilemmas FWs faced and how they handled them. Even in this one case study, we see how the complex and evolving relationships between fieldworkers and study participants had important implications for consent processes, access to benefits and mutual understanding and trust. While the precise issues that FWs face are likely to depend on the type of research and the context in which that research is being conducted, we argue that appropriate support for field workers is a key requirement to strengthen ethical research practice and for the long term sustainability of research programmes. PMID:23433316

  2. 34 CFR 673.5 - Overaward.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... loan or the FSEOG, combined with the other estimated financial assistance the student receives, does not exceed the student's financial need. (2) FWS Program. An institution may only award FWS employment to a student if the award, combined with the other estimated financial assistance the student...

  3. 78 FR 36236 - Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Law...

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    2013-06-17

    ... 2042-- PDM, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please... additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703- 358-2482...

  4. Water reduction by constructed wetlands treating waste landfill leachate in a tropical region.

    PubMed

    Ogata, Yuka; Ishigaki, Tomonori; Ebie, Yoshitaka; Sutthasil, Noppharit; Chiemchaisri, Chart; Yamada, Masato

    2015-10-01

    One of the key challenges in landfill leachate management is the prevention of environmental pollution by the overflow of untreated leachate. To evaluate the feasibility of constructed wetlands (CWs) for the treatment of waste landfill leachate in tropical regions, water reduction and pollutant removal by a CW subjected to different flow patterns (i.e., horizontal subsurface flow (HSSF) and free water surface (FWS)) were examined in both rainy and dry seasons in Thailand. A pilot-scale CW planted with cattail was installed at a landfill site in Thailand. With HSSF, the CW substantially removed pollutants from the landfill leachate without the need to harvest plants, whereas with FWS, it only slightly removed pollutants. Under both flow patterns, the CW significantly reduced the leachate volume to a greater extent than surface evaporation, which is regarded as an effect of the storage pond. Additionally, water reduction occurred regardless of season and precipitation, within the range 0-9 mm d(-1). In the case of low feeding frequency, water reduction by the CW with HSSF was lower than that with FWS. However, high feeding frequency improved water reduction by the CW with HSSF and resulted in a similar reduction to that observed with FWS, which exhibited maximum evapotranspiration. In terms of water reduction, with both HSSF in conjunction with high frequency feeding and FWS, the CW provided a high degree of evapotranspiration. However, pollutant removal efficiencies with HSSF were higher than for FWS. The present study suggested that CWs with HSSF and high frequency feeding could be useful for the prevention of uncontrollable dispersion of polluted leachate in the tropical climate zone. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  5. 77 FR 74498 - Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-14

    ... Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail), or hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0121'' in the... this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703- 358-2482 (telephone). You may review...

  6. 34 CFR 673.7 - Administrative cost allowance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK... Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs § 673.7 Administrative cost allowance. (a) An institution participating in the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG programs is entitled to an administrative cost...

  7. 34 CFR 673.7 - Administrative cost allowance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK... Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs § 673.7 Administrative cost allowance. (a) An institution participating in the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG programs is entitled to an administrative cost...

  8. Free water surface constructed wetlands limit the dissemination of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in the natural environment.

    PubMed

    Vivant, Anne-Laure; Boutin, Catherine; Prost-Boucle, Stéphanie; Papias, Sandrine; Hartmann, Alain; Depret, Géraldine; Ziebal, Christine; Le Roux, Sophie; Pourcher, Anne-Marie

    2016-11-01

    The fates of Escherichia coli and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli (ESBL E. coli) were studied over a period of one year in a free water surface constructed wetland (FWS CW) with a succession of open water zones and vegetation ponds (Typha or Phragmites), that received the effluent from a wastewater treatment plant. ESBL E. coli were detected and isolated from all sampling areas of the FWS CW throughout the study period. They represented 1‰ of the total E. coli population regardless of the origin of samples. Two main factors affected the log removal of E. coli and of ESBL E. coli: the season and the presence of vegetation. Between the inlet and the outlet of the FWS CW, the log removal of E. coli ranged from 1.5 in the warmer season (summer and fall) to 3.0 in the colder season (winter and spring). The concentrations of E. coli decreased significantly in the vegetated areas during the colder season, but increased in the warmer season, suggesting an effect of the plant growth stage on the survival of E. coli. Among the 369 ESBL E. coli isolates collected during our study, 84% harbored the CTX-M-ESBL type and 55.3% carried bla genes on plasmid DNA. Furthermore, 93% of the ESBL E. coli isolates were multidrug resistant but the proportion of resistant strains did not change significantly along the FWS CW. ESBL E. coli were characterized by MLST analysis using the 7 genes based Achtman Scheme. ESBL E. coli isolated from water, sediments, roots and feces of myocastors collected in the FWS CW and in the recipient river were genotypically related, suggesting persistence and circulation of the ESBL producing E. coli throughout the FWS CW and in the receiving river. Overall, these observations show that FWS CW could be an efficient treatment for ESBL E. coli disinfection of wastewater and could limit their dissemination in the aquatic environment. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  9. 43 CFR 2.254 - Exemptions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    .... (11) Endangered Species Licenses System, Interior/FWS-19. (12) Investigative Case File, Interior/ FWS... Lands: Interior Office of the Secretary of the Interior FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; RECORDS AND TESTIMONY Privacy Act § 2.254 Exemptions. Link to an amendment published at 79 FR 51917, Sept. 2, 2014. (a...

  10. 34 CFR 675.18 - Use of funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... and supplemental FWS allocations for the current award year to pay student wages earned on or after... students employed in community service activities. In meeting this community service requirement, an institution must include at least one— (i) Reading tutoring project that employs one or more FWS students as...

  11. 7 CFR 1467.13 - Modifications.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... mutual agreement with the Chief and the participant. The Chief will consult with FWS and the Conservation... which the easement was acquired or when adverse impacts will be mitigated by enrollment and restoration... consideration of site specific technical input from the FWS and the Conservation District. Any WRPO modification...

  12. 34 CFR 673.5 - Overaward.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Programs. An institution may only award or disburse a Federal Perkins loan or an FSEOG to a student if that loan or the FSEOG, combined with the other estimated financial assistance the student receives, does not exceed the student's financial need. (2) FWS Program. An institution may only award FWS employment...

  13. 34 CFR 673.5 - Overaward.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Programs. An institution may only award or disburse a Federal Perkins loan or an FSEOG to a student if that loan or the FSEOG, combined with the other estimated financial assistance the student receives, does not exceed the student's financial need. (2) FWS Program. An institution may only award FWS employment...

  14. 34 CFR 673.5 - Overaward.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Programs. An institution may only award or disburse a Federal Perkins loan or an FSEOG to a student if that loan or the FSEOG, combined with the other estimated financial assistance the student receives, does not exceed the student's financial need. (2) FWS Program. An institution may only award FWS employment...

  15. 34 CFR 673.6 - Coordination with BIA grants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK... Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs § 673.6 Coordination with BIA grants. (a) Coordination of BIA grants with Federal Perkins loans, FWS awards, or FSEOGs. To determine the amount of a Federal...

  16. 34 CFR 673.3 - Application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM... Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs § 673.3 Application. (a) To participate in the Federal Perkins Loan... the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs must be on a form approved by the Secretary and must...

  17. 34 CFR 673.3 - Application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM... Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs § 673.3 Application. (a) To participate in the Federal Perkins Loan... the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs must be on a form approved by the Secretary and must...

  18. 34 CFR 673.6 - Coordination with BIA grants.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK... Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs § 673.6 Coordination with BIA grants. (a) Coordination of BIA grants with Federal Perkins loans, FWS awards, or FSEOGs. To determine the amount of a Federal...

  19. Commercially available electric tram evaluation, evaluation results Fish and Wildlife in-service testing.

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2017-02-01

    The FWS placed five electric trams in service at five National Wildlife Refuges in early 2012. This report describes how FWS is using the trams and evaluates how well the trams are performing. Collectively, the trams have been well-received and are l...

  20. 34 CFR 668.58 - Interim disbursements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... in accordance with § 668.59(a), the institution may not— (i) Disburse any Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG... the applicant in its FWS Program; or (iii) Originate a Direct Subsidized Loan, or disburse any such..., under the FWS Program for the first 60 consecutive days after the student's enrollment in that award...

  1. 34 CFR 668.58 - Interim disbursements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... in accordance with § 668.59(a), the institution may not— (i) Disburse any Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG... the applicant in its FWS Program; or (iii) Originate a Direct Subsidized Loan, or disburse any such..., under the FWS Program for the first 60 consecutive days after the student's enrollment in that award...

  2. 34 CFR 668.58 - Interim disbursements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... in accordance with § 668.59(a), the institution may not— (i) Disburse any Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG... the applicant in its FWS Program; or (iii) Originate a Direct Subsidized Loan, or disburse any such..., under the FWS Program for the first 60 consecutive days after the student's enrollment in that award...

  3. KSC-2014-3508

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    2014-08-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A lightning strike sparks a brush fire near Headquarters Building in the Industrial Area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The space center is nestled on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chenega Security & Support Solutions is responsible for Kennedy's Fire Rescue Department. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more on Kennedy Space Center, visit http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

  4. Current Issues in Alaska Wetland Management

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-08-01

    studies at a range of northern wetlands over about 20% of the state have been sites in North America , Europe and Russia mapped at a scale of 1:63,360...arctic or subspecies of waterfowl than any comparable wetlands do not regulate spring runoff or store area in North America , while the Yukon Flats in...Alaska. U.S. tion in arctic and subarctic North America . A Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OB5-82/22. literature review, USA Cold Regions Research and

  5. Proposed Relocation of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing and Other Tactical Force Structure Actions. Draft Environmental Impact Statement

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-02-05

    finance , insurance and real estate FL flight level ft feet FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FWW Fighter Weapon Wing FY fiscal year GAF German Air Force...three locations are related to socioeconomics. Potential effects of the realignment on employment, income, public finance , housing, and local economic...Manufacturing 89 107 1 Transportation, communications, and utilities 135 202 2 * Wholesale and retail tradeb 514 594 5 3 Finance , insurance, and real estate 216

  6. KSC-2014-2925

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    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This great egret may be trying to hide in the tall grass on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to conceal the fact that it is molting. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  7. 76 FR 70321 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Cumberland, ME, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-14

    ... abolish the Cumberland, Maine, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine... closure of the Naval Air Station Brunswick left the Cumberland wage area without an activity having the... Cumberland, Maine, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Cumberland...

  8. 43 CFR 2.254 - Exemptions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ...) Litigation, Appeal and Case Files System, Interior/Office of the Solicitor-1 to the extent that it consists... System, Interior/FWS-19. (12) Investigative Case File, Interior/ FWS-20. (13) Timber Cutting and Trespass...)(2). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552a(j)(2) the following systems of records have been exempted from all of...

  9. 76 FR 9694 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona and Colorado Appropriated Fund...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-22

    ... appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The proposed rule would redefine Dolores, Montrose... appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. This proposed rule would redefine Dolores, Montrose... defined to the Southern Colorado wage area, with distance being the deciding factor. Dolores County is...

  10. Effects of interspecific competition on the growth of macrophytes and nutrient removal in constructed wetlands: A comparative assessment of free water surface and horizontal subsurface flow systems.

    PubMed

    Zheng, Yucong; Wang, Xiaochang; Dzakpasu, Mawuli; Zhao, Yaqian; Ngo, Huu Hao; Guo, Wenshan; Ge, Yuan; Xiong, Jiaqing

    2016-05-01

    The outcome of competition between adjoining interspecific colonies of Phragmites and Typha in two large field pilot-scale free water surface (FWS) and subsurface flow (SSF) CWs is evaluated. According to findings, the effect of interspecific competition was notable for Phragmites australis, whereby it showed the highest growth performance in both FWS and SSF wetland. In a mixed-culture, P. australis demonstrates superiority in terms of competitive interactions for space between plants. Furthermore, the interspecific competition among planted species seemed to cause different ecological responses of plant species in the two CWs. For example, while relatively high density and shoot height determined the high aboveground dry weight of P. australis in the FWS wetland, this association was not evident in the SSF. Additionally, while plants nutrients uptake accounts for a higher proportion of the nitrogen removal in FWS, that in the SSF accounts for a higher proportion of the phosphorous removal. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  11. 77 FR 3492 - Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-24

    ... (703) 358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov . Follow the... and avoid confusion for applicants. The currently approved forms are available online at http://www.../Upland Game Hunt Application). FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird Hunt Application). FWS Form 3-2358...

  12. The challenge of wolf recovery: an ongoing dilemma for state managers

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Mech, L. David

    2013-01-01

    “Dave, would you do another legal declaration on the wolf for us?” The weary voice on the phone belonged to Mike Jimenez, Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Management and Science Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). He was calling from Wyoming to ask me to prepare a document to address a legal challenge to the FWS’s August 2012 delisting of the wolf (Canis lupus) in Wyoming, a highly controversial move. Mike’s tone reflected the reality that — as so many wildlife biologists know and live each day — wildlife management is mainly people management. This contention could not be truer for managing any wildlife species than for managing the wolf. Dubbed “the beast of waste and desolation” by Teddy Roosevelt (The Wilderness Hunter 1893/1900), wolves had been universally hated as prolific predators of valuable livestock and game. Around the turn of the 20th century, members of the U.S. Biological Survey and various state agents, ranchers, cowboys, and other frontiersmen poisoned and persecuted wolves, extirpating them from most of the contiguous United States (Young and Goldman 1944). By 1967, Minnesota and nearby Isle Royale National Park in Michigan held the only remaining wolves in the Lower 48 states, prompting the FWS to place the wolf on the Endangered Species List (established by the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966). The wolf then became the list’s poster species, and the timing was ideal: Silent Spring (Carson 1962) had just seeded and fertilized the environmental movement, which blossomed on Earth Day (April 22, 1970) into the environmental revolution. “Save the wolf!” became one of the movement’s rallying cries. And save the wolf we did.

  13. Transition From High Harmonic Fast Wave to Whistler/Helicon Regime in Tokamaks

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Harris, S. P.; Pinsker, R. I.; Porkolab, M.

    2014-10-01

    Experiments are being prepared1 on DIII-D in which fast waves (FWs) at 0.5 GHz will be used to drive current noninductively in the mid-radius region. Previous DIII-D experiments used FWs at ~0.1 GHz to drive central current; in this work we examine the frequency dependence of wave propagation and damping in the 0.1-1.0 GHz range with the goal of identifying the optimum frequency range for a particular application. Strongly enhanced electron damping and reduced ion damping at higher frequencies must be weighed against increasing coupling difficulties at higher frequencies and more restrictive wave accessibility at low toroidal field. Wave propagation and accessibility is studied with ray tracing models in slab, cylindrical, and fully toroidal geometries. Analytic expressions for electron and ion damping will be derived with an emphasis on understanding the transition from the moderate-to-high ion cyclotron harmonic regime to the very high harmonic or ``whistler''/``helicon''/lower hybrid FW regime. Work supported in part by the National Undergraduate Fellowship Program in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Sciences and the US Department of Energy under DE-FC02-04ER54698.

  14. 75 FR 58249 - Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-23

    ... the Division of Migratory Bird Management's Web site at http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/ , or at... under ADDRESSES or from our Web site at http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/NewsPublicationsReports.html... recommended raising the dark goose daily bag limit from 4 to 5 geese in the aggregate, with the exception of...

  15. KSC-2014-2931

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This alligator sports a florescent green tag on its tail, which blends in with the vegetation in the canal in which it is swimming on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For information on the alligators prowling the waterways at Kennedy, visit http://www.nasa.gov/content/ancient-creatures-on-the-prowl/. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  16. Producing acoustic 'Frozen Waves': simulated experiments with diffraction/attenuation resistant beams in lossy media.

    PubMed

    Prego-Borges, José L; Zamboni-Rached, Michel; Recami, Erasmo; Costa, Eduardo Tavares

    2014-08-01

    The so-called Localized Waves (LW), and the "Frozen Waves" (FW), have raised significant attention in the areas of Optics and Ultrasound, because of their surprising energy localization properties. The LWs resist the effects of diffraction for large distances, and possess an interesting self-reconstruction -self-healing- property (after obstacles with size smaller than the antenna's); while the FWs, a sub-class of LWs, offer the possibility of arbitrarily modeling the longitudinal field intensity pattern inside a prefixed interval, for instance 0⩽z⩽L, of the wave propagation axis. More specifically, the FWs are localized fields "at rest", that is, with a static envelope (within which only the carrier wave propagates), and can be endowed moreover with a high transverse localization. In this paper we investigate, by simulated experiments, various cases of generation of ultrasonic FW fields, with the frequency of f0=1 MHz in a water-like medium, taking account of the effects of attenuation. We present results of FWs for distances up to L=80 mm, in attenuating media with absorption coefficient α in the range 70⩽α⩽170 dB/m. Such simulated FW fields are constructed by using a procedure developed by us, via appropriate finite superpositions of monochromatic ultrasonic Bessel beams. We pay due attention to the selection of the FW parameters, constrained by the rather tight restrictions imposed by experimental Acoustics, as well as to some practical implications of the transducer design. The energy localization properties of the Frozen Waves can find application even in many medical apparatus, such as bistouries or acoustic tweezers, as well as for treatment of diseased tissues (in particular, for the destruction of tumor cells, without affecting the surrounding tissues; also for kidney stone shuttering, etc.). Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  17. KSC-2014-3509

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-08-13

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A charred palmetto palm remains after a brush fire is extinguished near Headquarters Building in the Industrial Area of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fire was ignited by a lightning strike. The space center is nestled on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Chenega Security & Support Solutions is responsible for Kennedy's Fire Rescue Department. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more on Kennedy Space Center, visit http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

  18. KSC-2014-2847

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-04

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An adult osprey delivers a fish dinner to its family, nesting atop a speaker platform in the Press Site parking lot at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the background is the 209-foot-tall U.S. flag painted on the side of the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. The parking lot borders the water of the Launch Complex 39 turn basin, making it an ideal source of food for the osprey. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  19. KSC-2014-2848

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-04

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An adult osprey prepares to land in its nest atop a speaker platform in the Press Site parking lot at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying a fish in its talons. In the background is the 209-foot-tall U.S. flag painted on the side of the 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. The parking lot borders the water of the Launch Complex 39 turn basin, making it an ideal source of food for the osprey. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  20. Normal values for myocardial deformation within the right heart measured by feature-tracking cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

    PubMed

    Liu, Boyang; Dardeer, Ahmed M; Moody, William E; Edwards, Nicola C; Hudsmith, Lucy E; Steeds, Richard P

    2018-02-01

    Reproducible and repeatable assessment of right heart function is vital for monitoring congenital and acquired heart disease. There is increasing evidence for the additional value of myocardial deformation (strain and strain rate) in determining prognosis. This study aims to determine the reproducibility of deformation analyses in the right heart using cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking (FT-CMR); and to establish normal ranges within an adult population. A cohort of 100 healthy subjects containing 10 males and 10 females from each decade of life between the ages of 20 and 70 without known congenital or acquired cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia or renal, hepatic, haematologic and systemic inflammatory disorders underwent FT-CMR assessment of right ventricular (RV) and right atrial (RA) myocardial strain and strain rate. RV longitudinal strain (Ell) was -21.9±3.24% (FW+S Ell) and -24.2±3.59% (FW-Ell). Peak systolic strain rate (S') was -1.45±0.39s -1 (FW+S) and -1.54±0.41s -1 (FW). Early diastolic strain rate (E') was 1.04±0.26s -1 (FW+S) and 1.04±0.33s -1 (FW). Late diastolic strain rate (A') was 0.94±0.33s -1 (FW+S) and 1.08±0.33s -1 (FW). RA peak strain was -21.1±3.76%. The intra- and inter-observer ICC for RV Ell (FW+S) was 0.92 and 0.80 respectively, while for RA peak strain was 0.92 and 0.89 respectively. Normal values of RV & RA deformation for healthy individuals using FT-CMR are provided with good RV Ell and RA peak strain reproducibility. Strain rate suffered from sub-optimal reproducibility and may not be satisfactory for clinical use. Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  1. Visualization of Flow Alternatives, Lower Missouri River

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Jacobson, Robert B.; Heuser, Jeanne

    2002-01-01

    Background The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) 'Missouri River Master Water Control Manual' (Master Manual) review has resulted in consideration of many flow alternatives for managing the water in the river (COE, 2001; 1998a). The purpose of this report is to present flow-management alternative model results in a way that can be easily visualized and understood. This report was updated in October 2001 to focus on the specific flow-management alternatives presented by the COE in the 'Master Manual Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement' (RDEIS; COE, 2001). The original version (February 2000) is available by clicking here. The COE, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Missouri River states, and Missouri River basin tribes have been participating in discussions concerning water management of the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system (MRMRS), the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, and the Kansas River reservoir system since 1986. These discussions include general input to the revision of the Master Manual as well as formal consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. In 2000, the FWS issued a Biological Opinion that prescribed changes to reservoir management on the Missouri River that were believed to be necessary to preclude jeopardy to three endangered species, the pallid sturgeon, piping plover, and interior least tern (USFWS, 2000). The combined Missouri River system is large and complex, including many reservoirs, control structures, and free-flowing reaches extending over a broad region. The ability to assess future impacts of altered management scenarios necessarily involves complex, computational models that attempt to integrate physical, chemical, biological, and economic effects. Graphical visualization of the model output is intended to improve understanding of the differences among flow-management alternatives.

  2. Performance of a constructed wetland-pond system for treatment and reuse of wastewater from campus buildings.

    PubMed

    Ou, Wen-Sheng; Lin, Ying-Feng; Jing, Shuh-Ren; Lin, Hsien-Te

    2006-11-01

    A constructed wetland-pond system consisting of two free-water-surface-flow (FWS) wetland cells, a scenic pond, and a slag filter in series was used for reclamation of septic tank effluent from a campus building. The results show that FWS wetlands effectively removed major pollutants under a hydraulic loading rate between 2.1 and 4.2 cm/d, with average efficiencies ranging from 74 to 78% for total suspended solids, 73 to 88% for 5-day biochemical oxygen demand, 42 to 49% for total nitrogen, 34 to 70% for total phosphorous, 64 to 79% for total coliforms, and 90 to 99.9% for Escherichia coli. After passing through the scenic pond and slag filter, the reclaimed water was used for landscape irrigation. There were a variety of ornamental plants and aquatic animals established in the second FWS cell and scenic pond with good water quality, thus enhancing landscape and ecology amenity in campuses.

  3. KSC-2014-4338

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-09-09

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An out-of-the-way creek off Schwartz Road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is filled with alligators just minding their own business as the cameraman approaches. Once in danger of becoming extinct, today there are more than 1,000,000 alligators in Florida alone. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For information on the alligators prowling the waterways at Kennedy, visit http://www.nasa.gov/content/ancient-creatures-on-the-prowl/. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  4. Interagency Coastal Wetlands Workgroup: Statement of purpose and goals

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    ,

    2017-01-01

    Purpose The Interagency Coastal Wetlands Workgroup (ICWWG) helps to address coastal wetland loss by bringing together seven federal agencies with programs and authorities that support protection and management of coastal wetlands. Background Wetlands in coastal watersheds of the U.S. were lost at an average rate of 80,000 acres per year between 2004 and 2009. This is an increase from 59,000 acres per year between 1998 and 2004 as documented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in their reports on the Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Coastal Watersheds. The ICWWG was formed in 2009 in response to these loss trends. Coastal wetlands include saltwater and freshwater wetlands located within coastal watersheds — specifically USGS 8-digit watersheds which drain into the Atlantic, Pacific, or Gulf of Mexico.

  5. Geology and natural history of the San Francisco Bay area: A field-trip guidebook

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Stoffer, Philip W.; Gordon, Leslie C.

    2001-01-01

    A National Association of Geoscience Teachers Far Western Section (NAGT-FWS) field conference is an ideal forum for learning about the geology and natural history of the San Francisco Bay area. We visit classic field sites, renew old friendships, and make new ones. This collection of papers includes field guides and road logs for all of the Bay-area trips held during the NAGT-FWS 2001 Fall Field Conference and supplemental chapters on other aspects of the area’s natural and human history. The trips touch on many aspects of the geology and natural hazards of the Bay area, especially urban problems associated with living on an active tectonic plate margin: earthquake faults, coastal erosion, landslides, and the utilization of land and natural resources. We hope this conference not only provides a two-day learning opportunity for conference participants but that students and educators will use this field guidebook for future teaching and research.Many thanks are due to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and San José State University (SJSU) for cohosting the conference. We are grateful to each of the field trip leaders for preparing the trips and writing the accompanying guides. We especially appreciate the many hours put in by the guidebook reviewers, Robert I. Tilling (USGS) and Paula Messina (SJSU), and to the USGS Western Publications Group for editing, layout, and web posting. Additional guidebook contributions include articles by John Galloway, Scott Starratt, Page Mosier, and Susan Toussaint. During the conference guest speakers include Robert I. Tilling (USGS Volcano Hazards Team) and Ross Stein (USGS Earthquake Hazards Team). Workshops prepared for the conference include GIS in the classroom, using USGS data by John Vogel (USGS) and Paula Messina (SJSU), and The Best of BAESI (Bay Area Earth Science Institute), a teacher training organization under the direction of Ellen Metzger (SJSU) and Richard Sedlock (SJSU). The conference provides an opportunity to showcase USGS scientific and education resources with self-guided tours of the USGS Library, the Earth Science Information Center (ESIC), the Visitor Center, and various laboratories on the USGS campus and includes a half-day participatory tour of the USGS research vessel the R/V Polaris and the USGS Marine Facility at the Port of Redwood City under the direction of Cynthia L. Brown, Francis Parchaso, and Tara Schraga. Beyond the names mentioned above, a host of USGS and SJSU staff, SJSU students, and NAGT-FWS members contributed to the preparation and orchestration of the conference. We couldn’t have done it alone. Leslie C. Gordon (USGS), Philip W. Stoffer (USGS), and Deborah Harden (SJSU) NAGT-FWS 2001 Fall Field Conference Organizers.

  6. Prevalence and predictors of bacterial meningitis in young infants with fever without a source.

    PubMed

    Martinez, Elena; Mintegi, Santiago; Vilar, Begoña; Martinez, Maria Jesus; Lopez, Amaia; Catediano, Estibaliz; Gomez, Borja

    2015-05-01

    Classical criteria differ when performing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis in infants younger than 90 days with fever without a source (FWS). Our objectives were to analyze the prevalence and microbiology of bacterial meningitis in this group and its prevalence in relation to clinical and laboratory risk factors. This is a substudy of a prospective registry including all infants of this age with FWS seen between September 2003 and August 2013 in a Pediatric Emergency Department of a Tertiary Teaching Hospital. Lumbar puncture was performed in 639 (27.0%) of the 2362 infants with FWS seen, the rate being higher in not well-appearing infants [60.9% vs. 25.7%; odds ratio (OR), 4.49] and in those ≤21 days old (70.1% vs. 20.4%; OR, 9.14). Eleven infants were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis: 9 were ≤21 days old (prevalence 2.8% vs. 0.1%; OR, 30.42) and 5 were not well-appearing infants (5.7% vs. 0.2%; OR, 23.06). Bacteria isolated were Streptococcus agalactiae (3), Escherichia coli (3), Listeria monocytogenes (3), Streptococcus pneumoniae (1) and Neisseria meningitidis (1). None of the 1975 well-appearing infants >21 days old were diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, regardless of whether biomarkers were altered. In infants younger than 90 days with FWS, performing CSF analysis for ruling out bacterial meningitis must be strongly considered in not well-appearing infants and in those ≤21 days old. The recommendation of systematically performing CSF analysis in well-appearing infants 22-90 days of age on the basis of analytical criteria alone must be reevaluated.

  7. Electromagnetic frozen waves with radial, azimuthal, linear, circular, and elliptical polarizations

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Corato-Zanarella, Mateus; Zamboni-Rached, Michel

    2016-11-01

    Frozen waves (FWs) are a class of diffraction- and attenuation-resistant beams whose intensity pattern along the direction of propagation can be chosen arbitrarily, thus making them relevant for engineering the spatial configuration of optical fields. To date, analyses of such beams have been done essentially for the scalar case, with the vectorial nature of the electromagnetic fields often neglected. Although it is expected that the field components keep the fundamental properties of the scalar FWs, a deeper understanding of their electromagnetic counterparts is mandatory in order to exploit their different possible polarization states. The purpose of this paper is to study the properties of electromagnetic FWs with radial, azimuthal, linear, circular, and elliptical polarizations under paraxial and nonparaxial regimes in nonabsorbing media. An intensity pattern is chosen for a scalar FW, and the vectorial solutions are built after it via the use of Maxwell's equations. The results show that the field components and the longitudinal component of the time-averaged Poynting vector closely follow the pattern chosen even under highly nonparaxial conditions, showing the robustness of the FW structure to parameters variations.

  8. Standardized methods for Grand Canyon fisheries research 2015

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Persons, William R.; Ward, David L.; Avery, Luke A.

    2013-01-01

    This document presents protocols and guidelines to persons sampling fishes in the Grand Canyon, to help ensure consistency in fish handling, fish tagging, and data collection among different projects and organizations. Most such research and monitoring projects are conducted under the general umbrella of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program and include studies by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD), various universities, and private contractors. This document is intended to provide guidance to fieldworkers regarding protocols that may vary from year to year depending on specific projects and objectives. We also provide herein documentation of standard methods used in the Grand Canyon that can be cited in scientific publications, as well as a summary of changes in protocols since the document was first created in 2002.

  9. A Science Framework for Connecticut River Watershed Sustainability

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Rideout, Stephen; Nicolson, Craig; Russell-Robinson, Susan L.; Mecray, Ellen L.

    2005-01-01

    Introduction: This document outlines a research framework for water resource managers and land-use planners in the four-state Connecticut River Watershed (CRW). It specifically focuses on developing the decision-support tools and data needed by managers in the watershed. The purpose of the Science Framework is to identify critical research issues and information required to better equip managers to make decisions on desirable changes in the CRW. This Science Framework is the result of a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass-Amherst), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The cooperative project was guided by a Science Steering Committee (SC) and included several focus groups, a 70-person workshop in September 2004, and an open collaborative process by which the workshop outcomes were synthesized, written up, and then progressively refined through peer review. This document is the product of that collaborative process.

  10. LANDFIRE: Collaboration for National Fire Fuel Assessment

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Zhu, Zhi-Liang

    2006-01-01

    The implementation of national fire management policies, such as the National Fire Plan and the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, requires geospatial data of vegetation types and structure, wildland fuels, fire risks, and ecosystem fire regime conditions. Presently, no such data sets are available that can meet these requirements. As a result, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and the Department of the Interior's land management bureaus (Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and National Park Service (NPS)) have jointly sponsored LANDFIRE, a new research and development project. The primary objective of the project is to develop an integrated and repeatable methodology and produce vegetation, fire, and ecosystem information and predictive models for cost-effective national land management applications. The project is conducted collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the USDA Forest Service, and The Nature Conservancy.

  11. KSC-2014-4339

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-09-09

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A bee goes about his business pollinating the flowers off Schwartz Road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are 4,000 species of native bees in the United States. The members of the five most common families - Apidae, Halictidae, Andrenidae, Megachilidae, and Colletidae - can be found throughout North America, including in Florida. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For information on the alligators prowling the waterways at Kennedy, visit http://www.nasa.gov/content/ancient-creatures-on-the-prowl/. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  12. M-Health for Improving Screening Accuracy of Acute Malnutrition in a Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition Program in Mumbai Informal Settlements.

    PubMed

    Chanani, Sheila; Wacksman, Jeremy; Deshmukh, Devika; Pantvaidya, Shanti; Fernandez, Armida; Jayaraman, Anuja

    2016-12-01

    Acute malnutrition is linked to child mortality and morbidity. Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programs can be instrumental in large-scale detection and treatment of undernutrition. The World Health Organization (WHO) 2006 weight-for-height/length tables are diagnostic tools available to screen for acute malnutrition. Frontline workers (FWs) in a CMAM program in Dharavi, Mumbai, were using CommCare, a mobile application, for monitoring and case management of children in combination with the paper-based WHO simplified tables. A strategy was undertaken to digitize the WHO tables into the CommCare application. To measure differences in diagnostic accuracy in community-based screening for acute malnutrition, by FWs, using a mobile-based solution. Twenty-seven FWs initially used the paper-based tables and then switched to an updated mobile application that included a nutritional grade calculator. Human error rates specifically associated with grade classification were calculated by comparison of the grade assigned by the FW to the grade each child should have received based on the same WHO tables. Cohen kappa coefficient, sensitivity and specificity rates were also calculated and compared for paper-based grade assignments and calculator grade assignments. Comparing FWs (N = 14) who completed at least 40 screenings without and 40 with the calculator, the error rates were 5.5% and 0.7%, respectively (p < .0001). Interrater reliability (κ) increased to an almost perfect level (>.90), from .79 to .97, after switching to the mobile calculator. Sensitivity and specificity also improved significantly. The mobile calculator significantly reduces an important component of human error in using the WHO tables to assess acute malnutrition at the community level. © The Author(s) 2016.

  13. Stakeholder Evaluation for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge: Completion Report

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Sexton, Natalie R.; Burkardt, Nina; Swann, Margaret Earlene; Stewart, Susan C.

    2009-01-01

    The National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), is the largest system of public lands in the world dedicated to wildlife conservation. There are over 545 national wildlife refuges nationwide, encompassing 95 million acres. As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, each refuge is developing 15-year comprehensive conservation plans (CCPs). Each CCP describes a vision and desired future condition for the refuge and outlines goals, objectives, and management strategies for each refuge's habitat and visitor service programs. The CCP process for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in Davis, West Virginia was initiated in 2006. This planning process provides a unique opportunity for public input and involvement. Public involvement is an important part of the CCP process. Participation by parties with a stake in the resource (stakeholders) has the potential to increase understanding and support and reduce conflicts. Additionally, meaningful public participation in a decision process may increase trust and provide satisfaction in terms of both process and outcome for management and the public. Public meetings are a common way to obtain input from community members, visitors, and potential visitors. An 'Issues Workbook' is another tool the FWS uses to obtain public input and participation early in the planning process. Sometimes, however, these traditional methods do not capture the full range of perspectives that exist. A stakeholder evaluation is a way to more fully understand community preferences and opinions related to key topics in refuge planning. It can also help refuge staff understand how changes in management affect individuals in terms of their preference for services and experiences. Secondarily, a process such as this can address 'social goals' such as fostering trust in regulating agencies and reducing conflict among stakeholders. As part of the CCP planning effort at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, the FWS sponsored a stakeholder evaluation conducted by the Policy Analysis and Science Assistance Branch of U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center the winter of 2006-2007. The stakeholder evaluation was intended to answer the following questions: 1)Which Refuge management issues are most important, and to whom?, 2)How do opinions about what is most important to stakeholders overlap or conflict?, 3)Why do stakeholders emphasize specific issues, and what values are driving this?, and 4)What potential solutions do stakeholders have for addressing important issues? This information will be used by the Refuge to help guide development of their CCP as they strive to balance stakeholder desires with their charge to manage the unique wetlands and uplands of the Canaan Valley for wildlife conservation.

  14. Quantitative tools for implementing the new definition of significant portion of the range in the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

    PubMed

    Earl, Julia E; Nicol, Sam; Wiederholt, Ruscena; Diffendorfer, Jay E; Semmens, Darius; Flockhart, D T Tyler; Mattsson, Brady J; McCracken, Gary; Norris, D Ryan; Thogmartin, Wayne E; López-Hoffman, Laura

    2018-02-01

    In 2014, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service announced a new policy interpretation for the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). According to the act, a species must be listed as threatened or endangered if it is determined to be threatened or endangered in a significant portion of its range (SPR). The 2014 policy seeks to provide consistency by establishing that a portion of the range should be considered significant if the associated individuals' "removal would cause the entire species to become endangered or threatened." We reviewed 20 quantitative techniques used to assess whether a portion of a species' range is significant according to the new guidance. Our assessments are based on the 3R criteria-redundancy (i.e., buffering from catastrophe), resiliency (i.e., ability to withstand stochasticity), and representation (i.e., ability to evolve)-that the FWS uses to determine if a species merits listing. We identified data needs for each quantitative technique and considered which methods could be implemented given the data limitations typical of rare species. We also identified proxies for the 3Rs that may be used with limited data. To assess potential data availability, we evaluated 7 example species by accessing data in their species status assessments, which document all the information used during a listing decision. In all species, an SPR could be evaluated with at least one metric for each of the 3Rs robustly or with substantial assumptions. Resiliency assessments appeared most constrained by limited data, and many species lacked information on connectivity between subpopulations, genetic variation, and spatial variability in vital rates. These data gaps will likely make SPR assessments for species with complex life histories or that cross national boundaries difficult. Although we reviewed techniques for the ESA, other countries require identification of significant areas and could benefit from this research. © 2017 Society for Conservation Biology.

  15. Quantitative tools for implementing the new definition of significant portion of the range in the U.S. Endangered Species Act

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Earl, Julia E.; Nicol, Samuel; Wiederholt, Ruscena; Diffendorfer, Jay E.; Semmens, Darius J.; Flockhart, D. T. Tyler; Mattsson, Brady; McCracken, Gary; Norris, D. Ryan; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Lopez-Hoffman, Laura

    2018-01-01

    In 2014, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service announced a new policy interpretation for the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). According to the act, a species must be listed as threatened or endangered if it is determined to be threatened or endangered in a significant portion of its range (SPR). The 2014 policy seeks to provide consistency by establishing that a portion of the range should be considered significant if the associated individuals’ “removal would cause the entire species to become endangered or threatened.” We reviewed 20 quantitative techniques used to assess whether a portion of a species’ range is significant according to the new guidance. Our assessments are based on the 3R criteria—redundancy (i.e., buffering from catastrophe), resiliency (i.e., ability to withstand stochasticity), and representation (i.e., ability to evolve)—that the FWS uses to determine if a species merits listing. We identified data needs for each quantitative technique and considered which methods could be implemented given the data limitations typical of rare species. We also identified proxies for the 3Rs that may be used with limited data. To assess potential data availability, we evaluated 7 example species by accessing data in their species status assessments, which document all the information used during a listing decision. In all species, an SPR could be evaluated with at least one metric for each of the 3Rs robustly or with substantial assumptions. Resiliency assessments appeared most constrained by limited data, and many species lacked information on connectivity between subpopulations, genetic variation, and spatial variability in vital rates. These data gaps will likely make SPR assessments for species with complex life histories or that cross national boundaries difficult. Although we reviewed techniques for the ESA, other countries require identification of significant areas and could benefit from this research.

  16. KSC-2014-2679

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-05-23

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A bobcat prowls through the grass near the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center, the only launch site for crewed missions from U.S. soil, coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses 140,000 acres. The cat is the last large mammalian predator remaining on the center. The refuge provides a wide variety of habitats, including coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks, and is a sanctuary for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including more than 330 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. For additional information about the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

  17. KSC-2014-2678

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-05-23

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A bobcat is startled to be discovered near the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center, the only launch site for crewed missions from U.S. soil, coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses 140,000 acres. The cat is the last large mammalian predator remaining on the center. The refuge provides a wide variety of habitats, including coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks, and is a sanctuary for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including more than 330 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. For additional information about the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

  18. KSC-2014-2681

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-05-23

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A bobcat continues on its way past the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center, the only launch site for crewed missions from U.S. soil, coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses 140,000 acres. The cat is the last large mammalian predator remaining on the center. The refuge provides a wide variety of habitats, including coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks, and is a sanctuary for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including more than 330 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. For additional information about the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

  19. KSC-2014-2680

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    2014-05-23

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A bobcat retreats from the limelight near the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The center, the only launch site for crewed missions from U.S. soil, coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses 140,000 acres. The cat is the last large mammalian predator remaining on the center. The refuge provides a wide variety of habitats, including coastal dunes, saltwater estuaries and marshes, freshwater impoundments, scrub, pine flatwoods, and hardwood hammocks, and is a sanctuary for more than 1,500 species of plants and animals, including more than 330 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. For additional information about the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

  20. KSC-2014-2849

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2014-06-04

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An adult osprey returns home to its nest atop a speaker platform in the Press Site parking lot at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying a fish in its talons. In the background is a 12,300-square-foot NASA logo painted on the side of the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. The parking lot borders the water of the Launch Complex 39 turn basin, making it an ideal source of food for the osprey. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge provides a habitat for a plethora of wildlife, including 330 species of birds. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper

  1. ESUSA: US endangered species distribution file

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Nagy, J.; Calef, C.E.

    1979-10-01

    This report describes a file containing distribution data on endangered species of the United States of Federal concern pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Included for each species are (a) the common name, (b) the scientific name, (c) the family, (d) the group (mammal, bird, etc.), (e) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listing and recovery priorities, (f) the Federal legal status, (g) the geographic distribution by counties or islands, (h) Federal Register citations and (i) the sources of the information on distribution of the species. Status types are endangered, threatened, proposed, formally under review, candidate, deleted, and rejected.more » Distribution is by Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) county code and is of four types: designated critical habitat, present range, potential range, and historic range.« less

  2. Metabolic cost and mechanical work for the step-to-step transition in walking after successful total ankle arthroplasty.

    PubMed

    Doets, H Cornelis; Vergouw, David; Veeger, H E J Dirkjan; Houdijk, Han

    2009-12-01

    The aim of this study was to investigate whether impaired ankle function after total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) affects the mechanical work during the step-to-step transition and the metabolic cost of walking. Respiratory and force plate data were recorded in 11 patients and 11 healthy controls while they walked barefoot at a fixed walking speed (FWS, 1.25 m/s) and at their self-selected speed (SWS). At FWS metabolic cost of transport was 28% higher for the TAA group, but at SWS there was no significant increase. During the step-to-step transition, positive mechanical work generated by the trailing TAA leg was lower and negative mechanical work in the leading intact leg was larger. Despite the increase in mechanical work dissipation during double support, no significant differences in total mechanical work were found over a complete stride. This might be a result of methodological limitations of calculating mechanical work. Nevertheless, mechanical work dissipated during the step-to-step transition at FWS correlated significantly with metabolic cost of transport: r=.540. It was concluded that patients after successful TAA still experienced an impaired lower leg function, which contributed to an increase in mechanical energy dissipation during the step-to-step transition, and to an increase in the metabolic demand of walking. 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  3. Culture of bovine ovarian follicle wall sections maintained the highly estrogenic profile under basal and chemically defined conditions

    PubMed Central

    Vasconcelos, R.B.; Salles, L.P.; Silva, I. Oliveira e; Gulart, L.V.M.; Souza, D.K.; Torres, F.A.G.; Bocca, A.L.; Silva, A.A.M. Rosa e

    2013-01-01

    Follicle cultures reproduce in vitro the functional features observed in vivo. In a search for an ideal model, we cultured bovine antral follicle wall sections (FWS) in a serum-free defined medium (DM) known to induce 17β-estradiol (E2) production, and in a nondefined medium (NDM) containing serum. Follicles were sectioned and cultured in NDM or DM for 24 or 48 h. Morphological features were determined by light microscopy. Gene expression of steroidogenic enzymes and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor were determined by RT-PCR; progesterone (P4) and E2 concentrations in the media were measured by radioimmunoassay. DM, but not NDM, maintained an FWS morphology in vitro that was similar to fresh tissue. DM also induced an increase in the expression of all steroidogenic enzymes, except FSH receptor, but NDM did not. In both DM and NDM, there was a gradual increase in P4 throughout the culture period; however, P4 concentration was significantly higher in NDM. In both media, E2 concentration was increased at 24 h, followed by a decrease at 48 h. The E2:P4 ratio was higher in DM than in NDM. These results suggest that DM maintains morphological structure, upregulates the expression of steroidogenic enzyme genes, and maintains steroid production with a high E2:P4 ratio in FWS cultures. PMID:23969977

  4. EnviroAtlas - Big Game Hunting Recreation Demand by 12-Digit HUC in the Conterminous United States

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This EnviroAtlas dataset includes the total number of recreational days per year demanded by people ages 18 and over for big game hunting by location in the contiguous United States. Big game includes deer, elk, bear, and wild turkey. These values are based on 2010 population distribution, 2011 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Fish, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR) survey data, and 2011 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service National Visitor Use Monitoring program data, and have been summarized by 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC). This dataset was produced by the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to the EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).

  5. Status of endangered and threatened plant species on Tonopah Test Range: a survey

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Rhoads, W.A.; Cochrane, S.A.; Williams, M.P.

    From intensive field investigation in 1978, six species under consideration by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for endangered or threatened status were found on or near the Tonopah Test Range (TTR) in southern central Nevada. Based on recognized threats to these species, their overall distribution, rarity, and other factors, status recommendations were prepared for Sandia Corporation. The single species originally listed for endangered status by FWS, Asclepias eastwoodiana, is herein recommended for threatened status. Of the five other species suggested for threatened status, we propose three as meriting this status: Astragalus pseudoiodanthus, Coryphantha vivipara var. rosea, and Sclerocactusmore » polyancistrus. Gilia nyensis should have further monitoring but appears to require no formal protection at this time. The fifth, Phacelia mustelina, does not require any monitoring or protective actions. Astragalus pseudoiodanthus has yet to be found on TTR, although it is to be expected in the northwest region of the Range and was included in the report for that reason. In addition, ten species that occur in the vicinity of TTR, and which may yet be found on TTR, are discussed in brief. Each species is discussed in relation to distribution, rarity, taxonomy, habitat requirements, endangerment, assessment of status, and proposed protection and monitoring needs. Habitats suggested for protection are recommended for the species warranting threatened status, and are delineated on a composite USGS topographic map. Construction activities and off-road vehicle travel are the most prominent man-caused threats to species on TTR; habitat destruction by trampling and overgrazing by feral horses and non-permit cattle significantly modifies habitats of certain species. 41 refs., 23 figs.« less

  6. Long-term improvement of agricultural vegetation by floodwater spreading in the Gareh Bygone Plain, Iran. In the pursuit of human security, is artificial recharge of groundwater more lucrative than selling oil?

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Mesbah, Sayyed Hamid; Mohammadnia, Mehrdad; Kowsar, Sayyed Ahang

    2016-03-01

    In southern Iran's Gareh Bygone Plain, water-supply qanats in four mixed farming communities were desiccated by over-pumping of illegal dug wells throughout the area. Emergency situations developed, resulting in city-ward migration. Since 1983, 193 million m3 of water has been supplied to those communities by floodwater spreading (FWS) to facilitate spate irrigation of sandy rangeland (2,034 ha) and artificial recharge of groundwater (ARG), of which 76 % has recharged the aquifer. This resulted in a reverse migration of the population. The irrigated area in the 2010-2011 growing season increased 13.2 fold when compared to the pre-FWS period, and year-round forage for about 700 sheep has been provided since 1991. The ARG is a logical alternative to building large dams in Iran; 420,000 km2 of coarse-grained alluvium provides capacity to store 5,000 km3 of water, representing more than ten times the annual precipitation of the whole country. As the equivalent cost for building dams to accommodate that volume is estimated at US12.5 × 1012, the potential value of the alluvium may be realized. ARG on the recharge areas of 33,000 of the desiccated qanats eventually could rejuvenate them. As agricultural commodities absorb 19 % of the monetary value of Iran's imports, and ARG activities could supply the water to produce them, alluvium is even more valuable than oil, which provides foreign exchange. More importantly, ARG on 140,000 km2 of the alluvium could strengthen the capacity to adapt to droughts and reduce the number and impact of water-related emergency situations.

  7. 76 FR 81959 - Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-29

    ..., and conservation communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among industry, constituency... and education, and tourism. Background information on the Council is available at http://www.fws.gov...

  8. 75 FR 80807 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-23

    ..., CA, East County Substation/Tule Wind/ Energia Sierra Juarez Gen-Tie Projects, Construction and.... 20100462, Draft EIS, FWS, CA, Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan, To Protect and Enhance Ecological Diversity...

  9. A projection of lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) populations range-wide

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Cummings, Jonathan W.; Converse, Sarah J.; Moore, Clinton T.; Smith, David R.; Nichols, Clay T.; Allan, Nathan L.; O'Meilia, Chris M.

    2017-08-09

    We built a population viability analysis (PVA) model to predict future population status of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus, LEPC) in four ecoregions across the species’ range. The model results will be used in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Species Status Assessment (SSA) for the LEPC. Our stochastic projection model combined demographic rate estimates from previously published literature with demographic rate estimates that integrate the influence of climate conditions. This LEPC PVA projects declining populations with estimated population growth rates well below 1 in each ecoregion regardless of habitat or climate change. These results are consistent with estimates of LEPC population growth rates derived from other demographic process models. Although the absolute magnitude of the decline is unlikely to be as low as modeling tools indicate, several different lines of evidence suggest LEPC populations are declining.

  10. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Seminatural Wetlands and Activated Sludge Wastewater-Treatment Systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Mannino, Ilda; Franco, Daniel; Piccioni, Enrico; Favero, Laura; Mattiuzzo, Erika; Zanetto, Gabriele

    2008-01-01

    A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed to evaluate the competitiveness of seminatural Free Water Surface (FWS) wetlands compared to traditional wastewater-treatment plants. Six scenarios of the service costs of three FWS wetlands and three different wastewater-treatment plants based on active sludge processes were compared. The six scenarios were all equally effective in their wastewater-treatment capacity. The service costs were estimated using real accounting data from an experimental wetland and by means of a market survey. Some assumptions had to be made to perform the analysis. A reference wastewater situation was established to solve the problem of the different levels of dilution that characterize the inflow water of the different systems; the land purchase cost was excluded from the analysis, considering the use of public land as shared social services, and an equal life span for both seminatural and traditional wastewater-treatment plants was set. The results suggest that seminatural systems are competitive with traditional biotechnological systems, with an average service cost improvement of 2.1-fold to 8-fold, according to the specific solution and discount rate. The main improvement factor was the lower maintenance cost of the seminatural systems, due to the self-regulating, low artificial energy inputs and the absence of waste to be disposed. In this work, only the waste-treatment capacity of wetlands was considered as a parameter for the economic competitiveness analysis. Other goods/services and environmental benefits provided by FWS wetlands were not considered.

  11. The effectiveness of leachate remediation in the implementation of unvegetated constructed wetland

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Laily, Sophia; Retnaningdyah, Catur; Yanuwiadi, Bagyo

    2017-11-01

    The objective of this research was to examine the effectiveness of leachate remediation that is performed through the implementation of a free water surface (FWS) unvegetated constructed wetland system (UCW). The abovementioned remediation was conducted in a glass house with complete randomized design and using a small-scale UCW referred to as UCW reactor. The reactor was designed to replicate a large-scale FWS UCW and was filled with sand and gravel in a 3:5 ratio. The measurements of the leachate quality throughout the remediation experiment were based on hydraulic retention time (HRT) calculation and carried out on the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, 21th and 30th days. Subsequently, the resulted homogenous measurements were analyzed using One-way ANOVA while the non-homogenous ones were analyzed using the Brown-Forsythe test. For further analyses on the resulted statistical data, Turkey-HSD or Games Howell test and Euclidean-distance clustering and biplot were applied. The data representing value decreases in the physicochemical leachate parameters suggest the improvement of the leachate quality throughout the treatment. It was proven that FWS UCW is effective in reducing conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), nitrate and orthophosphate contents by 51.31%, 32.94%, 52.25% and 36.24%, respectively on the 5th day. On the 30th day, the leachate quality was further improved as the decreases of the four substances reached 79.64%, 56.28%, 80.58% and 90.39%, respectively.

  12. A cost-effectiveness analysis of seminatural wetlands and activated sludge wastewater-treatment systems.

    PubMed

    Mannino, Ilda; Franco, Daniel; Piccioni, Enrico; Favero, Laura; Mattiuzzo, Erika; Zanetto, Gabriele

    2008-01-01

    A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed to evaluate the competitiveness of seminatural Free Water Surface (FWS) wetlands compared to traditional wastewater-treatment plants. Six scenarios of the service costs of three FWS wetlands and three different wastewater-treatment plants based on active sludge processes were compared. The six scenarios were all equally effective in their wastewater-treatment capacity. The service costs were estimated using real accounting data from an experimental wetland and by means of a market survey. Some assumptions had to be made to perform the analysis. A reference wastewater situation was established to solve the problem of the different levels of dilution that characterize the inflow water of the different systems; the land purchase cost was excluded from the analysis, considering the use of public land as shared social services, and an equal life span for both seminatural and traditional wastewater-treatment plants was set. The results suggest that seminatural systems are competitive with traditional biotechnological systems, with an average service cost improvement of 2.1-fold to 8-fold, according to the specific solution and discount rate. The main improvement factor was the lower maintenance cost of the seminatural systems, due to the self-regulating, low artificial energy inputs and the absence of waste to be disposed. In this work, only the waste-treatment capacity of wetlands was considered as a parameter for the economic competitiveness analysis. Other goods/services and environmental benefits provided by FWS wetlands were not considered.

  13. Applying 21st century tools to watersheds of the western US ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The webinar focused on ways that ToxCast high throughput screening data and the adverse outcome pathway framework, under development in the CSS program, can be used to prioritize environmental contaminants for monitoring and management. The webinar focused on ways that ToxCast high throughput screening data and the adverse outcome pathway framework, under development in the CSS program, can be used to prioritize environmental contaminants for monitoring and management. The work presented focused on case studies conducted in Region 8, in collaboration with EPA Region 8 and NEIC, as well as other federal (USGS, US FWS) and regional partners (Northern Colorado Plateau Network). The Consortium for Research and Education on Emerging Contaminants (CREEC) is a grass-roots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of world-class scientists and stakeholders with a shared interest in the source, fate, and physiological effects of contaminants of emerging concern (www.creec.net). As such, they represent an important group of stakeholders with an interest in applying the data, approaches, and tools that are being developed by the CSS program.

  14. 34 CFR 668.24 - Record retention and examinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... administration of the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, or TEACH... records necessary to support the data contained in the FISAP, including “income grid information,” for...

  15. 34 CFR 668.24 - Record retention and examinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... administration of the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, or TEACH... records necessary to support the data contained in the FISAP, including “income grid information,” for...

  16. 34 CFR 668.24 - Record retention and examinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... administration of the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, or TEACH... records necessary to support the data contained in the FISAP, including “income grid information,” for...

  17. Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge alternative transportation study

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2014-10-01

    This study for the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) identifies and analyzes options for enhancing alternative transportation access to the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge (Nantucket NWR) at Great Point in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The study team de...

  18. 50 CFR 22.27 - Removal of eagle nests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... when the Service determines it is necessary to prevent eagles from re-nesting in the vicinity. (7) You... Migratory Bird Permit Office (http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/addresses.html) at the earliest possible...

  19. 50 CFR 22.27 - Removal of eagle nests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... when the Service determines it is necessary to prevent eagles from re-nesting in the vicinity. (7) You... Migratory Bird Permit Office (http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/addresses.html) at the earliest possible...

  20. 50 CFR 22.27 - Removal of eagle nests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... when the Service determines it is necessary to prevent eagles from re-nesting in the vicinity. (7) You... Migratory Bird Permit Office (http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/addresses.html) at the earliest possible...

  1. 50 CFR 22.27 - Removal of eagle nests.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... when the Service determines it is necessary to prevent eagles from re-nesting in the vicinity. (7) You... Migratory Bird Permit Office (http://www.fws.gov/permits/mbpermits/addresses.html) at the earliest possible...

  2. 34 CFR 675.16 - Payments to students.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Secretary under the reimbursement or cash monitoring payment method, hold on behalf of the student any FWS... subsidiary ledger account designed for that purpose; (ii) Maintain, at all times, cash in its bank account in...

  3. 78 FR 34669 - Incidental Take Permit and Environmental Assessment for Forest Management Activities, Southern...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-10

    ... 72032. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Dell, Regional HCP Coordinator, (see ADDRESSES... internet to david_dell@fws.gov . Please include your name and return address in your internet message. If...

  4. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge : transit planning study

    DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

    2015-07-07

    This study for the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) identifies and analyzes options for enhancing existing transit service at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (the Refuge), a regional destination in Floridas Space Coast which serves approxim...

  5. Biodegradation of food waste using microbial cultures producing thermostable α-amylase and cellulase under different pH and temperature.

    PubMed

    Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar; Wong, Jonathan W C; Kumar, Sunil; Awasthi, Sanjeev Kumar; Wang, Quan; Wang, Meijing; Ren, Xiuna; Zhao, Junchao; Chen, Hongyu; Zhang, Zengqiang

    2018-01-01

    The aim of this work was to study the biodegradation of food waste employing thermostable α-amylase and cellulase enzymes producing bacteria. Four potential isolates were identified which were capable of producing maximum amylase and cellulase and belong to the amylolytic strains, Brevibacillus borstelensis and Bacillus licheniformis; cellulolytic strains, Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus licheniformis, respectively. These strains were selected based on its higher cell density, enzymatic activities and stability at a wide range of pH and temperature compared to other strains. The results indicated that 1:1 ratio of pre and post consumed food wastes (FWs) were helpful to facilitate the degradation employing bacterial consortium. In addition, organic matter decomposition and chemical parameters of the end product quality also indicated that bacterial consortium was very effective for 1:1 ratio of FWs degradation as compared to the other treatments. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  6. Electricity generation from food wastes and microbial community structure in microbial fuel cells.

    PubMed

    Jia, Jianna; Tang, Yu; Liu, Bingfeng; Wu, Di; Ren, Nanqi; Xing, Defeng

    2013-09-01

    Microbial fuel cell (MFC) was studied as an alternate and a novel way to dispose food wastes (FWs) in a waste-to-energy form. Different organic loading rate obviously affected the performance of MFCs fed with FWs. The maximum power density of ~18 W/m(3) (~556 mW/m(2)) was obtained at COD of 3200±400 mg/L and the maximum coulombic efficiency (CE) was ~27.0% at COD of 4900±350 mg/L. The maximum removals of COD, total carbohydrate (TC) and total nitrogen (TN) were ~86.4%, ~95.9% and ~16.1%, respectively. Microbial community analysis using 454 pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene demonstrated the combination of the dominant genera of the exoelectrogenic Geobacter and fermentative Bacteroides effectively drove highly efficient and reliable MFC systems with functions of organic matters degradation and electricity generation. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  7. Increased Hydrologic Connectivity: Consequences of Reduced Water Storage Capacity in the Delmarva Peninsula (U.S.)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Mclaughlin, D. L.; Jones, C. N.; Evenson, G. R.; Golden, H. E.; Lane, C.; Alexander, L. C.; Lang, M.

    2017-12-01

    Combined geospatial and modeling approaches are required to fully enumerate wetland hydrologic connectivity and downstream effects. Here, we utilized both geospatial analysis and hydrologic modeling to explore drivers and consequences of modified surface water connectivity in the Delmarva Peninsula, with particular focus on increased connectivity via pervasive wetland ditching. Our geospatial analysis quantified both historical and contemporary wetland storage capacity across the region, and suggests that over 70% of historical storage capacity has been lost due to this ditching. Building upon this analysis, we applied a catchment-scale model to simulate implications of reduced storage capacity on catchment-scale hydrology. In short, increased connectivity (and concomitantly reduced wetland water storage capacity) decreases catchment inundation extent and spatial heterogeneity, shortens cumulative residence times, and increases downstream flow variation with evident effects on peak and baseflow dynamics. As such, alterations in connectivity have implications for hydrologically mediated functions in catchments (e.g., nutrient removal) and downstream systems (e.g., maintenance of flow for aquatic habitat). Our work elucidates such consequences in Delmarva Peninsula while also providing new tools for broad application to target wetland restoration and conservation. Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect policies of the US EPA or US FWS.

  8. Design configurations affecting flow pattern and solids accumulation in horizontal free water and subsurface flow constructed wetlands.

    PubMed

    Pedescoll, A; Sidrach-Cardona, R; Sánchez, J C; Carretero, J; Garfi, M; Bécares, E

    2013-03-01

    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different horizontal constructed wetland (CW) design parameters on solids distribution, loss of hydraulic conductivity over time and hydraulic behaviour, in order to assess clogging processes in wetlands. For this purpose, an experimental plant with eight CWs was built at mesocosm scale. Each CW presented a different design characteristic, and the most common CW configurations were all represented: free water surface flow (FWS) with different effluent pipe locations, FWS with floating macrophytes and subsurface flow (SSF), and the presence of plants and specific species (Typha angustifolia and Phragmites australis) was also considered. The loss of the hydraulic conductivity of gravel was greatly influenced by the presence of plants and organic load (representing a loss of 20% and c.a. 10% in planted wetlands and an overloaded system, respectively). Cattail seems to have a greater effect on the development of clogging since its below-ground biomass weighed twice as much as that of common reed. Hydraulic behaviour was greatly influenced by the presence of a gravel matrix and the outlet pipe position. In strict SSF CW, the water was forced to cross the gravel and tended to flow diagonally from the top inlet to the bottom outlet (where the inlet and outlet pipes were located). However, when FWS was considered, water preferentially flowed above the gravel, thus losing half the effective volume of the system. Only the presence of plants seemed to help the water flow partially within the gravel matrix. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  9. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  10. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  11. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  12. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  13. 23 CFR 971.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    .... Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS, and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies, and that results in pavement designed to...

  14. 23 CFR 972.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies and that results in pavement...

  15. 23 CFR 972.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies and that results in pavement...

  16. 23 CFR 972.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies and that results in pavement...

  17. 23 CFR 972.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies and that results in pavement...

  18. 23 CFR 972.104 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... and Indian lands. Federal lands pavement management system (PMS) means a systematic process used by the FS, FWS and NPS that provides information for use in implementing cost-effective pavement reconstruction, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance programs and policies and that results in pavement...

  19. 76 FR 6494 - Notice of Availability of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the Bureau of Land Management and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-04

    ... development of a migratory bird strategic conservation plan and the FWS completion of raptor conservation measures. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) NEPA will be complied with as the MOU is implemented...

  20. 34 CFR 668.230 - Scope and purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS Financial Assistance for Students With... disabilities. Students enrolled in these programs are eligible for Federal financial assistance under the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, and FWS programs. Except for provisions related to needs analysis, the...

  1. 34 CFR 668.230 - Scope and purpose.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS Financial Assistance for Students With... disabilities. Students enrolled in these programs are eligible for Federal financial assistance under the Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, and FWS programs. Except for provisions related to needs analysis, the...

  2. 7 CFR 625.3 - Administration.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... AGRICULTURE WATER RESOURCES HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM § 625.3 Administration. (a) The regulations in... agencies, and nonprofit conservation organizations. No determination by the FWS, NMFS, Forest Service, any Federal, State, or tribal agency, conservation district, or other organization will compel NRCS to take...

  3. 78 FR 61866 - Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-04

    ... fishing, boating, and conservation communities and is organized to enhance partnerships among industry... and education, and tourism. Background information on the Council is available at http://www.fws.gov... the Gulf coast, including fishery management, boating, and tourism; Issues regarding the Boating...

  4. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  5. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  6. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  7. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  8. 50 CFR 402.46 - Optional formal consultation procedure for FIFRA actions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... such authority may not be delegated below the level of Assistant Director for Endangered Species (FWS...

  9. 40 CFR 81.400 - Scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Scope. 81.400 Section 81.400 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) DESIGNATION OF... Service (NPS), and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest...

  10. 40 CFR 81.400 - Scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Scope. 81.400 Section 81.400 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) DESIGNATION OF... Service (NPS), and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest...

  11. 40 CFR 81.400 - Scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Scope. 81.400 Section 81.400 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) DESIGNATION OF... Service (NPS), and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest...

  12. 40 CFR 81.400 - Scope.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 17 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Scope. 81.400 Section 81.400 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) DESIGNATION OF... Service (NPS), and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest...

  13. 75 FR 17758 - Approved Recovery Plan for the Scaleshell Mussel

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-07

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2010-N058; 30120-1113-0000 D2] Approved Recovery Plan for the Scaleshell Mussel AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability. [[Page 17759

  14. 34 CFR 668.61 - Recovery of funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... in which the institution disbursed Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, Federal Perkins...-Study (FWS), Federal Perkins Loan, and Direct Subsidized Loan programs. Unsubsidized student financial...), the institution may not— (i) Disburse any Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, or Federal Perkins Loan Program...

  15. 34 CFR 673.4 - Allocation and reallocation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK... Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG Programs § 673.4 Allocation and reallocation. (a) Allocation and reallocation of Federal Perkins Loan funds. (1) The Secretary allocates Federal capital contributions to...

  16. 34 CFR 675.26 - FWS Federal share limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... the student employee. (c) If an institution receives more money under an employment agreement from an...) The Strengthening Institutions Program, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities... Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (34 CFR part 608); or (4) The Strengthening...

  17. 34 CFR 675.26 - FWS Federal share limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... the student employee. (c) If an institution receives more money under an employment agreement from an...) The Strengthening Institutions Program, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities... Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (34 CFR part 608); or (4) The Strengthening...

  18. 34 CFR 675.26 - FWS Federal share limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... the student employee. (c) If an institution receives more money under an employment agreement from an...) The Strengthening Institutions Program, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities... Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (34 CFR part 608); or (4) The Strengthening...

  19. 34 CFR 675.26 - FWS Federal share limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... the student employee. (c) If an institution receives more money under an employment agreement from an...) The Strengthening Institutions Program, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities... Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (34 CFR part 608); or (4) The Strengthening...

  20. 34 CFR 675.26 - FWS Federal share limitations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... the student employee. (c) If an institution receives more money under an employment agreement from an...) The Strengthening Institutions Program, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities... Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (34 CFR part 608); or (4) The Strengthening...

  1. 5 CFR 9901.351 - General.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... Administrative Personnel DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS SYSTEMS (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SYSTEM... § 9901.354) in an NSPS position from a GS or FWS position through a management-directed action (except...

  2. Report from the Workshop on Coregonine Restoration Science

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Bronte, Charles R.; Bunnell, David B.; David, Solomon R.; Gordon, Roger; Gorsky, Dimitry; Millard, Michael J.; Read, Jennifer; Stein, Roy A.; Vaccaro, Lynn

    2017-08-03

    SummaryGreat Lakes fishery managers have the opportunity and have expressed interest in reestablishing a native forage base in the Great Lakes consisting of various forms and species within the genus Coregonus. This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop focused on a subset of the genus, and the term “coregonines” is used to refer to several species of deepwater ciscoes (also known as “chubs”) and the one more pelagic-oriented cisco species (Coregonus artedi, also known as “lake herring”). As the principal conservation agency for the United States Government, the Department of Interior has unique and significant authorities and capacities to support a coregonine reestablishment program in the Great Lakes. To identify and discuss key uncertainties associated with such a program and develop a coordinated approach, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the principal Department of the Interior bureaus to address Great Lakes fishery issues, held the first of a series of workshops on coregonine science in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 11–13, 2016. Workshop objectives were to identify (1) perceived key uncertainties associated with coregonine restoration in the Great Lakes and (2) DOI capacities for addressing these key uncertainties.

  3. Environmental resources of selected areas of Hawaii: Ecological resources

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Trettin, C.C.; Tolbert, V.R.; Jones, A.T.

    1995-03-01

    This report has been prepared to make available and archive the background scientific data and related information collected on ecological resources during the preparation of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for Phases 3 and 4 of the Hawaii Geothermal Project (HGP) as defined by the state of Hawaii in its April 1989 proposal to Congress. Since the state of Hawaii is no longer pursuing or planning to pursue the HGP, DOE considers the project to be terminated. The background scientific data and related information presented in this report focus on several areas of Hawaii County. In this report, reference ismore » made to these areas as study areas rather than as areas where proposed or alternative facilities of the HGP would be located. The resource areas addressed herein include terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, and marine ecology. The scientific background data and related information that were obtained from review of the (1) scientific literature, (2) government and private sector reports, (3) studies done under DOE interagency agreements with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and with the US Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and (4) observations made during site visits are being made available for future research in these areas.« less

  4. Evaluation of Subsurface Flow and Free-water Surface Wetlands Treating NPR-3 Produced Water - Year No. 1

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Myers, J. E.; Jackson, L. M.

    2001-10-13

    This paper is a summary of some of the activities conducted during the first year of a three-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) between the Department of Energy (DOE) Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) and Texaco relating to the treatment of produced water by constructed wetlands. The first year of the CRADA is for design, construction and acclimation of the wetland pilot units. The second and third years of the CRADA are for tracking performance of pilot wetlands as the plant and microbial communities mature. A treatment wetland is a proven technology for the secondary and tertiary treatmentmore » of produced water, storm water and other wastewaters. Treatment wetlands are typically classified as either free-water surface (FWS) or subsurface flow (SSF). Both FWS and SSF wetlands work well when properly designed and operated. This paper presents a collection of kinetic data gathered from pilot units fed a slipstream of Wyoming (NPR-3) produced water. The pilot units are set up outdoors to test climatic influences on treatment. Monitoring parameters include evapotranspiration, plant growth, temperature, and NPDES discharge limits. The pilot wetlands (FWS and SSF) consist of a series of 100-gal plastic tubs filled with local soils, gravel, sharp sand and native wetland plants (cattail (Typha spp.), bulrush (Scirpus spp.), dwarf spikerush (Eleocharis)). Feed pumps control hydraulic retention time (HRT) and simple water control structures control the depth of water. The treated water is returned to the existing produced water treatment system. All NPDES discharge limits are met. Observations are included on training RMOTC summer students to do environmental work.« less

  5. San Pedro River Basin Data Browser (http://fws-case-12.nmsu.edu/SanPedro/)

    EPA Science Inventory

    Acquisition of primary spatial data and database development are initial features of any type of landscape assessment project. They provide contemporary land cover and the ancillary datasets necessary to establish reference condition and develop alternative future scenarios that ...

  6. Infection by anisakid nematodes contracaecum spp. in the Mayan cichlid fish 'Cichlasoma (Nandopsis)' urophthalmus (Gunther 1862).

    PubMed

    Bergmann, Gaddy T; Motta, Philip J

    2004-04-01

    Larval nematodes that parasitize the Mayan cichlid fish 'Cichlasoma (Nandopsis)' urophthalmus (Günther 1862) in southern Florida were identified as Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae, Anisakinae). The objective of this study was to determine whether infection intensity and prevalence of these parasites differ between a brackish water and freshwater habitat or through ontogeny in the freshwater habitat only. The nematodes were removed from the abdominal cavity of the fishes and counted. Infection intensity was compared between habitats using analysis of covariance and evaluated through ontogeny using Spearman rank order correlation. Prevalence was compared between habitats and between adults and juveniles from the freshwater habitat using a z-test. Although infection intensity did not differ between habitats, infection prevalence was greater at the freshwater site (FWS). Both the prevalence and intensity of nematode infection increased through ontogeny at the FWS, and no nematode was found in fishes that were smaller than 93 mm standard length. Thus, the parasites appear to accumulate during the lifetime of the fishes.

  7. Status of endangered and threatened plant species on Nevada Test Site: a survey. Part 1. Endangered species

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Rhoads, W.A.; Williams, M.P.

    1977-04-01

    Eight plant species which occur on NTS and one which occurs just outside the west boundary have been suggested by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as endangered plants in Nevada under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. This survey provides a basis for suggesting that seven of the nine species remain as candidates for the endangered status, and that two be removed from the threatened status. The following species are recommended for the endangered status: Astragalus beatleyae, Astragalus nyensis, Lathyrus hitchcockianus, Trifolium andersonii ssp. beatleyae, Frasera pahutensis, Phacelia beatleyae, and Camissonia megalantha. Two recommended for the threatened status aremore » Penstemon pahutensis and Arctomecon merriamii. In addition we suggest that two species not previously listed for Nevada by FWS be considered as endangered. These are Phacelia parishii, found for the first time since 1941 on NTS, and Galium hilendiae ssp. kingstonense, previously listed as a candidate for endangered status for California but not for Nevada.« less

  8. Fast wave direct electron heating in advanced inductive and ITER baseline scenario discharges in DIII-D

    DOE PAGES

    Pinsker, R. I.; Austin, M. E.; Diem, S. J.; ...

    2014-02-12

    Fast Wave (FW) heating and electron cyclotron heating (ECH) are used in the DIII-D tokamak to study plasmas with low applied torque and dominant electron heating characteristic of burning plasmas. FW heating via direct electron damping has reached the 2.5 MW level in high performance ELMy H-mode plasmas. In Advanced Inductive (AI) plasmas, core FW heating was found to be comparable to that of ECH, consistent with the excellent first-pass absorption of FWs predicted by ray-tracing models at high electron beta. FW heating at the ~2 MW level to ELMy H-mode discharges in the ITER Baseline Scenario (IBS) showed unexpectedlymore » strong absorption of FW power by injected neutral beam (NB) ions, indicated by significant enhancement of the D-D neutron rate, while the intended absorption on core electrons appeared rather weak. As a result, the AI and IBS discharges are compared in an effort to identify the causes of the different response to FWs.« less

  9. Fast wave direct electron heating in advanced inductive and ITER baseline scenario discharges in DIII-D

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Pinsker, R. I.; Jackson, G. L.; Luce, T. C.

    Fast Wave (FW) heating and electron cyclotron heating (ECH) are used in the DIII-D tokamak to study plasmas with low applied torque and dominant electron heating characteristic of burning plasmas. FW heating via direct electron damping has reached the 2.5 MW level in high performance ELMy H-mode plasmas. In Advanced Inductive (AI) plasmas, core FW heating was found to be comparable to that of ECH, consistent with the excellent first-pass absorption of FWs predicted by ray-tracing models at high electron beta. FW heating at the ∼2 MW level to ELMy H-mode discharges in the ITER Baseline Scenario (IBS) showed unexpectedlymore » strong absorption of FW power by injected neutral beam (NB) ions, indicated by significant enhancement of the D-D neutron rate, while the intended absorption on core electrons appeared rather weak. The AI and IBS discharges are compared in an effort to identify the causes of the different response to FWs.« less

  10. Fast wave direct electron heating in advanced inductive and ITER baseline scenario discharges in DIII-D

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Pinsker, R. I.; Austin, M. E.; Diem, S. J.

    Fast Wave (FW) heating and electron cyclotron heating (ECH) are used in the DIII-D tokamak to study plasmas with low applied torque and dominant electron heating characteristic of burning plasmas. FW heating via direct electron damping has reached the 2.5 MW level in high performance ELMy H-mode plasmas. In Advanced Inductive (AI) plasmas, core FW heating was found to be comparable to that of ECH, consistent with the excellent first-pass absorption of FWs predicted by ray-tracing models at high electron beta. FW heating at the ~2 MW level to ELMy H-mode discharges in the ITER Baseline Scenario (IBS) showed unexpectedlymore » strong absorption of FW power by injected neutral beam (NB) ions, indicated by significant enhancement of the D-D neutron rate, while the intended absorption on core electrons appeared rather weak. As a result, the AI and IBS discharges are compared in an effort to identify the causes of the different response to FWs.« less

  11. 34 CFR 675.8 - Program participation agreement.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... supportive services to students with disabilities; and (f) Inform all eligible students of the opportunity to... a participation agreement with the Secretary. The agreement provides that, among other things, the...) Administer the FWS program in accordance with the HEA, the provisions of this part, and the Student...

  12. 78 FR 57875 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Southeast Missouri Ozarks Regional Restoration Plan and...

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    2013-09-20

    ....S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), acting... Agriculture establishes a Trustee Council charged with developing and implementing a restoration plan for... the environment. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA...

  13. Effects of flood control alternatives on fish and wildlife resources of the Malheur-Harney lakes basin

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Hamilton, David B.; Auble, Gregor T.; Ellison, Richard A.; Roelle, James E.

    1985-01-01

    Malheur Lake is the largest freshwater marsh in the western contiguous United States and is one of the main management units of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. The marsh provides excellent waterfowl production habitat as well as vital migration habitats for birds in the Pacific flyway. Water shortages have typically been a problem in this semiarid area; however, record snowfalls and cool summers have recently caused Malheur Lake to rise to its highest level in recorded history. This has resulted in the loss of approximately 57,000 acres of important wildlife habitat as well as extensive flooding of local ranches, roads, and railroad lines. Because of the importance of the Refuge, any water management plan for the Malheur-Harney Lakes Basin needs to consider the impact of management alternatives on the hydrology of Malheur Lake. The facilitated modeling workshop described in this report was conducted January 14-18, 1985, under the joint sponsorship of the Portland Ecological Services Field Office and the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The Portland Field Office is responsible for FWS reporting requirements on Federal water resource projects while the Refuge staff has management responsibility for much of the land affected by high water levels in the Malheur-Harney Lakes Basin. The primary objective of the workshop was to begin gathering and analyzing information concerning potential fish and wildlife impacts, needs, and opportunities associated with proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) flood control alternatives for Malheur Lake. The workshop was structured around the formulation of a computer model that would simulate the hydrologic effects of the various alternatives and any concommitant changes in vegetation communities and wildlife use patterns. The simulation model is composed of three connected submodels. The Hydrology submodel calculates changes in lake volume, elevation, and surface area, as well as changes in water quality, that result from the proposed water management projects (upstream storage, upstream diversions, drainage canals) and the no action alternative. The Vegetation submodel determines associated changes in the areal extent of wetland and upland vegetation communities. Finally, the Wildlife submodel calculates indices of abundance or habitat suitability for colonial nesting birds (great egret, double-crested cormorant, white-faced ibis), greater sandhill crane, diving ducks, tundra swan, dabbling ducks, and Canada goose based on hydrologic and vegetation conditions. The model represents the Malheur-Harney Lakes Basin, but provides water quantity and quality indicators associated with additional flows that might occur in the Malheur River Basin. Several management scenarios, representing various flood control alternatives and assumptions concerning future runoff, were run to analyze model behavior. Scenario results are not intended as an analysis of all potential management actions or assumptions concerning future runoff. Rather, they demonstrate the type of analysis that could be conducted if the model was sufficiently refined and tested. Early in a model development project, the process of building the model is usually of greater benefit than the model itself. The model building process stimulates interaction among agencies, assists in integrating existing information, and helps identify research needs. These benefits usually accrue even in the absence of real predictive power in the resulting model. This workshop initiated interaction among the primary State and Federal resource and development agencies in a nonadversarial forum. The exchange of information and expertise among agencies provided the FWS with the best information currently available for use in the Planning Aid Letter it will develop at the Reconnaissance state of the COE study. If the COE subsequently initiates a Feasability Study, this information will be refined further and will aid the FWS in preparing its Coordination Act Report on any flood control alternative proposed by the COE. The model building and testing process also helped identify model limitations and more general information needs that should be evaluated for further study prior to preparation of an FWS Coordination Act Report. Major needs associated with the Hydrology submodel include a more detailed representation of hydrologic units (separately consider Harney Lake, Mud Lake, and Malheur Lake or the three hydrological units within Malheur Lake, rather than a combined lake system) and explicitly representation of groundwater storage and discharge in water budget calculations. A better representation of the hydrological units will require more detailed topographic data for the basin, capacity-elevation and elevation-surface area curves for each unit, and better water flow data between the units. Additional water quality parameters and constraints on proposed canal operation due to conditions in the Malheur River might also be added. Key Vegetation submodel needs include fine-tuning existing vegetation relationships in the model and adding relationships to address the influence of historical conditions on vegetation development, effects of very rapid changes in lake level, effects of wildlife populations (e.g., carp, muskrat), responses of vegetation to habitat management actions (e.g, haying, grazing, burning), and better representation of sago pondweed dynamics. A complementary geographic information system might also be developed for spatial analyses. Major needs that should be evaluated for the Wildlife submodel include addition of other wildlife species that have important effects on habitat on the Refuge (e.g., carp, muskrat) and consideration of additional life-cycle requisites and controlling variable for species presently in the model. Some of these limitations could perhaps be overcome if historical data on habitat conditions were developed to use with historical data on wildlife populations.

  14. 50 CFR 403.03 - Review and approval of State request for management authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A... management authority. (a) Any state may request the transfer of management authority for a species of marine... species of marine mammals under the jurisdiction of the FWS, or to the Assistant Administrator for...

  15. 50 CFR 403.03 - Review and approval of State request for management authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A... management authority. (a) Any state may request the transfer of management authority for a species of marine... species of marine mammals under the jurisdiction of the FWS, or to the Assistant Administrator for...

  16. 50 CFR 403.03 - Review and approval of State request for management authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A... management authority. (a) Any state may request the transfer of management authority for a species of marine... species of marine mammals under the jurisdiction of the FWS, or to the Assistant Administrator for...

  17. 50 CFR 403.03 - Review and approval of State request for management authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A... management authority. (a) Any state may request the transfer of management authority for a species of marine... species of marine mammals under the jurisdiction of the FWS, or to the Assistant Administrator for...

  18. 50 CFR 403.03 - Review and approval of State request for management authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A... management authority. (a) Any state may request the transfer of management authority for a species of marine... species of marine mammals under the jurisdiction of the FWS, or to the Assistant Administrator for...

  19. 78 FR 66681 - Draft 2013 Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports

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    2013-11-06

    ... may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or... completed in 1995. The MMPA requires NMFS and FWS to review the SARs at least annually for strategic stocks... non-strategic stocks. The term ``strategic stock'' means a marine mammal stock: (A) For which the...

  20. 40 CFR 233.51 - Waiver of review.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... REGULATIONS Federal Oversight § 233.51 Waiver of review. (a) The MOA with the Regional Administrator shall... discharge for which EPA will waive review. The Regional Administrator shall consult with the Corps, FWS, and... reasonable potential for adverse impacts on waters of another State; (4) Discharges known or suspected to...

  1. 75 FR 22160 - National Conservation Training Center Logo

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    2010-04-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-NCTC-2009-N285; ABC-92/97300-1661-0029] National Conservation Training Center Logo AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... official Department of the Interior seal, the Fish and Wildlife Service seal, or any other Federal...

  2. 75 FR 28816 - Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Yigo, Guam

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    2010-05-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-R-2009-N221; 10137-1265-0000 S3] Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Yigo, Guam AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of.... Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation...

  3. 75 FR 20621 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits

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    2010-04-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2009-N0054]; [30120-1113-0000-F6] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION... Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain...

  4. The Campus-Based Formula. NASFAA Task Force Report

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, 2014

    2014-01-01

    The primary purpose of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) Campus-Based Aid Allocation Task Force was to examine the formula by which congressional appropriations for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work-Study (FWS), and Perkins Loan programs are distributed to schools,…

  5. 34 CFR 668.24 - Record retention and examinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) Participants in the Federal Perkins Loan Program shall follow procedures established in 34 CFR 674.19 for... media format; and (v) Participants in the Federal Perkins Loan Program shall follow procedures... administration of the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, FSEOG, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, or TEACH...

  6. 50 CFR 23.7 - What office do I contact for CITES information?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... registered scientific institutions and operations breeding Appendix-I wildlife for commercial purposes; and... IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD...://www.fws.gov/permits (b) Scientific issues: (1) Animals and Plants Committees documents and issues (2...

  7. 50 CFR 23.7 - What office do I contact for CITES information?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... registered scientific institutions and operations breeding Appendix-I wildlife for commercial purposes; and... IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD... and http://www.fws.gov/permits. (b) Scientific issues: (1) Animals and Plants Committees documents and...

  8. 50 CFR 23.7 - What office do I contact for CITES information?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... registered scientific institutions and operations breeding Appendix-I wildlife for commercial purposes; and... IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD...://www.fws.gov/permits (b) Scientific issues: (1) Animals and Plants Committees documents and issues (2...

  9. 50 CFR 23.7 - What office do I contact for CITES information?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... registered scientific institutions and operations breeding Appendix-I wildlife for commercial purposes; and... IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD...://www.fws.gov/permits (b) Scientific issues: (1) Animals and Plants Committees documents and issues (2...

  10. 50 CFR 23.7 - What office do I contact for CITES information?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... registered scientific institutions and operations breeding Appendix-I wildlife for commercial purposes; and... IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD...://www.fws.gov/permits (b) Scientific issues: (1) Animals and Plants Committees documents and issues (2...

  11. 34 CFR 668.163 - Maintaining and accounting for funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG, and FWS program funds in an interest-bearing bank... not have to maintain Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG... just-in-time payment method. (4) If an institution maintains Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG...

  12. 34 CFR 668.163 - Maintaining and accounting for funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ..., ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG, and FWS program funds in an interest-bearing bank... not have to maintain Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG... just-in-time payment method. (4) If an institution maintains Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG...

  13. 34 CFR 668.163 - Maintaining and accounting for funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG, and FWS program funds in an interest-bearing bank... not have to maintain Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG... just-in-time payment method. (4) If an institution maintains Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG...

  14. 34 CFR 668.163 - Maintaining and accounting for funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG, and FWS program funds in an interest-bearing bank... not have to maintain Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG... just-in-time payment method. (4) If an institution maintains Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG...

  15. 34 CFR 668.163 - Maintaining and accounting for funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG, and FWS program funds in an interest-bearing bank... not have to maintain Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG, National SMART Grant, TEACH Grant, FSEOG... just-in-time payment method. (4) If an institution maintains Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, ACG...

  16. 77 FR 53223 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2012-08-31

    .... Dated: August 22, 2012. Lynn Lewis, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Midwest Region... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2012-N213; FXES11130300000F3-123... Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments. SUMMARY...

  17. 75 FR 54908 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2010-09-09

    ... prepared. Lynn M. Lewis, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3. [FR Doc. 2010-22442... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2010-N193; 30120-1113-0000-F6] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service...

  18. 76 FR 31785 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Madison, Wisconsin, and Southwestern Wisconsin...

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    2011-06-02

    ... Madison, Wisconsin, and Southwestern Wisconsin Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas AGENCY: U... Management is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Madison, Wisconsin, and Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Adams...

  19. 34 CFR 668.2 - General definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    .... (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078-1) Federal Work Study (FWS) program: The part-time employment program for students... degree; and (3) Has completed the equivalent of at least three years of full-time study either prior to... of study to eligible financially needy undergraduate students who successfully complete rigorous...

  20. 78 FR 5481 - Quagga Mussel Strategic Planning Meeting

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    2013-01-25

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-FHC-2013-N008; 94140-1341-0000-N5] Quagga Mussel Strategic Planning Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting to gather information for planning an FY13 strategy to...

  1. 76 FR 43803 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado...

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    2011-07-22

    ... Colorado appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Dolores, Montrose... Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (76 FR 9694) to redefine Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San... Application. Survey area plus: Colorado: Dolores Gunnison (Only includes the Curecanti National Recreation...

  2. Herpetology in the federal government: a personal view

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Dodd, C. Kenneth

    1999-01-01

    In late 1976, I received a phone call from an ichthyological colleague who asked if I would be willing to take a temporary position in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) Office of Endangered Species (OES) in Washington. They had a backlog of proposed and final rules that needed to be finished, and they thought that a 30-day stint by a temporary herpetologist would clear the slate. Thus began a 23-year odyssey through the sometimes bizarre, sometimes rewarding, sometimes discouraging, but always different federal government. Fortunately, I have been able to stay involved with herpetology, both as a science and in terms of conservation policy. In my career, I have worked both in an administrative and in a research capacity. Many individuals with an interest in herpetology enter the federal government as field biologists and drift into administration as they become older and removed from the dynamically changing nature of their science. I moved in the other direction.

  3. 75 FR 54044 - Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Community Development Program Process

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    2010-09-03

    ... result of FWS concerns associated with the Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems of the... referenced 2002 agreement was limited in scope to the Coral Reef Ecosystems Fishery Management Plan and was... the fishing regulations for coral reef ecosystem species in national wildlife refuges from 50 CFR 600...

  4. 77 FR 2753 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second...

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    2012-01-19

    ... and delisting of the species and their removal from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened... Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision. The recovery plan addresses four endangered bird species. This plan.../endangered/species/recovery-plans.html and http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/endangered/recovery/plans...

  5. McChord AFB, Washington Revised Uniform Summary of Surface Weather Observations (RUSSWO). Parts A-F.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-04-01

    SECURITY CLASS. (of ISIS e.po,t) UNCLASSIFIED I5s. DECLASSIFICATION ’DDBNGRADING SCHEDULE IA DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT (of tis Repo.13 Approved for public ...FW.,S ,b J 290320 l 51861 SS.1 3. I 31 13 93 I ’ . , _ . - - .. , - , -, ., ,L - -+- +. .: .. +. ... ’ ’ - - . _,r;,, - -" -. I

  6. 76 FR 31885 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northern Mississippi and Memphis, TN, Appropriated...

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    2011-06-02

    ... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 532 RIN 3206-AM37 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition... Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the county proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS... Memphis wage area. The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the national labor-management...

  7. 75 FR 57059 - Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Final Habitat Conservation Plan and...

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    2010-09-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2010-N175; 61130-1115-0000 F2] Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Final Habitat Conservation Plan and Final... Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) a Final Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and prepared...

  8. 75 FR 55394 - Program for Capital Grants for Rail Line Relocation and Improvement Projects

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    2010-09-10

    ... can be referenced at http://www.fws.gov/policy/library/rgeo12372.pdf . The names and addresses of the... Policy Requirements Appendix 2: Additional Information on Award Administrations and Grant Conditions... request a hard copy of the application package, please contact John Winkle, Office of Railroad Policy and...

  9. 78 FR 24768 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications

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    2013-04-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-ES-2013-N094; FXES11130300000F3-234... Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments. SUMMARY... Survey and Design, LLC, Temperance, MI. The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and release...

  10. 77 FR 9260 - Establishment of Dakota Grassland Conservation Area, North Dakota and South Dakota

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    2012-02-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-R-2011-N212; FF06R06000...: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the U... conservation. SHC entails strategic biological planning and conservation design, integrated conservation...

  11. 75 FR 32205 - Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, Ashley, Bradley, and Union Counties, AR; Overflow National...

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    2010-06-07

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2010-N061; 40136-1265-0000-S3] Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge, Ashley, Bradley, and Union Counties, AR; Overflow National Wildlife Refuge, Ashley County, AR AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability...

  12. 76 FR 12989 - Draft Fish and Wildlife Service Friends Policy

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    2011-03-09

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-R-2011-N030; 93261-1263-000-5C] RIN 1018-AX35 Draft Fish and Wildlife Service Friends Policy AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior... Fish and Wildlife Service Friends Policy, which we made available for public comment via a Federal...

  13. 75 FR 36437 - Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Pope and Yell Counties, AR

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2010-N085; 40136-1265-0000-S3] Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Pope and Yell Counties, AR AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service... significant impact. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our...

  14. 77 FR 67660 - Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama

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    2012-11-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2012-N211; FXRS12650400000S3-123-FF04R02000] Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior...; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a...

  15. 75 FR 11192 - Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0094; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit...

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    2010-03-10

    ... them by May 10, 2010. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection... (mail); or hope_ grey@fws.gov (e-mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or e- [[Page 11193

  16. Federal Student Aid Handbook, 2006-2007. Volume 6: Campus-Based Programs

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    US Department of Education, 2006

    2006-01-01

    The Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs are called "campus-based" programs because each school is responsible for administering them on its own campus. This volume gives guidance on issues specific to the administration of the campus-based programs.…

  17. 75 FR 7286 - Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Caroline, Essex, King George, Lancaster...

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    2010-02-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-R-2009-N203; BAC-4311-K9-S3] Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Caroline, Essex, King George, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties, VA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of...

  18. 76 FR 66321 - Proposed Establishment of Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area...

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    2011-10-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2011-N216;40136-1265-0000-S3... Protection Plan and Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), advise the...

  19. 77 FR 37917 - Draft Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances and Draft Environmental Assessment; Lesser...

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    2012-06-25

    ... Prairie Chicken, Oklahoma AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability...-chicken (LEPC) in 10 Oklahoma counties. If the LEPC becomes listed in the future, the Enhancement of... review on the Service Lesser Prairie Chicken Web site: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/LPC.html . The...

  20. 43 CFR 2.79 - Exemptions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) Investigative Case File System, Interior/FWS-20..., Appeal and Case Files System, Interior/Office of the Solicitor-1 to the extent that it consists of... to 5 U.S.C 552a(j)(2) the following systems of records have been exempted from all of the provisions...

  1. 43 CFR 2.79 - Exemptions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) Investigative Case File System, Interior/FWS-20..., Appeal and Case Files System, Interior/Office of the Solicitor-1 to the extent that it consists of... to 5 U.S.C 552a(j)(2) the following systems of records have been exempted from all of the provisions...

  2. 43 CFR 2.79 - Exemptions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... regulations in this subpart implementing these paragraphs: (1) Investigative Case File System, Interior/FWS-20..., Appeal and Case Files System, Interior/Office of the Solicitor-1 to the extent that it consists of... to 5 U.S.C 552a(j)(2) the following systems of records have been exempted from all of the provisions...

  3. 75 FR 58339 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and...

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    2010-09-24

    ... 3206-AM28 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI...; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The proposed rule would redefine Upshur County, TX, from the Texarkana wage area to the...

  4. 76 FR 9639 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and...

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    2011-02-22

    ... Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern Wisconsin Appropriated Fund Federal Wage... Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Upshur County, TX, from the Texarkana wage area to the...

  5. 78 FR 29612 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin...

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    2013-05-21

    ... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 532 RIN 3206-AM75 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System.... Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final...

  6. 75 FR 12217 - Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant...

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    2010-03-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental... undergraduate and graduate students to help pay for their education. The FWS Program encourages the part-time employment of needy undergraduate and graduate students to help pay for their education and to involve the...

  7. 34 CFR 668.2 - General definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    .... (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078-1) Federal Work Study (FWS) program: The part-time employment program for students... years of full-time study either prior to entrance into the program or as part of the program itself... the definition of a full-time student. (2) A student enrolled solely in a program of study by...

  8. 34 CFR 668.2 - General definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    .... (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078-1) Federal Work Study (FWS) program: The part-time employment program for students... years of full-time study either prior to entrance into the program or as part of the program itself... the definition of a full-time student. (2) A student enrolled solely in a program of study by...

  9. 34 CFR 668.2 - General definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    .... (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078-1) Federal Work Study (FWS) program: The part-time employment program for students... years of full-time study either prior to entrance into the program or as part of the program itself... the definition of a full-time student. (2) A student enrolled solely in a program of study by...

  10. 34 CFR 668.2 - General definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    .... (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078-1) Federal Work Study (FWS) program: The part-time employment program for students... years of full-time study either prior to entrance into the program or as part of the program itself... the definition of a full-time student. (2) A student enrolled solely in a program of study by...

  11. 34 CFR 676.18 - Use of funds.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... end of the award year that it transferred to the FSEOG program from the FWS program. (c) Carry forward funds. (1) An institution may carry forward and expend in the next award year up to 10 percent of the... institution may spend its current year FSEOG allocation, it must spend any funds carried forward from the...

  12. 23 CFR 972.210 - Federal lands bridge management system (BMS).

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 23 Highways 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Federal lands bridge management system (BMS). 972.210....210 Federal lands bridge management system (BMS). In addition to the requirements provided in § 972.204, the BMS must meet the following requirements: (a) The FWS shall have a BMS for bridges which are...

  13. 77 FR 52755 - Programmatic Incidental Take Permit and Environmental Assessment for Development Activities...

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    2012-08-30

    ... developing a public awareness program and brochure; siting a project to maximize the best habitat... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-ES-2012-N202; 40120-1112-0000-F2..., Escambia County, FL AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Under the...

  14. Enhancement of total nitrogen removal through effluent recirculation and fate of PPCPs in a hybrid constructed wetland system treating urban wastewater.

    PubMed

    Ávila, Cristina; Pelissari, Catiane; Sezerino, Pablo H; Sgroi, Massimiliano; Roccaro, Paolo; García, Joan

    2017-04-15

    The effect of effluent recirculation on the removal of total nitrogen (TN) and eight pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) was evaluated during 9months in an experimental hybrid constructed wetland (CW) system applied in the treatment of urban wastewater. An Imhoff tank was followed by three stages of CWs (two 1.5-m 2 vertical subsurface flow (VF) beds alternating feed-rest cycles, a 2-m 2 horizontal (HF) and a 2-m 2 free water surface (FWS) wetland in series). A fraction of the final effluent was recycled back to the Imhoff tank with a recirculation rate of 50% (hydraulic loading rate=0.37md -1 ). The system's performance varied throughout the study. In Period I (summer) consistently high load removal efficiencies of TN (89±5%) and a removal rate of 6.6±1.4gTNm -2 d -1 were exhibited. In Period II (fall), the poor performance of the FWS during the senescence of macrophytes caused a large increase in organic matter, solids and nutrient concentrations, drastically deteriorating water quality. The determination of PPCPs was conducted during this period. Recalcitrant compounds, namely sulfamethoxazole, carbamazapine, TCEP and sucralose were negligibly removed in all CWs. However, noteworthy was the ≈30% removal of sucralose in the VF wetland. Caffeine (80%) and fluoxetine (27%) showed similar elimination rates in both VF and HF units, whereas trimethoprim and DEET were significantly better removed in the VF than in the HF. The concentration of the four latter compounds showed a severe increase in the FWS, indicating possible desorption from the sediment/biomass during adverse conditions. Harvesting of the aboveground biomass in this unit returned the system's performance back to normality (Period III), achieving 77±7% TN removal despite the winter season, proving effluent recirculation as an effective strategy for TN removal in hybrid CW systems when stringent restrictions are in place. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  15. Effect of variations in the nitrogen loading rate and seasonality on the operation of a free water surface constructed wetland for treatment of swine wastewater.

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    Plaza de Los Reyes, Catalina; Vidal, Gladys

    2015-01-01

    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of variations in the nitrogen loading rate (NLR) and seasonality on the operational efficiency of a free-water surface constructed wetland (FWS) and on the processes involved in total nitrogen (TN) removal in treating swine wastewater. The system, which operated for 550 days, consisted of a FWS mesocosm inoculated with Typha angustifolia L., using swine wastewater from a storage lagoon as an influent. After operating with nitrogen loading rates (NLRs) of 2.0 to 30.2 kg TN ha(-1)·d(-1), the FWS reduced total nitrogen (TN) concentration by between 21.6 and 51.0%, achieving maximum removal (48.2 ± 3.0%) when the system operated at a NLR below 15.0 kg TN ha(-1)·d(-1). Moreover, operations over 25.0 kg TN ha(-1)·d(-1) resulted in a 50.6% decrease in the maximum FWS efficiency, which may have been related to increased anoxic conditions (< 0.5 mg O2 L(-1); -169.8 ± 70.3 mV) resulting from the high concentration of organic matter in the system (12.3 ± 10.5 g TCOD L(-1)), which hindered nitrification. Ammonia volatilization is considered the main method to remove TN, with an average value of 14.4 ± 6.5% (3.1-26.2%). Maximum volatilization occurred during the summer (21.5 ± 2.4°C) at an NLR higher than 25 kg TN ha(-1)·d(-1) (26.6%), favored by higher temperatures (17.3-19.7°C), and high NH4(+)-N (>600.0 9 mg NH4(+)-N L(-1)) and pH levels (7.1-7.9). Uptake by plants accounted for 14.9% of the TN removed, with the vegetative peak in summer (height: 105.3 cm; diameter: 2.1 cm) at an NLR of 25.3 ± 0.3 kg TN ha(-1)·d(-1). However, growth decreased to 94.4% at an NLR of over 25.3 ± 0.3 kg TN ha(-1)·d(-1) (>379.9 mg NH4(+)-N L(-1)) in autumn (17.4 ± 2.4°C). This was associated with the period of plant senescence and the effects of ammonium phytotoxicity (379.9-624.2 mg NH4(+)-N L(-1)) and continued to the end of the study with the complete loss of macrophyte species. Finally, 1.5% of the TN removed was incorporated into the sediments where NH4(+)-N is the main form of nitrogen, with an accumulative value of 2.6 g m(-2).

  16. 75 FR 56130 - Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, HI; Comprehensive Conservation Plan and...

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    2010-09-15

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-R-2010-N160; 1265-0000-10137-S3] Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, HI; Comprehensive Conservation Plan and... Kamehameha Highway, Room 2C, Hale`iwa, HI 96712. Alternatively, you may fax comments to the refuge at (808...

  17. 77 FR 65321 - Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife; User Fee Exemption Program for Low-Risk...

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    2012-10-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 14 [Docket No. FWS-HQ-LE-2012... Wildlife; User Fee Exemption Program for Low-Risk Importations and Exportations AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife... parts and products. To address this issue, the Service is implementing a program that exempts certain...

  18. 75 FR 66122 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department...

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    2010-10-27

    ... DEPARMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-ES-2010-N124; 50120-1113-0000-F4] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Application for... receipt of application; request for comments. SUMMARY: The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFGD...

  19. 76 FR 16634 - Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, Orange County, CA; Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan...

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    2011-03-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-R-2010-N272; 81683-1265-0000-S3] Seal... comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental assessment (EA) for the Seal Beach National Wildlife....gov . Include ``Seal Beach CCP'' in the subject line of the message. Fax: Attn: Victoria Touchstone...

  20. 76 FR 22720 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern...

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    2011-04-22

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2011-N073;10120-1113-0000-C2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl--Appendix C AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of document availability; reopening...

  1. 77 FR 34854 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Special Wage Schedules for Nonappropriated Fund Automotive Mechanics

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    2012-06-12

    ..., and job-grading standards for uniform application by all Federal agencies. While most FWS employees... hours required to complete a particular job. Since the change would de-link shop labor rates from... survey of similar jobs in the local area annually. An hourly flat rate would be established for each of...

  2. 77 FR 63439 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the Neosho Mucket...

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    2012-10-16

    ... Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the... No. FWS-ES-R4-2012-0031; 4500030113] RIN 1018-AX73 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants... stress (stream's ability to entrain and transport bed material created by the flow acting on the bed...

  3. 78 FR 39835 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Buena Vista...

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    2013-07-02

    ... involved in our decision to exclude, see Exclusions Under Section 4(b)(2) of the Act--Kern Fan Water... . at Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2009-0062. Comments and materials received, as well as supporting... Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Any additional tools or supporting information that we...

  4. 75 FR 74072 - Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB...

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    2010-11-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-MB-2010-N264; 1200-1232-0000-P2...-0022; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Migratory Birds and Eagles AGENCY...-2016 (telephone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 1018-0022. Title: Federal Fish and...

  5. Student Financial Aid Handbook, 2000-2001. Volume 6: Federal Work-Study.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Department of Education, Washington, DC. Student Financial Assistance.

    The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program encourages the part-time employment of undergraduate and graduate students who need the income to help pay the cost of their education and encourages FSW recipients to participate in community service activities. This volume describes the ways schools are required to use money from their FSW Program funds to…

  6. 75 FR 47025 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Five Listed...

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    2010-08-04

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-ES-2010-N148; 50120-1113-0000-D2] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5- Year Reviews of Five Listed Species: Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel, Northeastern Bulrush, Furbish Lousewort, Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail, and Virginia...

  7. 75 FR 59285 - Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife...

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    2010-09-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-R-2010-N169; 80230-1265-0000-S3] Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge and Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge), Imperial and Riverside Counties, CA Correction Notice...

  8. 78 FR 60182 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Broward County, Florida, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal...

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    2013-10-01

    ... OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 532 RIN 3206-AM83 Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of..., nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change is necessary because there are three... Beach * * * * * [FR Doc. 2013-23867 Filed 9-30-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325-39-P ...

  9. 75 FR 3483 - Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0129; Captive Wildlife Safety Act

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    2010-01-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-LE-2010-N008] [99011-1220-0000-9B] Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0129; Captive Wildlife Safety Act AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service...

  10. 78 FR 15374 - Notice of Availability of Draft Habitat Conservation Plan; Receipt of Application for Incidental...

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    2013-03-11

    ... is 0.97 acres within the HCP boundary. Surveys have not been conducted for Hine's Emerald Dragonfly... pipeline maintenance to document the extent of actual excavation and site restoration. No surveys are... application, HCP, EAS) may be obtained on the Internet at the following address: http://www.fws.gov/midwest...

  11. The Federal Work-Study Program: Impacts on Academic Outcomes and Employment. CAPSEE Policy Brief

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2015

    2015-01-01

    Policymakers may be interested in the extent to which Federal Work-Study programs (FWS) increase students' access to productive employment, and how they impact students' academic and career success. This brief summarizes findings from a recent study using national data and a propensity score matching approach to examine the overall effects of FWS…

  12. 75 FR 5114 - Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, NV

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    2010-02-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-R-2009-N222; 80230-1265-0000-S3] Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Clark, Lincoln, and Nye Counties, NV AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife.... The Wildlife Refuge is located on 116 acres in northeastern Clark County. Due to its small size...

  13. 78 FR 25758 - Migratory Birds; Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance: Module 1-Land-Based Wind Energy, Version 2

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    2013-05-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R9-MB-2012-N094; FF09M29000-112... Energy, Version 2 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY... and operation of a particular site and design configuration to eagles. The objectives, recommended...

  14. 77 FR 8631 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status for the Rayed...

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    2012-02-14

    ... Vol. 77 Tuesday, No. 30 February 14, 2012 Part VI Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife... OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2010-0019; 4500030113... the Rayed Bean and Snuffbox Mussels Throughout Their Ranges AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service...

  15. 75 FR 35398 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List the Least...

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    2010-06-22

    ..., springheads offer stable environmental conditions, such as temperature and oxygen levels, for refugia and... decreases, temperatures may rise (especially in desert ecosystems with little shade cover), dissolved oxygen... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2008...

  16. 75 FR 61664 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Altamaha Spinymussel and...

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    2010-10-06

    ... impaired for a variety of reasons (e.g., dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, and mercury levels within fish... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2008... Status for the Altamaha Spinymussel and Designation of Critical Habitat AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service...

  17. 75 FR 54381 - Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge, MT

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    2010-09-07

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-R-2010-N078; 60138-1261-6CCP-S3] Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge, MT AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability: Draft comprehensive conservation plan and draft...

  18. 76 FR 59153 - Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Fairfax County, VA, and Featherstone...

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    2011-09-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-R-2011-N128; BAC-4311-K9-S3] Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Fairfax County, VA, and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge, Prince William County, VA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of...

  19. 78 FR 3909 - Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, IN; Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, MN; Northern...

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    2013-01-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-R-2012-N283; FXRS1265030000-134-FF03R06000] Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, IN; Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, MN; Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, MN; Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge, WI AGENCY: Fish...

  20. 75 FR 42118 - Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0070; Incidental Take of Marine Mammals...

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    2010-07-20

    ... comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or...

  1. 77 FR 4274 - Migratory Bird Permits; Double-Crested Cormorant Management in the United States

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    2012-01-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 21 [Docket No. FWS-R9-MB-2011-0033; 91200-1231-9BPP] RIN 1018-AX82 Migratory Bird Permits; Double-Crested Cormorant Management in the United States AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Request for comments; extension of...

  2. 77 FR 20408 - [FWS-R9-MB-2011-N215; 91400-5110-0000-7B; 91400-9410-0000-7B

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    ... Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) and established the Multistate Conservation Grant...; 91400-9410-0000-7B] Multistate Conservation Grant Program; Priority List and Approval for Conservation... the fiscal year 2012, priority list of wildlife and sport fish conservation projects from the...

  3. 77 FR 19521 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Austin, TX and Waco, TX, Appropriated Fund Federal...

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    2012-04-02

    ... recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee to best match the counties proposed for...; email pay-performance[email protected] ; or Fax: (202) 606-4264. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 14... best match the above counties to a nearby FWS survey area. FPRAC did not recommend other changes for...

  4. 78 FR 6343 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-01-30

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R1-ES-2013-N014; FXES11130100000F5-134-FF01E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and.... Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following application for a permit to...

  5. 78 FR 77087 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for the Bi-State Distinct...

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    2013-12-20

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket Nos. FWS-R8-ES-2013... With Special Rule and Designation of Critical Habitat AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior... Wildlife Service (Service), announced a proposal to list the bi-State distinct population segment (DPS) of...

  6. 77 FR 42325 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Issuance of Recovery Permits

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    2012-07-18

    ... Department of Health and Environment 064685 01/01/2012 06/30/2017 Detroit Zoo Dakota Zoological Society... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2012-N159; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Issuance of Recovery Permits AGENCY: Fish and...

  7. 78 FR 76638 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-12-18

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N256; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and... wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species...

  8. 78 FR 29150 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications

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    2013-05-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R6-ES-2013-N107; FXES11130600000D2-123-FF06E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and... wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species...

  9. 7 CFR 625.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ...-term storage of carbon in soil (as soil organic matter) or in plant material (such as in trees). Chief... Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1). Under the CCAA and an associated enhancement of survival permit.... CCAA with FWS are also subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32...

  10. 7 CFR 625.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ...-term storage of carbon in soil (as soil organic matter) or in plant material (such as in trees). Chief... Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1). Under the CCAA and an associated enhancement of survival permit.... CCAA with FWS are also subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32...

  11. 7 CFR 625.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ...-term storage of carbon in soil (as soil organic matter) or in plant material (such as in trees). Chief... Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1). Under the CCAA and an associated enhancement of survival permit.... CCAA with FWS are also subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32...

  12. 7 CFR 625.2 - Definitions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ...-term storage of carbon in soil (as soil organic matter) or in plant material (such as in trees). Chief... Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1). Under the CCAA and an associated enhancement of survival permit.... CCAA with FWS are also subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32...

  13. Environmental Assessment Stockbridge Research Facility

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-07-01

    Endangered Species habitat . Previous archeological investigations and an ongoing separate Cultural Resources Update at SRF by Commonwealth Cultural...resulting in no adverse effects on Water Resources and Biological Resources, due to impacts to wetlands and Threatened and Endangered Species habitat ...endangered species and critical habitat areas (See attachment 4). According to the USDOI-FWS, three federally listed or proposed endangered or

  14. 7 CFR 625.13 - The HFRP restoration plan development and Landowner Protections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32(c) for threatened species, or applicable subsequent regulations. (iv) All..., and CCAAs with FWS also are subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR... structural practices and measures that will restore and enhance habitat conditions for listed species...

  15. 7 CFR 625.13 - The HFRP restoration plan development and Landowner Protections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32(c) for threatened species, or applicable subsequent regulations. (iv) All..., and CCAAs with FWS also are subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR... structural practices and measures that will restore and enhance habitat conditions for listed species...

  16. 7 CFR 625.13 - The HFRP restoration plan development and Landowner Protections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32(c) for threatened species, or applicable subsequent regulations. (iv) All..., and CCAAs with FWS also are subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR... structural practices and measures that will restore and enhance habitat conditions for listed species...

  17. 7 CFR 625.13 - The HFRP restoration plan development and Landowner Protections.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... endangered species or 50 CFR 17.32(c) for threatened species, or applicable subsequent regulations. (iv) All..., and CCAAs with FWS also are subject to regulations at 50 CFR 17.22(d) for endangered species or 50 CFR... structural practices and measures that will restore and enhance habitat conditions for listed species...

  18. 76 FR 16636 - Pine Island, Matlacha Pass, Island Bay, and Caloosahatchee NWRs, Lee County, FL; Final...

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    2011-03-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2010-N240; 40136-1265-0000-S3] Pine Island, Matlacha Pass, Island Bay, and Caloosahatchee NWRs, Lee County, FL; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife...

  19. 75 FR 27576 - J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Lee County, FL

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    2010-05-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2010-N052; 40136-1265-0000-S3] J.N. ``Ding'' Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Lee County, FL AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior... variety of species in a highly developed landscape. The city of Sanibel, Lee County, Sanibel-Captiva...

  20. The Blackwater NWR inundation model. Rising sea level on a low-lying coast: land use planning for wetlands

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    Larsen, Curt; Clark, Inga; Guntenspergen, Glenn; Cahoon, Don; Caruso, Vincent; Hupp, Cliff; Yanosky, Tom

    2004-01-01

    The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (BNWR), on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay (figure 1), occupies an area less than 1 meter above sea level. The Refuge has been featured prominently in studies of the impact of sea level rise on coastal wetlands. Most notably, the refuge has been sited by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a key example of 'wetland loss' attributable to rising sea level due to global temperature increase. Comparative studies of aerial photos taken since 1938 show an expanding area of open water in the central area of the refuge. The expanding area of open water can be shown to parallel the record of sea level rise over the past 60 years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) manages the refuge to support migratory waterfowl and to preserve endangered upland species. High marsh vegetation is critical to FWS waterfowl management strategies. A broad area once occupied by high marsh has decreased with rising sea level. The FWS needs a planning tool to help predict current and future areas of high marsh available for waterfowl. 'Wetland loss' is a relative term. It is dependant on the boundaries chosen for measurement. Wetland vegetation, zoned by elevation and salinity (figure 3), respond to rising sea level. Wetlands migrate inland and upslope and may vary in areas depending on the adjacent land slopes. Refuge managers need a geospatial tool that allows them to predict future areas that will be converted to high and intertidal marsh. Shifts in location and area of coverage must be anticipated. Viability of a current marsh area is also important. When will sea level rise make short-term management strategies to maintain an area impractical? The USGS has developed an inundation model for the BNWR centered on the refuge and surrounding areas. Such models are simple in concept, but they require a detailed topographic map upon which to superimpose future sea level positions. The new system of LIDAR mapping of land and shallow water surfaces has solved this problem. Our team has developed a detailed LIDAR map of the BNWR area at a 30 centimeter (ca. 1 ft) contour interval (figure 2). The new map allows us to identify the present marsh vegetation zones and to predict the location and area of future zones on a decade-by- decade basis over the next century at increments of sea level rise on the order of 3 cm/decade (ca. 1 inch). We have developed two scenarios for the model. The first is a steady-state model that uses the historic rate of sea level rise of 3.1 mm/yr to predict marsh areas. The second is a 'global warming' scenario utilizing a conservative IPCC model with an exponentially-increasing rate of sea level rise. Under either scenario, the BNWR is progressively inundated with an expanding core of open water. Although their positions change in the future, the areas of intertidal marsh as well as those of the critical high marsh remain fairly constant until the year 2050. Beyond that time, the low-lying land surface is overtopped by rising sea level and the area is dominated by open water. Our model suggests that wetland habitat in the Blackwater area might be maintained and sustained through a combination of public and private preservation efforts through easements in combination with judicious Federal land acquisition into the predicted areas of suitable marsh formation - but for only the next 50 years. Beyond that time much of this area will become open water.

  1. 75 FR 28642 - Limiting Mountain Lion Predation on Desert Bighorn Sheep on Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma...

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    2010-05-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R2-R-2009-N274] [22570-1261-0000-K2] Limiting Mountain Lion Predation on Desert Bighorn Sheep on Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma and La Paz Counties, AZ AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the final...

  2. Federal Student aid Handbook, 2002-2003. Volume 6: Federal Work-Study.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC.

    The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program allows undergraduate and graduate students to work part-time to help pay for the cost of their education. Schools must use 75% of their FSW Program funds to compensate students employed in community service jobs. This volume describes the ways schools are required to use money from FSW program funds to…

  3. 75 FR 30052 - Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge, Town of Chilmark, MA

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    2010-05-28

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-R-2009-N185; BAC-4311-K9-S3] Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge, Town of Chilmark, MA AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior... Weir Hill Road, Sudbury, MA 01776. In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or Pickup: Call 978-443-4661 to make an...

  4. 78 FR 3911 - Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Big Stone and Lac Qui Parle Counties, MN; Final Comprehensive...

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    2013-01-17

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R3-R-2012-N259; FXRS1265030000-134-FF03R06000] Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge, Big Stone and Lac Qui Parle Counties, MN; Final Comprehensive... significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment (EA) for Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge...

  5. 78 FR 77699 - Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval...

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    2013-12-24

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-WSR-2013-N292]; [FVWF941009000007B-XXX-FF09W10000; FVWF51100900000-XXX-FF09W10000] Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of... technology constraints. We expanded to a cloud-computing environment in October 2012, and, effective January...

  6. Seattle FWS, Washington. Revised Uniform Summary of Surface Weather Observations (RUSSWO). Parts A-F

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1970-08-28

    FREQUENCY OF WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED til (FROM HOURLY OBSERVATIONS) 24244 SEATTLE wAHtIGTON FWC __iAR - -ALL WATHER _--- ~ALL -- CONDmON - SPEED 34MEAN (KNTS...10 PERCENTAGE FREQUENCY OF WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED 11J1 (FROM HOURLY OBSERVATIONS) 2.4244 SEATTLE WASHINGTOjN FW -6 C ALL WATHER - -M ~0-0 50O

  7. 75 FR 13715 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Bull...

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    2010-03-23

    ... 1973, as amended. In total, approximately 36,498 kilometers (km) (22,679 miles (mi)) of streams (which... box that reads ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter the docket number for the proposed rule, which is FWS-R1-ES-2009-0085. Check the box that reads ``Open for Comment/Submission,'' and then click the Search...

  8. 78 FR 39310 - Niobrara Confluence and Ponca Bluffs Conservation Areas, NE and SD; Draft Environmental Impact...

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    2013-07-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service [FWS-R6-R-2013-N132; FXRS1265066CCP0--134-FF06R06000] Niobrara Confluence and Ponca Bluffs Conservation Areas, NE and SD; Draft... Recreational River Headquarters, 508 East 2nd Street, Yankton, SD 57078. Mail: Nick Kaczor, USFWS, Division of...

  9. 77 FR 63927 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing 15 Species on Hawaii Island as Endangered...

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    2012-10-17

    ... Vol. 77 Wednesday, No. 201 October 17, 2012 Part II Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife... THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket Number FWS-R1-ES-2012-0070: 4500030113... Endangered and Designating Critical Habitat for 3 Species AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION...

  10. 76 FR 46251 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Redrock...

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    2011-08-02

    ... oxygen solubility (ability to be absorbed in water) increases as temperature decreases (Hauer and Hill... temperature and excessive nutrients that can lead to low dissolved oxygen. Several researchers have reported... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2011...

  11. 78 FR 45074 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Diamond Darter

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    2013-07-26

    ... effect on populations of other fish species. In addition to the data cited by the WVDNR, surveys on the... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R5-ES-2012... Status for Diamond Darter AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: We...

  12. Wildfire and invasive species in the west: challenges that hinder current and furture management and protection of the sagebrush-steppe ecosystem

    USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

    Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) to satisfy the 45-day report requirement identified in Cooperative Agreement (F13AC00353) between WAFWA and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) submit this “Gap Report”. This report summarizes the policy, fiscal and science challenges t...

  13. 75 FR 66120 - Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB...

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    2010-10-27

    ...-mail). Please provide a copy of your comments to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U...), or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482...

  14. 78 FR 2421 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Indiana Bat Summer Survey Guidelines

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    2013-01-11

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R5-ES-2012-N195: FXES11130300000-134-FF03E00000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Revised Indiana Bat Summer Survey Guidelines Correction In notice document 2013-00213, appearing on pages 1879-1880 in the issue of Wednesday, January 9...

  15. 75 FR 18782 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Thorne's...

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    2010-04-13

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2010-0016] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List Thorne's Hairstreak Butterfly as Endangered Correction In Federal Register document 2010-7547 beginning on page 17062...

  16. 75 FR 3395 - Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in the Regulations Governing Falconry

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    2010-01-21

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Parts 21 and 22 [FWS-R9-MB-2009-0002; 91200-1231-9BPP] RIN 1018-AW44 Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in the Regulations Governing Falconry Correction In rule document 2010-12 beginning on page 927 in the issue of Thursday, January 7, 2010, make the...

  17. 77 FR 7174 - Correction Notice for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan and...

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    2012-02-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-FHC-2012-N030; FVHC98130406900Y4-XXX-FF04G01000] Correction Notice for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Draft Phase I Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability and request...

  18. Thermo-Mechanical Processing in Friction Stir Welds

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Schneider, J. A.; Nunes, A. C., Jr.

    2002-01-01

    In Friction Stir Welding (FSW) a rotating pin-tool inserted into a weld seam literally stirs the edges of the seam together. In this study, two flow paths are proposed that define the FWS zone. Studies using a longitudinal tungsten wire (0.0025 dia.) were used to visualize and document the material flow. The material flow path is described using a mathematical model.

  19. The Federal Work-Study Program: Impacts on Academic Outcomes and Employment. Policy Brief

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2015

    2015-01-01

    Student employment subsidies are one of the largest types of employment subsidies and one of the oldest forms of student aid. The Federal Work-Study program (FWS) is the largest student employment subsidy program; since 1964, it has provided about $1 billion per year to cover 75 percent of wages for student employees, who typically work on campus…

  20. 76 FR 45602 - Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for California Red-Legged Frog, at Swallow Creek Ranch, San Luis...

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    2011-07-29

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R8-ES-2011-N144; 81440-1113-0000-F3] Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for California Red-Legged Frog, at Swallow Creek Ranch, San Luis Obispo... Ranch in San Luis Obispo County, California. Within the 620 acres of land comprising the Enrolled...

  1. 75 FR 70946 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in...

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    2010-11-19

    ... White-Nose Syndrome in Bats; Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period AGENCY: Fish and... plan to assist States, Federal agencies, and Tribes in managing white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats. See... available online at http:[sol][sol]www.fws.gov/WhiteNoseSyndrome/. The document is also available from the...

  2. 75 FR 24545 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Polar Bear...

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    2010-05-05

    ... potential impacts resulting from the proposed designation and, in particular, any impacts on small entities... updated our maps to reflect this change; you may view revised maps on our Web site at: http://alaska.fws... (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), which mandates contingency planning and enhanced capabilities for oil spill...

  3. 75 FR 9188 - Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Everglades Restoration...

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    2010-03-01

    ... evaluation of relevant new species information and hydrological data. The ERTP Draft EIS will evaluate the... alternative and actual data collected since the May 2002 FEIS. The IOP was intended to be continued until the... agency in the preparation of the Draft EIS. The Corps is in close coordination with the FWS. The Corps...

  4. 77 FR 11383 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Monmouth, NJ, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage...

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    2012-02-27

    ...;Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each #0;week. #0; #0; #0; #0;#0... abolish the Monmouth, New Jersey, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and... closure of Fort Monmouth left the Monmouth wage area without an activity having the capability to conduct...

  5. The Effects of the Federal Work-Study Program on Student Persistence and Accrued Loan Debt

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    Carter, Ronatta Daphne

    2012-01-01

    This study examined the impact of participation and non-participation in a federal work-study (FWS) program on student persistence and accrued student debt for undergraduate students enrolled in a small, public, four-year, liberal arts college in the South. Sanford's (1967) theory of Challenge and Support and Tinto's (1986) Integration Model were…

  6. Somatotype and body composition analysis of Korean youth soccer players according to playing position for sports physiotherapy research

    PubMed Central

    Noh, Ji-Woong; Kim, Mee-Young; Lee, Lim-Kyu; Park, Byoung-Sun; Yang, Seung-Min; Jeon, Hye-Joo; Lee, Won-Deok; Kim, Ju-Hyun; Lee, Jeong-Uk; Kwak, Taek-Yong; Lee, Tae-Hyun; Kim, Ju-Young; Kim, Junghwan

    2015-01-01

    [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the somatotype and physical characteristic differences among elite youth soccer players. [Subjects and Methods] In the present study, we evaluated twenty-two Korean youth soccer players in different playing positions. The playing positions were divided into forward (FW), midfielder (MF), defender (DF), and goalkeeper (GK). The participants’ lean body mass (LBM), fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), and basal metabolic rate (BMR) were measured and their somatotype determined according to the Heath-Carter method. [Results] The youth soccer players had twelve ectomorphic, eight mesomorphic, and two central predominant types. The DFs were taller than, but otherwise similar in physical characteristics to the FWs and MFs. The GKs were taller and heavier than the other players; however, their somatotype components were not significantly different. LBM, FFM, and BMR were significantly higher in GKs than in FWs and MFs. Although LBM, FFM, and BMR values between GKs and DFs showed large differences, they were not statistically significant. [Conclusion] The present study may contribute to our understanding of the differences in somatotype and body composition of Korean youth soccer players involved in sports physiotherapy research. PMID:25995545

  7. Somatotype and body composition analysis of Korean youth soccer players according to playing position for sports physiotherapy research.

    PubMed

    Noh, Ji-Woong; Kim, Mee-Young; Lee, Lim-Kyu; Park, Byoung-Sun; Yang, Seung-Min; Jeon, Hye-Joo; Lee, Won-Deok; Kim, Ju-Hyun; Lee, Jeong-Uk; Kwak, Taek-Yong; Lee, Tae-Hyun; Kim, Ju-Young; Kim, Junghwan

    2015-04-01

    [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the somatotype and physical characteristic differences among elite youth soccer players. [Subjects and Methods] In the present study, we evaluated twenty-two Korean youth soccer players in different playing positions. The playing positions were divided into forward (FW), midfielder (MF), defender (DF), and goalkeeper (GK). The participants' lean body mass (LBM), fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), and basal metabolic rate (BMR) were measured and their somatotype determined according to the Heath-Carter method. [Results] The youth soccer players had twelve ectomorphic, eight mesomorphic, and two central predominant types. The DFs were taller than, but otherwise similar in physical characteristics to the FWs and MFs. The GKs were taller and heavier than the other players; however, their somatotype components were not significantly different. LBM, FFM, and BMR were significantly higher in GKs than in FWs and MFs. Although LBM, FFM, and BMR values between GKs and DFs showed large differences, they were not statistically significant. [Conclusion] The present study may contribute to our understanding of the differences in somatotype and body composition of Korean youth soccer players involved in sports physiotherapy research.

  8. Better Data Help Make Better Decisions: Disseminating Information During Hurricane Harvey

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Conner, K.; Lindner, J.; Moore, M.

    2017-12-01

    During large scale natural disasters, like hurricane Harvey, time-critical decisions are made on a constant basis. From evacuation orders, allocation of emergency resources, or allowing people to return home, decisions are only as good as the information upon which they are based. Better real-time data lead to better decisions which ultimately leads to improved disaster response and recovery. In 2015 Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) in Houston, TX began upgrading their automatic flood warning system (FWS) that dates back to the 1980s. The HCFCD network consists of 154 remote stations that report precipitation intensities and stream levels in near real time. Since the upgrades were completed in 2016 the Houston area has experienced multiple 100+ rain events, the most recent being Hurricane Harvey. The FWS generated accurate, reliable, real-time data throughout the entirety of the record breaking, four-day event. This information was disseminated to state, local and federal agencies, news outlets and the public via web sites and social media. Without this quality of data, disaster management decisions could not have been made effectively, ultimately leading to greater destruction of property and loss of life.

  9. Suppression of Bacterial Wilt and Fusarium Wilt by a Burkholderia nodosa Strain Isolated from Kalimantan Soils, Indonesia.

    PubMed

    Nion, Yanetri Asi; Toyota, Koki

    2008-01-01

    A trial was conducted to suppress bacterial wilt of tomato (BWT) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum using biocontrol agents (BCAs) isolated from soils in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Five isolates were selected from 270 isolates as better performing BCAs through screening four times using a pumice medium. The isolates selected were identified as Burkholderia nodosa, Burkholderia sacchari, Burkholderia pyrrocinia and Burkholderia terricola according to 16S rDNA sequences, fatty acid composition and carbon source utilization patterns. Among them, B. nodosa G5.2.rif1 had significant suppressive effects on Fusarium wilt of tomato (FWT) and spinach (FWS) as well as BWT. When B. nodosa G5.2rif1 was inoculated into a pumice medium in combination with sucrose, it showed even more stable disease suppression for BWT, but not for FWS. This suppression was considered to mainly occur through competition for nutrients. In two times greenhouse experiments for BWT using pots comparable in size to those used commercially, B. nodosa G5.2rif1 significantly suppressed the disease index by 33-79%, with no inhibitory effects on the growth, yield and quality of tomatoes.

  10. Advances and opportunities in assessing contaminant sensitivity of freshwater mussel (unionidae) early life stages

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    Augspurger, T; Dwyer, F.J.; Ingersoll, C.G.; Kane, C.M.

    2007-01-01

    Freshwater mussels (family Unionidae, also referred to as freshwater pearly mussels, unionids, or naiades) are one of North America’s most endangered faunal groups. Near unanimity exists in characterizations of the imperilment of these ecologically, economically, and culturally important bivalve mollusks. Freshwater mussels are a renewable resource supporting a shell industry in the United States valued at $40–50 million annually [1]. In addition to being a food source for aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates, this diverse fauna helps stabilize sediment [2] and provides critical nutrient and energy cycling in streams and lakes by filtering phytoplankton, bacteria, and particulate organic matter from the water column [3]. Thirty-five species of freshwater mussels are extinct [4], 70 species are listed as threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html), and nearly 180 species are identified as critically imperiled or vulnerable (www.natureserve.org/explorer). Declines in freshwater mussels are not unique to North America [5], but because the taxon reaches its greatest richness here, impacts are especially noteworthy.

  11. 21st century tools to prioritize contaminants for monitoring and ...

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    The webinar focused on ways that ToxCast high throughput screening data and the adverse outcome pathway framework, under development in the CSS program, can be used to prioritize environmental contaminants for monitoring and management. The webinar focused on ways that ToxCast high throughput screening data and the adverse outcome pathway framework, under development in the CSS program, can be used to prioritize environmental contaminants for monitoring and management. The work presented focused on case studies conducted in Region 8, in collaboration with EPA Region 8 and NEIC, as well as other federal (USGS, US FWS) and regional partners (Northern Colorado Plateau Network). The Consortium for Research and Education on Emerging Contaminants (CREEC) is a grass-roots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization comprised of world-class scientists and stakeholders with a shared interest in the source, fate, and physiological effects of contaminants of emerging concern (www.creec.net). As such, they represent an important group of stakeholders with an interest in applying the data, approaches, and tools that are being developed by the CSS program.

  12. Federal Work-Study: Past Its Prime, or Ripe for Renewal? Evidence Speaks Reports, Vol 2, #16

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    Scott-Clayton, Judith

    2017-01-01

    The Federal Work-Study program was introduced as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, with the goal of enabling low-income students to work their way through college. It is thus one of the earliest forms of federal financial aid for college, pre-dating both Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. Since its inception, FWS has provided institutions…

  13. Reading the Water Table: The Interaction between Literacy Practices and Groundwater Management Training in Preparing Farmers for Climate Change in South India

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    Chavva, Konda Reddy; Smith, Cristine A.

    2012-01-01

    This article focuses on farmers' use of literacy for individual decision-making on crop-water management and crop choices and investigates how farmer participants perceive the usefulness of Farmer Water School (FWS) training. It draws upon a study conducted with farmers of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. This study has demonstrated that…

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  15. 76 FR 62213 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Mohave...

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    ... state that includes a reduced frequency of breathing, or apnea, reduced oxygen consumption, reduced body... Vol. 76 Thursday, No. 194 October 6, 2011 Part III Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife... INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2010-0006; 92210-1111-0000-B2...

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  17. 76 FR 63443 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List Northern...

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    ... associated waste rock piles (Trout Unlimited 2011, p. 1). This water can cause deleterious effects to fishes... Vol. 76 Wednesday, No. 197 October 12, 2011 Part IV Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife... INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 [Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2011-0092; MO 92210-0-0008-B2...

  18. Does the Federal Work-Study Program Really Work--And for Whom? Research Brief

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    Scott-Clayton, Judith; Zhou, Rachel Yang

    2017-01-01

    The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program is one of the oldest federal programs intended to promote college access and persistence for low-income students. Since 1964, the program has provided approximately $1 billion annually to cover up to 75 percent of the wages of student employees, who typically work on campus for 10 to 15 hours per week. The FWS…

  19. Conserving Shorebirds on Department of Defense Lands

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    2007-06-01

    Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The booklet also has benefited from advice of Chris Eberly (Department of...as noted, courtesy of U. S . Fish and Wildlife Service Digital Library System (http://images.fws.gov/) Whimbrel, page 5, courtesy of Richard...biologists have a unique opportunity to manage wetland and upland habitat in ways that benefit wildlife populations and help to reverse the rapid

  20. 77 FR 56229 - White River National Wildlife Refuge, AR; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2011-N267; FXRS12650400000-123...: You may obtain a copy of the CCP by writing to: Mr. Dennis Sharp, Refuge Manager, White River NWR, 57... Process The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee...

  1. Interim Guidance on the Use of SiteStat/GridStats and Other Army Corps of Engineers Statistical Techniques to Characterize Military Ranges

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    The purpose of this memorandum is to inform recipients of concerns regarding Army Corps of Engineers statistical techniques, provide a list of installations and FWS where SiteStat/GridStats (SS/GS) have been used, and to provide direction on communicating with the public on the use of these 'tools' by USACE.

  2. Insight from simulations of single-well injection-withdrawal tracer tests on simple and complex fractures

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    Tsang, C.-F.; Doughty, C.

    2009-08-06

    The single-well injection withdrawal (SWIW) test, a tracer test utilizing only one well, is proposed as a useful contribution to site characterization of fractured rock, as well as providing parameters relevant to tracer diffusion and sorption. The usual conceptual model of flow and solute transport through fractured rock with low matrix permeability involves solute advection and dispersion through a fracture network coupled with diffusion and sorption into the surrounding rock matrix. Unlike two-well tracer tests, results of SWIW tests are ideally independent of advective heterogeneity, channeling and flow dimension, and, instead, focus on diffusive and sorptive characteristics of tracer (solute)more » transport. Thus, they can be used specifically to study such characteristics and evaluate the diffusive parameters associated with tracer transport through fractured media. We conduct simulations of SWIW tests on simple and complex fracture models, the latter being defined as having two subfractures with altered rock blocks in between and gouge material in their apertures. Using parameters from the Aspo site in Sweden, we calculate and study SWIW tracer breakthrough curves (BTCs) from a test involving four days of injection and then withdrawal. By examining the peak concentration C{sub pk} of the SWIW BTCs for a variety of parameters, we confirm that C{sub pk} is largely insensitive to the fracture advective flow properties, in particular to permeability heterogeneity over the fracture plane or to subdividing the flow into two subfractures in the third dimension orthogonal to the fracture plane. The peak arrival time t{sub pk} is not a function of fracture or rock properties, but is controlled by the time schedule of the SWIW test. The study shows that the SWIW test is useful for the study of tracer diffusion-sorption processes, including the effect of the so-called flow-wetted surface (FWS) of the fracture. Calculations with schematic models with different FWS values are conducted and the possibility of direct in situ measurement of FWS with SWIW tests is demonstrated.« less

  3. The use of hybrid constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment with special attention to nitrogen removal: a review of a recent development.

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    Vymazal, Jan

    2013-09-15

    The hybrid systems were developed in the 1960s but their use increased only during the late 1990 s and in the 2000s mostly because of more stringent discharge limits for nitrogen and also more complex wastewaters treated in constructed wetlands (CWs). The early hybrid CWs consisted of several stages of vertical flow (VF) followed by several stages of horizontal flow (HF) beds. During the 1990 s, HF-VF and VF-HF hybrid systems were introduced. However, to achieve higher removal of total nitrogen or to treat more complex industrial and agricultural wastewaters other types of hybrid constructed wetlands including free water surface (FWS) CWs and multistage CWs have recently been used as well. The survey of 60 hybrid constructed wetlands from 24 countries reported after 2003 revealed that hybrid constructed wetlands are primarily used on Europe and in Asia while in other continents their use is limited. The most commonly used hybrid system is a VF-HF constructed wetland which has been used for treatment of both sewage and industrial wastewaters. On the other hand, the use of a HF-VF system has been reported only for treatment of municipal sewage. Out of 60 surveyed hybrid systems, 38 have been designed to treat municipal sewage while 22 hybrid systems were designed to treat various industrial and agricultural wastewaters. The more detailed analysis revealed that VF-HF hybrid constructed wetlands are slightly more efficient in ammonia removal than hybrid systems with FWS CWs, HF-VF systems or multistage VF and HF hybrid CWs. All types of hybrid CWs are comparable with single VF CWs in terms of NH4-N removal rates. On the other hand, CWs with FWS units remove substantially more total nitrogen as compared to other types of hybrid constructed wetlands. However, all types of hybrid constructed wetlands are more efficient in total nitrogen removal than single HF or VF constructed wetlands. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  4. Setting objectives for managing Key deer

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    Diefenbach, Duane R.; Wagner, Tyler; Stauffer, Glenn E.

    2014-01-01

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is responsible for the protection and management of Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) because the species is listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The purpose of the ESA is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. There are a host of actions that could possibly be undertaken to recover the Key deer population, but without a clearly defined problem and stated objectives it can be difficult to compare and evaluate alternative actions. In addition, management goals and the acceptability of alternative management actions are inherently linked to stakeholders, who should be engaged throughout the process of developing a decision framework. The purpose of this project was to engage a representative group of stakeholders to develop a problem statement that captured the management problem the FWS must address with Key deer and identify objectives that, if met, would help solve the problem. In addition, the objectives were organized in a hierarchical manner (i.e., an objectives network) to show how they are linked, and measurable attributes were identified for each objective. We organized a group of people who represented stakeholders interested in and potentially affected by the management of Key deer. These stakeholders included individuals who represented local, state, and federal governments, non-governmental organizations, the general public, and local businesses. This stakeholder group met five full days over the course of an eight-week period to identify objectives that would address the following problem:“As recovery and removal from the Endangered Species list is the purpose of the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service needs a management approach that will ensure a sustainable, viable, and healthy Key deer population. Urbanization has affected the behavior and population dynamics of the Key deer and the amount and characteristics of available habitat. The identified management approach must balance relevant social and economic concerns, Federal (e.g., Endangered Species Act, Wilderness Act, Refuge Act) and state regulations, and the conservation of biodiversity (e.g., Endangered/Threatened species, native habitat) in the Lower Keys.”The stakeholder group identified four fundamental objectives that are essential to addressing the problem: 1) Maximize a sustainable, viable, and healthy Key deer population, 2) Maximize value of Key deer to the People, 3) Minimize deer-related negative impacts to biodiversity, and 4) Minimize costs. In addition, the group identified 25 additional objectives that, if met, would help meet the fundamental objectives. The objectives network and measurable attributes identified by the stakeholder group can be used in the future to develop and evaluate potential management alternatives.

  5. The Wolf at the Door: Competing Land Use Values on Military Installations

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    1996-04-01

    The Gray Wolf ............. ................ 88 a. Return to Yellowstone ...... .......... 90 1. Final EIS ......... ............. 91 2. Wolves ...western North and South Dakota. 233 "A final devastating blow fell when officials in Yellowstone decided to exterminate the park wolves --they succeeded... Wolves into Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho.32° FWS Regional Director Ralph Morgenweck issued the Final EIS (FEIS) on April 14, 1994.321 The

  6. A new genus and species of cricket from the Chapada Diamantina National Park, northeastern Brazil (Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae; Luzarinae).

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    Dias, Pedro G B Souza; Mello, Francisco De Assis Ganeo De; Vieira, Lelisberto Baldo

    2016-06-09

    A new genus and species of Luzarinae cricket (Grylloidea, Phalangopsidae) is described from the Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia State, northeast Brazil. Sishiniheia diamantina, n. gen. n. sp. is described based in characters of external morphology and male genitalia and is characterized by the reduced FWs, absence of stridulatory file, thick longitudinal venation and the thin, pointed and curved pseudepiphallic arms.

  7. 76 FR 17664 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits, City of Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz...

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    ... Documents You may download a copy of the IPHCP, IAs and related documents on the Internet at http://www.fws... copies of the Draft IPHCP, Draft EA, and/or Draft IAs, should contact the Service by telephone (see FOR..., February 4, 1994; 62 FR 3616, January 24, 1997). Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our...

  8. Nitrogen management in reservoir catchments through constructed wetland systems.

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    Tunçiper, B; Ayaz, S C; Akça, L; Samsunlu, A

    2005-01-01

    In this study, nitrogen removal was investigated in pilot-scale subsurface flow (SSF) and in free water surface flow (FWS) constructed wetlands installed in the campus of TUBITAK-Marmara Research Center, Gebze, near Istanbul, Turkey. The main purposes of this study are to apply constructed wetlands for the protection of water reservoirs and to reuse wastewater. Experiments were carried out at continuous flow reactors. The effects of the type of plants on the removal were investigated by using emergent (Canna, Cyperus, Typhia spp., Phragmites spp., Juncus, Poaceae, Paspalum and Iris.), submerged (Elodea, Egeria) and floating (Pistia, Salvina and Lemna) marsh plants at different conditions. During the study period HLRs were 30, 50, 70, 80 and 120 L m(2)d(-1) respectively. The average annual NH4-N, NO(3)-N, organic N and TN treatment efficiencies in SSF and FWS wetlands are 81% and 68%, 37% and 49%, 75% and 68%, 47% and 53%, respectively. Nitrification, denitrification and ammonification rate constant (k20) values in SSF and FNS systems have been found as 0.898 d(-1) and 0.541 d(-1), 0.488 d(-1) and 0.502 d(-1), 0.986 d(-1) and 0.908 respectively. Two types of the models (first-order plug flow and multiple regression) were tried to estimate the system performances.

  9. Preliminary results from a four-working space, double-acting piston, Stirling engine controls model

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    Daniele, C. J.; Lorenzo, C. F.

    1980-01-01

    A four working space, double acting piston, Stirling engine simulation is being developed for controls studies. The development method is to construct two simulations, one for detailed fluid behavior, and a second model with simple fluid behaviour but containing the four working space aspects and engine inertias, validate these models separately, then upgrade the four working space model by incorporating the detailed fluid behaviour model for all four working spaces. The single working space (SWS) model contains the detailed fluid dynamics. It has seven control volumes in which continuity, energy, and pressure loss effects are simulated. Comparison of the SWS model with experimental data shows reasonable agreement in net power versus speed characteristics for various mean pressure levels in the working space. The four working space (FWS) model was built to observe the behaviour of the whole engine. The drive dynamics and vehicle inertia effects are simulated. To reduce calculation time, only three volumes are used in each working space and the gas temperature are fixed (no energy equation). Comparison of the FWS model predicted power with experimental data shows reasonable agreement. Since all four working spaces are simulated, the unique capabilities of the model are exercised to look at working fluid supply transients, short circuit transients, and piston ring leakage effects.

  10. A satellite model of Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) breeding habitat and a simulation of potential effects of tamarisk leaf beetles (Diorhabda spp.), southwestern United States

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    Hatten, James R.

    2016-08-08

    The study described in this report represents the first time that a satellite model has been used to identify potential Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) (hereinafter referred to as “flycatcher”) breeding habitat rangewide for 2013–15. Fifty-seven Landsat scenes were required to map the entire range of the flycatcher, encompassing parts of six States and more than 1 billion 30-meter pixels. Predicted flycatcher habitat was summarized in a hierarchical fashion from largest to smallest: regionwide, State, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) management unit, 7.5-minute quadrangle, and critical-habitat reach. The term “predicted habitat” is used throughout this report to distinguish areas the satellite model predicts as suitable flycatcher habitat from what may actually exist on the ground. A rangewide accuracy assessment was done with 758 territories collected in 2014, and change detection was done with yearly habitat maps to identify how and where habitat changed over time. Additionally, effects of tamarisk leaf beetles (Diorhabda spp.) on flycatcher habitat were summarized for the lower Virgin River from 2010 to 2015, and simulations of how tamarisk leaf beetles may affect flycatcher habitat in the lower Colorado and upper Gila Rivers were done for 2015. Model results indicated that the largest areas of predicted flycatcher habitat at elevations below 1,524 meters were in New Mexico and Arizona, areas followed in descending order by California, Texas, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. By FWS management unit, the largest area of flycatcher habitat during all 3 years were the Middle Rio Grande (New Mexico), followed by the Upper Gila (Arizona and New Mexico) and Middle Gila/San Pedro (Arizona) management units. The area of predicted flycatcher habitat varied considerably in 7.5-minute quadrangles, ranging from 0 to1,398 hectares (ha). Averaged across 3 years, the top three producing quadrangles were Paraje Well (New Mexico), San Marcial (New Mexico), and San Carlos Reservoir (Arizona). The top three FWS critical-habitat reaches in 2015 were Rio Grande-middle (9,544 ha), San Pedro River (1,779 ha), and Gila River-mid San Carlos (1,356 ha); this ranking did not change in 2013 or 2014. Change detection among years showed a large shift in predicted flycatcher habitat influenced by drought patterns, with California habitat decreasing and New Mexico habitat increasing. An accuracy assessment indicated that 88 percent of territories were correctly classified at a 40 percent probability threshold, with an exponential relationship between territory densities and five probability classes. A spatially explicit analysis indicated that beetles decreased predicted flycatcher habitat 94.2 percent from 2010 to 2015 along the lower Virgin River, with only 5.8 percent persisting. In contrast, beetle simulations indicated that 64.1 percent of habitat will persist along the lower Colorado River and 45 percent will persist along the upper Gila River. This project shows that the satellite model adequately predicts flycatcher habitat rangewide, but it lacks the ability to predict which patches will be occupied in a given year. The next logical step is the development of an occupancy model that ties the habitat predictions of the satellite model to patch occupancy so managers can better allocate their resources for survey and restoration activities. Finally, the methods presented in this report seem well suited for automated mapping applications and cloud-based resources.

  11. A whole ecosystem approach to studying climate change in interior Alaska

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    Riggins, Susan; Striegl, Robert G.; McHale, Michael

    2011-01-01

    Yukon River Basin Principal Investigators Workshop; Portland, Oregon, 18-20 January 2011; High latitudes are known to be particularly susceptible to climate warming, leading to an emphasis of field and modeling research on arctic regions. Subarctic and boreal regions such as the Yukon River Basin (YRB) of interior Alaska and western Canada are less well studied, although they encompass large areas that are vulnerable to changes in forest composition, permafrost distribution, and hydrology. There is an urgent need to understand the resiliency and vulnerability of these complex ecosystems as well as their feedbacks to the global climate system. Consequently, U.S. Geological Survey scientists, with other federal agency, university, and private industry partners, is focusing subarctic interdisciplinary studies on the Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River watershed (http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/content/ak/en/prog/nlcs/beavercrk_nwsr.html) and Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge (http://yukonflats.fws.gov/) in the YRB, south and west of Fort Yukon, Alaska. These areas are national treasures of wetlands, lakes, and uplands that support large populations of wildlife and waterfowl and are home to vibrant native Alaskan communities that depend on the area for a subsistence lifestyle.

  12. Protecting Black-Footed Ferrets and Prairie Dogs Against Sylvatic Plague

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    Rocke, Tonie E.

    2008-01-01

    Scientists at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC), in collaboration with colleagues at other federal agencies and the University of Wisconsin, are developing and testing vaccines that can be used to protect black-footed ferrets and prairie dogs against plague. The black-footed ferret is commonly regarded as the most endangered mammal in North America, and sylvatic plague is a major impediment to its recovery. The three prairie dog species (Gunnison's, black-tailed, and white-tailed prairie dogs), upon which the ferret depends for food and whose burrows they use for shelter, have been drastically reduced from historical levels, resulting in the near extinction of the ferret. All three species are considered 'at risk' and have been petitioned for listing as 'threatened' or 'endangered' by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Additionally, the Utah prairie dog is listed as threatened and the Mexican prairie dog is considered endangered in Mexico. Like the black-footed ferret, all five prairie dog species are highly susceptible to plague and regularly experience outbreaks with devastating losses. Controlling plague outbreaks in prairie dogs and ferrets is a vital concern for ongoing recovery programs and conservation efforts for both species.

  13. Evaluation of constructed wetlands by wastewater purification ability and greenhouse gas emissions.

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    Gui, P; Inamori, R; Matsumura, M; Inamori, Y

    2007-01-01

    Domestic wastewater is a significant source of nitrogen and phosphorus, which cause lake eutrophication. Among the wastewater treatment technologies, constructed wetlands are a promising low-cost means of treating point and diffuse sources of domestic wastewater in rural areas. However, the sustainable operation of constructed wetland treatment systems depends upon a high rate conversion of organic and nitrogenous loading into their metabolic gaseous end products, such as N2O and CH4. In this study, we examined and compared the performance of three typical types of constructed wetlands: Free Water Surface (FWS), Subsurface Flow (SF) and Vertical Flow (VF) wetlands. Pollutant removal efficiency and N2O and CH4 emissions were assessed as measures of performance. We found that the pollutant removal rates and gas emissions measured in the wetlands exhibited clear seasonal changes, and these changes were closely associated with plant growth. VF wetlands exhibited stable removal of organic pollutants and NH3-N throughout the experiment regardless of season and showed great potential for CH4 adsorption. SF wetlands showed preferable T-N removal performance and a lower risk of greenhouse gas emissions than FWS wetlands. Soil oxidation reduction potential (ORP) analysis revealed that water flow structure and plant growth influenced constructed wetland oxygen transfer, and these variations resulted in seasonal changes of ORP distribution inside wetlands that were accompanied by fluctuations in pollutant removal and greenhouse gas emissions.

  14. Environmental Assessment of the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) Program

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    2012-12-01

    cleaner, hair dryer 70 Intrusive; interferes with telephone conversation Normal conversation 50-65 Quiet Office 50-60 Comfortable hearing levels are...consuha1ion pursuan11o the ESA is requ ired . If add itional information on federal ly listed species becomes av;lilable. or if prOJCC I plans change, this...delemlination may be reconsidered. Please refer to this office’s web site :11 hiiJ>:I/www.fws.!!<Jv/nonheastinj fieldoflice/Endangered/ for further

  15. Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates, North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, South Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Southwest and Pacific Northwest.

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    1986-01-01

    COASTAL FISHES AND INVERTEBRATES FWS/OBS-82111 Ln jJL*-TR EL-82-4 NORTH ATLANTC MID-ATLANTIC SOUTH ATLANTIC SOUTrH FwRIDA GULF OF MEXICO PACIFIC...REQUIREMENTS OF COASTAL FISHES AND INVERTEBRATES (NORTH ATLANTIC) Managed by National Coastal Ecosystems Team Division of Biological Services Fish and...environmental requirements of selected coastal fishes and invertebrates of commercial, rec- reational, or ecological significance. They were prepared

  16. KSC-2013-4185

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    2013-11-19

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A snake becomes part of the diet of a red-tailed hawk, hunting near the Headquarters Building on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the United States, the red-tailed hawk is commonly called a "chicken hawk." Kennedy coexists with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1963 as an overlay of the center. The 140,000-acre refuge is habitat to more than 320 species of birds. For more information, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray

  17. Use of LANDSAT data to assess waterfowl habitat quality

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    Colwell, J. E.; Gilmer, D. S. (Principal Investigator); Work, E. A., Jr.; Rebel, D. L.; Roller, N. E. G.

    1978-01-01

    The author has identified the following significant results. The capability of mapping ponds over a very large area was demonstrated, with multidate, multiframe LANDSAT imagery. A small double sample of aircraft data made it possible to adjust a LANDSAT large area census. Terrain classification was improved by using multitemporal LANDSAT data. Waterfowl production was estimated, using remotely determined pond data, in conjunction with FWS estimates of breeding population. Relative waterfowl habitat quality was characterized on a section by section basis.

  18. Nuclear power plant digital system PRA pilot study with the dynamic flow-graph methodology

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    Yau, M.; Motamed, M.; Guarro, S.

    2006-07-01

    Current Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) methodology is well established in analyzing hardware and some of the key human interactions. However processes for analyzing the software functions of digital systems within a plant PRA framework, and accounting for the digital system contribution to the overall risk are not generally available nor are they well understood and established. A recent study reviewed a number of methodologies that have potential applicability to modeling and analyzing digital systems within a PRA framework. This study identified the Dynamic Flow-graph Methodology (DFM) and the Markov Methodology as the most promising tools. As a result of thismore » study, a task was defined under the framework of a collaborative agreement between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Ohio State Univ. (OSU). The objective of this task is to set up benchmark systems representative of digital systems used in nuclear power plants and to evaluate DFM and the Markov methodology with these benchmark systems. The first benchmark system is a typical Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Steam Generator (SG) Feedwater System (FWS) level control system based on an earlier ASCA work with the U.S. NRC 2, upgraded with modern control laws. ASCA, Inc. is currently under contract to OSU to apply DFM to this benchmark system. The goal is to investigate the feasibility of using DFM to analyze and quantify digital system risk, and to integrate the DFM analytical results back into the plant event tree/fault tree PRA model. (authors)« less

  19. Native Prairie Adaptive Management: a multi region adaptive approach to invasive plant management on Fish and Wildlife Service owned native prairies

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    Gannon, Jill J.; Shaffer, Terry L.; Moore, Clinton T.

    2013-01-01

    Much of the native prairie managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) of the northern Great Plains is extensively invaded by the introduced cool-season grasses, smooth brome (Bromus inermis) and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis). Management to suppress these invasive plants has had poor to inconsistent success. The central challenge to managers is selecting appropriate management actions in the face of biological and environmental uncertainties. In partnership with the FWS, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed an adaptive decision support framework to assist managers in selecting management actions under uncertainty and maximizing learning from management outcomes. This joint partnership is known as the Native Prairie Adaptive Management (NPAM) initiative. The NPAM decision framework is built around practical constraints faced by FWS refuge managers and includes identification of the management objective and strategies, analysis of uncertainty and construction of competing decision models, monitoring, and mechanisms for model feedback and decision selection. Nineteen FWS field stations, spanning four states of the PPR, have participated in the initiative. These FWS cooperators share a common management objective, available management strategies, and biological uncertainties. Though the scope is broad, the initiative interfaces with individual land managers who provide site-specific information and receive updated decision guidance that incorporates understanding gained from the collective experience of all cooperators. We describe the technical components of this approach, how the components integrate and inform each other, how data feedback from individual cooperators serves to reduce uncertainty across the whole region, and how a successful adaptive management project is coordinated and maintained on a large scale. During an initial scoping workshop, FWS cooperators developed a consensus management objective: increase the composition of native grasses and forbs on native sod while minimizing cost. Cooperators agreed that decision guidance should be provided annually and should account for local, real-time vegetation conditions observed on the ground. Over the course of development, two prototypes of the decision framework were considered. The final framework recognized four alternative actions that managers could take in any given year: (1) Graze—targeted use of grazing ungulates to achieve defoliation, (2) Burn—application of prescribed fire as the single form of defoliation, (3) Burn/Graze—a combination treatment, and (4) Rest—no action. The study area included northern mixed-grass and tallgrass prairie. Native vegetation in mixed–grass prairie has a strong cool-season component and thus the dominant native species have a phenology similar to that of smooth brome and Kentucky bluegrass, making management of those species challenging. In contrast, tallgrass prairie has a strong warm-season native component, leading to an existence of cool-season windows, periods of time in the fall and spring when cool‐season invasive grass species are actively growing and vulnerable to damage via select management actions, but warm‐season grass species are not active and are thus less susceptible to damage via the same actions. This dichotomy between prairie types necessitated the development of separate but parallel decision support systems for mixed-grass and tallgrass biomes. Management units are parcels of native prairie that receive a single management treatment at any one time over their entire extent. At any particular time, the vegetation state of each management unit is characterized by the amount of cover of native grasses and forbs and the type of invasive grass that is dominant. In addition, each unit has a defoliation state which reflects the number of years since the last defoliation event and an index to how intensively the unit was managed during the previous 7 years. State-transition models are used to predict the state of a management unit in year t+1 from its state in year t and a prescribed management action that was applied between the two monitoring events. Alternative models are built around key uncertainties that make choice of a management action difficult. Three uncertainties revolve around whether the effect of management actions depends on (1) type of dominant invader, (2) past defoliation history, and (3) level of invasion. Two additional uncertainties are considered when choosing a management action for tallgrass units: (4) the effectiveness of grazing within the cool-season window as a surrogate for burning when smooth brome is the dominant invader, and (5) the differential effect of active management outside the window as compared to rest. Because data on the probability of transitioning from one state to another under the various models were lacking, expert opinion and elicitation were used to parameterize the models. In addition, cooperators participated in elicitation exercises to extract their beliefs regarding the value of having native prairie compared to the cost of achieving it. Quantifying the subjective expression of utility in this way allowed for mathematical representation of the management objective into an objective function. By maximizing the objective function, cumulative utility is maximized, leading to the identification of a sequence of decisions that will achieve the management objective. The NPAM system adopted a vegetation monitoring protocol that was rapid, inexpensive, and familiar to many of the cooperators. The monitoring protocol served three purposes: (1) determining current vegetation and defoliation states of each unit, (2) evaluating progress toward the management objective, and (3) assessing predictive performance of the alternative models. The management year runs from September 1 to August 31. Management can be applied anytime during that period and monitoring takes places from late June to mid-August. Cooperators enter vegetation data and management information into a centralized database by August 25 of each year. Given the current state of the system (vegetation and defoliation states) and the current understanding of the system (or the belief state), identifying the current best management decision is a matter of looking up the combination (that is, system state and belief state) in the appropriate (mixed-grass or tallgrass) optimal decision table. Given complete uncertainty at the outset of decision-making, initial assignment of equal belief weights to each model was believed reasonable. The decisions in the optimal decision table that correspond to the current belief state constitute the current optimal decision policy. By August 31 of each year, individual cooperators are provided with a recommended management action for each of their management units for the upcoming management year. Upon receiving the management recommendations for their units, managers consider the recommendation, along with other relevant information, and at some point during the year one of the management alternatives is carried out. This iterative cycle of making and implementing a management decision, predicting the response, monitoring the outcome, comparing predicted and observed outcomes, updating model weights, and recommending a management action for the next cycle is expected to result in an accumulation of weight on a representative model of system dynamics, thereby increasing understanding needed to effectively manage native prairies. The NPAM system is now entering its second full year of complete operation, and represents one of only a few fully implemented applications of adaptive management within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. NPAM is truly unique in that it originated from the ground up as a result of the leadership and steadfastness of several refuge biologists and managers confronted with a common problem. These biologists recognized that working together across a large landscape presented perhaps the best opportunity for halting and reversing the invasion of native grasslands by non-native cool-season grasses. Importantly, the NPAM system encapsulates the collective thinking and experience of tens if not hundreds of individuals who have battled this vexing problem for much of their careers. The NPAM initiative is rooted in principles of adaptive management, thereby affording the opportunity for grassland managers to pursue management objectives while acquiring information to reduce uncertainty and improve future management. The project introduced a number of technical innovations that will serve as templates for conservation efforts throughout and beyond the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. First, NPAM is an on-the-ground implementation of active adaptive management—possibly the first of its kind in conservation management—in which recommended management actions result from a prospective analysis of future learning (Williams, 1996). Second, by the use of dynamic optimization, NPAM demonstrates how decisions can be made that take into account possible future transitions of the system. Third, NPAM demonstrates how models of partial controllability are an effective means of accommodating unpredictable circumstances that cause a manager to follow a different course than was intended. Finally, the database developed for NPAM is an unparalleled system that enables the rapid integration of data from the field for the generation of ‘just-in-time’ management recommendations. In all, NPAM provides an example of how a science-management partnership can be forged to achieve large-scale conservation objectives.

  20. Platte River Forum for the Future: workshop model documentation

    USGS Publications Warehouse

    1983-01-01

    The Platte River Forum for the Future (PRFF) is an effort by the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission (NNRC) to bring together representatives of interests and agencies concerned with management of the Platte River and, assisted by various computer technologies, to reach some degree of agreement on the “best uses” of the remaining waters of the Platte. Simulation modeling is being used in this effort as a focal point for developing a common understanding of the behavior of the Platte River system, synthesizing existing information, identifying additional needed information, and analyzing the potential consequences of various management alternatives. The NNRC initiated the project in August 1982 by convening a workshop for interested parties in Grand Island, Nebraska. This workshop was devoted to construction of a preliminary simulation model describing the Platte River system. A group of facilitators/modelers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) assisted participants in translating their understanding of the Platte River into the framework of the model. In October 1982, FWS personnel began a process of training several people from Nebraska in the use of the model. At that time, minor revisions and corrections were made in the model and various development scenarios were prepared for discussion with participants at a second workshop, which was held in early November 1982. The purpose of this report is to document the status of the PRFF simulation model as of the end of the November 1982 meeting. We emphasize that the intent is not to describe a final product. Except for minor revisions and correction of obvious errors, the model described herein is that which existed at the end of the August workshop. The model contains the foundation for a comprehensive aid to decisionmakers, but at this time it is preliminary in nature, needing refinement and verification before it can be truly useful in analyzing management alternatives. The purpose of this report is to provide a solid foundation for that important future work. The report is divided into three basic parts. The first is a brief overview of the various components of the model and how they fit together. It is intended for those who are not particularly interested in the details of model formulation. The second is a detailed discussion of the logic, assumptions, equations, and data used in constructing the model. This detailed description is also referenced to specific sections of the third part, which is a set of appendices containing listings of the computer code as it presently exists.

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