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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Pinedale Anticline Working Group and
Task Groups—Notice of Renewal
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the
Pinedale Anticline Working Group and
Task Groups.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This notice is published in
accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (Public Law 92–463). Following
consultation with the General Services
Administration, notice is hereby given
that the Secretary of the Interior has
renewed the Pinedale Anticline
Working Group and Task Groups
(PAWG). The purpose of the Working
Group and Task Groups will be to
advise the Bureau of Land Management,
Pinedale Field Office Manager,
regarding recommendations on matters
pertinent to the Bureau of Land
Management’s responsibilities related to
the Pinedale Anticline Environmental
Impact Statement and Record of
Decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Lauren McKeever, Pinedale Anticline
Working Group and Task Groups
Coordinator, Bureau of Land
Management, Pinedale Field Office,
1625 West Pine Street, Pinedale,
Wyoming 82941, Phone: (307) 367–
5352.
Certification
I hereby certify that the renewal of the
Pinedale Anticline Working Group and
Task Groups is necessary and in the
public interest in connection with the
Secretary of the Interior’s
responsibilities to manage the lands,
resources, and facilities administered by
the Bureau of Land Management.
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Dated: June 25, 2008.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge,
Hyde County, NC
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; draft
comprehensive conservation plan and
environmental assessment; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce the
availability of a draft comprehensive
conservation plan and environmental
assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
for public review and comment. In this
Draft CCP/EA, we describe the
alternative we propose to use to manage
this refuge for the 15 years following
approval of the final CCP.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
August 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Request for copies of the
Draft CCP/EA should be addressed to:
Bruce Freske, Refuge Manager,
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge,
38 Mattamuskeet Road, Swan Quarter,
NC 27885. The Draft CCP/EA may also
be accessed and downloaded from the
Service’s Internet Site: https://
southeast.fws.gov/planning. Comments
on the Draft CCP/EA may be submitted
to the above address or via electronic
mail to: Bruce Freske@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce Freske; Telephone: 252/926–
4021; or Fax: 252/926–1743.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we continue the CCP
process for Swanquarter National
Wildlife Refuge. We started the process
through a notice in the Federal Register
on November 3, 2000 (65 FR 66256).
Swanquarter National Wildlife
Refuge, on Pamlico Sound in Hyde
County, NC, was established by
Presidential Order on June 23, 1932.
The Service has acquired all of the
property within the refuge’s acquisition
boundary. The refuge consists of 16,411
acres of saltmarsh islands and forested
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wetlands interspersed with potholes,
creeks, and drains. Marsh vegetation is
dominated by black needlerush and
sawgrass. The mainland is forested by
loblolly pine, pond pine, and bald
cypress. Approximately 8,800 acres of
the refuge have been designated as
wilderness. An additional 27,082 acres
of adjacent, non-refuge open water are
closed by presidential proclamation to
the taking of migratory birds. The
purposes of the refuge are: ‘‘for use as
an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other
management purpose, for migratory
birds;’’ ‘‘for the development,
advancement, management,
conservation, and protection of fish and
wildlife resources * * * for the benefit
of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, in performing its activities and
services;’’ and for the supplemental
purpose of protecting and providing a
wilderness area.
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
is in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain
Ecosystem and is part of the migration
corridor for migratory birds that use the
Atlantic Flyway. Wildlife species of
management concern on the refuge
include the American black duck, lesser
scaup, canvasback, redhead, surf scoter,
seaside sparrow, shard-tailed sparrow,
brown-headed nuthatch, black-throated
green warbler, black rail, yellow rail,
clapper rail, Forster’s tern, peregrine
falcon, bald eagle, osprey, black bear,
red wolf, Carolina pygmy rattlesnake,
and American alligator. The whitetailed deer is also a resident game
species.
Background
The CCP Process
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee), which amended the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, requires us
to develop a CCP for each national
wildlife refuge. The purpose in
developing a CCP is to provide refuge
managers with a 15-year plan for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and our policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update the CCP at least
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[WY-100-2008-1310-NB]
Pinedale Anticline Working Group and Task Groups--Notice of
Renewal
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Renewal of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group and
Task Groups.
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SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-463).
Following consultation with the General Services Administration, notice
is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has renewed the
Pinedale Anticline Working Group and Task Groups (PAWG). The purpose of
the Working Group and Task Groups will be to advise the Bureau of Land
Management, Pinedale Field Office Manager, regarding recommendations on
matters pertinent to the Bureau of Land Management's responsibilities
related to the Pinedale Anticline Environmental Impact Statement and
Record of Decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lauren McKeever, Pinedale
Anticline Working Group and Task Groups Coordinator, Bureau of Land
Management, Pinedale Field Office, 1625 West Pine Street, Pinedale,
Wyoming 82941, Phone: (307) 367-5352.
Certification
I hereby certify that the renewal of the Pinedale Anticline Working
Group and Task Groups is necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the Secretary of the Interior's responsibilities to
manage the lands, resources, and facilities administered by the Bureau
of Land Management.
Dated: June 25, 2008.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. E8-15176 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]
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