Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Souris River Basin National Wildlife Refuges, North Dakota, 69703-69704 [E7-23867]
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Final Comprehensive Conservation
Plan for Souris River Basin National
Wildlife Refuges, North Dakota
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service) announces that the
final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) and Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the Souris River basin national
wildlife refuges (Refuges) is available.
This final CCP/EA describes how the
Service intends to manage the refuges
for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: Please provide written
comments to Toni Griffin, Planning
Team Leader, Division of Refuge
Planning, P.O. Box 25486, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225,
or electronically to toni_griffin@fws.gov.
A copy of the CCP may be obtained by
writing to U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Refuge Planning,
134 Union Boulevard, Suite 300,
Lakewood, Colorado 80228; or by
download from .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni
Griffin, 303–236–4378 (phone); 303–
236–4792 (fax); or toni_griffin@fws.gov
(e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Souris River Basin is home to three
national wildlife refuges, known
collectively as the ‘‘Souris River basin
refuges:’’
• Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge,
along 28 miles of the Des Lacs River.
• J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife
Refuge, along 50 miles of the Souris
River.
• Upper Souris National Wildlife
Refuge, along 35 miles of the upper
Souris River.
The Souris River basin refuges were
established by executive order in 1935;
the purpose of each refuge is for a
‘‘refuge and breeding ground for
migratory birds and other wildlife.’’
The Souris River basin refuges are
located in a critical area of the Central
Flyway, providing nesting and breeding
habitat for migrating and nesting
waterfowl. The J. Clark Salyer National
Wildlife Refuge, in particular, has
developed into one of the most
important duck production areas in the
United States.
The American Bird Conservancy
recognizes all three refuges as ‘‘Globally
Important Bird Areas.’’ In addition, J.
Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge is
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designated as a regional shorebird site
in the ‘‘Western Hemisphere Shorebird
Reserve Network.’’ Lake Darling at
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge
is designated critical habitat for the
federally threatened piping plover.
Representing a comprehensive
collection of all North Dakota plant
communities, these refuges could
contain the only remaining
representatives of drift plain prairie,
considered a threatened resource.
The draft CCP/EA was made available
to the public for a 30-day review and
comment period following the
announcement in the Federal Register
on February 2, 2007 (72 FR 5080–5081).
The draft CCP/EA identified and
evaluated four alternatives for managing
the refuges for the next 15 years.
Alternative A, the No Action
alternative, reflects the current
management of the Souris River basin
refuges. It provides the baseline against
which to compare the other alternatives.
Refuge habitats would continue to be
managed on an opportunistic schedule
that may maintain—or most likely
would result in further decline in—the
diversity of vegetation and wildlife
species. Des Lacs National Wildlife
Refuge and J. Clark Salyer National
Wildlife Refuge would continue to
perform only limited research and
would monitor only long-term
vegetation change. Upper Souris
National Wildlife Refuge would
continue to perform no scientific
research or monitoring. Outreach,
partnerships, and priority public uses
(fishing, hunting, wildlife observation,
wildlife photography, environmental
education, and interpretation) would
continue at present levels.
Alternative B is the Service’s
proposed action and basis for the CCP.
This alternative will prioritize habitats
with high probability of restoration for
management. Other habitats may only
be partially restored or minimally
managed. Research and monitoring will
increase and scientific knowledge
required to restore upland and wetland
plant and animal communities will be
shared (with the public and other
resource managers). Some visitor
services are expected to decrease as
some staff and funding shifts to habitat
restoration. Environmental education
will increase.
In Alternative C, waterfowl habitat
management and waterfowl production
would be emphasized over other refuge
programs. Research and monitoring
would focus on actions that enhance
waterfowl habitat, increase waterfowl
nest densities, and increase nest and
brood survival. Visitor service programs
that use or enhance waterfowl-related
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activities such as hunting, wildlife
viewing, or environmental education
would be emphasized over other
activities.
Management under Alternative D
would restore, to the fullest extent,
ecological processes, vegetation
communities, and wildlife characteristic
of the presettlement period. Research
and monitoring efforts would focus on
strategies that enhance native plant and
animal communities. Public uses that
are compatible with or that support
restoration efforts would be
emphasized. Interpretation and
environmental education would be
expanded, with an emphasis on natural
plant and animal communities,
ecological processes, and restoration.
The Service is furnishing this notice
to advise other agencies and the public
of the availability of the final CCP, to
provide information on the desired
conditions for the refuges, and to detail
how the Service will implement
management strategies. Based on the
review and evaluation of the
information contained in the EA, the
Regional Director has determined that
implementation of the final CCP does
not constitute a major Federal action
that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment
within the meaning of section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act. Therefore, an Environmental
Impact Statement will not be prepared.
Future site-specific proposals discussed
in the final CCP will be addressed in
separate planning efforts with full
public involvement.
Dated: September 12, 2007.
Gary G. Mowad,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Denver,
Colorado.
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Receipt of an Application for an
Incidental Take Permit for Residential
Construction in Charlotte County, FL
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce the
availability of an incidental take permit
(ITP) and Habitat Conservation Plan
(HCP). Bertha Pauwels and Anna
Angellotti (applicants) request an ITP
pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
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amended (Act). The applicants
anticipate taking about 0.46 acre of
Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma
coerulescens) (scrub-jay) foraging and
sheltering habitat incidental to lot
preparation for the construction of a
multiple-family residence and
supporting infrastructure in Charlotte
County, Florida (project). The
applicants’ HCP describes the mitigation
and minimization measures proposed to
address the effects of the project on the
scrub-jay.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on the ITP application and
HCP on or before January 9, 2008.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below for
information on how to submit your
comments on the ITP application and
HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP
application and HCP by writing the
South Florida Ecological Services
Office, Attn: Permit number TE169281–
0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339
20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559.
In addition, we will make the ITP
application and HCP available for
public inspection by appointment
during normal business hours at the
above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Trish Adams, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, South Florida Ecological
Services Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone: (772) 562–3909, ext. 232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to comment on the ITP application
and HCP, you may submit comments by
any one of the following methods.
Please reference permit number
TE169281–0 in such comments.
1. Mail or hand-deliver comments to
our South Florida Ecological Services
Office address (see ADDRESSES).
2. E-mail comments to
trish_adams@fws.gov. If you do not
receive a confirmation that we have
received your e-mail message, contact
us directly at the telephone number
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment-including your
personal identifying information-may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Multiple-family residential
construction for the applicants’ HCP
will take place within Section 09,
Township 40, Range 23, Punta Gorda,
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Charlotte County, Florida, at 26471
Explorer Road. This lot is within scrubjay-occupied habitat.
The lot encompasses about 0.46 acre,
and the footprint of the multiple-family
residence, infrastructure, and
landscaping preclude retention of scrubjay habitat on this lot. In order to
minimize take on site, the applicants
propose to mitigate for the loss of 0.46
acre of scrub-jay habitat by contributing
a total of $25,599 to the Florida Scrubjay Conservation Fund administered by
The Nature Conservancy. Funds in this
account are earmarked for use in the
conservation and recovery of scrub-jays
and may include habitat acquisition,
restoration, and/or management.
We have determined that the
applicants’ proposal, including the
proposed mitigation and minimization
measures, will have a minor or
negligible effect on the species covered
in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies as a
categorical exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as
provided by the Department of the
Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1
and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). Low-effect
HCPs are those involving (1) minor or
negligible effects on federally listed or
candidate species and their habitats and
(2) minor or negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources.
Based on our review of public
comments that we receive in response to
this notice, we may revise this
preliminary determination.
We will evaluate the HCP and
comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we
determine that the application meets the
requirements, we will issue the ITP for
incidental take of the scrub-jay. We will
also evaluate whether issuance of the
section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with
section 7 of the Act by conducting an
intra-Service section 7 consultation. We
will use the results of this consultation,
in combination with the above findings,
in the final analysis to determine
whether or not to issue the ITP.
Authority: We provide this notice pursuant
to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 6, 2007.
Paul Souza,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Souris River Basin
National Wildlife Refuges, North Dakota
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that
the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Souris River basin national wildlife refuges
(Refuges) is available. This final CCP/EA describes how the Service
intends to manage the refuges for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: Please provide written comments to Toni Griffin, Planning
Team Leader, Division of Refuge Planning, P.O. Box 25486, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225, or electronically to toni_griffin@fws.gov. A copy of the CCP may be obtained by writing to U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Refuge Planning, 134 Union
Boulevard, Suite 300, Lakewood, Colorado 80228; or by download from
<https://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/planning>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Griffin, 303-236-4378 (phone);
303-236-4792 (fax); or toni_griffin@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Souris River Basin is home to three
national wildlife refuges, known collectively as the ``Souris River
basin refuges:''
Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, along 28 miles of the
Des Lacs River.
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, along 50 miles
of the Souris River.
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, along 35 miles of
the upper Souris River.
The Souris River basin refuges were established by executive order
in 1935; the purpose of each refuge is for a ``refuge and breeding
ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.''
The Souris River basin refuges are located in a critical area of
the Central Flyway, providing nesting and breeding habitat for
migrating and nesting waterfowl. The J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife
Refuge, in particular, has developed into one of the most important
duck production areas in the United States.
The American Bird Conservancy recognizes all three refuges as
``Globally Important Bird Areas.'' In addition, J. Clark Salyer
National Wildlife Refuge is designated as a regional shorebird site in
the ``Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network.'' Lake Darling at
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge is designated critical habitat
for the federally threatened piping plover.
Representing a comprehensive collection of all North Dakota plant
communities, these refuges could contain the only remaining
representatives of drift plain prairie, considered a threatened
resource.
The draft CCP/EA was made available to the public for a 30-day
review and comment period following the announcement in the Federal
Register on February 2, 2007 (72 FR 5080-5081). The draft CCP/EA
identified and evaluated four alternatives for managing the refuges for
the next 15 years.
Alternative A, the No Action alternative, reflects the current
management of the Souris River basin refuges. It provides the baseline
against which to compare the other alternatives. Refuge habitats would
continue to be managed on an opportunistic schedule that may maintain--
or most likely would result in further decline in--the diversity of
vegetation and wildlife species. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge and
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge would continue to perform only
limited research and would monitor only long-term vegetation change.
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge would continue to perform no
scientific research or monitoring. Outreach, partnerships, and priority
public uses (fishing, hunting, wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, environmental education, and interpretation) would
continue at present levels.
Alternative B is the Service's proposed action and basis for the
CCP. This alternative will prioritize habitats with high probability of
restoration for management. Other habitats may only be partially
restored or minimally managed. Research and monitoring will increase
and scientific knowledge required to restore upland and wetland plant
and animal communities will be shared (with the public and other
resource managers). Some visitor services are expected to decrease as
some staff and funding shifts to habitat restoration. Environmental
education will increase.
In Alternative C, waterfowl habitat management and waterfowl
production would be emphasized over other refuge programs. Research and
monitoring would focus on actions that enhance waterfowl habitat,
increase waterfowl nest densities, and increase nest and brood
survival. Visitor service programs that use or enhance waterfowl-
related
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activities such as hunting, wildlife viewing, or environmental
education would be emphasized over other activities.
Management under Alternative D would restore, to the fullest
extent, ecological processes, vegetation communities, and wildlife
characteristic of the presettlement period. Research and monitoring
efforts would focus on strategies that enhance native plant and animal
communities. Public uses that are compatible with or that support
restoration efforts would be emphasized. Interpretation and
environmental education would be expanded, with an emphasis on natural
plant and animal communities, ecological processes, and restoration.
The Service is furnishing this notice to advise other agencies and
the public of the availability of the final CCP, to provide information
on the desired conditions for the refuges, and to detail how the
Service will implement management strategies. Based on the review and
evaluation of the information contained in the EA, the Regional
Director has determined that implementation of the final CCP does not
constitute a major Federal action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment within the meaning of section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act. Therefore, an
Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared. Future site-
specific proposals discussed in the final CCP will be addressed in
separate planning efforts with full public involvement.
Dated: September 12, 2007.
Gary G. Mowad,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
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