Notice of Availability for the Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Flattery Rocks, Quillayute Needles, and Copalis National Wildlife Refuges, Clallam, Jefferson, and Grays Harbor Counties, WA, 45443-45444 [E7-15883]
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RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
extracts of participant data to confirm
the status of active loans.
(6) HUD Business Partners (Public
Housing Authorities and Community
Development Corporations serving as
Performance-Based Contract
Administrators (PBCAs)) will use the
information to manage their assigned
Section 8 contracts.
STORAGE:
The REMS/iREMS database is termed
the Housing Enterprise Real Estate
Management System (HEREMS)
database. There are three HEREMS
database servers: The main production
DB server in Charleston WVA, a hotbackup copy which is updated several
seconds behind the Charleston server,
and a nightly created copy of the
HEREMS DB from which standardized
reports (created with Actuate) and Ad
hoc reports (via MS Access) are
retrieved. These files are stored on disk
and backups are stored on tape. Manual
files are stored in local field office per
the records disposition schedule 18 in
Handbook 2225.6 Rev-1.
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these, it is possible to use screen queries
to drill down into other layers of
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Paper records are stored here or at the
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Stephen A. Martin, Director, Office of
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability for the
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Finding of No Significant Impact for
the Flattery Rocks, Quillayute Needles,
and Copalis National Wildlife Refuges,
Clallam, Jefferson, and Grays Harbor
Counties, WA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) has completed a
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) and Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for the Flattery Rocks,
Quillayute Needles, and Copalis
National Wildlife Refuges (Washington
Islands Refuges, or Refuges). The CCP
was developed to provide a foundation
for the management and use of the
Washington Islands Refuges. The
Service is furnishing this notice to
advise other agencies and the public of
the availability of the CCP and FONSI,
and the decision to implement
Alternative B as described in the CCP.
The Service’s Regional Director for the
Pacific Region selected Alternative B for
managing the Refuges for the next 15
years. The Washington Islands Refuges
are located off the Pacific Coast of
Washington.
The CCP and FONSI are now
available. Implementation of the CCP
may begin immediately.
ADDRESSES: Printed copies of the CCP
and FONSI are available for viewing at
Washington Maritime National Wildlife
Refuge Complex Headquarters, 33 S.
Barr Road, Port Angeles, WA 98362, and
may be obtained by visiting or writing
to the Refuge Complex. These
documents are also available for
viewing and downloading on the
Internet at https://pacific.fws.gov/
planning.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Ryan, Project Leader, Washington
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Complex, phone (360) 457–8451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Washington Islands Refuges are part of
the National Wildlife Refuge System
administered by the Service. The
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (Refuge
Administration Act), as amended,
requires all units of the National
Wildlife Refuge System to be managed
in accordance with an approved CCP. A
CCP provides management direction,
and identifies refuge goals, objectives,
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and strategies for achieving refuge
purposes. We prepared the CCP and
FONSI for the Washington Islands
Refuges pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d), as
amended, and its implementing
regulations, the Refuge Administration
Act, and Service policies.
The Washington Islands Refuges are
located in Clallam, Jefferson, and Grays
Harbor Counties, Washington. Planning
for the Refuges was conducted together
because many of the same physical
characteristics, management issues, and
conservation opportunities occur on, or
are relevant to the management of each
of the Refuges.
During the CCP planning process for
the Refuges many elements were
considered, including wildlife
management and habitat protection, offrefuge wildlife-dependent recreational
and educational opportunities, and
coordination with tribal, State, and
Federal agencies and other interested
groups. The Draft CCP and associated
Environmental Assessment identified
and evaluated two alternatives for
managing the Refuges. The Draft CCP
was available for a 30-day public review
and comment period, which occurred
May 31 through June 30, 2005 (May 31,
2005, 70 FR 30967). The Service
received 24 comment letters on the Draft
CCP, which were incorporated into, or
otherwise responded to in the final CCP.
No substantive changes where required
to address public comments.
By implementing the CCP, the Service
will minimize disturbance to wildlife,
reduce contaminants, enhance oil spill
response preparedness, initiate and
participate in cooperative monitoring
and research, and enhance the Refuges’
public education program.
Wildlife disturbances will be
minimized by enforcing access
restrictions to Refuge islands, educating
boaters and pilots about wildlife
disturbances, promoting a voluntary
200-yard boat-free zone, pursuing
tideland leases with the State, and
enforcing wildlife disturbance
regulations. Working with partners to
reduce impacts from oil spills and
remove derelict fishing gear and other
wildlife hazards is a high priority for the
Refuges. Long-term wildlife monitoring
efforts will continue, and Refuge staff
will assist with developing a monitoring
manual for seabirds. The Service will
develop partnerships to pursue joint
research projects and develop and staff
an off-refuge interpretive center. The
proposal in the CCP for eradication of
European rabbits on Destruction Island
will be addressed in a separate planning
effort with full public involvement.
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Dated: June 14, 2007.
Renne R. Lohoefener,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington Maritime National Wildlife
Refuge Complex, Sequim, WA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan and
environmental assessment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) intend to
prepare a Comprehensive Conservation
Plan and Environmental Assessment
(CCP/EA) for the Protection Island and
San Juan Islands National Wildlife
Refuges (Refuges). The Refuges are
located in Island, Jefferson, San Juan,
Skagit, and Whatcom Counties,
Washington. The San Juan Islands
Refuge includes the San Juan Islands
Wilderness Area. We are furnishing this
notice to advise other agencies and the
public of our intentions, and to obtain
public comments, suggestions, and
information on the scope of issues to be
considered during the CCP and National
Environmental Policy Act planning
process.
Written comments on the scope
of the CCP received by October 15,
2007, will be considered during
development of the Draft CCP/EA.
ADDRESSES: Address comments,
questions, and requests for information
to: Kevin Ryan, Project Leader,
Washington Maritime National Wildlife
Refuge Complex, 33 South Barr Road,
Port Angeles, WA 98362. Comments
may be faxed to the Refuge at (360) 452–
5086, or e-mailed to
FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov.
Include Protection Island and San Juan
Islands Refuges CCP in the subject line
of your message. Additional information
about the CCP planning process is
available on the Internet at: https://
www.fws.gov/pacific/planning.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Ryan, Project Leader, Washington
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Complex, phone (360) 457–8451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 all lands within
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the National Wildlife Refuge System to
be managed in accordance with an
approved CCP. A CCP guides refuge
management decisions, and identifies
long-range goals, objectives, and
strategies for achieving the purposes for
which the refuge was established.
During the CCP planning process many
elements will be considered, including
wildlife and habitat protection and
management, public use opportunities,
and cultural resource protection. Public
input during the planning process is
essential. The CCP for the Protection
Island and San Juan Islands Refuges will
describe desired conditions for the
Refuges and the long-term goals,
objectives, and strategies for achieving
those conditions. As part of the
planning process, the Service will
prepare an environmental assessment in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et
seq.)
Background
The Protection Island National
Wildlife Refuge Act was enacted in 1982
(Pub L. 97–333), authorizing creation of
the 316-acre Refuge located near the
mouth of Discovery Bay on the
southeast side of the Strait of Juan de
Fuca. The purposes of the Protection
Island Refuge are to provide habitat for
a broad diversity of bird species, with
particular emphasis on protecting the
nesting habitat of the bald eagle, tufted
puffin, rhinoceros auklet, pigeon
guillemot, and pelagic cormorant;
protecting harbor seals’ hauling-out
areas; and providing for scientific
research and wildlife-oriented public
education and interpretation. Refuge
habitats include grass and shrublands, a
small woodland area, shoreline, spits,
and sandy bluffs. Most of the breeding
seabird population of Puget Sound and
the Strait of Juan de Fuca nests on
Protection Island. The island is a major
resting and breeding site for harbor
seals, and also supports a small number
of breeding elephant seals. Additional
information concerning Protection
Island NWR is available at: https://
www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges/field/
wa_protectionis.htm.
Located in the northwest corner of
Washington State between southern
Canada and the United States mainland,
the San Juan Islands Refuge has a long
establishment history. Executive Order
1959 established the Smith Island
Reservation in 1914, as a preserve,
breeding ground, and winter sanctuary
for native birds. Subsequent executive
orders and public land orders through
1983 culminated in the current
configuration of the Refuge, which totals
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability for the Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Flattery Rocks, Quillayute
Needles, and Copalis National Wildlife Refuges, Clallam, Jefferson, and
Grays Harbor Counties, WA
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has completed a
Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for the Flattery Rocks, Quillayute Needles, and Copalis
National Wildlife Refuges (Washington Islands Refuges, or Refuges). The
CCP was developed to provide a foundation for the management and use of
the Washington Islands Refuges. The Service is furnishing this notice
to advise other agencies and the public of the availability of the CCP
and FONSI, and the decision to implement Alternative B as described in
the CCP. The Service's Regional Director for the Pacific Region
selected Alternative B for managing the Refuges for the next 15 years.
The Washington Islands Refuges are located off the Pacific Coast of
Washington.
DATES: The CCP and FONSI are now available. Implementation of the CCP
may begin immediately.
ADDRESSES: Printed copies of the CCP and FONSI are available for
viewing at Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Headquarters, 33 S. Barr Road, Port Angeles, WA 98362, and may be
obtained by visiting or writing to the Refuge Complex. These documents
are also available for viewing and downloading on the Internet at
https://pacific.fws.gov/planning.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Ryan, Project Leader, Washington
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex, phone (360) 457-8451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Washington Islands Refuges are part of
the National Wildlife Refuge System administered by the Service. The
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (Refuge
Administration Act), as amended, requires all units of the National
Wildlife Refuge System to be managed in accordance with an approved
CCP. A CCP provides management direction, and identifies refuge goals,
objectives,
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and strategies for achieving refuge purposes. We prepared the CCP and
FONSI for the Washington Islands Refuges pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370d), as
amended, and its implementing regulations, the Refuge Administration
Act, and Service policies.
The Washington Islands Refuges are located in Clallam, Jefferson,
and Grays Harbor Counties, Washington. Planning for the Refuges was
conducted together because many of the same physical characteristics,
management issues, and conservation opportunities occur on, or are
relevant to the management of each of the Refuges.
During the CCP planning process for the Refuges many elements were
considered, including wildlife management and habitat protection, off-
refuge wildlife-dependent recreational and educational opportunities,
and coordination with tribal, State, and Federal agencies and other
interested groups. The Draft CCP and associated Environmental
Assessment identified and evaluated two alternatives for managing the
Refuges. The Draft CCP was available for a 30-day public review and
comment period, which occurred May 31 through June 30, 2005 (May 31,
2005, 70 FR 30967). The Service received 24 comment letters on the
Draft CCP, which were incorporated into, or otherwise responded to in
the final CCP. No substantive changes where required to address public
comments.
By implementing the CCP, the Service will minimize disturbance to
wildlife, reduce contaminants, enhance oil spill response preparedness,
initiate and participate in cooperative monitoring and research, and
enhance the Refuges' public education program.
Wildlife disturbances will be minimized by enforcing access
restrictions to Refuge islands, educating boaters and pilots about
wildlife disturbances, promoting a voluntary 200-yard boat-free zone,
pursuing tideland leases with the State, and enforcing wildlife
disturbance regulations. Working with partners to reduce impacts from
oil spills and remove derelict fishing gear and other wildlife hazards
is a high priority for the Refuges. Long-term wildlife monitoring
efforts will continue, and Refuge staff will assist with developing a
monitoring manual for seabirds. The Service will develop partnerships
to pursue joint research projects and develop and staff an off-refuge
interpretive center. The proposal in the CCP for eradication of
European rabbits on Destruction Island will be addressed in a separate
planning effort with full public involvement.
Dated: June 14, 2007.
Renne R. Lohoefener,
Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.
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