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Road, overlooking the Mud Lake Unit. A
boardwalk and observation platform
would be constructed on the southeast
border of the Refuge along North Beach
Road. A step-down plan for these
facilities would be completed within 2
years of CCP completion. A new staff
position would be dedicated to public
outreach, and developing and delivering
on-site interpretive and environmental
education programs to local schools and
community groups.
Alternative 3 (Preferred Alternative)
Wildlife and Habitat: Alternative 3,
the Service’s Preferred Alternative,
would emphasize partially restoring
long-term habitat function, providing an
acceptable range of natural habitat
variability, increasing habitat resilience
in the face of external stress, and
increasing the long-term vigor of
wildlife populations. While the Refuge
would continue to provide breeding and
fall migration habitat for waterfowl, the
emphasis would be on providing a range
of habitats, not only for waterfowl, but
other migratory waterbirds.
Management actions and water-level
manipulations would simulate natural
‘‘drought,’’ ‘‘normal,’’ or ‘‘flood’’
scenarios, and provide a variety of
permanent, semi-permanent, seasonal,
and temporary wetland habitats. The
acreage of each habitat would vary
annually within each unit, but the total
Refuge acreage of each habitat would
remain the same from year to year.
Compared to Alternative 1, there would
be a moderate increase in spring and fall
seasonal and moist soil wetland
habitats. Approximately 154 acres of
small grain and legume crops would
continue to be cultivated for waterfowl
and other key wildlife species. Haying
would be reduced to 1,492 acres (44
percent of current hayed acres), and
2,041 acres of previously hayed habitats
would be restored or rehabilitated to
native wet meadow or upland grass
habitats by 2027. The Refuge would
phase the reduction in haying over three
5-year cycles: 2013–2017; 2018–2022;
and 2023–2027. An approximate 60:40
ratio of hayed-to-unhayed meadow
would be managed for goose brooding
and foraging areas. As in Alternative 2,
the Refuge would study the feasibility of
reducing sediment loads in the Mud
Lake Complex and make
recommendations by 2020 to reduce the
sedimentation rate of Bear River water
diversions and better exclude carp from
Refuge wetlands. As in Alternative 2,
upland and riparian management
activity would increase considerably
from Alternative 1.
Hunting and Fishing: The waterfowl
and upland hunting program at Bear
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Lake NWR would continue to be
managed as described in Alternative 1.
Compatible fishing opportunities would
be expanded through construction of
improved signage and small piers or
fishing platforms along the Outlet Canal
north of the Paris Dike. Fishing would
also be allowed from the banks along
Merkley Lake Road, consistent with
State regulations. As in Alternatives 1
and 2, the Thomas Fork Unit would
remain closed to all public access, but
compatible hunting and trapping would
remain open at Oxford Slough WPA.
Opportunities for observation and
education would improve as additional
facilities are developed, and a more
diverse array of wetland habitats allows
a wider variety of waterbirds and other
species to flourish. Two turn-out
parking areas (one with an observation
platform and spotting scope) would be
constructed along Merkley Lake Road,
above the Mud Lake Unit. As in
Alternative 2, a boardwalk and viewing
platform would be constructed on the
southeast border of the Refuge along
North Beach Road; plans for a combined
Refuge office and visitor contact station
on or near the Refuge would be
completed within 5 years of CCP
completion, and funding would be
sought to construct these facilities; a
new staff position would be dedicated
to public outreach, and developing and
delivering on-site interpretive and
environmental education programs to
local schools and community groups.
Public Availability of Documents
In addition to the information in
you can view copies of the
Draft CCP/EA on the Internet at https://
www.fws.gov/bearlake/
refuge_planning.html, and printed
copies will be available for review at the
following libraries: Bear Lake County
Library, 138 North 6th Street,
Montpelier, ID 83254; Larsen-Sant
Public Library, 109 South 1st East,
Preston, ID 83263.
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information from the public, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: May 3, 2012.
Jason Holm,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region,
Portland, Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State
Class III Gaming Compact.
AGENCY:
This notice publishes an
extension of Gaming between the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the State of
South Dakota.
DATES: Effective Date: September 28,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary—Policy and Economic
Development, Washington, DC 20240,
(202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public
Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. This amendment
allows for the extension of the current
Tribal-State Compact until February 20,
2013.
SUMMARY:
Dated: September 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012–23978 Filed 9–27–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
After this comment period ends, we
will analyze the comments and address
them in a final CCP and decision
document.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Deemed Approved
Amended Tribal-State Class III Gaming
Compact.
Public Availability of Comments
AGENCY:
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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 identifying
SUMMARY:
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This notice publishes the
Deemed Approved Amendment to the
Tribal-State Compact between the State
of Oregon and the Cow Creek Band of
Umpqua Indians.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an extension of Gaming between the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota.
DATES: Effective Date: September 28, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and
Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice
of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class
III gaming activities on Indian lands. This amendment allows for the
extension of the current Tribal-State Compact until February 20, 2013.
Dated: September 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-23978 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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