Department of the Interior June 22, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)'s Butte Field Office is proposing to begin collecting fees in the spring of 2008 at the White Sandy Recreation Site on Hauser Lake, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. (Township 11 N, Range 2 W, section 5).

The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has completed a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The CCP was developed to provide a foundation for the management and use of the Refuge. The Service is furnishing this notice to advise other agencies and the public of the availability of the CCP and FONSI, and the decision to implement Alternative 3 as described in the CCP. The Service's Regional Director for the Pacific Region selected Alternative 3 for managing the Refuge for the next 15 years. Changes to Refuge management include: Addition of an elk hunting program, addition of a youth waterfowl hunt, expansion of the Refuge, and expansion of the interpretive, environmental education, wildlife viewing, and wildlife photography facilities and programs.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as amended; and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), the Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) to consider whether or not to grant a right-of- way for groundwater development facilities. This notice announces the opening of the comment period on the DEIS.