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FONSI on the planning Web site:
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
nealsmith/. A limited
number of hard copies and CD–ROMs
are available. You may request one by
any of the following methods:
• Email: r3planning@fws.gov. Include
‘‘Neal Smith Final CCP’’ in the subject
line of the message.
• U.S. Mail: Neal Smith National
Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 399, 9981
Pacific Street, Prairie City, IA 50228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christy Smith, 515–994–3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we continue the CCP
process for Neal Smith National
Wildlife Refuge, which we began by
publishing a notice of intent in the
Federal Register (73 FR 76677) on
December 17, 2008. For more about the
initial process and the history of this
refuge, see that notice. We released the
draft CCP and EA to the public,
announcing and requesting comments
in a notice of availability (77 FR 50155)
on August 20, 2012. The 30-day
comment period ended on September
19, 2012. A summary of public
comments and the agency responses is
included in the final CCP.
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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) (Administration Act),
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 strategy for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System
(NWRS), consistent with sound
principles of fish and wildlife
management, conservation, legal
mandates, and Service 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 and photography,
and environmental education and
interpretation. We will review and
update the CCP at least every 15 years
in accordance with the Administration
Act.
Each unit of the NWRS was
established for specific purposes. We
use these purposes as the foundation for
developing and prioritizing the
management goals and objectives for
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each refuge within the NWRS 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 and objectives that
will ensure the best possible approach
to wildlife, plant, and habitat
conservation, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge’s establishing purposes and
the mission of the NWRS.
Additional Information
The final CCP may be found at
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
nealsmith/. The final CCP
includes detailed information about the
planning process, refuge, issues, and
management alternative selected. The
Web site also includes an EA and
FONSI, prepared in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) (43 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The
EA/FONSI includes discussion of four
alternative refuge management options.
The Service’s selected alternative is
reflected in the final CCP.
The selected alternative focuses on
increasing the amount and diversity of
native vegetation on the refuge, and
providing the varied habitat structure
needed to support wildlife, especially
declining populations of migratory
grassland birds. Additional effort is
directed toward restoring floristic
quality on prairie and savanna remnants
and monitoring and learning from the
results of management actions. The
refuge boundary is expanded to the east
and west by 3,210 acres, to include all
tributaries of Walnut Creek that flow
through the refuge. A detailed
description of objectives and actions
included in this selected alternative is
found in chapter 4 of the final CCP.
Christopher P. Jensen,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Great Lakes Islands Refuges, MI and
WI; Final Comprehensive Conservation
Plan and Finding of No Significant
Impact for Environmental Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
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We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of a final comprehensive
conservation plan (CCP) and finding of
no significant impact (FONSI) for the
environmental assessment (EA) for
islands that are part of the National
Wildlife Refuge System in Lakes Huron,
Michigan, and Superior. The CCP
includes Gravel Island, Green Bay,
Harbor Island, Huron, and Michigan
Islands National Wildlife Refuges (Great
Lakes Islands Refuges). In this final
CCP, we describe how we intend to
manage the refuges for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: You will find the final CCP
and the EA/FONSI on the planning Web
site at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/
planning/GreatLakesIslands/.
A limited number of hard copies and
CD–ROMs are available. You may
request one by any of the following
methods:
• Email: r3planning@fws.gov. Include
‘‘Great Lakes Islands Final CCP’’ in the
subject line of the message.
• U.S. Mail: Conservation Planning,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5600
American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Muehlenhardt, 612–713–5477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Introduction
With this notice, we continue the CCP
process for the Great Lakes Islands
Refuges, which we began by publishing
a notice of intent in the Federal Register
(73 FR 76677) on December 17, 2008.
The Great Lakes Islands Refuges are
comprised of Gravel Island and Green
Bay National Wildlife Refuges, Door
County, Wisconsin; Harbor Island
National Wildlife Refuge, Chippewa
County, Michigan; Huron National
Wildlife Refuge, Marquette County,
Michigan; and Michigan Islands
National Wildlife Refuge, Arenac,
Alpena, and Charlevoix Counties,
Michigan.
For more about the initial process and
the history of these refuges, see that
notice. We released the draft CCP and
EA to the public, announcing and
requesting comments in a notice of
availability (77 FR 51552) on August 24,
2012. The 30-day comment period
ended on September 24, 2012. A
summary of public comments and the
agency responses is included in the
final CCP.
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.
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668dd–668ee) (Administration Act),
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 strategy for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System
(NWRS), consistent with sound
principles of fish and wildlife
management, conservation, legal
mandates, and Service 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 and photography,
and environmental education and
interpretation. We will review and
update the CCP at least every 15 years
in accordance with the Administration
Act.
Each unit of the NWRS was
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 NWRS 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 and objectives that
will ensure the best possible approach
to wildlife, plant, and habitat
conservation, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge’s establishing purposes and
the mission of the NWRS.
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Additional Information
The final CCP may be found at
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/
GreatLakesIslands/. The final
CCP includes detailed information
about the planning process, the refuges,
issues, and management alternative
selected. The Web site also includes an
EA and FONSI, prepared in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) (43 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The
EA/FONSI includes discussion of three
alternative refuge management options.
The Service’s selected alternative is
reflected in the final CCP. The selected
alternative would provide for the
growth of the island refuges by up to
14,133 additional acres, and more
opportunities for compatible
recreational use. A detailed description
of objectives and actions included in
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this selected alternative is found in
chapter 4 of the final CCP.
Christopher P. Jensen,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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(Myotis sodalis), Gray bats (Myotis
grisescens), and Ozark big-eared bats
(Corynorhinus townsendii ingens)
throughout the States of Arkansas,
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, and
Tennessee. Proposed activities are for
the recovery and enhancement of
survival of the species in the wild.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Permit Application Number: TE38769A
Fish and Wildlife Service
Applicant: Sarah A. Bradley, Mark
Twain National Forest, Salem, MO.
The applicant requests a permit
renewal to take (capture and release)
Indiana bats and gray bats within the
Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri.
Proposed activities are for the recovery
and enhancement of survival of the
species in the wild.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), 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.
DATES: We must receive any written
comments on or before April 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments by
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 5600
American Blvd. West, Suite 990,
Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; or by
electronic mail to permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Mandell, (612) 713–5343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE98032A
Applicant: James E. Gardner, Jefferson
City, MO.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture and release) Indiana bats
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Permit Application Number: TE98039A
Applicant: Kevin J. Roe, Iowa State
University, Ames, IA.
The applicant requests a permit to
take (capture, sample, and collect) the
Iowa Pleistocene Snail (Discus
maccklintocki) within Iowa and Illinois.
The proposed scientific research is for
the conservation and recovery of the
species in the wild.
Permit Application Number: TE77530A
Applicant: Douglas J. Kapusinski,
Cleveland, OH.
The applicant requests a permit
amendment to take (capture and release)
the following mussels within the States
of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, and Wisconsin:
Dwarf wedgemussel—Alasmidonta
heterodon
Spectaclecase—Cumberlandia
monodonta
Fanshell—Cyprogenia stegaria
Purple Catspaw—Epioblasma obliquata
obliquata
White Catspaw—Epioblasma obliquata
perobliqua
Northern riffleshell—Epioblasma
torulosa rangiana
Tubercled blossom—Epioblasma
torulosa torulosa
Snuffbox—Epioblasma triquetra
Cracking pearlymussel—Hemistena lata
Pink mucket—Lampsilis abrupta
Higgins eye pearlymussel—Lampsilis
higginsii
Scaleshell—Leptodea leptodon
Ring pink—Obovaria retusa
White wartyback—Plethobasus
cicatricosus
Orangefoot pimpleback—Plethobasus
cooperianus
Sheepnose—Plethobasus cyphyus
Clubshell—Pleurobema clava
James spinymussel—Pleurobema collina
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-R-2012-N260; FXRS1265030000-134-FF03R06000]
Great Lakes Islands Refuges, MI and WI; Final Comprehensive
Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for
Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of a final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and
finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental
assessment (EA) for islands that are part of the National Wildlife
Refuge System in Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior. The CCP includes
Gravel Island, Green Bay, Harbor Island, Huron, and Michigan Islands
National Wildlife Refuges (Great Lakes Islands Refuges). In this final
CCP, we describe how we intend to manage the refuges for the next 15
years.
ADDRESSES: You will find the final CCP and the EA/FONSI on the planning
Web site at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/GreatLakesIslands/. A limited number of hard copies and CD-ROMs are available.
You may request one by any of the following methods:
Email: r3planning@fws.gov. Include ``Great Lakes Islands
Final CCP'' in the subject line of the message.
U.S. Mail: Conservation Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Muehlenhardt, 612-713-5477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
With this notice, we continue the CCP process for the Great Lakes
Islands Refuges, which we began by publishing a notice of intent in the
Federal Register (73 FR 76677) on December 17, 2008. The Great Lakes
Islands Refuges are comprised of Gravel Island and Green Bay National
Wildlife Refuges, Door County, Wisconsin; Harbor Island National
Wildlife Refuge, Chippewa County, Michigan; Huron National Wildlife
Refuge, Marquette County, Michigan; and Michigan Islands National
Wildlife Refuge, Arenac, Alpena, and Charlevoix Counties, Michigan.
For more about the initial process and the history of these
refuges, see that notice. We released the draft CCP and EA to the
public, announcing and requesting comments in a notice of availability
(77 FR 51552) on August 24, 2012. The 30-day comment period ended on
September 24, 2012. A summary of public comments and the agency
responses is included in the final CCP.
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.
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668dd-668ee) (Administration Act), 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 strategy for achieving refuge
purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife
Refuge System (NWRS), consistent with sound principles of fish and
wildlife management, conservation, legal mandates, and Service
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 and
photography, and environmental education and interpretation. We will
review and update the CCP at least every 15 years in accordance with
the Administration Act.
Each unit of the NWRS was 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 NWRS
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 and objectives that will ensure the best possible approach to
wildlife, plant, and habitat conservation, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge's establishing purposes and the mission of the NWRS.
Additional Information
The final CCP may be found at https://www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/GreatLakesIslands/. The final CCP includes detailed
information about the planning process, the refuges, issues, and
management alternative selected. The Web site also includes an EA and
FONSI, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) (43 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The EA/FONSI includes discussion
of three alternative refuge management options. The Service's selected
alternative is reflected in the final CCP. The selected alternative
would provide for the growth of the island refuges by up to 14,133
additional acres, and more opportunities for compatible recreational
use. A detailed description of objectives and actions included in this
selected alternative is found in chapter 4 of the final CCP.
Christopher P. Jensen,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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