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Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, 

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; 

TTY number for the hearing- and 

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565 (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: March 31, 2011. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–R–2010–N222; 10137–1265–0000 

S3] 

Protection Island and San Juan Islands 

National Wildlife Refuges, Jefferson, 

San Juan, Skagit, Island, and Whatcom 

Counties, WA; Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Wilderness 

Stewardship Plan, and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for Environmental 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of our final comprehensive 

conservation plan (CCP) and finding of 

no significant impact (FONSI) for the 

environmental assessment (EA) for 

Protection Island and San Juan Islands 

National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs). In 

this final CCP, we describe how we will 

manage these refuges for the next 15 

years. 

ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain 

copies of the final CCP and FONSI/EA 

by any of the following methods. You 

may request a CD–ROM or an electronic 

copy. 

Agency Web Site: Download a copy of 

the documents at http://pacific.fws.gov/ 

planning. 

E-mail: FW1Planning@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘Protection Island and San Juan 

Islands NWRs final CCP’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Washington Maritime NWRC, 715 

Holgerson Road, Sequim, WA 98382. 

In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call 

360–457–8451 to make an appointment 

during regular business hours at 715 

Holgerson Road, Sequim, WA. 

Local Library or Libraries: The 

documents are also available for review 

at the libraries listed under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Ryan, Project Leader, 360–457– 

8451, kevin_ryan@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we finalize the CCP 

process for Protection Island and San 

Juan Islands NWRs. We started this 

process through a notice in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 45444; August 14, 

2007). We released the draft CCP and 

the EA to the public, announcing and 

requesting comments in a notice of 

availability in the Federal Register (75 

FR 51098; August 18, 2010). 

Protection Island NWR is located in 

the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the 

entrance to Discovery Bay in Jefferson 

County, Washington. It includes 659 

acres of land and tideland. Protection 

Island NWR was established to provide 

habitat for a diversity of birds, with 

particular emphasis on nesting bald 

eagles and seabirds, as well as to protect 

the hauling-out area for marine 

mammals. It has one of the largest 

colonies of rhinoceros auklets in North 

America. The Refuge also provides 

opportunities for scientific research and 

wildlife-oriented education and 

interpretation. 

Most of the San Juan Islands NWR 

consists of rocks, reefs, and islands 

scattered throughout the San Juan 

Archipelago. Two islands, Smith and 

Minor, are located south of the 

archipelago within the Strait of Juan de 

Fuca. The Refuge consists of 

approximately 449 acres in San Juan, 

Skagit, Island, and Whatcom Counties, 

Washington. Most (353 acres) of San 

Juan Islands NWR is designated 

wilderness known as the San Juan 

Islands Wilderness Area. San Juan 

Islands NWR was established to 

facilitate management of migratory 

birds, including serving as a breeding 

ground and winter sanctuary for native 

birds. It was also intended to be a refuge 

for other wildlife. This refuge is 

particularly important to breeding black 

oystercatchers, cormorants, and harbor 

seals. 

We announce our decision and the 

availability of the FONSI for the final 

CCP for Protection Island and San Juan 

Islands NWRs in accordance with 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6(b)) 

requirements. We completed a thorough 

analysis of impacts on the human 

environment, which we included in the 

EA that accompanied the draft CCP. 

The CCP will guide us in managing 

and administering Protection Island and 

San Juan Islands Refuges for the next 15 

years. Alternative B, as we described in 

the final CCP, is the foundation for the 

CCP, with slight modifications. 

Background 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) (Refuge Administration 

Act), as amended by the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997, requires us to develop a 

CCP for each refuge. The purpose for 

developing a CCP is to provide refuge 

managers with a 15-year plan for 

achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and our policies. We 

will review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Refuge Administration Act. 

CCP Alternatives, Including Selected 

Alternative 

Our draft CCP and our EA (75 FR 

51098) addressed several issues. To 

address these, we developed and 

evaluated the following alternatives: 

Alternative A: Current Management 

Under Alternative A, the refuges 

would continue with current 

management, which focuses on 

stewardship, including removing 

unnecessary roads and human 

structures; allowing natural processes to 

occur with minimal human 

intervention; monitoring wildlife 

species; and working with partners to 

reduce the risk of oil spills, clean up 

marine debris, and educate boaters to 

minimize human-caused wildlife 

disturbance. Recreational activities 

would continue as they have in the past 

and be facilitated through a State Parks 

partnership. 

Alternative B: Preferred Alternative 

This Alternative would continue 

many of the activities in Alternative A, 

but would also include a greater number 

of active habitat management projects, 

such as removal of deer from Protection 

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habitat and forest habitat; carrying out 

of restoration projects on the spits, 

grasslands, and forests to increase native 

plant diversity; and facilitation of 

research studies that answer refuge 

management questions. Public use 

changes include enforcing no-pets 

regulations on all San Juan Islands 

Refuge lands, and closing some areas on 

Turn Island, including all of the rocky 

shoreline to the east and the southeast 

‘‘pocket’’ beach, as well as some of the 

Island’s interior. Overnight camping on 

Turn and Matia Islands would be 

limited to visitors arriving by humanpowered craft, and a camping 

reservation system would be initiated. 

There would be more emphasis on 

enhancing the public’s understanding 

and appreciation of the refuges’ natural, 

cultural, and wilderness resources 

through both on- and off-refuge 

interpretation and education programs. 

There would be fewer large signs but 

more medium-sized signs installed on 

San Juan Islands Refuge units to 

discourage close approach or 

trespassing on closed islands. 

Regulatory signs on both refuges would 

be updated with improved wording and 

sizing to enhance their effectiveness. 

There would also be more emphasis on 

working with existing partners and 

developing new partnerships to 

accomplish objectives. 

Alternative C 

This Alternative is very similar to 

Alternative B. However, under 

Alternative C there would be fewer 

acres of native habitat restoration, as 

well as fewer research studies and 

surveys. Camping would continue, but 

with fewer campsites on Matia Island. 

Turn Island would be limited to day-use 

only. Compared to Alternative B, fewer 

and mostly smaller signs would be used 

in Alternative C to identify closed 

refuge islands and reduce humancaused wildlife disturbance. 

Comments 

We requested comments on the draft 

CCP and the EA for Protection Island 

and San Juan Islands NWRs from 

August 13, 2010, to September 17, 2010 

(75 FR 51098). We sent notification to 

over 700 individuals and organizations 

on our mailing list for this CCP, 

provided the draft CCP and EA on the 

Regional Web site, and provided a press 

release to local media. We received over 

40 letters and e-mails from the public. 

Based on a thorough evaluation of the 

public comments we received, we 

slightly modified the CCP/EA. Changes 

include modifications to several CCP 

strategies, including: 

• We will begin coordination with 

Treaty Tribes regarding step-down 

planning for deer removal on Protection 

Island; 

• We will perform additional 

monitoring of visitors’ use before 

deciding whether to initiate a new 

camping reservation system; 

• We added several potential partners 

to Appendix G; and 

• We updated Appendix E, the 

Integrated Pest Management Program, 

with information from a new Service 

policy (569 FW 1). 

Selected Alternative 

After considering the comments we 

received, we have selected Alternative B 

for implementation. Under Alternative 

B, the Service and partners will: 

• Protect, maintain, and where 

feasible, restore habitats—including 

shoreline, sandy bluffs, grasslands and 

balds, forests and woodlands, and 

wetlands—for priority species, 

including seabirds, shorebirds, bald 

eagles, marine mammals, and endemic 

plants. 

• Minimize human-caused wildlife 

disturbance on and near closed refuge 

islands, rocks, and shorelines. 

• Manage invasive species and Stateand county-listed noxious weeds. 

• Survey and protect paleontological 

and cultural resources. 

• Increase inventory and monitoring 

efforts. 

• Encourage and facilitate research 

that addresses refuge management 

questions. 

• Design and implement a site plan 

for refuge administration and research 

facilities on Protection Island in order to 

reduce the human ‘‘footprint,’’ improve 

refuge management capability, improve 

research coordination, and reduce 

liquid fuel consumption by expanding 

solar power capabilities. 

• Reduce the number of campsites on 

Turn Island and limit camping on both 

Turn and Matia Islands to visitors 

arriving by human-powered boats. 

• Enhance and increase on- and offrefuge environmental education and 

interpretation, as well as wildlife 

observation and photography 

opportunities. 

• Increase outreach to boaters, 

schoolchildren, local residents, and 

tourists. 

• Use signs and other management 

techniques efficiently and effectively on 

wilderness rocks and islands to assist in 

maintaining their wildlife and intrinsic 

values while minimizing impacts to 

wilderness character. 

Public Availability of Documents 

In addition to the methods in 

ADDRESSES, you can view documents at 

the following libraries: 

Library Address Phone No. 

Anacortes Public Library ....................................... 1220 10th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221 ..................................................... 360–293–1910 

Bellingham Public Library ..................................... 210 Central Avenue CS–9710, Bellingham, WA 98227 .............................. 360–778–7323 

Clinton Public Library ............................................ 4781 Deer Lake Road, Clinton, WA 98236 ................................................. 360–341–4280 

Coupeville Public Library ...................................... 788 NW. Alexander, Coupeville, WA 98239 ............................................... 360–678–4911 

Evergreen State College Library .......................... 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW., Olympia, WA 98505 .................................. 360–867–6250 

Island Public Library ............................................. 2144 S. Nugent Road, Lummi Island, WA 98262 ....................................... 360–758–7145 

Jefferson County Central Library .......................... P.O. Box 990, Port Hadlock, WA 98339 ..................................................... 360–385–6544 

Lopez Island Public Library .................................. 2225 Fisherman Bay Rd., Lopez Island, WA 98261 ................................... 360–468–2265 

North Olympic Public Library ................................ 630 N. Sequim Ave., Sequim, WA 98382 ................................................... 360–683–1161 

Oak Harbor Public Library .................................... 1000 SE. Regatta Dr., Oak Harbor, WA 98377 .......................................... 360–675–5115 

Orcas Island Public Library ................................... 500 Rose St., Eastsound, WA 98245 .......................................................... 360–376–4985 

Peninsula College Library ..................................... 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, WA 98362 .................................... 360–417–6280 

San Juan Islands Library ...................................... 1010 Guard St., Friday Harbor, WA 98250 ................................................. 360–378–2798 

Shaw Island Library .............................................. P.O. Box 844, Shaw Island, WA 98286 ...................................................... N/A 

University of Puget Sound Library ........................ 1500 N. Warner St. Campus, Mail Box 1021 Tacoma, WA 98416 ............ 253–879–3669 

University of Washington Library .......................... Box 3529000, Seattle, WA 98195 ............................................................... 206–543–0242 

Waldron Island Library .......................................... Waldron Island, WA ..................................................................................... 360–588–3383 

Washington State Library ..................................... P.O. Box 424, Olympia, WA 98504 ............................................................. 360–704–5250 

Washington State University Library .................... Owen Science Library, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 509–335–6691 

Western Washington University ............................ 516 High St., Bellingham, WA 98225 .......................................................... 360–650–3050 


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Dated: December 21, 2010. 

Richard R. Hannan, 

Acting Regional Director, Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8418 Filed 4–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

National Cooperative Geologic 

Mapping Program (NCGMP) and 

National Geological and Geophysical 

Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– 

148, the NCGMP and NGGDPP Advisory 

Committee will meet on June 22nd and 

June 23rd, 2011, in room 3A417 of the 

U.S. Geological Survey Headquarters 

building, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

Reston, Virginia 20192. The Advisory 

Committee, comprising representatives 

from Federal agencies, State agencies, 

academic institutions, and private 

companies, shall advise the Director of 

the U.S. Geological Survey on planning 

and implementation of the geologic 

mapping and data preservation 

programs. 

The Committee will hear updates on 

progress of the NCGMP toward fulfilling 

the purposes of the National Geological 

Mapping Act of 1992; the Federal, State, 

and education components of the 

NCGMP; and the National Geological 

and Geophysical Data Preservation 

Program. 

DATES: June 22–23, 2011, commencing 

at 8:30 a.m. on June 22 and adjourning 

by 5 p.m. on June 23. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Brown, U.S. Geological 

Survey, Mail Stop 908, National Center, 

Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648–6948. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the National Cooperative Geological 

Mapping Program and National 

Geological and Geophysical Data 

Preservation Program Advisory 

Committee are open to the Public. 

Dated: March 29, 2011. 

Kevin T. Gallagher, 

Associate Director for Core Science Systems. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Proposed Pueblo of Jemez 

70.277-Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and 

Casino Project, Don ̃ a Ana County, NM 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

as lead agency, in cooperation with the 

Pueblo of Jemez, intends to file a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

with the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) for the proposed approval 

of a 70.277 acre fee-to-trust transfer and 

casino project to be located within Don ̃ a 

Ana County, New Mexico. Details on 

the proposed action, location, and areas 

of environmental concern addressed in 

the DEIS are provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. This notice also announces 

a public hearing to receive comments on 

the DEIS. 

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS 

must arrive by May 23, 2011. The public 

hearing on the DEIS will be held on 

Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10 a.m. 

to 2 p.m., or until the last public 

comment is received. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-carry 

written comments to William Walker, 

Regional Director, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Southwest Regional Office, 1001 

Indian School Road, NW., Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87104. The public hearing 

will be held at the Loma Linda 

Elementary School, 1451 Donaldson 

Avenue, Anthony, New Mexico 88021. 

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice for locations where 

the DEIS is available for review and for 

directions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Priscilla Wade (505) 563–3417. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pueblo of Jemez proposes that 70.277 

acres, within a 102.13-acre tract of land, 

be taken into trust and that a temporary 

and a permanent casino be constructed 

on these trust lands. In addition, a hotel 

is proposed for construction on the 

31.855-acres remaining in fee status. 

The proposed site is located on the 

southwest corner of Interstate 10 and 

New Mexico State Road 404 (O’Hara 

Road), adjacent to the City of Anthony 

in Don ̃ a Ana County, New Mexico. The 

Pueblo of Jemez, through its Tribal 

Gaming Enterprise, will operate the 

casino facility. The BIA is the lead 

agency for the DEIS on this project. 

There are no cooperating agencies. A 

public scoping meeting for the DEIS was 

held by the BIA on March 16, 2005, in 

Anthony, New Mexico. 

The Pueblo proposes to build and 

operate a 24,000-square foot temporary 

casino while building a permanent 

gaming facility with a planned 103,500 

total square feet on trust-acquired land 

that is adjacent to a proposed 90,000 

square-foot hotel facility located on fee 

land. Access to the facilities would be 

from O’Hara Road and the west frontage 

road along I–10. The temporary and 

permanent casinos and hotel would 

include associated parking. 

Environmental issues addressed in 

the DEIS include land and water 

resources, air quality, biological 

resources, cultural resources, socioeconomic conditions, resource use 

patterns, public services, noise, 

hazardous materials, visual resources, 

environmental justice, growth-inducing 

effects, cumulative impacts, and 

unavoidable adverse effects. 

Alternatives to the proposed project 

considered in the DEIS include: (1) 

Trust Acquisition with temporary and 

permanent casino, and hotel 

construction; (2) Trust Acquisition with 

permanent casino and hotel 

construction; and (3) No Action. 

Directions for Submitting Comments: 

Please include your name, return 

address and the caption, ‘‘DEIS 

Comments, Pueblo of Jemez Proposed 

70.277-acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and 

Casino Project’’ on the first page of your 

written comments. 

Locations where the DEIS is Available 

for Review: The DEIS is available for 

review at the following locations. 

Location Address For information on the location, call: 

City of Anthony City Hall .................................... 320 Lincoln Street, Anthony, New Mexico 

88021.

(575) 882–2983. 

Pueblo of Jemez Administrative Office .............. 4471 Highway 4, Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico 87024.(575) 834–7359 (contact: Ashley Chinana). 

BIA Southwest Regional Office .......................... 1001 Indian School Road, NW., Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87104.

(505) 563–3417. 


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