Classroom Guidelines for Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), 34342-34343 [2014-14013]

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These voluntary guidelines are intended to be used by agencies and organizations to develop materials that inform educators and students about the risks of spreading aquatic invasive species, and to limit their spread via the disposal of unwanted live educational specimens (animals, plants, and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Cost per hour $18.30 Total annual cost $3,599,244 microorganisms) into local waters, including release into drains or flushing down toilets. DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by July 16, 2014. ADDRESSES: The guidelines may be obtained online, by U.S. mail, or by email: • Online: https://anstaskforce.gov/ documents.php; • U.S. mail: Laura Norcutt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 740, Arlington, VA 22203; or • Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov. Submitting Comments: Please submit your comments in writing by one of the following methods: • U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 740, Arlington, VA 22203; or • Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Norcutt, 703–358–2398. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Through the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) regulates the importation and interstate transport of certain aquatic invasive species that have been determined to be injurious. The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) established the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF), an intergovernmental organization co-chaired by the Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and dedicated to preventing and controlling the spread of aquatic nuisance species. Development of the Guidelines In 2011 the ANSTF established a committee to develop guidelines that would help to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species through the disposal of unwanted live educational specimens (animals, plants, and microorganisms) into local waters and municipal water systems. The goal of the committee was to develop clear, easy-to-use standardized national guidelines that are easily communicated to educators and students and can be incorporated into education and outreach media. An additional benefit to E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 115 / Monday, June 16, 2014 / Notices educators and students who follow these guidelines is to avoid possible violation of Federal, Tribal, and State laws that prohibit the transport or release of aquatic invasive species. The committee’s product, a document titled Classroom Guidelines for Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), will provide concise useable guidelines for agencies, and organizations to develop materials that inform educators and students about the risks of spreading aquatic invasive species. Preparing Final Documents Because these documents are guidance only, there is no requirement to provide the public with an opportunity to submit comments. However, we are opening a comment period to receive information and comments that may be useful for future versions of the guidelines. Request for Public Comments The guidelines are available on the ANSTF Web site (see ADDRESSES) for public review and comment. We invite review and comment on our guidelines from local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, and from the public. All comments received by the date specified in DATES will be considered in preparing final documents. Methods of submitting comments are in ADDRESSES. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Public Availability of Comments 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. You can ask the Service in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Responses to individual commenters will not be provided, but we will provide a summary of the comments we receive and a summary of how we addressed substantive comments in a document on the ANSTF Web site listed above in ADDRESSES. Individuals may request an appointment to inspect the comments during normal business hours at our office (see ADDRESSES). Dated: May 23, 2014. Stephen Guertin, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2014–14013 Filed 6–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:36 Jun 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R3–R–2013–N239;FXRS1265030000– 145–FF03R06000] DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuges; Washington County, Nebraska, and Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties, Iowa; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: 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 DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife 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 www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/ desoto_boyerchute/. A limited number of hard copies and compact discs are available. You may request one by any of the following methods: • Email: r3planning@fws.gov. Include ‘‘DeSoto and Boyer Chute Refuges— 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: Thomas Larson, 612–713–5430. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Introduction With this notice, we continue the CCP process for DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuges. We began the CCP process for Boyer Chute Refuge by publishing a notice of intent in the Federal Register (75 FR 7289) on February 18, 2010, and for DeSoto Refuge by publishing a notice of intent in the Federal Register (76 FR 76745) on December 8, 2011. For more about the initial process and the history of these refuges, see those notices. We released the EA and draft CCP to the public, announcing and requesting comments in a notice of availability (78 FR 57876) on September 20, 2013. The 30-day comment period was to end October 21, 2013, but was extended for an additional 3 weeks, ending on November 8, 2013, due to the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34343 government shutdown that occurred from October 1 to 16. 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 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 www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/desoto_ boyerchute/. 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 four alternative refuge management options. The Service’s selected alternative is reflected in the final CCP. The selected alternative takes an active approach to habitat and wildlife management and E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14013]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2013-N273FXFR13350900000-134-FF09F14000]


Classroom Guidelines for Preventing the Introduction and Spread 
of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announces the 
availability of the Classroom Guidelines for Preventing the 
Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). These 
voluntary guidelines are intended to be used by agencies and 
organizations to develop materials that inform educators and students 
about the risks of spreading aquatic invasive species, and to limit 
their spread via the disposal of unwanted live educational specimens 
(animals, plants, and microorganisms) into local waters, including 
release into drains or flushing down toilets.

DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by 
July 16, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The guidelines may be obtained online, by U.S. mail, or by 
email:
     Online: https://anstaskforce.gov/documents.php;
     U.S. mail: Laura Norcutt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Branch of Aquatic Invasive Species, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 740, 
Arlington, VA 22203; or
     Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov.
    Submitting Comments: Please submit your comments in writing by one 
of the following methods:
     U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of 
Aquatic Invasive Species, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 740, Arlington, 
VA 22203; or
     Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Norcutt, 703-358-2398.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Through the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (Service) regulates the importation and interstate transport of 
certain aquatic invasive species that have been determined to be 
injurious. The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 
Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) established the Aquatic Nuisance 
Species Task Force (ANSTF), an intergovernmental organization co-
chaired by the Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and dedicated to preventing and controlling the spread 
of aquatic nuisance species.

Development of the Guidelines

    In 2011 the ANSTF established a committee to develop guidelines 
that would help to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species 
through the disposal of unwanted live educational specimens (animals, 
plants, and microorganisms) into local waters and municipal water 
systems. The goal of the committee was to develop clear, easy-to-use 
standardized national guidelines that are easily communicated to 
educators and students and can be incorporated into education and 
outreach media. An additional benefit to

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educators and students who follow these guidelines is to avoid possible 
violation of Federal, Tribal, and State laws that prohibit the 
transport or release of aquatic invasive species. The committee's 
product, a document titled Classroom Guidelines for Preventing the 
Introduction and Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), will provide 
concise useable guidelines for agencies, and organizations to develop 
materials that inform educators and students about the risks of 
spreading aquatic invasive species.

Preparing Final Documents

    Because these documents are guidance only, there is no requirement 
to provide the public with an opportunity to submit comments. However, 
we are opening a comment period to receive information and comments 
that may be useful for future versions of the guidelines.

Request for Public Comments

    The guidelines are available on the ANSTF Web site (see ADDRESSES) 
for public review and comment.
    We invite review and comment on our guidelines from local, State, 
Tribal, and Federal agencies, and from the public. All comments 
received by the date specified in DATES will be considered in preparing 
final documents. Methods of submitting comments are in ADDRESSES.

Public Availability of Comments

    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. You can ask 
the Service in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Responses to individual commenters will not be provided, but we 
will provide a summary of the comments we receive and a summary of how 
we addressed substantive comments in a document on the ANSTF Web site 
listed above in ADDRESSES. Individuals may request an appointment to 
inspect the comments during normal business hours at our office (see 
ADDRESSES).

    Dated: May 23, 2014.
Stephen Guertin,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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