Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, LA, and Pearl River County, MS, 7913-7914 [E9-3606]

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E9–3588 Filed 2–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–R–2008–N0319; 40136–1265– 0000–S3] Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, LA, and Pearl River County, MS AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for Bogue Chitto National VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:55 Feb 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 Wildlife Refuge (NWR). We provide this notice in compliance with our CCP policy to advise other agencies, tribes, and the public of our intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to consider in the planning process. DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by April 6, 2009. We will hold a public meeting during the scoping phase of the planning process; we will announce the meeting date, time, and place in local media. ADDRESSES: Send comments, questions, and requests for information to: Tina Chouinard, Natural Resource Planner, Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, 6772 Highway 76 South, Stanton, TN 38069. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Chouinard; telephone: 731/780–8208; fax: 731/772–7839; e-mail: tina_chouinard@fws.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction With this notice, we initiate our process for developing a CCP for Bogue Chitto NWR in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, Louisiana, and Pearl River County, Mississippi. This notice complies with our CCP policy to (1) Advise other Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and the public of our intention to conduct detailed planning on this refuge; and (2) obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to consider in the environmental document and during development of the CCP. PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Background The CCP Process The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee) (Improvement Act), which amended the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, requires us to develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose for developing a CCP is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year strategy for achieving refuge purposes and contributing to 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 every 15 years in accordance with the Improvement Act. Each unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System is established for specific purposes. We use these purposes as the foundation for developing and prioritizing the management goals and objectives for each refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge System mission, and to determine how the public can use each refuge. The planning process is a way for us and the public to evaluate management goals E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1 7914 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 33 / Friday, February 20, 2009 / Notices and objectives for the best possible conservation approach to this important wildlife habitat, while providing for wildlife-dependent recreation opportunities that are compatible with the refuge’s establishing purposes and the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Our CCP process provides participation opportunities for Tribal, State, and local governments; agencies; organizations; and the public. At this time we encourage input in the form of issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions for the future management of Bogue Chitto NWR. Special mailings, newspaper articles, and other media outlets will be used to announce opportunities for input throughout the planning process. We will conduct the environmental assessment in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other appropriate Federal laws and regulations; and our policies and procedures for compliance with those laws and regulations. Bogue Chitto NWR was established in 1981 and encompasses 36,000 acres of the Pearl River Basin. The refuge is located about 9 miles northeast of Slidell, Louisiana, in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, and also in Pearl River County, Mississippi. There are two road access points: One from Interstate 59 at the Louisiana/ Mississippi border, and one west of Mississippi Highway 43 on Dumas Wise Road. The roads provide access to a limited portion of the refuge. The office for the refuge is located at the Southeast Louisiana Refuge Complex Headquarters in Lacombe, LA. The refuge’s bottomland hardwood forests contain sweetgum-water oak stands interspersed with bald cypresswater tupelo brakes and overcup oakwater hickory stands bisected by meandering, unchanneled rivers. Adjacent to these forested wetlands, the refuge is comprised of approximately 1,000 acres of upland pine habitat (e.g., longleaf pine, slash pine, and loblolly pine). Public use on Bogue Chitto NWR is primarily hunting and fishing, with some camping occurring along the rivers. Most of the refuge is accessible only by boat. Public Availability of Comments Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:55 Feb 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 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. Authority: This notice is published under the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 105–57. Dated: December 18, 2008. Cynthia K. Dohner, Acting Regional Director. [FR Doc. E9–3606 Filed 2–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P marelisa_rivera@fws.gov, faxed to (787) 851–7440, or sent via regular mail to: Marelisa Rivera, Caribbean Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box ´ 491, Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622. Information received in response to this notice of review will be available for public inspection by appointment, during normal business hours, at the Ecological Services Office, Carr. 301, ´ Km. 5.1, Bo. Corozo, Boqueron, Puerto Rico. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ´ Marelisa Rivera, Boqueron, Puerto Rico, at the address above or by telephone, 787–851–7297, ext. 231. Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ), the Service maintains a list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species at 50 CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12 (for plants) (collectively referred to as the List). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act requires that we conduct a review of listed species at least once every five years. Then, on the basis of such reviews, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine whether or not any species should be removed from the List (delisted), or reclassified from endangered to threatened or from threatened to endangered. Delisting a species must be supported by the best scientific and commercial data available and only considered if such data substantiate that the species is neither endangered nor threatened for one or more of the following reasons: (1) The species is considered extinct; (2) the species is considered to be recovered; and/or (3) the original data available when the species was listed, or the interpretation of such data, were in error. Any change in Federal classification would require a separate rulemaking process. Amendments to the List through final rules are published in the Federal Register. The regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing those species currently under active review. This notice announces our active review of the threatened plant Schoepfia arenaria; and 9 other plant species currently listed as endangered. The List is also available on our internet site at https://endangered.fws.gov/ wildlife.html#Species. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–ES–2008–N0256; 40120–1113– 0000–C4] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 10 Caribbean Plant Species AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is initiating 5-year reviews of Auerodendron pauciflorum (no common name), Daphnopsis hellerana (no common name), Gesneria pauciflora (no common name), Ilex sintenisi (no common name), Leptocereus grantianus (no common name), Schoepfia arenaria (no common name), palo de jazmin (Styrax portoricensis), palo colorado (Ternstroemia luquillensis), Ternstroemia subsessilis (no common name), and St. Thomas prickly ash (Zanthoxylum thomasianum) under section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The purpose of reviews conducted under this section of the Act is to ensure that the classification of species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12) is accurate. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct this review, information submitted for our consideration must be received on or before April 21, 2009. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time. ADDRESSES: Written comments and information may be sent: via e-mail to PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 What information is considered in the review? A 5-year review considers the best scientific and commercial data that has become available since the current listing determination or most recent status review of each species, such as: E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 33 (Friday, February 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7913-7914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3606]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-R-2008-N0319; 40136-1265-0000-S3]


Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, St. Tammany and Washington 
Parishes, LA, and Pearl River County, MS

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan 
and environmental assessment; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 
prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for Bogue Chitto National 
Wildlife Refuge (NWR). We provide this notice in compliance with our 
CCP policy to advise other agencies, tribes, and the public of our 
intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information on the scope of 
issues to consider in the planning process.

DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments 
by April 6, 2009. We will hold a public meeting during the scoping 
phase of the planning process; we will announce the meeting date, time, 
and place in local media.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, questions, and requests for information to: 
Tina Chouinard, Natural Resource Planner, Hatchie National Wildlife 
Refuge, 6772 Highway 76 South, Stanton, TN 38069.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Chouinard; telephone: 731/780-
8208; fax: 731/772-7839; e-mail: tina_chouinard@fws.gov .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

    With this notice, we initiate our process for developing a CCP for 
Bogue Chitto NWR in St. Tammany and Washington Parishes, Louisiana, and 
Pearl River County, Mississippi. This notice complies with our CCP 
policy to (1) Advise other Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and the 
public of our intention to conduct detailed planning on this refuge; 
and (2) obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to 
consider in the environmental document and during development of the 
CCP.

Background

The CCP Process

    The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 
U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) (Improvement Act), which amended the National 
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, requires us to 
develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose for 
developing a CCP is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year strategy 
for achieving refuge purposes and contributing to 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 wildlife-
dependent 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 every 15 years in accordance with 
the Improvement Act.
    Each unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System is established for 
specific purposes. We use these purposes as the foundation for 
developing and prioritizing the management goals and objectives for 
each refuge within the National Wildlife Refuge System mission, and to 
determine how the public can use each refuge. The planning process is a 
way for us and the public to evaluate management goals

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and objectives for the best possible conservation approach to this 
important wildlife habitat, while providing for wildlife-dependent 
recreation opportunities that are compatible with the refuge's 
establishing purposes and the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System.
    Our CCP process provides participation opportunities for Tribal, 
State, and local governments; agencies; organizations; and the public. 
At this time we encourage input in the form of issues, concerns, ideas, 
and suggestions for the future management of Bogue Chitto NWR. Special 
mailings, newspaper articles, and other media outlets will be used to 
announce opportunities for input throughout the planning process.
    We will conduct the environmental assessment in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 
amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations (40 CFR parts 
1500-1508); other appropriate Federal laws and regulations; and our 
policies and procedures for compliance with those laws and regulations.
    Bogue Chitto NWR was established in 1981 and encompasses 36,000 
acres of the Pearl River Basin. The refuge is located about 9 miles 
northeast of Slidell, Louisiana, in St. Tammany and Washington 
Parishes, and also in Pearl River County, Mississippi. There are two 
road access points: One from Interstate 59 at the Louisiana/Mississippi 
border, and one west of Mississippi Highway 43 on Dumas Wise Road. The 
roads provide access to a limited portion of the refuge. The office for 
the refuge is located at the Southeast Louisiana Refuge Complex 
Headquarters in Lacombe, LA.
    The refuge's bottomland hardwood forests contain sweetgum-water oak 
stands interspersed with bald cypress-water tupelo brakes and overcup 
oak-water hickory stands bisected by meandering, unchanneled rivers. 
Adjacent to these forested wetlands, the refuge is comprised of 
approximately 1,000 acres of upland pine habitat (e.g., longleaf pine, 
slash pine, and loblolly pine).
    Public use on Bogue Chitto NWR is primarily hunting and fishing, 
with some camping occurring along the rivers. Most of the refuge is 
accessible only by boat.

Public Availability of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, 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.

    Authority: This notice is published under the authority of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Public Law 
105-57.

    Dated: December 18, 2008.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. E9-3606 Filed 2-19-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-P

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