[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8003]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability of Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
(CCP) and Finding of No Significant Impact for Hagerman National
Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), Sherman, TX
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that
the Final CCP is available for the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
(Refuge). This CCP is prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, and describes how the Service intends to manage
this Refuge over the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the CCP are available on compact diskette or in
hard copy, and can be obtained by writing: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Attn: Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, Division of Planning, P.O. Box
1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnny Beall, Refuge Manager, Hagerman
National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, Texas 75092; 903-
786-2826, or Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, Natural Resource Planner, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Division of Planning, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87103; 505-248-6452; or direct e-mail to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A CCP is required by 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
et seq.). The purpose in developing CCPs 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, consistent
with sound principles of fish and wildlife science, conservation, legal
mandates, and Service policies. In addition to outlining broad
management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, the
CCPs identify wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available
to the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife
observation and photography, and environmental education and
interpretation. These CCPs will be reviewed and updated at least every
15 years in accordance with 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 et seq.), and the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370d).
Dated: March 31, 2006.
Geoffrey L. Haskett,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
[FR Doc. E6-8003 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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