Notice of Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (Otay-Sweetwater Unit and Vernal Pools Stewardship Project), San Diego County, CA, 29973 [E6-7911]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment for the San
Diego National Wildlife Refuge (OtaySweetwater Unit and Vernal Pools
Stewardship Project), San Diego
County, CA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) intends to gather information
necessary to prepare a Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and an
associated environmental assessment for
the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
pursuant to 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),
and the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321–4370d). The Service is providing
this notice to advise other agencies,
Tribal Governments, and the public of
our intentions, and to obtain suggestions
and information on the scope of the
issues and alternatives to include in the
CPP and the environmental document.
DATES: Written comments should be
received at the address below no later
than July 15, 2006.
Public scoping meetings will be held
as follows:
(1) Wednesday, June 14, 2006—2 to 4
p.m., Otay Water District Office,
Training Room, 2554 Sweetwater
Springs Boulevard, Spring Valley,
California
(2) Thursday, June 15, 2006—6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Jamul Primary School,
Multipurpose Room, 14567 Lyons
Valley Road, Jamul, California.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments,
questions, and requests for more
information regarding the San Diego
National Wildlife Refuge CCP or
upcoming scoping meetings to: Victoria
Touchstone, Refuge Planner, San Diego
National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 6010
Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad, CA
92011; Telephone: 760–431–9440 ext.
349; Fax: 760–930–0256; Electronic
mail: Victoria_Touchstone@fws.gov.
Additional information is also available
at https://sandiegorefuges.fws.gov, click
on Comprehensive Conservation Plans.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as
amended, requires the Service to
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develop a Comprehensive Conservation
Plan (CCP) for each National Wildlife
Refuge. The purpose for 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 (Refuge System), consistent with
sound principles of fish and wildlife
science, conservation, legal mandates,
and Service policies. The CCP process
will involve establishing goals, longrange objectives, and strategies for
achieving refuge purposes, developing
and evaluating management
alternatives, and providing priority
consideration for wildlife-dependent
recreational uses including hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation,
photography, environmental education,
and interpretation.
The San Diego National Wildlife
Refuge (Refuge) was established in 1996
under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended. The
Refuge’s approved acquisition
boundary, which includes both the
Otay-Sweetwater Unit and Vernal Pools
Stewardship Project, encompasses
approximately 52,080 acres.
Approximately 8,280 acres within the
acquisition boundary have been
acquired by the Service to date. These
lands are located at the eastern edge of
the San Diego metropolitan area in
southwestern San Diego County,
generally between northeastern Chula
Vista and the communities of Jamul,
Dehesa, and Crest.
The primary purposes of the Refuge
are to contribute to the recovery of
endangered, threatened, and rare
species, such as the Quino checkerspot
butterfly, California gnatcatcher, and
San Diego mesa mint; to support the
native biodiversity of the southwestern
San Diego Region by contributing to the
development of a regional preserve
under the San Diego Multiple Species
Conservation Program; and to provide
opportunities for compatible wildlifedependent recreation.
The Refuge has not been officially
opened for public use, but does provide
potential opportunities for wildlifedependent recreational uses including
hunting, fishing, wildlife observation,
photography, environmental education,
and interpretation. All potential public
uses on the Refuge will be evaluated for
compatibility with Refuge purposes and
the mission of the Refuge System. These
Compatibility Determinations will be
conducted during the CCP process and
a written record of the determination
will be provided for public review and
comment as an appendix to the future
Draft CCP/EA.
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Comments and concerns received
during this scoping process will be used
to help identify key issues, develop
goals, establish habitat management and
public use strategies, and draft
management alternatives. Additional
opportunities for public participation
will occur throughout the planning
process, and details about these
opportunities will be provided in
special mailings, newspaper articles,
and other announcements. Involvement
and input from interested federal, state,
and local agencies, Tribal governments,
organizations, and individuals is
encouraged. We expect to have the draft
CCP/EA completed and made available
for public review in summer 2007 and
the CCP process completed by 2008.
Steve Thompson,
Manager, California/Nevada Operations
Office, Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task
Force and Klamath Fishery
Management Council
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service, announce a joint meeting of the
Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task
Force and Klamath Fishery Management
Council. The meeting is open to the
public. The purpose of the meeting is to
allow affected interests to continue
providing recommendations to us on
implementation of our program to
restore anadromous fisheries, including
salmon and steelhead, in the Klamath
River in California and Oregon.
DATES: The meeting will be from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on June 21, 2006, and from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 22, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the College of the Siskiyous, 2001
Campus Drive, Yreka, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil
Detrich, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1829 South Oregon
Street, Yreka, California 96097,
telephone (530) 842–5763.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. I), we
announce a meeting of the Klamath
River Fisheries Task Force and Klamath
Fishery Management Council. These
Federal advisory committees were
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment for the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
(Otay-Sweetwater Unit and Vernal Pools Stewardship Project), San Diego
County, CA
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) intends to gather information necessary to prepare a
Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and an associated environmental
assessment for the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge pursuant to 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), and the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370d). The Service is providing
this notice to advise other agencies, Tribal Governments, and the
public of our intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information on
the scope of the issues and alternatives to include in the CPP and the
environmental document.
DATES: Written comments should be received at the address below no
later than July 15, 2006.
Public scoping meetings will be held as follows:
(1) Wednesday, June 14, 2006--2 to 4 p.m., Otay Water District
Office, Training Room, 2554 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard, Spring
Valley, California
(2) Thursday, June 15, 2006--6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Jamul Primary
School, Multipurpose Room, 14567 Lyons Valley Road, Jamul, California.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments, questions, and requests for more
information regarding the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge CCP or
upcoming scoping meetings to: Victoria Touchstone, Refuge Planner, San
Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 6010 Hidden Valley Road,
Carlsbad, CA 92011; Telephone: 760-431-9440 ext. 349; Fax: 760-930-
0256; Electronic mail: Victoria--Touchstone@fws.gov. Additional
information is also available at https://sandiegorefuges.fws.gov, click
on Comprehensive Conservation Plans.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, as amended, requires the Service to develop
a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for each National Wildlife
Refuge. The purpose for 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 (Refuge
System), consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife science,
conservation, legal mandates, and Service policies. The CCP process
will involve establishing goals, long-range objectives, and strategies
for achieving refuge purposes, developing and evaluating management
alternatives, and providing priority consideration for wildlife-
dependent recreational uses including hunting, fishing, wildlife
observation, photography, environmental education, and interpretation.
The San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) was established in
1996 under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended. The Refuge's approved acquisition boundary, which includes
both the Otay-Sweetwater Unit and Vernal Pools Stewardship Project,
encompasses approximately 52,080 acres. Approximately 8,280 acres
within the acquisition boundary have been acquired by the Service to
date. These lands are located at the eastern edge of the San Diego
metropolitan area in southwestern San Diego County, generally between
northeastern Chula Vista and the communities of Jamul, Dehesa, and
Crest.
The primary purposes of the Refuge are to contribute to the
recovery of endangered, threatened, and rare species, such as the Quino
checkerspot butterfly, California gnatcatcher, and San Diego mesa mint;
to support the native biodiversity of the southwestern San Diego Region
by contributing to the development of a regional preserve under the San
Diego Multiple Species Conservation Program; and to provide
opportunities for compatible wildlife-dependent recreation.
The Refuge has not been officially opened for public use, but does
provide potential opportunities for wildlife-dependent recreational
uses including hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, photography,
environmental education, and interpretation. All potential public uses
on the Refuge will be evaluated for compatibility with Refuge purposes
and the mission of the Refuge System. These Compatibility
Determinations will be conducted during the CCP process and a written
record of the determination will be provided for public review and
comment as an appendix to the future Draft CCP/EA.
Comments and concerns received during this scoping process will be
used to help identify key issues, develop goals, establish habitat
management and public use strategies, and draft management
alternatives. Additional opportunities for public participation will
occur throughout the planning process, and details about these
opportunities will be provided in special mailings, newspaper articles,
and other announcements. Involvement and input from interested federal,
state, and local agencies, Tribal governments, organizations, and
individuals is encouraged. We expect to have the draft CCP/EA completed
and made available for public review in summer 2007 and the CCP process
completed by 2008.
Steve Thompson,
Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E6-7911 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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