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the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 and its implementing
regulations.
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended
by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997, requires the
Service to develop a comprehensive
conservation plan for each national
wildlife refuge. The purpose in
developing a comprehensive
conservation plan 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, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation.
The purpose of this notice is to
achieve the following:
(1) Advise other agencies and the
public of our intentions, and
(2) Obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to
include in the environmental document.
DATES: An open house style meeting
will be held during the scoping phase
and public draft phase of the
comprehensive conservation plan
development process. Special mailings,
newspaper articles, and other media
announcements will be used to inform
the public and state and local
government agencies of the dates and
opportunities for input throughout the
planning process. The planning process
for the Louisiana Wetland Management
District and Handy Brake National
Wildlife Refuge will be conducted in
conjunction with each other.
ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for
more information regarding the
Louisiana Wetland Management District
planning process should be sent to
Lindy Garner, Planning Biologist, North
Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge
Complex, 11372 Highway 143,
Farmerville, Louisiana 71241;
Telephone: (318) 726–4222 x5; Fax:
(318) 726–4667; Electronic-mail:
northlarefuges@fws.gov. To ensure
consideration, written comments must
be received no later than November 25,
2005.Our practice is to make comments,
including names and addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request that
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we withhold their home addresses from
the record, which we will honor to the
extent allowable by law.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Louisiana Wetland Management District
was established in September 1990
‘‘* * * for conservation purposes
* * *’’ 7 U.S.C. 2002 (Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act). Most
of the 37 Farm Service Agency
easements, 10 fee title tracts, and 4
leases are concentrated in northeastern
Louisiana. In 1988, the first fee title
transfer of a Farm Service Agency tract
in the Southeast Region resulted in the
establishment of Handy Brake National
Wildlife Refuge. The wetland
management district currently oversees
Fish and Wildlife Service interests on
about 10,000 acres. This refuge is
combined with D’Arbonne, Upper
Ouachita, Black Bayou Lake, and Red
River National Wildlife Refuges to form
the North Louisiana National Wildlife
Refuge Complex. The wetland
management district encompasses
several parishes in the northern half of
Louisiana: Natchitoches, Grant,
Richland, Morehouse, West Carroll, and
East Carroll.
Habitat management within the
wetland management district focuses
primarily on reforestation of marginal
agricultural areas and development and
maintenance of moist-soil units.
Mowing, discing, burning, and/or
spraying is periodically required to
maintain early successional stages.
The varied habitat on lands within the
wetland management district provide
for a diverse array of wildlife. Bald
eagles and peregrine falcons are known
to occur on the district. Both are usually
associated with large waterfowl
concentrations. Small concentrations
(<1,000) of waterfowl are seen on the
easement tracts and on Handy Brake
Refuge, depending upon the availability
of water. Migratory songbirds also use
several of the tracts and Handy Brake
Refuge. Resident furbearers include fox,
gray squirrels, rabbits, deer, beaver, and
raccoon.
There are limited wildlife observation
opportunities at Handy Brake Refuge
and other fee title tracts within the
Louisiana Wetland Management
District. The observation tower at Handy
Brake Refuge had approximately 3,200
visitors during 2002.
A few potential issues to be reviewed
during the planning process include
water manipulation, beaver control
throughout the district, and control of
undesirable plant species, such as
willow, cocklebur, and Sesbania.
Control methods in the past included
mechanical means, water level
manipulation, and spraying.
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The Service will conduct a
comprehensive conservation planning
process that will provide opportunity
for State and local governments,
agencies, organizations, and the public
to participate in issue scoping and
public comment. Comments received by
the planning team will be used as part
of the planning process.
Authority: This notice is published under
the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, Public
Law 105–57.
Dated: September 7, 2005.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
Meeting
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species (ANS) Task Force. The meeting
is open to the public. The meeting
topics are identified in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, and
Thursday, October 20, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force
meeting will be held at the Hyatt Dulles,
2300 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon, VA,
20171; (703) 713–1234. Minutes of the
meeting will be maintained in the office
of Chief, Division of Environmental
Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Suite 322, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, Virginia 22203, and will be
made available for public inspection
during regular business hours, Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Newsham, ANS Task Force
Executive Secretary, at (703) 358–1796.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.), this notice announces meetings
of the ANS Task Force. The ANS Task
Force was established by the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance
Prevention and Control Act of 1990.
Topics to be covered during the ANS
Task Force meeting include: Federal
member, Committee, and Regional Panel
reports; revision of the Strategic Plan;
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regional priorities; 100th Meridian
Initiative activities; Caulerpa
eradication activities in California;
Caulerpa national management plan;
development of a national database of
taxonomic experts; invasive species
forecasting; and risk analysis.
Dated: September 26, 2005.
Everett Wilson,
Acting Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species
Task Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries &
Habitat Conservation.
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issues and concerns that are scheduled
for the TRI RAC meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information concerning the
TRI RAC meeting may be obtained from
Pam Talbott, contact representative,
Lakeview Interagency Office, 1301
South G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 97630
(541) 947–6107, or ptalbott@or.blm.gov.
Dated: October 4, 2005.
Shirley Gammon,
Lakeview District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–010–1020–PK; HAG 06–001]
Joint Meeting for the Southeast
Oregon, John Day-Snake, and Eastern
Washington Resource Advisory
Councils (TRI RAC)
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Lakeview District.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The TRI RAC will hold a joint
meeting for all members on Monday
November 7, 2005 from 8 a.m. Pacific
Standard Time (PT) to 5 p.m. Tuesday
November 8, 2005. The meeting will
begin at 7:30 a.m. and end about noon.
The meeting is being held at the
Running Y Ranch Resort, Conference
Room, 5500 Running Y Road, Klamath
Falls, Oregon 97601. Meeting sessions
are open to the public. A comment
period is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. (PT)
on Monday November 7, 2005. The
meeting topics to be discussed include:
New member orientation and video, a
BLM and Forest Service update by the
State Director and Regional Forester,
Congressional updates, and a panel
discussion on RAC involvement.
Grazing regulations, the wild horse and
burro program, and planning and
implementation updates will follow.
There will be a panel discussion on
volunteerism and outside funding,
stewardship contracting, proactive
strategies and a RAC restructuring
proposal. There may also be other issues
that may come before the Councils.
The Southeast Oregon Resource
Advisory Council will hold a brief
meeting Sunday November 6, 2005, at
the Running Y Ranch Resort at 3 p.m.
(PT) in the Board Room. The John DaySnake Resource Advisory Council will
hold a brief meeting on Tuesday
November 8, 2005 following the close of
the TRI RAC meeting. These additional
meetings will be to discuss the same
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Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board;
Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces that the
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
will conduct a meeting on matters
pertaining to management and
protection of wild, free-roaming horses
and burros on the Nation’s public lands.
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet
Monday, November 7, 2005, from 8
a.m., to 5 p.m., local time. This will be
a one day meeting.
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will
meet at the Hotel Washington, 515
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC,
20004. The Hotel Washington’s phone
numbers are (202) 638–5900 or (800)
424–9540. Written comments pertaining
to the Advisory Board meeting should
be sent to: Bureau of Land Management,
National Wild Horse and Burro
Program, WO–260, Attention: Ramona
DeLorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard,
Reno, Nevada, 89502–7147. Submit
written comments pertaining to the
Advisory Board meeting no later than
close of business, November 2, 2005.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for electronic access and filing address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ramona DeLorme, Wild Horse and
Burro Administrative Assistant, (775)
861-6583. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may reach Ms. DeLorme at any
time by calling the Federal Information
Relay Service at 1–(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Public Meeting
Under the authority of 43 CFR part
1784, the Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board advises the Secretary of
the Interior, the Director of the BLM, the
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief
of the Forest Service, on matters
pertaining to management and
protection of wild, free-roaming horses
and burros on the Nation’s public lands.
The tentative agenda for the meeting is:
Monday, November 7, 2005 (8:00 a.m.–
5:00 p.m.)
8 a.m. Call to Order & Introductions:
8:15 a.m. Old Business:
Approval of August 2005 Minutes.
Update Pending Litigation.
8:45 a.m. Program Updates:
Gathers.
Adoptions.
Facilities.
Forest Service Update.
Break (9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.)
9:45 a.m. Program Updates
(continued):
Adoption Strategy.
Program Accomplishments.
Lunch (11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.)
1 p.m. New Business:
Break (2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.)
2:45 p.m. Board Recommendations.
4 p.m. Public Comments.
4:45 p.m. Recap/Summary/Next
Meeting/Date/Site.
5–6 p.m. Adjourn: Roundtable
Discussion to Follow.
The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. An
individual with a disability needing an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting, such as an interpreting
service, assistive listening device, or
materials in an alternate format, must
notify the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT two
weeks before the scheduled meeting
date. Although the BLM will attempt to
meet a request received after that date,
the requested auxiliary aid or service
may not be available because of
insufficient time to arrange it.
The Federal Advisory Committee
Management Regulations [41 CFR 101–
6.1015(b),] require BLM to publish in
the Federal Register notice of a meeting
15 days prior to the meeting date.
II. Public Comment Procedures
Members of the public may make oral
statements to the Advisory Board on
November 7, 2005, at the appropriate
point in the agenda. This opportunity is
anticipated to occur at 4 p.m., local
time. Persons wishing to make
statements should register with the BLM
by noon on November 7, 2005, at the
meeting location. Depending on the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species (ANS) Task Force. The meeting is open to the public. The
meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, and Thursday, October 20, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force meeting will be held at the Hyatt Dulles,
2300 Dulles Corner Blvd., Herndon, VA, 20171; (703) 713-1234. Minutes
of the meeting will be maintained in the office of Chief, Division of
Environmental Quality, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Suite 322, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203, and will be made
available for public inspection during regular business hours, Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Newsham, ANS Task Force
Executive Secretary, at (703) 358-1796.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this notice announces meetings
of the ANS Task Force. The ANS Task Force was established by the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990.
Topics to be covered during the ANS Task Force meeting include:
Federal member, Committee, and Regional Panel reports; revision of the
Strategic Plan;
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regional priorities; 100th Meridian Initiative activities; Caulerpa
eradication activities in California; Caulerpa national management
plan; development of a national database of taxonomic experts; invasive
species forecasting; and risk analysis.
Dated: September 26, 2005.
Everett Wilson,
Acting Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant
Director--Fisheries & Habitat Conservation.
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