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Background
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 et seq.), requires the
Service to develop a CCP for each
National Wildlife Refuge. The purpose
in developing a CCP is to provide refuge
managers with a 15-year strategy 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 Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction for conserving wildlife and
their habitats, the CCP identifies
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 in accordance
with the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966, as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, and the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–
4370d).
Dated: August 24, 2009.
Thomas O. Melius,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge:
Jackson, Jennings, & Monroe
Counties, IN
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AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability: Final
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Finding of No Significant Impact for
Environmental Assessment.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the Final Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the
Environmental Assessment (EA) for
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
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(NWR). Goals and objectives in the CCP
describe how the agency intends to
manage the refuge over the next 15
years.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final CCP and
FONSI/EA may be viewed at the
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge
Headquarters or at public libraries near
the refuge. You may access and
download a copy via the Planning Web
site at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/
planning/muscatatuck, or you may
obtain a copy on compact disk by
contacting: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Conservation
Planning, Bishop Henry Whipple
Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, Fort
Snelling, MN 55111 (1–800–247–1247,
extension 5429), or Muscatatuck
National Wildlife Refuge, 12985 East
U.S. Highway 50, Seymour, IN 47274
(812–522–4352). A limited number of
hardcopies will be available for
distribution at the Refuge Headquarters.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marc Webber (812–522–4352).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we complete the
CCP process for Muscatatuck NWR,
which we began by publishing a notice
of intent on (72 FR 27587). For more
information about the initial process,
see that notice. We released the draft
CCP and EA to the public, announcing
and requesting comments in a notice of
availability on April 3, 2009 (74 FR
15297).
Muscatatuck NWR, located in
southeastern Indiana, was established in
1966 under the Migratory Bird
Conservation Act for the protection and
production of migratory birds and other
wildlife. The refuge is comprised of
7,802 acres, including the 78-acre Restle
Unit approximately 45 miles to the
northwest. The Refuge also administers
nine Farm Service Agency conservation
easements, totaling 130.5 acres. The 97acre Seep Springs Research Natural
Area preserves one of only seven acid
seep springs documented in the state.
The Draft CCP and EA were officially
released for public review on April 6,
2009; the comment period lasted 33
days until May 8, 2009. Planning
information was sent to over 1,000
individuals and organizations for
review, resulting in 40 written comment
submissions with over 150 individual
comments. During the comment period
the Refuge also hosted an open house to
receive public comments and feedback
on the CCP and EA documents.
Approximately 25 people attended this
event. A number of minor changes were
made to the documents in response to
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comments, and one new objective was
added regarding landscape-level
conservation.
Selected Alternative
After considering the comments
received, we have selected Alternative C
(Balance Natural Processes and
Constructed Units; Increased Focus on
High Quality Priority General Public
Uses) for implementation. Under the
selected alternative the Refuge will rely
on a combination of active management
and natural processes to provide quality
wildlife habitat for over 80 species of
Regional Conservation Priority,
including 3 species listed as federally
threatened or endangered. Habitat
management will trend toward more
historic landscape conditions by
expanding forest habitat areas and
decreasing management of constructed
wetlands. Wildlife-dependant recreation
opportunities, biological surveys and
monitoring activities, and invasive plant
management would all increase under
the preferred alternative. Partnerships
will play a key role in meeting largerlandscape conservation challenges such
as habitat fragmentation and global
climate change.
Background
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 et seq.), requires the
Service to develop a CCP for each
National Wildlife Refuge. The purpose
in developing a CCP is to provide refuge
managers with a 15-year strategy 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 Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction for conserving wildlife and
their habitats, the CCP identifies
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 in accordance
with the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966, as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, and the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–
4370d).
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Dated: August 24, 2009.
Thomas O. Melius,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
[FR Doc. E9–30647 Filed 12–24–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of availability of permit
applications; request for comments.
ACTION:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(Act) prohibits activities with
endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit allows such
activity. The Act requires that we invite
public comment before issuing these
permits.
SUMMARY:
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on or before January 27,
2010.
Send written comments by
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal
Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; or
by electronic mail to
permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Fasbender, (612) 713–5343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
We invite public comment on the
following permit applications for certain
activities with endangered species
authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our
regulations governing the taking of
endangered species in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.
Submit your written data, comments, or
request for a copy of the complete
application to the address shown in
ADDRESSES. When submitting
comments, please refer to the
appropriate permit application number.
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Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE023666
Permit Application Number: TE120259–
1
Applicant: Missouri Department of
Conservation, Chillicothe, Missouri.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release,
temporarily hold for propagation) Pallid
Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the
Missouri River, including its tributaries,
and the Upper Mississippi River within
the State of Missouri, and the Kansas
River within the State of Kansas.
Activities will be conducted in
conjunction with long-term population
assessment and recovery work.
Proposed activities are aimed at
enhancement of the survival of the
species in the wild.
Applicant: Eric R. Britzke, Clinton,
Mississippi.
Permit Application Number: TE151107
Applicant: Redwing Ecological Services,
Louisville, Kentucky.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release) the
following endangered bat species:
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), gray bat
(Myotis grisescens), Virginia big-eared
bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus), and Ozark big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens). The
applicant seeks authority throughout the
range of the species in Regions 2, 3, 4,
and 5 of the Service. Proposed activities
are aimed at enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE234121
Applicant: Western EcoSystems
Technology, Inc., Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture and release) Indiana bats,
gray bats, Ozark big-eared bats, and
Virginia big-eared bats throughout the
range of the species, which includes
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan,
Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont,
Virginia, and West Virginia. Proposed
activities are aimed at enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE120258
Applicant: Iowa Department of Natural
Resources, Des Moines, Iowa.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release,
collect voucher specimens) the Topeka
shiner (Notropis topeka) throughout the
State of Iowa to document species
presence or absence. Proposed activities
are for the enhancement of survival of
the species in the wild.
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The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats, gray bats, Virginia bigeared bats, Ozark big-eared bats, and
Northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys
sabrinus) throughout the range of the
species in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,
West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Proposed
activities are for the enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE194099
Applicant: Michael A. Hoggarth,
Westerville, Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release,
capture and relocate) purple cat’s paw
pearlymussel (Epioblasma obliquata
obliquata), fanshell (Cyprogenia
stegaria), white cat’s paw (Epioblasma
obliquata perobliqua), pink mucket
pearly mussel (Lampsilis abrupta),
rayed bean (Villosa fabalis), sheepnose
(Plethobasus cyphyus), and clubshell
(Pluerobema clava) mussels throughout
the State of Ohio. Proposed activities are
for the enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE235639
Applicant: Jessica Hickey, P.I., Davey
Resource Group, Kent, Ohio.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats throughout Indiana,
Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
West Virginia. Proposed activities are
for the enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE120231
Applicant: John C. Timpone, Ballwin,
Missouri.
The applicant requests an amendment
and renewal of his permit to take
(capture and release) Indiana bats. The
amendment seeks to add the gray bat to
the species authorized as well as
additional states for authorized
activities. The applicant seeks authority
in Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
Proposed activities are for the
enhancement of survival of the species
in the wild.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-R-2009-N167; 30136-1265-0000-S3]
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge: Jackson, Jennings, & Monroe
Counties, IN
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability: Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental
Assessment (EA) for Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Goals
and objectives in the CCP describe how the agency intends to manage the
refuge over the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final CCP and FONSI/EA may be viewed at the
Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters or at public
libraries near the refuge. You may access and download a copy via the
Planning Web site at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/muscatatuck,
or you may obtain a copy on compact disk by contacting: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry
Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111 (1-
800-247-1247, extension 5429), or Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge,
12985 East U.S. Highway 50, Seymour, IN 47274 (812-522-4352). A limited
number of hardcopies will be available for distribution at the Refuge
Headquarters.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Webber (812-522-4352).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we complete the CCP process for Muscatatuck NWR,
which we began by publishing a notice of intent on (72 FR 27587). For
more information about the initial process, see that notice. We
released the draft CCP and EA to the public, announcing and requesting
comments in a notice of availability on April 3, 2009 (74 FR 15297).
Muscatatuck NWR, located in southeastern Indiana, was established
in 1966 under the Migratory Bird Conservation Act for the protection
and production of migratory birds and other wildlife. The refuge is
comprised of 7,802 acres, including the 78-acre Restle Unit
approximately 45 miles to the northwest. The Refuge also administers
nine Farm Service Agency conservation easements, totaling 130.5 acres.
The 97-acre Seep Springs Research Natural Area preserves one of only
seven acid seep springs documented in the state.
The Draft CCP and EA were officially released for public review on
April 6, 2009; the comment period lasted 33 days until May 8, 2009.
Planning information was sent to over 1,000 individuals and
organizations for review, resulting in 40 written comment submissions
with over 150 individual comments. During the comment period the Refuge
also hosted an open house to receive public comments and feedback on
the CCP and EA documents. Approximately 25 people attended this event.
A number of minor changes were made to the documents in response to
comments, and one new objective was added regarding landscape-level
conservation.
Selected Alternative
After considering the comments received, we have selected
Alternative C (Balance Natural Processes and Constructed Units;
Increased Focus on High Quality Priority General Public Uses) for
implementation. Under the selected alternative the Refuge will rely on
a combination of active management and natural processes to provide
quality wildlife habitat for over 80 species of Regional Conservation
Priority, including 3 species listed as federally threatened or
endangered. Habitat management will trend toward more historic
landscape conditions by expanding forest habitat areas and decreasing
management of constructed wetlands. Wildlife-dependant recreation
opportunities, biological surveys and monitoring activities, and
invasive plant management would all increase under the preferred
alternative. Partnerships will play a key role in meeting larger-
landscape conservation challenges such as habitat fragmentation and
global climate change.
Background
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 et seq.), requires the Service to develop a CCP
for each National Wildlife Refuge. The purpose in developing a CCP is
to provide refuge managers with a 15-year strategy 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 Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management direction for conserving
wildlife and their habitats, the CCP identifies 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 in
accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321-4370d).
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Dated: August 24, 2009.
Thomas O. Melius,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling,
Minnesota.
[FR Doc. E9-30647 Filed 12-24-09; 8:45 am]
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