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on the auto tour route would be
maintained; stable water levels in Rice
Lake would be maintained throughout
the growing season and at sufficient
level to allow rice harvest; the 1,400
acre area with the pending Wilderness
recommendation would be managed as
de facto wilderness; Native American
ceremonies would be held under special
use permit and wild rice harvest
coordinated with local Native American
committee; cultural resources would not
be interpreted on-site; demand for
interpretation and environmental
education would be responded to as
staff and time permitted; the erosion of
Hennepin Island would continue; and
the 2005 landcover at the Sandstone
Unit would be maintained while
allowing for forest succession.
Alternative B, Preferred Alternative
Under Alternative B, Preferred
Alternative, 85 acres would be
maintained as grassland on the auto tour
route to facilitate wildlife observation;
water levels would be allowed to
fluctuate in Rice Lake to more closely
approximate a natural system; the 1,400
acre Wilderness recommendation would
be withdrawn to allow for more active
management; Native American
ceremonies would be held under special
use permit and wild rice harvest would
be coordinated with local Native
American committee; additional
interpretation of cultural resources
would be developed in cooperation with
the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe; demand
for interpretation and environmental
education would be responded to with
additional interpretive opportunities
and educational programs with the
addition of a park ranger position; the
erosion of Hennepin Island would be
reversed through rebuilding and
protection with a constructed reef; and
the 2005 landcover at the Sandstone
Unit would be maintained while
allowing for forest succession.
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Paul Schmidt,
Assistant Director—Migratory Birds.
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Dated: April 27, 2007.
Charles M. Wooley,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Meeting Announcement: North
American Wetlands Conservation
Council
Notice of Applications for Recordable
Disclaimers of Interest for Lands
Underlying Waterbodies Within the
Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage; Alaska
AGENCY:
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: The North American
Wetlands Conservation Council
(Council) will meet to select North
American Wetlands Conservation Act
(NAWCA) grant proposals for
recommendation to the Migratory Bird
Conservation Commission
(Commission). This meeting is open to
the public, and interested persons may
present oral or written statements.
DATES:
July 17, 2007, 1–3 p.m.
The meeting will be held at
the Best Western Ramkota Inn, 800
South 3rd Street, Bismarck, ND 58504.
The meeting is coordinated by the
Council Coordinator, located at the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N.
Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop: MBSP 4501–
4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Johnson, Council Coordinator,
(703) 358–1784 or dbhc@fws.gov.
In
accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101–
233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989,
as amended), the State-private-Federal
Council meets to consider wetland
acquisition, restoration, enhancement,
and management projects for
recommendation to, and final funding
approval by, the Commission. Proposal
due dates, application instructions, and
eligibility requirements are available on
the NAWCA Web site at https://
birdhabitat.fws.gov. Proposals require a
minimum of 50 percent non-Federal
matching funds. The Council will
consider U.S. Standard and Canadian
grant proposals at the meeting. The
tentative date for the Commission
meeting is September 12, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The State of Alaska (State) has
filed applications for Recordable
Disclaimers of Interest from the United
States in certain lands underlying
waterbodies within the YukonKuskokwim Portage, located in the
Lower Kuskokwim Region, Alaska. The
State asserts that the water bodies were
navigable and unreserved at the time of
statehood; therefore, title to the
submerged lands passed to the State at
the time of statehood (1959). The lands
included in the applications are within
the boundary of the Yukon-Delta
National Wildlife Refuge, created by the
Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act of December 2, 1980.
DATES: Comments on the State of
Alaska’s applications should be
submitted on or before September 24,
2007. The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Draft Summary Report will be
posted on the BLM-Alaska Web-site
within this notice period. Once posted,
interested parties will have sixty (60)
days to comment on the findings:
https://www.blm.gov/ak/ak930/rdi/
index.html.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the State of
Alaska’s application or the BLM Draft
Summary Report should be sent to the
Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty, BLM
Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th
Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–
7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack
Frost at (907) 271–5531 or
Jack_Frost@ak.blm.gov or visit the BLMAlaska Web site https://www.blm.gov/ak/
ak930/rdi/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
10, 2006, the State of Alaska filed
applications for Recordable Disclaimers
of Interest pursuant to Section 315 of
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act and the regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public, and
interested persons may present oral or written statements.
DATES: July 17, 2007, 1-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western Ramkota Inn,
800 South 3rd Street, Bismarck, ND 58504. The meeting is coordinated by
the Council Coordinator, located at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop: MBSP 4501-4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Johnson, Council Coordinator,
(703) 358-1784 or dbhc@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101-233,
103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989, as amended), the State-private-
Federal Council meets to consider wetland acquisition, restoration,
enhancement, and management projects for recommendation to, and final
funding approval by, the Commission. Proposal due dates, application
instructions, and eligibility requirements are available on the NAWCA
Web site at https://birdhabitat.fws.gov. Proposals require a minimum of
50 percent non-Federal matching funds. The Council will consider U.S.
Standard and Canadian grant proposals at the meeting. The tentative
date for the Commission meeting is September 12, 2007.
Dated: June 1, 2007.
Paul Schmidt,
Assistant Director--Migratory Birds.
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