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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 Service established each unit of
the National Wildlife Refuge System,
including these twelve (12) NWRs, with
specific purposes. We use these
purposes to develop and prioritize
management goals and objectives within
the National Wildlife Refuge System
mission, and to guide which public uses
will occur on these NWRs. The planning
process is a way for the Service and the
public to evaluate management goals
and objectives for the best possible
conservation efforts of this important
wildlife habitat, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each NWR and the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System.
The Service will conduct a
comprehensive conservation planning
process that will provide opportunity
for Tribal, State, and local governments;
agencies; organizations; and the public
to participate in issue scoping and
public comment. We request input for
issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions
for the future management of these
NWRs in North Dakota. We invite
anyone interested to respond to the
following two questions.
(1) What problems or issues do you
want to see addressed in the CCP?
(2) What improvements would you
recommend for these twelve (12) NWRs?
We have provided the above
questions for your optional use; you are
not required to provide information to
us. The planning team developed these
questions to gather information about
individual issues and ideas concerning
these NWRs. Our planning team will
use the comments it receives as part of
the planning process; however, we will
not reference individual comments in
our reports or directly respond to them.
We will also give the public an
opportunity to provide input at an open
house to scope issues and concerns. You
can obtain the schedule from the
Planning Team Leaders (see
ADDRESSES). You may also submit
comments anytime during the planning
process by writing to the above
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addresses. All information provided
voluntarily by mail, phone, or at public
meetings becomes part of our official
public record (i.e., names, addresses,
letters of comment, input recorded
during meetings). If a private citizen or
organization requests this information
under the Freedom of Information Act,
we may provide informational copies.
The Service will conduct the
environmental review of this project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts
1500–1508); other appropriate Federal
laws and regulations; and our policies
and procedures for compliance with
those regulations. All comments we
receive from individuals on our
environmental assessments and
environmental impact statements
become part of the official public
record. We will handle requests for such
comments in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40
CFR 1506.6(f)), and other Departmental
and Service policies and procedures.
When we receive a request, we generally
will provide comment letters with the
names and addresses of the individuals
who wrote the comments. However, to
the extent permissible by law, we will
not provide the telephone number of the
commenting individual in response to
such requests.
North Dakota NWRs
These twelve (12) NWRs were
established for the protection of critical
migratory waterfowl habitat within the
State of North Dakota. Through these
NWRs, the Service manages a complex
of wetlands in 34 counties within North
Dakota. The wetlands range from
seasonal shallow basins to deeper, more
permanent ponds that provide resting
and feeding areas for millions of birds
during Spring and Fall migration.
Dated: January 30, 2007.
James J. Slack,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver,
Colorado.
[FR Doc. E7–3463 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wetland Management Districts, North
Dakota
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan and
AGENCY:
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environmental assessment; request for
comments.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service, we) intend to
gather information necessary to prepare
a comprehensive conservation plan
(CCP) and associated environmental
documents for nine (9) Wetland
Management Districts (WMDs) located
in the State of North Dakota. The nine
(9) WMDs are Devils Lake, Arrowwood,
Valley City, Chase Lake, Kulm,
Audubon, J. Clark Salyer, Lostwood and
Crosby. We furnish this notice in
compliance with our CCP policy to
advise other agencies and the public of
our intentions, and to obtain suggestions
and information on the scope of issues
to be considered in the planning
process.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or
requests for more information to John
Esperance, Planning Team Leader,
Division of Refuge Planning, P.O. Box
25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver,
CO 80225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Esperance, 303–236–4369, or Michael
Spratt, 303–236–4366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this
notice, the Service initiates a CCP for
nine (9) WMDs in various locations
throughout the State of North Dakota.
Background
The CCP Process
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), 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 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 Service established each unit of
the National Wildlife Refuge System,
including these nine (9) WMDs, with
specific purposes. We use these
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purposes to develop and prioritize
management goals and objectives within
the National Wildlife Refuge System
mission, and to guide which public uses
will occur on these WMDs. The
planning process is a way for the
Service and the public to evaluate
management goals and objectives for the
best possible conservation efforts of this
important wildlife habitat, while
providing for wildlife-dependent
recreation opportunities that are
compatible with each WMD and the
mission of the National Wildlife Refuge
System.
The Service will conduct a
comprehensive conservation planning
process that will provide opportunity
for Tribal, State, and local governments;
agencies; organizations; and the public
to participate in issue scoping and
public comment. We request input for
issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions
for the future management of these
WMDs in North Dakota. We invite
anyone interested to respond to the
following two questions.
(1) What problems or issues do you
want to see addressed in the CCP?
(2) What improvements would you
recommend for these nine (9) WMDs?
We have provided the above
questions for your optional use; you are
not required to provide information to
us. The planning team developed these
questions to gather information about
individual issues and ideas concerning
these WMDs. Our planning team will
use the comments it receives as part of
the planning process; however, we will
not reference individual comments in
our reports or directly respond to them.
We will also give the public an
opportunity to provide input at an open
house to scope issues and concerns. You
can obtain the schedule from the
Planning Team Leaders (see
ADDRESSES). You may also submit
comments anytime during the planning
process by writing to the above
addresses. All information provided
voluntarily by mail, phone, or at public
meetings becomes part of our official
public record (i.e., names, addresses,
letters of comment, input recorded
during meetings). If a private citizen or
organization requests this information
under the Freedom of Information Act,
we may provide informational copies.
The Service will conduct the
environmental review of this project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts
1500–1508); other appropriate Federal
laws and regulations; and our policies
and procedures for compliance with
those regulations. All comments we
VerDate Aug<31>2005
16:08 Feb 27, 2007
Jkt 211001
receive from individuals on our
environmental assessments and
environmental impact statements
become part of the official public
record. We will handle requests for such
comments in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40
CFR 1506.6(f)), and other Departmental
and Service policies and procedures.
When we receive a request, we generally
will provide comment letters with the
names and addresses of the individuals
who wrote the comments. However, to
the extent permissible by law, we will
not provide the telephone number of the
commenting individual in response to
such requests.
North Dakota WMDs
These nine (9) WMDs were
established for the protection of critical
migratory waterfowl habitat within the
State of North Dakota. Through these
WMDs, the Service manages a complex
of wetlands in 34 counties within North
Dakota. The wetlands range from
seasonal shallow basins to deeper, more
permanent ponds that provide resting
and feeding areas for millions of birds
during Spring and Fall migration.
Dated: January 30, 2007.
James J. Slack,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver,
Colorado.
[FR Doc. E7–3466 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Loan Guaranty, Insurance and Interest
Subsidy Program
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Submission of
Information Collection to the Office of
Management and Budget.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is
submitting the information collection,
titled 25 CFR 103, Loan Guaranty,
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy
Program, OMB Control Number 1076–
0020 for renewal.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to the
Desk Officer for Department of the
Interior, by facsimile at (202) 395–6566
or you may send an e-mail to:
OIRA_DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov.
Please send a copy of your comments
to David Johnson, Acting Director,
SUMMARY:
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Division of Capital Investment, Office of
Indian Energy and Economic
Development, Department of the
Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Mail Stop 20–SIB, Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request further information or
obtain copies of the information
collection request submission from
Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst,
Division of Capital Investment, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Mail Stop
20–SIB, Washington, DC 20240 or by
telefacsimile at (202) 208–6512.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Loan Guaranty,
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy
Program, 25 U.S.C. 1481 et seq. and 25
U.S.C. 1511 et seq., is to encourage
private lending to individual Indians
and organizations of Indians, by
providing lenders with loan guaranties
or loan insurance to reduce their
potential risk. Lenders, borrowers, and
the loan purpose all must qualify under
Program terms. In addition, the
Secretary of the Interior must be
satisfied that there is a reasonable
prospect that the loan will be repaid.
BIA collects information under the
regulations, 25 CFR 103, to assure
compliance with Program requirements.
BIA forms concerned with this
regulation include: 5–4753 Loan
Guaranty Agreement, 5–4754 Loan
Insurance Agreement, 5–4754a Notice of
Insured Loan, 5–4755 Request to BIA for
Loan Guaranty, Loan Insurance, and/or
Interest Subsidy, 5–4749 BIA Interest
Subsidy Report, 5–4759 Assignment of
Loan Documents and Related Rights, 5–
4760a Notice of Default, and 5–4760b
Claim for Loss. A request for comments
on this information collection request
appeared in the Federal Register on
November 24, 2006 (71 FR 67895). No
comments were received.
Request for Comments
The Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development requests you to
send your comments on this collection
to the two locations listed in the
ADDRESSES section. Your comments
should address: (a) The necessity of this
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden (hours and cost) of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways we could
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways we could minimize the burden
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[Notices]
[Pages 9020-9021]
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[FR Doc No: E7-3466]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wetland Management Districts, North Dakota
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan
and environmental assessment; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we) intend to
gather information necessary to prepare a comprehensive conservation
plan (CCP) and associated environmental documents for nine (9) Wetland
Management Districts (WMDs) located in the State of North Dakota. The
nine (9) WMDs are Devils Lake, Arrowwood, Valley City, Chase Lake,
Kulm, Audubon, J. Clark Salyer, Lostwood and Crosby. We furnish this
notice in compliance with our CCP policy to advise other agencies and
the public of our intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information
on the scope of issues to be considered in the planning process.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments
by March 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or requests for more information to John
Esperance, Planning Team Leader, Division of Refuge Planning, P.O. Box
25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Esperance, 303-236-4369, or
Michael Spratt, 303-236-4366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this notice, the Service initiates a
CCP for nine (9) WMDs in various locations throughout the State of
North Dakota.
Background
The CCP Process
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), 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 on conserving wildlife
and their habitats, plans identify wildlife-dependent recreational
opportunities available to the public, including opportunities for
hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and
environmental education and interpretation.
The Service established each unit of the National Wildlife Refuge
System, including these nine (9) WMDs, with specific purposes. We use
these
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purposes to develop and prioritize management goals and objectives
within the National Wildlife Refuge System mission, and to guide which
public uses will occur on these WMDs. The planning process is a way for
the Service and the public to evaluate management goals and objectives
for the best possible conservation efforts of this important wildlife
habitat, while providing for wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with each WMD and the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System.
The Service will conduct a comprehensive conservation planning
process that will provide opportunity for Tribal, State, and local
governments; agencies; organizations; and the public to participate in
issue scoping and public comment. We request input for issues,
concerns, ideas, and suggestions for the future management of these
WMDs in North Dakota. We invite anyone interested to respond to the
following two questions.
(1) What problems or issues do you want to see addressed in the
CCP?
(2) What improvements would you recommend for these nine (9) WMDs?
We have provided the above questions for your optional use; you are
not required to provide information to us. The planning team developed
these questions to gather information about individual issues and ideas
concerning these WMDs. Our planning team will use the comments it
receives as part of the planning process; however, we will not
reference individual comments in our reports or directly respond to
them.
We will also give the public an opportunity to provide input at an
open house to scope issues and concerns. You can obtain the schedule
from the Planning Team Leaders (see ADDRESSES). You may also submit
comments anytime during the planning process by writing to the above
addresses. All information provided voluntarily by mail, phone, or at
public meetings becomes part of our official public record (i.e.,
names, addresses, letters of comment, input recorded during meetings).
If a private citizen or organization requests this information under
the Freedom of Information Act, we may provide informational copies.
The Service will conduct the environmental review of this project
in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508); other appropriate Federal laws
and regulations; and our policies and procedures for compliance with
those regulations. All comments we receive from individuals on our
environmental assessments and environmental impact statements become
part of the official public record. We will handle requests for such
comments in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40
CFR 1506.6(f)), and other Departmental and Service policies and
procedures. When we receive a request, we generally will provide
comment letters with the names and addresses of the individuals who
wrote the comments. However, to the extent permissible by law, we will
not provide the telephone number of the commenting individual in
response to such requests.
North Dakota WMDs
These nine (9) WMDs were established for the protection of critical
migratory waterfowl habitat within the State of North Dakota. Through
these WMDs, the Service manages a complex of wetlands in 34 counties
within North Dakota. The wetlands range from seasonal shallow basins to
deeper, more permanent ponds that provide resting and feeding areas for
millions of birds during Spring and Fall migration.
Dated: January 30, 2007.
James J. Slack,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. E7-3466 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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