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From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Goldberg, Jason Kate Freund; Hudson, Michael; Robert Krska; Dave Lemarie; Laura MacLean; Mott, Seth; Christy Viafusson: Savignano. Dolores: Debra Schlafmann; Charla Sterne For Review: NCT MeetingNotes Wednesday, April 19, 2017 2:37:36 PM NCT April 2017.docx Hi all, Thank you for your time on today's call. I've attached notes from the discussion. Please send me your feedback by Friday COB in Track Changes. I'll make final edits and distribute to the NCT list and post a summary to the Portal on Monday. Regards, Jason Jason Goldberg U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Science Applications Ph: 703-358-1866 Cell: 240-687-8213 National Climate Team April 19, 2017 Participants Kate Freund ES, R1 Jason Goldberg HQ, SA Mike Hudson R1, Fisheries Bob Krska R3, ES Dave Lemarie, NCTC Laura MacLean HQ, SA Seth Mott HQ, SA Christy Vigfusson HQ, WSFR Dolores Savignano HQ, FAC Deb Schlaffman R8, SA Charla Sterne R7, SA Summary of Ongoing Action Items DRAFT April 19, 2017 DRAFT April 19, 2017 DRAFT April 19, 2017 I DRAFT April 19, 2017 NEXT MEETING: May 17, 1 pm Eastern DRAFT April 19, 2017 APPENDIX Information Memorandum for the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Date: April 10, 2017 From: Seth Mott, Acting Assistant Director for Science Applications, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 202-208-7165 Subject: Preliminary response to the deliverable outlined in section 5(b)(1) of Secretarial Order 3349 - "American Energy Independence" I. Introduction This memorandum identifies FWS Actions relating to the Presidential Actions, reports, and guidance that are rescinded by the March 28, 2017 Executive Order that relate to climate change. II. Background The March 28, 2017, Presidential Executive Order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" revoked Executive Order 13653 of November 6, 2013 (Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change) and other related policies and directed the heads of all agencies to identify agency actions relating to or arising from those policies. On March 29, 2017, the Secretary signed Order 3349, "American Energy Independence," which established a "Climate Change Policy Review" that requires, among other things, each bureau and office to identify all actions they have adopted or are in the process of developing relating to Executive Order 13653 and other climate change policies identified in the March 28, 2017, Presidential Executive Order. III. Discussion The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has identified ten items relating to the Presidential Memorandum and Secretarial Order 3349. 1. 056 FW 1 (FWS Policy Manual, adopted July 22, 2013): and staff responsibilities on climate change adaptation and steps down the Departmental policy on climate change adaptation (523 DM 1) 2. 056 FW 2 (FWS Policy Manual, adopted June 20, 2014): Establishes the Climate Adaptation Network in FWS, a team of senior-level staff which guides the bureau to enhance preparedness, adaptation, and resilience in the face of the impacts of climate change and its interaction with non-climate influences on fish, wildlife, plants, ecosystems, cultural - resources, and facilities. 3. DRAFT April 19, 2017 7. A Framework for Building Climate Literacy and Capabilities among Federal Natural Resource Agencies: Under the leadership of DOI's Office of Policy Analysis, the FWS, NOAA, USDA-National Resources Conservation Service, USDA-Forest Service, EPA, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contributed to this report. It describes common climate training and education goals and objectives, efforts to provide climate training for senior leaders, and opportunities to work with external partners and stakeholders on developing and delivering climate training. 8. Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice: This handbook, which underwent scientific peer review, was prepared in 2014. It offers guidance for designing and carrying out conservation in the face of a changing climate. The guide is designed to help conservationists and resource managers incorporate climate change considerations into their work. 9. Planning for Climate Change on the National Wildlife Refuge System: A publication completed in March 2014 to provide a practical primer for FWS employees. It is designed to help employees integrate climate change adaptation, mitigation and engagement strategies into planning activities. DRAFT April 19, 2017 annually provides grants of up to $1 million to coastal and Great Lakes states, as well as U.S. territories to protect, restore and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems and associated uplands. The grants are funded through the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which is supported by excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel. Ranking criteria include questions regarding wetlands conservation, coastal watershed management, conservation of threatened and endangered species. Criteria for "other factors" includes a request for how the proposed project addresses climate change concerns and how it will be affected by climate change impacts. In January 2017, $17 million in grants to States were awarded under this program. https://www.fws.gov/coastal/CoastalGrants/pdfs/FY2018NCWG NoticeAndInstructions.pdf 6. National Fish Habitat Action Plan (Action Plan) (Fish and Aquatic Conservation): Projects conducted under the Action Plan protect, restore and enhance the nation's fish and aquatic communities through partnerships that foster fish habitat conservation and improve the quality of life for the American people. The application process requests information from project applicants to identify when proposed projects address climate. However, no scoring or ranking criteria is based on this information, and it is used for internal reporting purposes only. In 2016, $1.8 million was available for funding projects under this program. 7. Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) Grants (Ecological Services): CESCF grants provide funding to support voluntary conservation projects for federally listed species and species that are candidates for listing under the Endangered Species Act. The projects reflect the collective priorities of the States and FWS. As part of review and scoring, each proposal is assessed for project readiness and conservation in the context of climate change and may be assigned additional points for such work. In 2017, grant awards included $9.48 million for Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance, 19.64 million for Habitat Conservation Plan land acquisition, and $11.16 million for Recovery land acquisition. https://www.fws.gov/endangered/grants/pdf/FY17 CESCF-NOFO FINAL.pdf