Department of the Interior May 7, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in cooperation with the State of Alaska, will reestablish the wood bison, a federally threatened species, in historical habitat in central Alaska. We will reestablish the wood bison under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), and will classify any populations reestablished in the nonessential experimental population (NEP) area as part of the NEP identified in this rule. This final rule also establishes provisions under which wood bison in Alaska will be managed, and provides a plan for establishing the NEP and allowing for legal incidental taking of wood bison within the defined NEP area.

Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1714) this notice schedules a public meeting to be conducted to provide information and solicit comments on the proposed withdrawal of lands along the Trinity Wild and Scenic River (TRWSR) in Trinity County, California. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in cooperation with the United States Forest Service (USFS) will address the proposed withdrawals of the federal lands (BLM/CACA 54196) and Forest System Lands under management of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (USFS/ CACA 54303). The meeting will be open to the public and conducted in a workshop format. The public is invited to provide written comments on the proposed withdrawals, by submitting cards provided at the meeting.