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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2013–N184;
FXES11130300000–134–FF03E00000]

Approved Recovery Plan for the Dwarf
Lake Iris
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the approved recovery
plan for the dwarf lake iris (Iris
lacustris), a species that is federally
listed as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act),
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
This plan includes specific recovery
objectives and criteria to achieve
removal of the species from the
protections of the Act.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the recovery plan by sending a request
to Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ecological Services
Field Office, 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite
101, East Lansing, MI 48823 (printed
copies will be available for distribution
within 4 to 6 weeks) or by accessing our
Web site at http://midwest.fws.gov/
Endangered.
SUMMARY:

Ms.
Barbara Hosler, at the above address or
by telephone at (517) 351–6326. TTY
users may contact Ms. Hosler through
the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Background
Restoring an endangered or
threatened animal or plant to the point
where it is again a secure self-sustaining
member of its ecosystem is a primary
goal of the Service’s endangered species
program. To help guide the recovery
effort, we are working to prepare
recovery plans for most of the federally
listed threatened and endangered
species native to the United States.
Recovery plans describe actions
considered necessary for conservation of
the species, establish criteria for
reclassification and delisting, and
provide estimates of the time and costs
for implementing the recovery measures
needed.
The Act requires the development of
recovery plans for listed species unless
such a plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in
1988, requires public notice and
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comment during recovery plan
development. We provided the draft
dwarf lake iris recovery plan to the
public and solicited comments from
May 30, 2012, through June 29, 2012 (77
FR 31869). We considered information
we received during the public comment
period and information from peer
reviewers in our preparation of the
recovery plan, and also summarized that
information in Appendix 7 of this
approved recovery plan.
The dwarf lake iris was listed as
threatened on October 28, 1988, under
the provisions of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. The
species grows along the northern
shorelines of Lakes Michigan and Huron
in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario,
Canada. Of 167 known occurrences,
many lie on private property where
awareness of the species’ presence and
significance is limited. Direct loss of
plants and habitat is continuing, and is
expected to accelerate due to the high
demand of shoreline properties for
development and recreation.
Dwarf lake iris typically grows in
shallow soil over moist calcareous
sands, gravel, and beach rubble.
Sunlight is one of the most critical
factors to the growth and reproduction
of the species, and partly shaded or
sheltered forest edges are optimal for
sexual reproduction. Some form of
disturbance is also required to maintain
the forest openings that provide these
partial shade conditions. The species is
most often associated with shoreline
coniferous forests dominated by
northern white cedar and balsam fir.
The principal limiting factor for dwarf
lake iris is the availability of this
suitable shoreline habitat.
The principal recovery strategy is to
conserve the habitat that supports dwarf
lake iris populations by implementing a
variety of protection strategies,
including landowner notification,
education, and the preparation of
management and monitoring plans.
Additional efforts will focus on
improving the baseline understanding of
dwarf lake iris ecology. Outreach
materials will be developed to improve
awareness of the species’ presence and
its status as a threatened species.
The dwarf lake iris will be considered
for delisting when the likelihood of the
species becoming threatened in the
foreseeable future has been eliminated
by the achievement of three criteria:
Criterion 1. The species has a 95percent probability of persistence
within the next 20 years, based on data
obtained from accepted standardized
monitoring methods and on population
viability analysis. In order to meet this
criterion, the following must be verified:

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1.a. There is a sufficient number and
geographical distribution of element
occurrences required to ensure longterm persistence, and 1.b. Each element
occurrence needed to ensure a 95percent probability of persistence
within the next 20 years must meet a
minimum viable population size and
exhibit an increasing or stable
population trend over a 10-year period.
Criterion 2. Management plans have
been developed and are being
implemented to protect and manage the
habitat associated with the element
occurrences identified in Criterion 1.b.
Criterion 3. A plan to provide public
outreach and education for dwarf lake
iris has been developed and is being
implemented. Additional detail on these
delisting criteria is available in the draft
recovery plan.
We will achieve these criteria through
the following actions: (1) Protect
occurrences; (2) Manage and restore
habitat; (3) Inventory and monitor
known sites; (4) Conduct population
viability analysis; (5) Develop an
education program about dwarf lake iris,
other federally listed shoreline species,
natural communities, and their
protection and management; (6)
Improve understanding of baseline
dwarf lake iris ecology; and (7) Review
and track recovery progress.
Authority: Section 4(f) of the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: August 30, 2013.
Lynn M. Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Region 3.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–PCE–UPARR–13996;
PPWOSLAD00, PUA00UA08.GA0000]

Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Urban Park and
Recreation Recovery Program Grants
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service)
have sent an Information Collection
Request (ICR) to OMB for review and
approval. We summarize the ICR below
and describe the nature of the collection
and the estimated burden and cost. This
information collection is scheduled to
expire on October 31, 2013. We may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of

SUMMARY:

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information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
However, under OMB regulations, we
may continue to conduct or sponsor this
information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before October 10, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB—
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
[email protected] (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to Madonna L. Baucum, Information

Collection Clearance Officer, National
Park Service, 1849 C Street NW. (2601),
Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or
[email protected] (email).
Please include ‘‘1024–0048’’ in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Elisabeth Fondriest at
202–354–6916 (telephone) or elisabeth_
[email protected] (email). You may
review the ICR online at http://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.

OMB Control Number: 1024–0048.
Title: Urban Park and Recreation
Recovery Program Grants, 36 CFR part
72.
Service Form Number(s): 10–911, 10–
912, and 10–915.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Cities
and urban communities.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of
annual
responses

Number of
respondents

Activity

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Completion time
per response
(hours)

Total annual
burden hours *

Recovery Action Program ..............................................................................
Recovery Action Program Grant Applications ...............................................
Preapplication for Rehabilitation or Innovation Grants ..................................
Final Application for Rehabilitation or Innovation Grants ..............................
Grant Amendments ........................................................................................
Performance Reports .....................................................................................
Conversion of Use Request ..........................................................................
Recordkeeping ...............................................................................................

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

80
3.5
10
10.5
3.5
1
70
2

80
4
10
11
4
1
70
2

Totals ......................................................................................................

8

8

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Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: None.
Abstract: The Urban Park and
Recreation Recovery (UPARR) Act (16
U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) was passed as Title
X of the National Parks and Recreation
Act of 1978. The UPARR Act authorized
the Secretary of the Interior to establish
a grant program to help economically
distressed urban areas improve
recreation opportunities for their
residents. We administer the UPARR
program in accordance with regulations
at 36 CFR part 72, which: (1) Explain
the policies to be followed for awarding
grants, (2) List the requirements and
criteria to be met for each type of grant
and discretionary eligibility, (3) Discuss
fundable uses and limitations, (4)
Explain how proposals will be selected
and funded, and (5) Describe the
application process and administrative
procedures for awarding grants. The
three types of grants available under the
program are:
• Rehabilitation—renovate or
redesign existing close-to-home
recreation facilities.
• Innovation—specific activities that
either increase recreation programs or
improve the efficiency of the local
government to operate existing
programs.
• Planning—development of a
Recovery Action Program plan.

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The information collection
requirements associated with the
UPARR Program are currently approved
under three OMB control numbers, all
of which expire on October 31, 2013.
During our review for this renewal, we
identified some additional requirements
that need OMB approval. See our May
2, 2013, Federal Register notice (78 FR
25760) for specifics on the information
we collect.
Congress has not appropriated funds
for new UPARR grants since FY 2002.
We are not currently accepting
applications, and there are no open
grants for which performance reports
must be submitted. However, we still
receive requests for conversion of
properties improved or developed with
UPARR grants through FY 2002 to other
than public recreation uses. In
anticipation of future funding, we are
requesting OMB approval for the
information collection requirements for
UPARR grants. If OMB approves this
revision, we will discontinue OMB
Control Numbers 1024–0028 and 1024–
0089.
Comments: On May 2, 2013, we
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 25760) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice,
we solicited comments for 60 days,
ending on July 1, 2013. We did not
receive any comments.

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We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: September 4, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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