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State Park, while also excluding from
the otherwise protected area Old Miller
Place Subdivision, as well as portions of
Gulf Trace Subdivision and the Town of
Grayton Beach. Under the new map, 22
acres (13 fastland acres and 9 associated
aquatic habitat acres) were removed
from Unit FL–95P, and 1,582 acres (901
fastland acres and 681 associated
aquatic habitat acres) of State park land
were added to Unit FL–95P. The
changes to the map also ensure that the
boundary of Unit FL–96 more precisely
follows geomorphic features. Four acres
(3 fastland acres and 1 associated
aquatic habitat acre) were removed from
Unit FL–96, and 2 acres of associated
aquatic habitat were added to Unit FL–
96.
Revisions to the John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System in Georgia
Public Law 109–354, enacted on
October 16, 2006, replaced the map
relating to Jekyll Island Unit GA–06P in
Glynn County, Georgia, with a revised
map entitled ‘‘John H. Chafee Coastal
Barrier Resources System, Jekyll Island
Unit GA–06P.’’ The changes to the map
remove all developed land and
approximately 100 acres of undeveloped
land from Unit GA–06P. Under the new
map, 1,605 acres (1,355 fastland acres
and 250 associated aquatic habitat acres)
were removed from Unit GA–06P, and
1,478 acres (72 fastland acres and 1,406
associated aquatic habitat acres) were
added to Unit GA–06P.
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How To Get Copies of the Maps
The Service has given copies of the
revised John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System maps to the House of
Representatives Committee on Natural
Resources, the Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works, the
members of Congress for each affected
area, and each appropriate Federal,
State, and local agency with jurisdiction
over the areas in which the modified
units are located.
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System maps, including the
replacement maps referenced in this
Federal Register, are available for
download from the Coastal Barrier
Resources System web page: https://
www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/
coastal_barrier.htm.
The public may also contact the
following Service offices to make
arrangements to view the maps:
Washington Office—All Coastal Barrier
Resources System maps
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Division of Habitat and Resource
Conservation, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Room
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400, Arlington, VA 22203; (703) 358–
2161.
Southeast Regional Office—All Coastal
Barrier Resources System maps for AL,
FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, PR, and VI
Region 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1875 Century Blvd., Suite 400,
Atlanta, GA 30345; (404) 679–4000.
Southwest Regional Office—All Coastal
Barrier Resources System maps for TX
Region 2, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW.,
Albuquerque, NM 87102; (505) 248–
6911.
Field Offices—Coastal Barrier Resources
System maps for NC, GA, FL, and TX
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 33726,
Raleigh, NC 27636–3726; (919) 856–
4520.
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4270 Norwich Ave.
Ext., Brunswick, GA 31520; (912) 265–
9336.
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave.,
Panama City, FL 32405–3721, (850)
769–0552.
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 17629 El Camino Real,
Suite #211, Houston, TX 77058–3051,
(281) 286–8282.
Dated: July 26, 2007.
Everett Wilson,
Deputy Assistant Director, Fisheries and
Habitat Conservation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Recovery Plan for the Pacific Coast
Population of the Western Snowy
Plover
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the recovery plan for the
Pacific Coast population of the Western
Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus
nivosus). The final plan includes
recovery criteria and measures for the
Pacific coast population of the western
snowy plover.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the plan by either of the following
methods: Internet: Download a copy at
https://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/
index.html#plans; or U.S. mail: Send a
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request to U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W–
2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. Printed
copies of the recovery plan will be
available for distribution in 4 to 6
weeks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Aubrey, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above Sacramento
address (telephone, 916–414–6600).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Restoring endangered or threatened
animals and plants to the point where
they are again secure, self-sustaining
members of their ecosystems is a
primary goal of our endangered species
program. To help guide the recovery
effort, we are working to prepare
recovery plans for most of the listed
species native to the United States.
Recovery plans describe actions
considered necessary for the
conservation of the species, establish
criteria for the recovery levels for
downlisting or delisting them, and
estimate time and cost for implementing
the recovery measures needed.
Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species
Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
requires us to provide public notice and
an opportunity for public review and
comment during recovery plan
development. We made the draft
recovery plan for the Pacific Coast
population of western snowy plover was
available for public comment from
August 14, 2001, through December 12,
2001 (66 FR 42676). We provided an
opportunity to resubmit comments due
to the possibility that some comments
submitted were not received due to a
shutdown in the Department of the
Interior’s internet access, including
receipt of outside electronic mail.
Resubmitted comments were accepted
through February 15, 2002. We
considered information we received
during the public comment period in
our preparation of this final recovery
plan, and also summarized that
information in an appendix of the
recovery plan. We will forward
substantive comments regarding
recovery plan implementation to
appropriate Federal or other entities so
they can take these comments into
account in the course of implementing
recovery actions.
The Pacific coast breeding population
of the western snowy plover
(Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus)
currently extends from Damon Point,
Washington, to Bahia Magdalena, Baja
California, Mexico. Snowy plovers
(Pacific coast population) breed
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primarily above the high tide line on
coastal beaches, sand spits, dune-backed
beaches, sparsely vegetated dunes,
beaches at creek and river mouths, and
salt pans at lagoons and estuaries. Less
common nesting habitats include bluffbacked beaches, dredged material
disposal sites, salt pond levees, dry salt
ponds, and river bars. The snowy plover
winters mainly in coastal areas from
southern Washington to Central
America. In winter, snowy plovers are
found on many of the beaches used for
nesting as well as on beaches where
they do not nest, in manmade salt
ponds, and on estuarine sand and mud
flats. Habitat degradation caused by
human disturbance, urban development,
introduced beachgrass (Ammophila
spp.), and expanding predator
populations has resulted in a decline in
active nesting areas and in the size of
the breeding and wintering populations.
Our primary objective in this recovery
plan is to remove the Pacific coast
population of the western snowy plover
from the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants by
achieving well-distributed increases in
numbers and productivity of breeding
adult birds, and providing for long-term
protection of breeding and wintering
plovers and their habitat. Specific
actions needed to achieve this objective
and described in the recovery plan
include (1) protection of breeding and
wintering habitat; (2) monitoring and
managing breeding habitat; (3)
monitoring and managing wintering and
migration areas; (4) undertaking
scientific research that facilitates
recovery efforts; (5) public participation,
outreach, and education; and (6)
establishing an international
conservation program with the Mexican
government to protect snowy plovers
and their breeding and wintering
locations in Mexico.
Authority
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The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: September 17, 2007.
Darrin Thome,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Background
Fish and Wildlife Service
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 us to develop a
CCP for each national wildlife refuge.
The purpose of a CCP is to provide
refuge managers with a 15-year plan for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing to the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System
(NWRS), consistent with the sound
principles of fish and wildlife
management and conservation, legal
mandates, and Service policies. In
addition to providing broad
management direction on conserving
wildlife and habitat, the plans identify
wildlife-dependent recreational
opportunities available to the public,
including opportunities for hunting,
fishing, wildlife observation and
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update the CCP at least
every 15 years.
We establish each refuge for specific
purposes, and use those purposes to
develop and prioritize its management
goals, objectives, and public uses. The
planning process is one way for us and
for the public to evaluate those goals
and objectives for the best possible
conservation of important wildlife
habitat, while providing opportunities
for wildlife-dependent recreation
compatible with those purposes and the
mission of the NWRS.
We request your input on all issues,
concerns, ideas, improvements and
suggestions for the future management
of Supawna Meadows NWR. You may
submit comments at any time during the
planning process by writing to the
refuge planner (see ADDRESSES above).
We will conduct the environmental
review of this project in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et
seq.), the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations on NEPA (40 CFR
parts 1500–1508), other appropriate
Federal laws and regulations, and our
policies and procedures for complying
with them. All of the comments we
receive on either our EAs or our
environmental impact statements
become part of the official public
record. We will handle requests for
those comments in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40
CFR 1506.6(f)), and other policies and
procedures of the Department of the
Interior or the Service. When we receive
such a request, we will provide
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife
Refuge, Salem County, NJ
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of intent to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan and
environmental assessment;
announcement of public scoping and
request for comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (we, us, Service) is gathering the
information needed to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan (CCP)
and associated environmental
assessment (EA) for Supawna Meadows
National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). We
publish this notice in compliance with
our policy of advising other agencies
and the public of our intentions to
conduct detailed planning on refuges
and obtain suggestions and information
about the scope of issues to consider in
the planning process.
We held public scoping meetings
in September 2007 after announcing the
location, date, and times at least 2
weeks in advance in special mailings,
notices in local newspapers, in radio
public service announcements, on our
Web site (https://www.fws.gov/northeast/
planning), and through personal
contacts. To ensure our consideration of
your written comments, you must
submit them within 30 days of the
publication of this notice.
DATES:
Send your comments or
requests for more information on the
planning process to Beth Goldstein,
Refuge Planner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive,
Hadley, MA, 01035; 413–253–8564
(telephone); 413–253–8468 (fax);
northeastplanning@fws.gov (electronic
mail). If submitting comments by
electronic mail, please put ‘‘Supawna
Meadows NWR’’ in the subject line.
ADDRESSES:
To obtain
more information on the refuge, contact
Howard Schlegel, Refuge Manager, Cape
May NWR, at 609–463–0994
(telephone); fw5rw_spmnwr@fws.gov
(electronic mail); https://www.fws.gov/
refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=52571
(Supawna Meadows NWR Web site).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
This
notice initiates the comprehensive
conservation planning process for
Supawna Meadows NWR, which is
administered by Cape May NWR staff
with headquarters in Cape May Court
House, New Jersey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Recovery Plan for the Pacific Coast Population of the Western
Snowy Plover
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the recovery plan for the Pacific Coast population of
the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus). The final
plan includes recovery criteria and measures for the Pacific coast
population of the western snowy plover.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the plan by either of the following
methods: Internet: Download a copy at https://endangered.fws.gov/
recovery/#plans; or U.S. mail: Send a request to U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. Printed copies of the recovery
plan will be available for distribution in 4 to 6 weeks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Aubrey, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, at the above Sacramento address (telephone, 916-414-6600).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Restoring endangered or threatened animals and plants to the point
where they are again secure, self-sustaining members of their
ecosystems is a primary goal of our endangered species program. To help
guide the recovery effort, we are working to prepare recovery plans for
most of the listed species native to the United States. Recovery plans
describe actions considered necessary for the conservation of the
species, establish criteria for the recovery levels for downlisting or
delisting them, and estimate time and cost for implementing the
recovery measures needed.
Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) requires us to provide public notice and an opportunity for
public review and comment during recovery plan development. We made the
draft recovery plan for the Pacific Coast population of western snowy
plover was available for public comment from August 14, 2001, through
December 12, 2001 (66 FR 42676). We provided an opportunity to resubmit
comments due to the possibility that some comments submitted were not
received due to a shutdown in the Department of the Interior's internet
access, including receipt of outside electronic mail. Resubmitted
comments were accepted through February 15, 2002. We considered
information we received during the public comment period in our
preparation of this final recovery plan, and also summarized that
information in an appendix of the recovery plan. We will forward
substantive comments regarding recovery plan implementation to
appropriate Federal or other entities so they can take these comments
into account in the course of implementing recovery actions.
The Pacific coast breeding population of the western snowy plover
(Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) currently extends from Damon Point,
Washington, to Bahia Magdalena, Baja California, Mexico. Snowy plovers
(Pacific coast population) breed
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primarily above the high tide line on coastal beaches, sand spits,
dune-backed beaches, sparsely vegetated dunes, beaches at creek and
river mouths, and salt pans at lagoons and estuaries. Less common
nesting habitats include bluff-backed beaches, dredged material
disposal sites, salt pond levees, dry salt ponds, and river bars. The
snowy plover winters mainly in coastal areas from southern Washington
to Central America. In winter, snowy plovers are found on many of the
beaches used for nesting as well as on beaches where they do not nest,
in manmade salt ponds, and on estuarine sand and mud flats. Habitat
degradation caused by human disturbance, urban development, introduced
beachgrass (Ammophila spp.), and expanding predator populations has
resulted in a decline in active nesting areas and in the size of the
breeding and wintering populations.
Our primary objective in this recovery plan is to remove the
Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover from the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants by achieving well-
distributed increases in numbers and productivity of breeding adult
birds, and providing for long-term protection of breeding and wintering
plovers and their habitat. Specific actions needed to achieve this
objective and described in the recovery plan include (1) protection of
breeding and wintering habitat; (2) monitoring and managing breeding
habitat; (3) monitoring and managing wintering and migration areas; (4)
undertaking scientific research that facilitates recovery efforts; (5)
public participation, outreach, and education; and (6) establishing an
international conservation program with the Mexican government to
protect snowy plovers and their breeding and wintering locations in
Mexico.
Authority
The authority for this action is section 4(f) of the Endangered
Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: September 17, 2007.
Darrin Thome,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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