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the Final EIS, contact Nanette Seto or
Tara Zimmerman, Migratory Birds and
Habitat Programs, 911 NE. 11th Avenue,
Portland, OR, 97232, telephone (503)
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Background
Recent increases in the number of
Caspian terns nesting in the Columbia
River estuary, Oregon, have led to
concerns over their potential impact on
the recovery of threatened and
endangered Columbia River salmon. In
2000, Seattle Audubon, National
Audubon, American Bird Conservancy,
and Defenders of Wildlife filed a lawsuit
against the Corps alleging that
compliance with NEPA for a proposed
action of relocating the large colony of
Caspian terns from Rice Island to East
Sand Island was insufficient, and
against the Service in objection to the
potential take of eggs as a means to
prevent nesting on Rice Island. In 2002,
all parties reached a settlement
agreement. The settlement agreement
stipulates that the Service, Corps, and
NOAA Fisheries prepare an EIS to
address Caspian tern management in the
Columbia River estuary and juvenile
salmonid predation.
The three cooperating agencies
analyzed four alternatives for future
Caspian tern management in the
Columbia River estuary; of these,
Alternative C has been identified as the
preferred alternative.
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Alternative C has not been modified
from the Draft EIS which was released
on July 23, 2004 for public review. This
alternative proposes management
actions that would reduce tern
predation on juvenile salmonids in the
Columbia River estuary by
redistributing a portion of the tern
colony on East Sand Island throughout
the Pacific Coast/Western region. This
would be achieved by reducing the tern
nesting site on East Sand Island to
approximately 1 to 1.5 acres and
managing sites in Washington, Oregon,
and California specifically for displaced
Caspian terns. Future management sites
include Dungeness National Wildlife
Refuge, Washington; Summer, Crump,
and Fern Ridge lakes, Oregon; and
Brooks Island, Hayward Regional
Shoreline, and Don Edwards San
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
in San Francisco Bay, California. We
expect a colony size of approximately
2,500 to 3,125 nesting pairs to remain
on East Sand Island.
The Corps would continue efforts,
such as hazing (e.g., disturbance to terns
prior to the nesting season), to prevent
Caspian tern nesting on upper estuary
islands (e.g., Rice Island, Miller Sands
Spit, Pillar Rock Island) of the Columbia
River estuary to prevent high tern
predation rates of juvenile salmonids
and comply with the 1999 Corps
Columbia River Channel Operation and
Maintenance Program Biological
Opinion. The Service would issue an
egg take permit to the Corps for upper
estuary islands (not including East Sand
Island) if the efforts to prevent tern
nesting at these sites fail. Additionally,
the Corps would resume dredged
material (e.g., sand) disposal on the
downstream end of Rice Island, on the
former Caspian tern nesting site.
Public comments were requested,
considered, and incorporated
throughout the planning process in
numerous ways. Public outreach has
included open houses, planning
updates, Federal Register notices, and a
project website. Two previous notices
were published in the Federal Register
concerning this EIS (68 FR 16826, April
7, 2003 and 69 FR 44053, July 23, 2004).
During the Draft EIS comment period
(July 23, 2004 to September 21, 2004),
the Service received a total of 37
comments (e-mails, letters, faxes, or
postcards). All substantive issues raised
in the comments have been addressed
through revisions incorporated into the
Final EIS text or in responses to
comments contained in Appendix J of
the Final EIS.
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Dated: December 3, 2004.
David J. Wesley,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
Notice of Third Extension to
Tribal-State Compact.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
Third Extension of the Tribal-State
Compact between the Pyramid Lake
Paiute Indian Tribe and the State of
Nevada. The Compact is extended until
January 5, 2006.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 14, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George T. Skibine, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming Management, Office of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary—Policy
and Economic Development,
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
Under
Section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public
Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands.
On January 6, 1998, the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs, Department of
the Interior, through his delegated
authority, approved the Compact
between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
and the State of Nevada, which was
executed on August 4, 1997. The
Compact is extended until January 5,
2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 22, 2004.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Third Extension to Tribal-State Compact.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the Third Extension of the Tribal-State
Compact between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Tribe and the State of
Nevada. The Compact is extended until January 5, 2006.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming Management, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--
Policy and Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice
of approved Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class
III gaming activities on Indian lands.
On January 6, 1998, the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior, through his delegated authority, approved
the Compact between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the State of
Nevada, which was executed on August 4, 1997. The Compact is extended
until January 5, 2006.
Dated: December 22, 2004.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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