Notice2026-19029
Notice of Proposed Subaward Under a Council-Selected Restoration Component Award
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September 17, 2026
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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Abstract
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) publishes notice of a proposed subaward from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to the Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, HARTE Research Institute (HRI), a nongovernmental organization, for the purpose of planning and prioritizing rookery island restoration in accordance with the Colonial Waterbird Rookery Island Restoration Project as approved in the Council's 2026 Funded Priorities List (FPL).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58902-58903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19029]
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GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL
[Docket No.: 109142026-1111-02]
Notice of Proposed Subaward Under a Council-Selected Restoration
Component Award
AGENCY: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council)
publishes notice of a proposed subaward from the U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) to the Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, HARTE
Research Institute (HRI), a nongovernmental organization, for the
purpose of planning and prioritizing rookery island restoration in
accordance with the Colonial Waterbird Rookery Island Restoration
Project as approved in the Council's 2026 Funded Priorities List (FPL).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please send questions by email to
Victoria Schenk at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abddc2c8dfc4d9c2ca85d8c8c3cec5c0ebd9ced8dfc4d9cedfc3ceccdec7cd85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98eef1fbecf7eaf1f9b6ebfbf0fdf6f3d8eafdebecf7eafdecf0fdffedf4feb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a> or (504) 874-
3923.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 1321(t)(2)(E)(ii)(III) of the Resources and Ecosystems
Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies Act of
2012 (33 U.S.C. 1321(t) and note) (RESTORE Act) and the Department of
the Treasury's implementing regulation at 31 CFR 34.401(b) set forth
certain notice and publication requirements. They require that for
purposes of awards made under the Comprehensive Plan Component of the
RESTORE Act, a State or Federal award recipient may make a subaward to
or enter into a cooperative agreement with a nongovernmental entity
that equals or exceeds 10 percent of the total amount of the award only
if at least 30 days before the State or Federal award recipient enters
into such an agreement, the Council publishes in the Federal Register
and delivers to specified Congressional committees the name of the
recipient and subrecipient; a brief description of the activity,
including its purpose; and the amount of the award. This notice
accomplishes the Federal Register publication requirement.
Description of Proposed Action
As specified in the 2026 FPL, which is available on the Council's
website at <a href="https://www.restorethegulf.gov/our-work/fpl/fpl-2026/">https://www.restorethegulf.gov/our-work/fpl/fpl-2026/</a>,
RESTORE Act funds in the amount of $600,000.00 will support the
Colonial Waterbird Rookery Island Restoration Project through an
Interagency Agreement (IAA) with DOI. DOI will provide a subaward in
the
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amount of $200,000.00 to HRI. HRI will establish a Project Advisory
Committee, convene its meetings, document the proceedings, and evaluate
and rank potential projects based on their success potential. HRI will
develop a site restoration plan incorporating the work from
professional engineers. Each plan will include an adaptive monitoring
plan to document the effectiveness of the techniques and actions used
to restore habitat for colonial nesting waterbirds.
Keala J. Hughes,
Director of External Affairs & Tribal Relations, Gulf Coast Ecosystem
Restoration Council.
[FR Doc. 2026-19029 Filed 9-16-26; 8:45 am]
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