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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent: preparation of
a comprehensive conservation plan and
environmental assessment
AGENCY:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) announces the
preparation of a Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Assessment (EA) for
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
(NWR). We intend to gather the
information necessary for preparing the
CCP and EA 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. We
are providing this notice to advise other
Federal and State agencies and the
public of our intention to conduct
detailed planning on this refuge, and to
obtain suggestions and information on
the scope of issues to include in the
environmental document.
We will involve the public through
open houses, informational and
technical meetings, and written
comments. Special mailings, newspaper
articles, and announcements will
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provide information about opportunities
for public involvement in the planning
process.
DATES: We are planning stakeholders
meetings and a public scoping meeting
for February—March 2007 in Davis,
West Virginia. For the public meetings,
we will announce their locations, dates,
and times at least 2 weeks in advance
in special mailings, newspaper notices,
and through personal contacts.
ADDRESSES: Canaan Valley NWR, HC 70,
Box 200, Davis, West Virginia 26260, at
304–866–3858 (telephone); 304–866–
3852 (FAX); Web site https://
www.fws.gov/canaanvalley or https://
www.fws.gov/northeast/planning/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Zinni, Refuge Planner, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center
Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035;
413–253–8522 (telephone); 413–253–
8468 (FAX); northeastplanning@fws.gov
(e-mail), noting Canaan Valley NWR in
the subject title.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 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), we manage all lands in
the National Wildlife Refuge System in
accordance with an approved CCP. The
plan guides management decisions and
identifies refuge goals, long-range
objectives, and strategies for achieving
refuge purposes over a 15-year period.
Our planning process covers many
elements, including wildlife and habitat
management, visitor and recreational
activities, cultural resource protection,
and facilities and infrastructure. We will
determine which existing or proposed
uses of the refuge are appropriate and
compatible. We will also conduct a
wilderness review and a wild and
scenic rivers evaluation to determine
whether any areas on the refuge qualify
for those Federal designations.
We encourage public input into the
planning process. The comments we
receive will help identify key issues and
develop refuge goals and objectives for
managing refuge resources and visitors.
Additional opportunities for public
participation will arise throughout the
planning process, which we expect to
complete in 2008. We have already
begun collecting data to compile up-todate information on refuge resources as
a foundation for science-based resource
decisions. We will prepare the EA in
accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality procedures for
implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321–4370d).
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The 15,965-acre Canaan Valley NWR
was established in 1994 to conserve and
protect fish and wildlife resources,
including endangered and threatened
species, and the unique wetland and
upland habitats of this high elevation
valley. The refuge is located in Tucker
County, West Virginia, and has an
approved acquisition boundary of
24,000 acres. It includes the largest
wetland complex in the State, and
encompasses the headwaters of the
Blackwater and Little Blackwater rivers.
The refuge supports species of concern
at both the Federal and State levels,
including the Cheat Mountain
salamander, West Virginia northern
flying squirrel, Indiana bat, bald eagle,
and others. Its dominant habitats
include wet meadows, peatlands, shrub
and forested swamps, beaver ponds and
streams, northern hardwood forest, old
fields and shrubland, and managed
grassland.
Refuge visitors engage in wildlife
observation and photography,
environmental education,
interpretation, hunting, and fishing. The
refuge headquarters is located in the
valley, just south of Davis, West
Virginia.
Dated: December 8, 2006.
Richard O. Bennett,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent: re-initiate
preparation of a comprehensive
conservation plan and environmental
assessment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service, we, our) announces
that we are re-initiating the preparation
of a Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) and Environmental Assessment
(EA) for Eastern Neck National Wildlife
Refuge (NWR). Our original notice of
intent to prepare a CCP was published
in the Federal Register on June 11,
2002. At that time, we also held public
scoping meetings. In June 2003, we
announced through a special mailing
that we were postponing work on the
project due to a change in budget and
staffing priorities.
We are preparing a CCP and EA
pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge
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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. This notice advises
other Federal and State agencies and the
public of our intent to complete detailed
planning on this refuge and to obtain
suggestions and information to include
in the environmental document. Special
mailings, newspaper articles, media
announcements, and our Web site will
provide information about future
opportunities for public involvement in
the planning process.
DATES: We hosted a public information
session and open house on January 17,
2007 at the American Legion Hall,
21423 Sharp Street, Rock Hall,
Maryland. We announced this session at
least 2 weeks in advance in special
mailings, through local newspaper
notices, on our Web site, and by
personal contacts. Additional public
information sessions in the local
community are available upon request.
ADDRESSES: Eastern Neck NWR, 1730
Eastern Neck Road, Rock Hall, Maryland
21661, at 410–639–7056 (telephone);
410–639–2516 (FAX); https://
www.fws.gov/northeast/easternneck
(Web site).
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–
253–8468 (FAX);
northeastplanning@fws.gov (e-mail),
noting Eastern Neck NWR in the subject
title.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 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), we manage all lands in
the National Wildlife Refuge System in
accordance with an approved CCP. The
plan guides management decisions and
identifies refuge goals, management
objectives, and strategies for achieving
refuge purposes over a 15-year period.
The planning process covers many
elements, including wildlife and habitat
management, visitor and recreational
activities, special areas management,
cultural resource protection, and
facilities and infrastructure. We will
determine which existing or proposed
uses of the refuge are appropriate and
compatible. We will also conduct a
wilderness review and a wild and
scenic rivers evaluation to determine
whether any areas on the refuge qualify
for those Federal designations.
We encourage public input during the
planning process. The comments we
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receive, including those submitted
during initial public scoping in 2002,
will help identify key issues and refine
our goals and objectives for managing
refuge resources and visitors. Additional
opportunities for public participation
will arise throughout the planning
process, which we expect to complete in
2008. We are presently summarizing
refuge data and consulting resource
experts to provide us a scientific basis
for our management decisions. We will
prepare the EA in accordance with the
Council on Environmental Quality
procedures for implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d).
The 2,285-acre Eastern Neck NWR is
an island that lies at the confluence of
the Chester River and the Chesapeake
Bay in Kent County, Maryland. The
refuge headquarters is located
approximately 5 miles south of the town
of Rock Hall. Habitats on the refuge are
highly diverse and include woodland,
grassland, open water, tidal marsh, and
cropland. The refuge was established in
1962 to protect migratory birds and is
regionally recognized as a major feeding
and resting place for a wide variety of
migrating and wintering waterfowl.
Huge rafts of ruddy ducks, canvasbacks,
and scaup are commonly observed
during winter, as are thousands of
Atlantic Canada geese and black ducks
in the refuge fields and waters. Of
particular note are the wintering tundra
swans that use adjacent shallow waters.
Federally listed and rare species occur
on the refuge, including a small
population of the endangered Delmarva
fox squirrel, the threatened southern
bald eagle, and over 60 migratory birds
of conservation concern.
The refuge is also distinguished as a
land-use demonstration site within the
Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our
agriculture program in support of
wildlife habitat, our wetland restoration
projects, native landscaping practices,
and our renewable energy
demonstration projects, serve as models
for other landowners.
We estimate 54,000 refuge visitors
annually engage in hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation and photography,
and environmental education and
interpretation programs. We maintain
self-guided interpretive trails, fishing
and observation platforms, and
photography blinds to facilitate these
activities. We also welcome a variety of
school and youth groups throughout the
year for educational and interpretive
programs focused on the Chesapeake
Bay ecosystem, its migratory birds, and
other natural resources.
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Dated: December 21, 2006.
Richard O. Bennett,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pueblo of Pojoaque Liquor Control Act
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
Pueblo of Pojoaque Liquor Control Act.
The Act regulates and controls the
possession, sale and consumption of
liquor within the Pueblo of Pojoaque
Indian Reservation. The reservation is
located on trust land and this Act allows
for the possession and sale of alcoholic
beverages within the exterior
boundaries of the Pueblo of Pojoaque
Indian Reservation. This Act will
increase the ability of the tribal
government to control the distribution
and possession of liquor within their
reservation, and at the same time will
provide an important source of revenue
and strengthening of the tribal
government and the delivery of tribal
services.
DATES: Effective Date: This Act is
effective January 22, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris
Drew, Tribal Government Services
Officer, Southwest Regional Office, 1001
Indian School Road, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87104, Telephone (505) 563–
3530; Fax (505) 563–3060; or Ralph
Gonzales, Office of Tribal Services, 1849
C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513-MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202)
513–7629; Fax 202–208–5113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public
Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C.
1161, as interpreted by the Supreme
Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713
(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall
certify and publish in the Federal
Register notice of adopted liquor
ordinances for the purpose of regulating
liquor transactions in Indian country.
The Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Council
adopted this Liquor Control Act by
Resolution No. 2006–124 on November
15, 2006. The purpose of this Act is to
govern the sale, possession and
distribution of alcohol within the
Pueblo of Pojoaque Indian Reservation.
This notice is published in
accordance with the authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Interior to the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent: re-initiate preparation of a comprehensive
conservation plan and environmental assessment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we, our)
announces that we are re-initiating the preparation of a Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for Eastern
Neck National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Our original notice of intent to
prepare a CCP was published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2002.
At that time, we also held public scoping meetings. In June 2003, we
announced through a special mailing that we were postponing work on the
project due to a change in budget and staffing priorities.
We are preparing a CCP and EA pursuant to the National Wildlife
Refuge
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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. This notice advises other Federal and State
agencies and the public of our intent to complete detailed planning on
this refuge and to obtain suggestions and information to include in the
environmental document. Special mailings, newspaper articles, media
announcements, and our Web site will provide information about future
opportunities for public involvement in the planning process.
DATES: We hosted a public information session and open house on January
17, 2007 at the American Legion Hall, 21423 Sharp Street, Rock Hall,
Maryland. We announced this session at least 2 weeks in advance in
special mailings, through local newspaper notices, on our Web site, and
by personal contacts. Additional public information sessions in the
local community are available upon request.
ADDRESSES: Eastern Neck NWR, 1730 Eastern Neck Road, Rock Hall,
Maryland 21661, at 410-639-7056 (telephone); 410-639-2516 (FAX); http:/
/www.fws.gov/northeast/easternneck (Web site).
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); 413-253-8468 (FAX);
northeastplanning@fws.gov (e-mail), noting Eastern Neck NWR in the
subject title.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 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), we manage all
lands in the National Wildlife Refuge System in accordance with an
approved CCP. The plan guides management decisions and identifies
refuge goals, management objectives, and strategies for achieving
refuge purposes over a 15-year period.
The planning process covers many elements, including wildlife and
habitat management, visitor and recreational activities, special areas
management, cultural resource protection, and facilities and
infrastructure. We will determine which existing or proposed uses of
the refuge are appropriate and compatible. We will also conduct a
wilderness review and a wild and scenic rivers evaluation to determine
whether any areas on the refuge qualify for those Federal designations.
We encourage public input during the planning process. The comments
we receive, including those submitted during initial public scoping in
2002, will help identify key issues and refine our goals and objectives
for managing refuge resources and visitors. Additional opportunities
for public participation will arise throughout the planning process,
which we expect to complete in 2008. We are presently summarizing
refuge data and consulting resource experts to provide us a scientific
basis for our management decisions. We will prepare the EA in
accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality procedures for
implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321-4370d).
The 2,285-acre Eastern Neck NWR is an island that lies at the
confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay in Kent County,
Maryland. The refuge headquarters is located approximately 5 miles
south of the town of Rock Hall. Habitats on the refuge are highly
diverse and include woodland, grassland, open water, tidal marsh, and
cropland. The refuge was established in 1962 to protect migratory birds
and is regionally recognized as a major feeding and resting place for a
wide variety of migrating and wintering waterfowl. Huge rafts of ruddy
ducks, canvasbacks, and scaup are commonly observed during winter, as
are thousands of Atlantic Canada geese and black ducks in the refuge
fields and waters. Of particular note are the wintering tundra swans
that use adjacent shallow waters. Federally listed and rare species
occur on the refuge, including a small population of the endangered
Delmarva fox squirrel, the threatened southern bald eagle, and over 60
migratory birds of conservation concern.
The refuge is also distinguished as a land-use demonstration site
within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our agriculture program in support
of wildlife habitat, our wetland restoration projects, native
landscaping practices, and our renewable energy demonstration projects,
serve as models for other landowners.
We estimate 54,000 refuge visitors annually engage in hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental
education and interpretation programs. We maintain self-guided
interpretive trails, fishing and observation platforms, and photography
blinds to facilitate these activities. We also welcome a variety of
school and youth groups throughout the year for educational and
interpretive programs focused on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, its
migratory birds, and other natural resources.
Dated: December 21, 2006.
Richard O. Bennett,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley,
Massachusetts.
[FR Doc. E7-769 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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