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Quivira National Wildlife Refuge,
Stafford, Kansas; Final Comprehensive
Conservation Plan and Finding of No
Significant Impact for Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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ACTION:
Notice of availability.
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) we
prepared on the CCP for Quivira
National Wildlife Refuge. The final CCP
describes how we intend to manage the
refuge for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: You will find the final CCP,
the EA, and the FONSI on our planning
Web site at https://www.fws.gov/
mountain-prairielplanning/ccp/ks/
qvrlqvr.html. A limited number of hard
copies are available. You may request
one by any of the following methods:
Email: toni_grifjin@fivs.gov. Include
‘‘Quivira NWR’’ in the subject line of
the message.
U.S. Mail: Toni Griffin, Planning
Team Leader, Suite 300, 134 Union
Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni
Griffin, (303) 236–4378 (phone); (303)
236–4792 (fax); or toni_grifjin@fivs.gov
(email).
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction With this notice, we
continue the CCP process for Quivira
National Wildlife Refuge, which we
began by publishing a notice of intent in
the Federal Register (75 FR 8394) on
February 24, 2010. 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 (78 FR 23778)
on April 22, 2013.. The 40-day comment
period ended on May 31, 2013. 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.
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
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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 About the
CCP,·EA, and FONSI
The final CCP includes detailed
information about the planning process,
refuge; management issues, and
management alternative selected. The
EA includes discussion of alternative
refuge management options. The
Service’s selected alternative is reflected
in the final CCP, and also in the FONSI.
The selected alternative for the refuge
focuses on restoring native communities
and promoting the potential natural
range of conditions on Quivira National
Wildlife Refuge that help focal resources
or focal species and their respective
habitats, and on increasing public use
opportunities for hunting. We will
increase our attention and
understanding of the connectedness of
habitats and the effectiveness of our
management. To achieve this
alternative, relatively minor changes
will likely be required in our operations;
inventory, monitoring programs, and
research; staff; and infrastructure. A
detailed description of objectives and
actions included in this selected
alternative is found in chapter 4 of the
final CCP.
Dated: March 20, 2014.
Matt Hogan,
Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Stafford, Kansas; 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) we prepared on the CCP for Quivira National Wildlife
Refuge. The final CCP describes how we intend to manage the refuge for
the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: You will find the final CCP, the EA, and the FONSI on our
planning Web site at https://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairielplanning/ccp/ks/qvrlqvr.html. A limited number of hard copies are available. You may
request one by any of the following methods:
Email: toni_grifjin@fivs.gov. Include ``Quivira NWR'' in the
subject line of the message.
U.S. Mail: Toni Griffin, Planning Team Leader, Suite 300, 134 Union
Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Griffin, (303) 236-4378 (phone);
(303) 236-4792 (fax); or toni_grifjin@fivs.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction With this notice, we continue
the CCP process for Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, which we began by
publishing a notice of intent in the Federal Register (75 FR 8394) on
February 24, 2010. 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 (78 FR 23778) on April 22, 2013.. The 40-day comment
period ended on May 31, 2013. 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. 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 About the CCP,[middot]EA, and FONSI
The final CCP includes detailed information about the planning
process, refuge; management issues, and management alternative
selected. The EA includes discussion of alternative refuge management
options. The Service's selected alternative is reflected in the final
CCP, and also in the FONSI.
The selected alternative for the refuge focuses on restoring native
communities and promoting the potential natural range of conditions on
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge that help focal resources or focal
species and their respective habitats, and on increasing public use
opportunities for hunting. We will increase our attention and
understanding of the connectedness of habitats and the effectiveness of
our management. To achieve this alternative, relatively minor changes
will likely be required in our operations; inventory, monitoring
programs, and research; staff; and infrastructure. A detailed
description of objectives and actions included in this selected
alternative is found in chapter 4 of the final CCP.
Dated: March 20, 2014.
Matt Hogan,
Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie region, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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