Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Mound City, MO, 50394-50395 [05-16992]
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Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) and Environmental Assessment
(EA) is available for Agassiz NWR,
Minnesota.
The CCP was prepared pursuant to
the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997, and the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969. Goals and objectives in the CCP
describe how the agency intends to
manage the refuge over the next 15
years.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final CCP are
available on compact disk or hard copy.
You may access and download a copy
via the planning Web site at https://
www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
agassiz/ or you may obtain a
copy by writing to the following
address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge, 22996
290th Street NE., Middle River,
Minnesota 56737–9754.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Anderson at (218) 449–4115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Agassiz NWR, established in 1937, is
located in the northwest corner of
Minnesota at the juncture of the
northern boreal forest, the eastern
deciduous forest, and the tallgrass
prairie. The Refuge’s 61,500 acres are a
key breeding ground for 17 species of
ducks, as well as an important migration
rest stop for waterfowl, but it is also
noted for gray wolves, moose, and
nesting Bald Eagles.
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee et seq.), requires a CCP.
The purpose in developing CCPs is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
strategy for achieving refuge purposes
and contributing toward the mission of
the National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife science, conservation, legal
mandates, and Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction for conserving wildlife and
their habitats, the CCPs identify
wildlife-dependent recreational
opportunities available to the public,
including opportunities for hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update these CCPs at least
every 15 years.
A major focus of the refuge for the
next 15 years will be to manage a large
area of uplands as a grassland/
shrubland matrix. This action will
increase critical native habitats that
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have declined locally and in Minnesota
over the past century, such as prairie
grasslands, sedge meadow, and bur oak/
savanna. Simultaneously, the Refuge
will aim to reduce the area now taken
over by lowland shrub, aspen/mixed
hardwood, and cattail or phragmitesdominated marsh, which either have
lower intrinsic value for wildlife or have
simply become too abundant. In turn,
these habitat shifts will help those
wildlife species associated with the
rarer habitats.
The Refuge proposes to restore a more
natural sinuosity on two interior
watercourses by lowering water levels
in three pools. The loss of conifers in
the Wilderness Area, possibly due to
high water conditions, will also be
studied.
Expanded public use opportunities
include enhancing winter wildlife
viewing with a designated, un-groomed
cross-country/snowshoe/walking trail.
New hunting opportunities to be
provided include: archery/deer,
muzzleloader/deer, and ruffed grouse
hunting during and after the firearms/
deer season; and a ‘‘youth’’ waterfowl
hunt in the Farmes Pool area in
conjunction with the state youth
waterfowl hunt season and regulations.
Dated: June 21, 2005.
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Final Comprehensive Conservation
Plan and Environmental Assessment
for Squaw Creek National Wildlife
Refuge (NWR), Mound City, MO
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) announces that the
final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) and Environmental Assessment
(EA) is available for Squaw Creek NWR,
Mound City, Missouri. The CCP was
prepared pursuant to the National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration
Act of 1966, as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and
using the preferred alternative, goals,
and objectives, we describe how the
Service intends to manage this refuge
over the next 15 years.
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Copies of the final CCP and
EA are available on compact diskette or
hard copy, you may obtain a copy by
writing to: Squaw Creek National
Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 158, Mound
City, Missouri 64470 or you may access
and download a copy at this Web site:
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
squawcreek/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Bell at (660) 442–3187.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee et seq.) requires the
Service to develop a CCP for each
National Wildlife Refuge. The purpose
in developing a CCP is to provide refuge
managers with a 15-year strategy for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, the CCP identifies
wildlife-dependent recreational
opportunities available to the public,
including opportunities for hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update these CCPs at least
every 15 years in accordance with the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997, and the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d).
The planning process for Squaw
Creek NWR began in 1999. Five
management alternatives were
considered. Alternative D, Optimizing
Wildlife Habitat and Fish and Wildlife
Populations With Enhanced Levels of
Wildlife-dependent Recreation is the
preferred alternative. This alternative
seeks to maximize wildlife habitat and
population management practices and
opportunities without adversely
impacting current levels of wildlifedependent recreational opportunities.
There will be no expansion of existing
authorized boundaries.
The CCP identifies and increases
wildlife-dependent recreational
opportunities available to the public
including: Initiating a managed spring
snow goose hunt; investigating the
potential for a fishing access area and a
white-tailed deer hunt for physically
challenged visitors; and enhancing trails
for wildlife observation and
ADDRESSES:
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photography, and environmental
education and interpretation.
Dated: May 13, 2005.
Charles M. Wooley,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Ft. Snelling, Minnesota.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Receipt of Applications for
Endangered Species Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The public is invited to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. We provide this
notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
DATES: We must receive written data or
comments on these applications at the
address given below, by September 26,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to
the following office within 30 days of
the date of publication of this notice:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875
Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta,
Georgia 30345 (Attn: Victoria Davis,
Permit Biologist).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Victoria Davis, telephone (404) 679–
4176; facsimile (404) 679–7081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public is invited to comment on the
following applications for permits to
conduct certain activities with
endangered and threatened species. If
you wish to comment, you may submit
comments by any one of the following
methods. You may mail comments to
the Services Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES section) or via electronic
mail (e-mail) to
‘‘victoria_davis@fws.gov.’’ Please submit
electronic comments as an ASCII file
avoiding the use of special characters
and any form of encryption. Please also
include your name and return address
in your e-mail message. If you do not
receive a confirmation from the Service
that we have received your e-mail
message, contact us directly at the
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telephone number listed above (see FOR
section).
Finally, you may hand deliver
comments to the Service office listed
above (see ADDRESSES section).
Our practice is to make comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home address from
the administrative record. We will
honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law. There may also be
other circumstances in which we would
withhold from the administrative record
a respondent’s identity, as allowable by
law. If you wish us to withhold your
name and address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. However, we will not
consider anonymous comments. We
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Applicant: Stephanie Ann Clark,
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, TE108506–0.
The applicant requests authorization
to take (capture, identify, photograph,
collect tissue samples, salvage dead
specimen, release) the following
species: slender campeloma
(Campeloma decampi), cylindrical
lioplax (Lioplax cyclostomaformis),
Tulotoma snail (Tulotoma magnifica),
Anthony’s riversnail (Athearnia
anthonyi), Lacy Elimia (snail) (Elimia
crenatella), painted rocksnail (Leptoxis
taeniata), plicate rocksnail (Leptoxis
plicata), round rocksnail (Leptoxis
ampla), Tumbling Creek cavesnail
(Antrobia culveri), flat pebblesnail
(Lepyrium showalteri), royal marstonia
(snail) (Pyrgulopsis ogmorhaphe),
armored snail (Pyrgulopsis (=Marstonia)
pachyta), painted snake coiled forest
snail (Anguispira picta), noonday snail
(Mesodon clarki nantahala), Magazine
mountain shagreen (Mesodon
magazinensis), Stock Island tree snail
(Orthalicus reses), Cumberland elktoe
(Alasmidonta atropurpurea),
Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta
raveneliana), fat three-ridge (mussel)
(Amblema neislerii), Ouachita rock
pocketbook (Arkansia wheeleri),
birdwing pearlymussel (Conradilla
caelata), fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria),
dromedary pearlymussel (Dromus
dromas), shiny pigtoe (Fusconaia cor),
finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus),
Chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis),
purple bankclimber (mussel)
(Elliptoideus sloatianus),
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Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma
brevidens), oyster mussel (Epioblasma
capsaeformis), Yellow blossom
(pearlymussel) (Epioblasma florentina
florentina), Curtis pearlymussel
(Epioblasma florentina curtisii), tan
riffleshell (Epioblasma florentina
walkeri), upland combshell (Epioblasma
metastriata), Catspaw (=purple cat’s
paw pearlymussel) (Epioblasma
obliquata obliquata), southern
acornshell (Epioblasma othcaloogensis),
southern combshell (Epioblasma
(=Dysnomia) penita), green blossom
(pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa
gubernaculum), Tuberoled blossom
(pearlymussel) (Epioblasma torulosa
torulosa), turgid blossom (pearlymussel)
(Epioblasma turgidula), cracking
pearlymussel (Hemistena lata), pink
mucket (pearlymussel) (Lampsilis
abrupta), fine-lined pocketbook
(Lampsilis altilis), Higgins eye
(Lampsilis higginsii), orange-nacre
mucket (Lampsilis perovalis), Arkansas
fatmucket (Lampsilis powelli), speckled
pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri),
shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis
subangulata), Alabama lampmussel
(Lampsilis virescens), Carolina
heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata),
scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon),
Alabama moccasinshell (Medionidus
acutissimus), Coosa moccasinshell
(Medionidus parvulus), Gulf
moccasinshell (Medionidus
penicillatus), Ochlockonee
moccasinshell (Medionidus
simpsonianus), ring pink (mussel)
(Obovaria retusa), little-wing
pearlymussel (Pegias fabula), white
wartyback (pearlymussel) (Plethobasus
cicatricosus), orangefoot pimpleback
(pearlymussel) (Plethobasus
cooperianus), clubshell (Pleurobema
clava), black clubshell (Pleurobema
curtum), southern clubshell
(Pleurobema decisum), dark pigtoe
(Pleurobema furvum), southern pigtoe
(Pleurobema georgianum), Cumberland
pigtoe (Pleurobema gibberum), flat
pigtoe (Pleurobema marshalli), ovate
clubshell (Pleurobema perovatum),
rough pigtoe (Pleurobema plenum), oval
pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), heavy
pigtoe (Pleurobema taitianum), fat
pocketbook (Potamilus capax), Alabama
(=inflated) heelspitter (Potamilus
inflatus), triangular kidneyshell
(Ptychobranchus greenii), rough
rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrical
strigillata), winged mapleleaf (mussel)
(Quadrula fragosa), Cumberland
monkeyface (pearlymussel) (Quadrula
intermedia), Appalachian monkeyface
(pearlymussel) (Quadrula sparsa),
stirrupshell (Quadrula stapes), pale
lilliput (pearlymussel) (Toxolasma
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental
Assessment for Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Mound City,
MO
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that
the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental
Assessment (EA) is available for Squaw Creek NWR, Mound City, Missouri.
The CCP was prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, and the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, and using the preferred alternative, goals, and
objectives, we describe how the Service intends to manage this refuge
over the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the final CCP and EA are available on compact
diskette or hard copy, you may obtain a copy by writing to: Squaw Creek
National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 158, Mound City, Missouri 64470 or
you may access and download a copy at this Web site: https://
www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/squawcreek/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Bell at (660) 442-3187.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee et seq.) requires
the Service to develop a CCP for each National Wildlife Refuge. The
purpose in developing a CCP is to provide refuge managers with a 15-
year strategy for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the
mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound
principles of fish and wildlife management, conservation, legal
mandates, and Service policies. In addition to outlining broad
management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, the CCP
identifies wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available to
the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife
observation and photography, and environmental education and
interpretation. We will review and update these CCPs at least every 15
years in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, and the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370d).
The planning process for Squaw Creek NWR began in 1999. Five
management alternatives were considered. Alternative D, Optimizing
Wildlife Habitat and Fish and Wildlife Populations With Enhanced Levels
of Wildlife-dependent Recreation is the preferred alternative. This
alternative seeks to maximize wildlife habitat and population
management practices and opportunities without adversely impacting
current levels of wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities. There
will be no expansion of existing authorized boundaries.
The CCP identifies and increases wildlife-dependent recreational
opportunities available to the public including: Initiating a managed
spring snow goose hunt; investigating the potential for a fishing
access area and a white-tailed deer hunt for physically challenged
visitors; and enhancing trails for wildlife observation and
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photography, and environmental education and interpretation.
Dated: May 13, 2005.
Charles M. Wooley,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ft. Snelling,
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. 05-16992 Filed 8-25-05; 8:45 am]
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