Notice of Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment; Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, Located in Liberty County, TX, 45059-45060 [E7-15710]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment; Trinity
River National Wildlife Refuge, Located
in Liberty County, TX
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the Fish and Wildlife Service,
Southwest Region, intends to gather
information necessary to prepare a CCP
and EA for Trinity River National
Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
and its implementing regulations. The
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Service is furnishing this notice in
compliance with the National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act of
1966, to achieve the following:
(1) Advise other agencies and the
public of our intentions, and
(2) Obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to
include in the environmental document.
DATES: Special mailings, newspaper
articles, postings, and media
announcements will inform people of
opportunities for written input
throughout the CCP planning process.
Refuge fact sheets will be made
available at local libraries in the
surrounding communities. This notice
of intent/public scoping process will
continue until November 30, 2007.
Written comments submitted by mail or
e-mail should be postmarked by that
date to ensure consideration. Comments
mailed after that date will be considered
to the extent practical. Inquire at the
following address for future dates of
planning activities and due dates for
comments.
Address comments and
requests for more information to: Stuart
Marcus, Refuge Manager, Trinity River
National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box
10015, Liberty, Texas 77575; phone:
936–336–9786, fax: 936–336–9847.
Information concerning this Refuge may
also be found at the following Web site:
https://southwest.fws.gov. Comments
submitted via e-mail should be
addressed to Yvette Truitt-Ortiz at
Yvette_TruittOrtiz@fws.gov or
Stuart_Marcus@fws.gov. Additionally,
you may hand-deliver comments to Mr.
Marcus at the Refuge, located
approximately 48 miles east of Houston,
Texas and 44 miles west of Beaumont,
Texas on Highway 90. Our practice is to
make comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, available for
public review during regular business
hours. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their home
address from the rulemaking record,
which we will honor to the extent
allowable by law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, Natural Resource
Planner, Division of Planning, P.O. Box
1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico
87103–1306; phone: 505–248–6452; fax
505–248–6874; e-mail
Yvette_TruittOrtiz@fws.gov.
ADDRESSES:
The
National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 requires that
all lands within the National Wildlife
Refuge System (NWRS) are to be
managed in accordance with an
approved CCP. The CCP guides
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management decisions and identifies
refuge goals, long-range objectives, and
strategies for achieving refuge purposes.
Each refuge in the NWRS has specific
purposes for which it was established.
Those purposes are used to develop and
prioritize management goals and
objectives within the NWRS mission
and to guide which public uses will
occur on a given refuge.
The planning process will consider
many elements, including wildlife and
habitat management, habitat protection
and acquisition, wilderness
preservation, public recreational
activities, and cultural resource
protection. Public input into the
planning process is essential. The
planning process is a way for the
Service and the public to evaluate
refuge management goals and objectives
for the best possible conservation efforts
of this important wildlife habitat.
Concurrently, this process is also
providing for wildlife-dependent
recreation opportunities that are
compatible with each refuge’s
establishing purposes and the mission
of the NWRS.
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
is located in Liberty County, Texas, and
encompasses 22,000 acres of bottomland
hardwood forest along a portion of the
Trinity River in southeastern Texas. The
Refuge, which is a remnant of what was
once a much larger natural area is a
broad, flat floodplain made up of
numerous sloughs, oxbows lakes,
artesian wells, and tributaries. The CCP
will provide other agencies and the
public with a clear understanding of the
desired conditions for the Refuge and
how the Service will implement
management strategies for the
conservation and development of these
natural resources.
The Service, through this notice of
intent, formally begins the
comprehensive conservation planning
process for Trinity River National
Wildlife Refuge. The Service requests
input on any and all issues concerning
management or public recreation.
Comments regarding the protection of
threatened and/or endangered species,
migratory birds, native species, and
their habitats are encouraged.
The Service has provided the above
questions for optional use only.
Comments received will be used as part
of the planning process. Individual
comments will not be referenced in our
reports or directly responded to. The
Service will continue to solicit
information from the public and other
agencies via open houses, meetings, and
written comments. Special mailings,
newspaper releases, and
announcements will continue to inform
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people of the time and place of
opportunities for further input to the
CCP.
Review of this project will be
conducted in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy act of
1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts
1500–1508) found at https://
www.thecrecom/fedlaw/default.htm,
other appropriate Federal laws, and
Service policies and procedures for
compliance with those regulations.
The Service will prepare an
Environmental Assessment (EA) in
accordance with procedures for
implementing NEPA found in the
Department of the Interior Manual (DM
Part 516, Chap 6). The decision to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement instead of an EA would be
contingent upon the complexity of
issues following the scoping phase of
the CCP process.
We estimate that the draft
environmental documents will be
available in fall 2009 for public review
and comment.
Authority: This notice is published under
the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, Public
Law 105–57.
Dated: November 3, 2006.
Christopher T. Jones,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on August 7, 2007.
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The timing and location of the uses
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34;
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Sec. 11; E1⁄2, portion west of the east playa
road.
Unsurveyed T. 331⁄2 N., R. 24 E.,
Secs. 25 and 26;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Environmental Assessment; Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge,
Located in Liberty County, TX
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Fish and Wildlife
Service, Southwest Region, intends to gather information necessary to
prepare a CCP and EA for Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
(Refuge), pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and its
implementing regulations. The Service is furnishing this notice in
compliance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
of 1966, to achieve the following:
(1) Advise other agencies and the public of our intentions, and
(2) Obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to
include in the environmental document.
DATES: Special mailings, newspaper articles, postings, and media
announcements will inform people of opportunities for written input
throughout the CCP planning process. Refuge fact sheets will be made
available at local libraries in the surrounding communities. This
notice of intent/public scoping process will continue until November
30, 2007. Written comments submitted by mail or e-mail should be
postmarked by that date to ensure consideration. Comments mailed after
that date will be considered to the extent practical. Inquire at the
following address for future dates of planning activities and due dates
for comments.
ADDRESSES: Address comments and requests for more information to:
Stuart Marcus, Refuge Manager, Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge,
P.O. Box 10015, Liberty, Texas 77575; phone: 936-336-9786, fax: 936-
336-9847. Information concerning this Refuge may also be found at the
following Web site: https://southwest.fws.gov. Comments submitted via e-
mail should be addressed to Yvette Truitt-Ortiz at Yvette--
TruittOrtiz@fws.gov or Stuart--Marcus@fws.gov. Additionally, you may
hand-deliver comments to Mr. Marcus at the Refuge, located
approximately 48 miles east of Houston, Texas and 44 miles west of
Beaumont, Texas on Highway 90. Our practice is to make comments,
including names and addresses of respondents, available for public
review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their home address from the rulemaking record,
which we will honor to the extent allowable by law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, Natural Resource
Planner, Division of Planning, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico
87103-1306; phone: 505-248-6452; fax 505-248-6874; e-mail Yvette--
TruittOrtiz@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 requires that all lands within the National
Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) are to be managed in accordance with an
approved CCP. The CCP guides
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management decisions and identifies refuge goals, long-range
objectives, and strategies for achieving refuge purposes. Each refuge
in the NWRS has specific purposes for which it was established. Those
purposes are used to develop and prioritize management goals and
objectives within the NWRS mission and to guide which public uses will
occur on a given refuge.
The planning process will consider many elements, including
wildlife and habitat management, habitat protection and acquisition,
wilderness preservation, public recreational activities, and cultural
resource protection. Public input into the planning process is
essential. The planning process is a way for the Service and the public
to evaluate refuge management goals and objectives for the best
possible conservation efforts of this important wildlife habitat.
Concurrently, this process is also providing for wildlife-dependent
recreation opportunities that are compatible with each refuge's
establishing purposes and the mission of the NWRS.
Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge is located in Liberty
County, Texas, and encompasses 22,000 acres of bottomland hardwood
forest along a portion of the Trinity River in southeastern Texas. The
Refuge, which is a remnant of what was once a much larger natural area
is a broad, flat floodplain made up of numerous sloughs, oxbows lakes,
artesian wells, and tributaries. The CCP will provide other agencies
and the public with a clear understanding of the desired conditions for
the Refuge and how the Service will implement management strategies for
the conservation and development of these natural resources.
The Service, through this notice of intent, formally begins the
comprehensive conservation planning process for Trinity River National
Wildlife Refuge. The Service requests input on any and all issues
concerning management or public recreation. Comments regarding the
protection of threatened and/or endangered species, migratory birds,
native species, and their habitats are encouraged.
The Service has provided the above questions for optional use only.
Comments received will be used as part of the planning process.
Individual comments will not be referenced in our reports or directly
responded to. The Service will continue to solicit information from the
public and other agencies via open houses, meetings, and written
comments. Special mailings, newspaper releases, and announcements will
continue to inform people of the time and place of opportunities for
further input to the CCP.
Review of this project will be conducted in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.), NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508) found at https://
www.thecrecom/fedlaw/default.htm, other appropriate Federal laws, and
Service policies and procedures for compliance with those regulations.
The Service will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) in
accordance with procedures for implementing NEPA found in the
Department of the Interior Manual (DM Part 516, Chap 6). The decision
to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement instead of an EA would be
contingent upon the complexity of issues following the scoping phase of
the CCP process.
We estimate that the draft environmental documents will be
available in fall 2009 for public review and comment.
Authority: This notice is published under the authority of the
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law
105-57.
Dated: November 3, 2006.
Christopher T. Jones,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register on August 7, 2007.
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