Texas Register, Volume 32, Number 3, Pages 215-274, January 19, 2007 Page: 267
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A. The actual number of tickets in the game may be increased or de-
creased at the sole discretion of the Texas Lottery Commission.
5.0 End of the Instant Game. The Executive Director may, at any time,
announce a closing date (end date) for the Instant Game No. 786 with-
out advance notice, at which point no further tickets in that game may
be sold.
6.0 Governing Law. In purchasing an Instant Game ticket, the player
agrees to comply with, and abide by, these Game Procedures for In-
stant Game No. 786, the State Lottery Act (Texas Government Code,
Chapter 466), applicable rules adopted by the Texas Lottery pursuant
to the State Lottery Act and referenced in 16 TAC, Chapter 401, and
all final decisions of the Executive Director.
TRD-200700078
Kimberly Kiplin
General Counsel
Texas Lottery Commission
Filed: January 10, 2007
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Notice of Request for Proposals
Section 6 Competitive ("Nontraditional") Grants (FY2007)
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is announcing the
Fiscal Year 2007 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Competitive ("Non-
traditional") Section 6 funds. These are funds made available to state
wildlife agencies through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conser-
vation Fund (CESCF) from Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act
(Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - (Service)) for
the conservation of threatened and endangered species. The CESCF
programs are authorized through Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq., as amended. The codified program regulations can
be found at 50 CFR 81.
These are competitive, nationwide (U.S.) funds - there are no funds
directly earmarked for Texas. All proposals will compete with other
proposals regionally and nationally.
Funding (approx. $80 million for FY07, total) is available for the fol-
lowing programs:
1. Habitat Conservation Planning (HCP) Assistance Grants - Through
the development of regional Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), lo-
cal governments incorporate species conservation into local land use
planning, which streamlines the project approval process and facili-
tates economic development. The Habitat Conservation Planning As-
sistance Grants program provides funding to States to support the de-
velopment of HCPs. Planning assistance grants may support planning
activities such as document preparation, outreach, and baseline surveys
and inventories.
2. Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Land Acquisition Grants - The
HCP Land Acquisition program was established by Congress in fis-
cal year 1997. This program was designed to reduce conflicts between
the conservation of listed species and land uses on specific parcels of
land. Under this program, the Service provides grants to States for
land acquisitions that are associated with approved HCPs. The Service
considers the use of Federal acquisition dollars by States for habitat
protection within and adjacent to HCP areas to be an important and
effective mechanism to promote the recovery of threatened and endan-
gered species. The HCP Land Acquisition program has three primary
purposes: 1) to fund land acquisitions that complement, but do not re-
place, private mitigation responsibilities contained in HCPs, 2) to fund
land acquisitions that have important benefits for listed, proposed, andcandidate species, and 3) to fund land acquisitions that have impor-
tant benefits for ecosystems that support listed, proposed and candidate
species.
3. Recovery Land Acquisition Grants - Loss of habitat is the primary
threat to most listed species and land acquisition is often the most effec-
tive and efficient means of protecting habitats essential for recovery of
listed species before development or other land use changes impair or
destroy key habitat values. Land acquisition is costly and often neither
the Service nor the States individually have the necessary resources to
acquire habitats essential for recovery of listed species. Recovery Land
Acquisition grant funds are matched by States and non-federal entities
to acquire these habitats from willing sellers in support of approved
species recovery plans. Because the existing HCP Land Acquisition
Grants Program provides substantial funding for land acquisitions as-
sociated with HCPs, the Recovery Land Acquisition Grants Program
will not be used to fund land acquisitions associated with permitted
HCPs.
These funds are not directly available to individual organizations, but
are indirectly available through partnership with TPWD. In Texas, all
proposals must be submitted through Texas Parks and Wildlife De-
partment.
The grant requires a 75:25 cost share, so applicants will need to provide
the 25% match. The match is based upon total project costs, and must
be from non-federal funding sources. The recipient is reimbursed based
on the cost-sharing formula in the agreement.
Complete information regarding the federal FY2006 RFP and
related Competitive Section 6 materials can be accessed at:
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/grants/section6/index.html, but
there are additional requirements relative to grant applications made
through TPWD, which are explained fully in guidance documents
available from the department (see contact information at the end of
this document). Application proposals to TPWD should strictly follow
the guidelines. Project descriptions that clearly address the specific
ranking criteria in an organized manner will facilitate proposal review
and scoring. If you have any questions regarding organization and
structuring of your proposal please do not hesitate to contact us. Fail-
ure to follow guidelines and format instructions will automatically
disqualify the application package.
Awards for these CESCF "Nontraditional" grants (i.e., Competitive
Section 6) will be announced through a national press release and a
memorandum to the Regional Directors of the Service for further notifi-
cation of the applicants' selection for an award. The final exact amount
of funds, the scope of work, and terms and conditions of a success-
ful award will be determined in pre-award negotiations between the
prospective recipient and the Service's representatives. The prospec-
tive recipient will be asked to sign an agreement that specifies the
project requirements, such as the cost share, the project design, the time
commitment for maintaining the project's benefits, and the reporting
requirements, and that provides for Service access to the project area
in order to check on its progress.
Deadline for receipt of proposals in January 29, 2007.
Proposal package (project statement and related materials, if any)
should be emailed in Microsoft Word, or compatible (no .pdf), format
to craig.farquhar@tpwd.state.tx.us. If the entire electronic project
statement exceeds 2 Mb it will need to be delivered by surface mail
to: Dr. Craig Farquhar, Section 6 Coordinator, Wildlife Diversity
Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School
Road, Austin, TX 78744 (512) 389-4933. For further information
concerning Section 6 processes and procedures, please contact Dr.
Farquhar.IN ADDITION January 19, 2007 32 TexReg 267
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