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The refuge was established in 1988 to
ensure the ecological integrity of the
Sunkhaze Meadows peat bog and the
continued availability of its wetland,
stream, forest, and wildlife resources to
the citizens of the United States. The
purpose of acquisition, under the
authority of the Fish and Wildlife Act of
1956 was ‘‘for the development,
advancement, management,
conservation, and protection of fish and
wildlife resources’’ and ‘‘for the benefit
of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, in performing its activities and
services.’’ The Land and Water
Conservation Fund was the source of
funding for the purchase.
The Sunkhaze Meadows Unit protects
the second-largest peatland in Maine.
Sunkhaze Stream bisects this unit along
a northeast-to-southwest orientation
and, with its six tributaries, creates a
diversity of wetland communities. The
bog and stream wetlands, along with the
adjacent uplands and associated
transition zones, provide important
habitat for many wildlife species. The
Benton Unit is comprised of grassland,
young mixed softwood-hardwood forest,
and small wetland habitats. A variety of
landbird species of conservation
concern are known to breed there,
including American woodcock, redwinged blackbird, and bobolink. The
Sandy Stream Unit is mainly comprised
of upland shrub, abandoned fields, and
floodplain forest. The tidewater mucket
and yellow lampmussel, two mussel
species listed as threatened by the State
of Maine, have been observed at the
Sandy Stream Division. Combined, the
three units provide habitat for at least
three plants, seven birds, two mollusks,
and three invertebrates listed as
endangered or threatened by the State of
Maine.
Carlton Pond WPA is a 1,055-acre
artificial impoundment located in the
town of Troy in Waldo County. The area
was acquired by the Service in 1966 to
protect the waterfowl and other wildlife
associated with this area in central
Maine. Carlton Pond WPA has
historically provided good nesting
habitat for waterfowl and other birds,
and is one of the few areas in the State
that provides nesting habitat for the
black tern, which is State-listed as
endangered. Many bird species that use
Carlton Pond have been listed by the
Partners-in-Flight organization as
species that are declining. Slender blue
flag iris, a plant species listed as
threatened by the State of Maine, has
also been observed at Carlton Pond.
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Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns,
and Opportunities
We have identified preliminary
issues, concerns, and opportunities that
we may address in the CCP. We have
briefly summarized these issues below.
During public scoping, we may identify
additional issues.
(1) Ecoregional or ecosystem-wide
issues, such as climate change, regional
land conservation, and protection of
water quality throughout the Penobscot
River watershed;
(2) Biological program issues, such as
habitat and species management needs,
protection, restoration, monitoring,
inventories, and research;
(3) Public use program issues, such as
the breadth and quality of programs,
public access, user conflicts, and use
impacts on natural resources;
(4) Infrastructure and staffing issues,
such as appropriateness of facilities,
safety, accessibility, and additional
staffing needs;
(5) Community relations and outreach
issues and opportunities, such as
increasing local awareness of the refuge
and NWRS;
(6) Coordination and communication
issues and opportunities with Federal,
State, and Tribal Governments and with
nongovernmental conservation partners;
and
(7) Potential for both wilderness and
wild and scenic rivers designations on
refuge lands.
Public Meetings
We will give the public an
opportunity to provide input at one or
more public meetings. You can obtain
the schedule from the planning team
leader or refuge manager (see
ADDRESSES). You may also send
comments anytime during the planning
process by mail, e-mail, or fax (see
ADDRESSES). There will be additional
opportunities to provide public input
once we have prepared a draft CCP.
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.
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Dated: February 16, 2011.
Salvatore M. Amato,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA 01035.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–IA–2011–N059; 96300–1671–
0000–P5]
Endangered Species; Receipt of
Applications for Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
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
(ESA) prohibits activities with listed
species unless a Federal permit is issued
that allows such activities. The ESA
laws require that we invite public
comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive comments or
requests for documents on or before
April 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of
Management Authority, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203;
fax (703) 358–2280; or e-mail
DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
(telephone); (703) 358–2280 (fax);
DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I request copies of
applications or comment on submitted
applications?
Send your request for copies of
applications or comments and materials
concerning any of the applications to
the contact listed under ADDRESSES.
Please include the Federal Register
notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant
in your request or submission. We will
not consider requests or comments sent
to an e-mail or address not listed under
ADDRESSES. If you provide an email
address in your request for copies of
applications, we will attempt to respond
to your request electronically.
Please make your requests or
comments as specific as possible. Please
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confine your comments to issues for
which we seek comments in this notice,
and explain the basis for your
comments. Include sufficient
information with your comments to
allow us to authenticate any scientific or
commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations
that will be most useful and likely to
influence agency decisions are: (1)
Those supported by quantitative
information or studies; and (2) Those
that include citations to, and analyses
of, the applicable laws and regulations.
We will not consider or include in our
administrative record comments we
receive after the close of the comment
period (see DATES) or comments
delivered to an address other than those
listed above (see ADDRESSES).
B. May I review comments submitted by
others?
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the
address listed under ADDRESSES. The
public may review documents and other
information applicants have sent in
support of the application unless our
allowing viewing would violate the
Privacy Act or Freedom of Information
Act. 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.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation
responsibilities for affected species, the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, section
10(a)(1)(A), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), require that we invite public
comment before final action on these
permit applications.
III. Permit Applications
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A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Tom Stehn, Whooping Crane
Recovery Plan Coordinator, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Region 2,
Austwell, TX, PRT–013808
The applicant requests renewal of a
permit to import captive-bred/captivehatched and wild live specimens,
captive-bred/wild-collected viable eggs,
biological samples from captive-bred/
wild specimens, and salvaged materials
from captive-bred/wild specimens of
whooping cranes (Grus americana) from
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Canada, for completion of identified
tasks and objectives mandated under the
Whooping Crane Recovery Plan. Salvage
materials may include, but are not
limited to, whole or partial specimens,
feathers, eggs and egg shell fragments.
This notification covers activities to be
conducted by the applicant over a 5year period.
Applicant: Rosamond Gifford Zoo at
Burnet Park, Syracuse, NY; PRT–
28295A
The applicant requests a permit to reimport two captive born female Asian
elephants (Elephas maximus) and one
captive born male Asian elephant from
African Lion Safari and Game Farm,
Ontario, Canada for the purpose of
enhancement of the survival of the
species.
Applicant: Ronald Grubbs, Cuthbert,
GA; PRT–37429A
The applicant requests a permit to
import a sport-hunted trophy of one
male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
pygargus) culled from a captive herd
maintained under the management
program of the Republic of South Africa,
for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Dated: March 11, 2011.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch
of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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for rentals and royalties at rates of $10
per acre or fraction thereof, per year and
16–2⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee
has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the BLM is proposing to
reinstate lease WYW160429 effective
June 1, 2010, under the original terms
and conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above. The BLM has not issued a valid
lease to any other interest affecting the
lands.
Julie L. Weaver,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2011–6211 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVL01000
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N–82076; 11–08807; MO#4500019905; TAS:
14X5017]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the One Nevada
Transmission Line (ON Line) Project,
Nevada
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW160429]
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
WYW160429, Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) received a petition
for reinstatement from Rock Well
Petroleum (US) Inc. for oil and gas lease
WYW160429 for land in Natrona
County, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time and was accompanied by
all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Julie L.
Weaver, Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
SUMMARY:
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AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) to authorize the granting of
Rights-of-Way (ROW) for the
construction of the One Nevada
Transmission Line (ON Line) Project.
Lands described in the ROW
authorizations are located within the
BLM Ely District Office’s management
area in White Pine, Nye, and Lincoln
counties, Nevada; and the BLM
Southern Nevada District in Clark
County, Nevada. The Ely District Office
was designated the project lead by the
BLM Nevada State Director. The Ely
District Manager has signed the ROD,
which constitutes the final decision of
the BLM. The appeal period for this
decision will end 30 days after
publication of this notice in accordance
with 43 CFR 4.411(a).
ADDRESSES: Printed copies of the ROD
or electronic files on compact disk are
available upon request from the Field
Manager, Egan Field Office, Bureau of
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-6377]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2011-N059; 96300-1671-0000-P5]
Endangered Species; Receipt of Applications for Permit
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
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SUMMARY: 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 (ESA) prohibits activities with listed species unless a Federal
permit is issued that allows such activities. The ESA laws require that
we invite public comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive comments or requests for documents on or before
April 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA
22203; fax (703) 358-2280; or e-mail DMAFR@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Tapia, (703) 358-2104
(telephone); (703) 358-2280 (fax); DMAFR@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I request copies of applications or comment on submitted
applications?
Send your request for copies of applications or comments and
materials concerning any of the applications to the contact listed
under ADDRESSES. Please include the Federal Register notice publication
date, the PRT-number, and the name of the applicant in your request or
submission. We will not consider requests or comments sent to an e-mail
or address not listed under ADDRESSES. If you provide an email address
in your request for copies of applications, we will attempt to respond
to your request electronically.
Please make your requests or comments as specific as possible.
Please
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confine your comments to issues for which we seek comments in this
notice, and explain the basis for your comments. Include sufficient
information with your comments to allow us to authenticate any
scientific or commercial data you include.
The comments and recommendations that will be most useful and
likely to influence agency decisions are: (1) Those supported by
quantitative information or studies; and (2) Those that include
citations to, and analyses of, the applicable laws and regulations. We
will not consider or include in our administrative record comments we
receive after the close of the comment period (see DATES) or comments
delivered to an address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES).
B. May I review comments submitted by others?
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the address listed under ADDRESSES.
The public may review documents and other information applicants have
sent in support of the application unless our allowing viewing would
violate the Privacy Act or Freedom of Information Act. 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.
II. Background
To help us carry out our conservation responsibilities for affected
species, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, section 10(a)(1)(A), as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), require that we invite public comment
before final action on these permit applications.
III. Permit Applications
A. Endangered Species
Applicant: Tom Stehn, Whooping Crane Recovery Plan Coordinator, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2, Austwell, TX, PRT-013808
The applicant requests renewal of a permit to import captive-bred/
captive-hatched and wild live specimens, captive-bred/wild-collected
viable eggs, biological samples from captive-bred/wild specimens, and
salvaged materials from captive-bred/wild specimens of whooping cranes
(Grus americana) from Canada, for completion of identified tasks and
objectives mandated under the Whooping Crane Recovery Plan. Salvage
materials may include, but are not limited to, whole or partial
specimens, feathers, eggs and egg shell fragments. This notification
covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year
period.
Applicant: Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, Syracuse, NY; PRT-
28295A
The applicant requests a permit to re-import two captive born
female Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) and one captive born male
Asian elephant from African Lion Safari and Game Farm, Ontario, Canada
for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Applicant: Ronald Grubbs, Cuthbert, GA; PRT-37429A
The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted trophy of
one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive
herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South
Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species.
Dated: March 11, 2011.
Brenda Tapia,
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of
Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2011-6377 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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