Supplement to the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, 72462-72463 [E5-6814]
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nonimmigrant to apply for suspension
of deportation or Special Rule
cancellation of removal. The
information collected on this form is
necessary in order for the USCIS to
determine if it has jurisdiction over an
individual applying for this release as
well as to elicit information regarding
the eligibility of an individual applying
for this release, pursuant to section 203
of the Nicaraguan Adjustment and
Central American Relief Act (NACARA);
Public Law 105–100.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 55,000 responses at 12 hours
per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 660,000 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the
USCIS Web site at: https://uscis.gov/
graphics/formsfee/forms/pra/index.htm.
If additional information is required
contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management
Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue,
3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20529, (202)
272–8377.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Richard A. Sloan,
Director, Regulatory Management Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4977–N–10]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: The
Study of Multifamily Building
Conformance With the Fair Housing
Accessibility Guidelines: Improving
the Methodology (Phase 2)
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 3,
2006.
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Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
control Number and should be sent to:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8228,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Stoloff, Program Evaluation
Division, Policy Development and
Research, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 8140, Washington, DC
20410–5000. Telephone (202) 708–3700,
extension 5723 for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
documents. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is
soliciting comments from members of
the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
(e.g., permitting electronic submission
of responses).
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Multifamily
Building Conformance with the Fair
Housing Accessibility Guidelines:
Improving the Methodology.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of a survey
instrument designed to measure the
degree of conformance in multifamily
buildings to the Fair Housing
Accessibility Guidelines. The survey
will be compared to baseline data
gathered in a previous study from 2003,
which covered the period 1991–1996.
The purpose of the survey is to: (1)
Replicate the core components of the
previous survey and compare, where
possible, changes in the level of
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conformance with the Fair Housing
Guidelines; (2) Provide a new and more
reliable baseline for future studies; and
(3) Conduct a large enough survey, with
weighted sampling, to assess the
differences in levels of conformance
among specific housing types (e.g., Low
Income Housing Tax Credit properties
and elderly properties).
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public:
Individuals.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:
Inspections: 400 projects, average of
five hours inspection time per project
will result in 2,000 hours. (This estimate
combines inspection time with
interview time. The actual burden on
individuals will be closer to 400 hours.)
Telephone interviews: 100
respondents, one interview at one hour
each will result in 100 hours.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: November 21, 2005.
Harold Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Supplement to the Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Upper Mississippi River National
Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announces that the Supplement
to the Draft Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
is available for Upper Mississippi River
National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The
Supplement to the Draft CCP/EIS 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
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and objectives in the CCP describe how
the agency intends to manage the refuge
over the next 15 years.
DATES: Written comments on the
Supplement to the Draft CCP/EIS will be
accepted up to 60 days after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Supplement
are available on compact disk or hard
copy. You may access and download a
copy via the planning Web site https://
fws.gov/midwest/planning/uppermiss/
index.html or you may obtain a copy by
writing to the following address: U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of
Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry
Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal
Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111.
All comments should be addressed to
Upper Mississippi National Wildlife
and Fish Refuge, Attention: CCP
Supplement Comment, 51 East 4th
Street, Room 101, Winona, Minnesota
55987, or direct e-mail to
r3planning@fws.gov. Comments may
also be submitted through the Service’s
regional Web site at: https://
www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
uppermiss/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don
Hultman, at (507) 452–4232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Upper
Mississippi River National Wildlife and
Fish Refuge encompasses 240,000 acres
along 261 miles of Mississippi River
floodplain in Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, and Illinois. The Refuge was
established by Congress in 1924 to
provide a refuge and breeding ground
for migratory birds, fish, other wildlife,
and plants. The Refuge is perhaps the
most important corridor of habitat in the
central United States due to its species
diversity and abundance, and is the
most visited refuge in the United States
with 3.7 million annual visitors.
The Draft CCP/EIS was released for
public review May 1, 2005, for a 120day comment period ending August 31,
2005. The Refuge hosted 21 public
meetings and workshops attended by
2,900 people. The workshops resulted
in 87 workgroup reports with comments
or recommendations on major issues.
We also received 2,438 written
comments including comments from the
four states involved, the Corps of
Engineers, and 41 conservation or
recreation-related organizations, and 6
petitions with more than 3,000
signatures.
In response to the high degree of
public interest and comment, in July
2005 we announced through the media
the intent to issue a new preferred
alternative following the comment
period to reflect the input received. This
Supplement is the new preferred
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alternative and is called Alternative E—
Modified Wildlife and Integrated Public
Use Focus. This new preferred
alternative, along with the previous four
alternatives, will be included in the
Final CCP/EIS.
The Supplement contains both
substantive and editorial changes to
Alternative D, the initial preferred
alternative. Substantive changes were
made to several objectives which
addressed several issues or topics,
including: no hunting zones around
some hiking/observation trails, changes
to the boundaries and regulations for the
Waterfowl Hunting Closed Areas, a 25
daily shotshell limit and 100 yard
spacing requirement for waterfowl
hunting, a managed hunt to address a
waterfowl hunting firing line, changes
to camping and other beach-related
recreational use, proposed Electric
Motor Areas, and boat ramp launch fees.
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 for 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).
Dated: October 24, 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
Draft Comprehensive Conservation
Plan and Environmental Assessment
for Shawangunk Grasslands National
Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service, we, our) announces
that the draft Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
Shawangunk Grasslands National
Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is available for
review. The Service prepared this CCP/
EA in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and
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, et seq.).
DATES: The draft CCP/EA will be
available for public review and
comment for a 45-day period starting
with the publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft CCP/EA
on compact diskette or in print may be
obtained by writing to Nancy McGarigal,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300
Westgate Center Drive, Hadley,
Massachusetts 01035, or e-mail
northeastplaning@fws.gov. The
document may also be viewed on the
Web site at https://library.fws.gov/
ccps.htm. We plan to host one evening
public meeting in the Town of
Shawangunk. We will announce the
details at least 2 weeks in advance in
local papers and post them at the refuge.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy McGarigal, Refuge Planner, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate
Center Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts
01035, 413–253–8562 (telephone), 413–
253–8562 (FAX), or e-mail Nancy at
Nancy_McGarigal@fws.gov.
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 CCP for each
refuge. The purpose of developing a
CCP is to provide refuge managers with
a 15-year strategy for achieving refuge
purposes and contributing to the
mission of the National Wildlife Refuge
System, in conformance with the sound
principles of fish and wildlife science,
natural resources conservation, legal
mandates, and Service policies. In
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Supplement to the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Mississippi River National
Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces that the
Supplement to the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is available for Upper Mississippi
River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The Supplement to the Draft
CCP/EIS 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
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and objectives in the CCP describe how the agency intends to manage the
refuge over the next 15 years.
DATES: Written comments on the Supplement to the Draft CCP/EIS will be
accepted up to 60 days after publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Supplement are available on compact disk or
hard copy. You may access and download a copy via the planning Web site
https://fws.gov/midwest/planning/uppermiss/ or you may obtain
a copy by writing to the following address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry Whipple
Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111.
All comments should be addressed to Upper Mississippi National
Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Attention: CCP Supplement Comment, 51 East
4th Street, Room 101, Winona, Minnesota 55987, or direct e-mail to
r3planning@fws.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the
Service's regional Web site at: https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
uppermiss/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Hultman, at (507) 452-4232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Upper Mississippi River National
Wildlife and Fish Refuge encompasses 240,000 acres along 261 miles of
Mississippi River floodplain in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and
Illinois. The Refuge was established by Congress in 1924 to provide a
refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds, fish, other wildlife,
and plants. The Refuge is perhaps the most important corridor of
habitat in the central United States due to its species diversity and
abundance, and is the most visited refuge in the United States with 3.7
million annual visitors.
The Draft CCP/EIS was released for public review May 1, 2005, for a
120-day comment period ending August 31, 2005. The Refuge hosted 21
public meetings and workshops attended by 2,900 people. The workshops
resulted in 87 workgroup reports with comments or recommendations on
major issues. We also received 2,438 written comments including
comments from the four states involved, the Corps of Engineers, and 41
conservation or recreation-related organizations, and 6 petitions with
more than 3,000 signatures.
In response to the high degree of public interest and comment, in
July 2005 we announced through the media the intent to issue a new
preferred alternative following the comment period to reflect the input
received. This Supplement is the new preferred alternative and is
called Alternative E--Modified Wildlife and Integrated Public Use
Focus. This new preferred alternative, along with the previous four
alternatives, will be included in the Final CCP/EIS.
The Supplement contains both substantive and editorial changes to
Alternative D, the initial preferred alternative. Substantive changes
were made to several objectives which addressed several issues or
topics, including: no hunting zones around some hiking/observation
trails, changes to the boundaries and regulations for the Waterfowl
Hunting Closed Areas, a 25 daily shotshell limit and 100 yard spacing
requirement for waterfowl hunting, a managed hunt to address a
waterfowl hunting firing line, changes to camping and other beach-
related recreational use, proposed Electric Motor Areas, and boat ramp
launch fees.
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 for 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).
Dated: October 24, 2005.
Charles M. Wooley,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ft. Snelling,
Minnesota.
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