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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent: preparation of a comprehensive conservation
plan and environmental assessment
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SUMMARY: 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 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 http:/
/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-to-date 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).
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.
[FR Doc. E7-792 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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