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its implementing regulations (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508) to evaluate the 

impacts of a proposed land exchange 

with the State of Alaska and the King 

Cove Corporation for the purpose of 

constructing a single-lane gravel road 

between the communities of King Cove 

and Cold Bay, Alaska. The land 

exchange would involve the removal of 

approximately 206 acres within the 

Izembek Wilderness portion of Izembek 

National Wildlife Refuge for the road 

corridor and approximately 1,600 acres 

of Federal land within the Alaska 

Maritime National Wildlife Refuge on 

Sitkinak Island. In exchange, we would 

receive approximately 43,093 acres of 

land owned by the State of Alaska and 

approximately 13,300 acres of land 

owned by the King Cove Corporation. 

These lands are located around Cold 

Bay and adjacent to the North Creek 

Unit of Alaska Peninsula National 

Wildlife Refuge. 

The Act directed us to begin our 

preparation of this EIS not later than 60 

days after the Secretary received 

notification by the State and the King 

Cove Corporation of their intention to 

exchange lands. The Secretary received 

notification from the King Cove 

Corporation on May 19, 2009, and from 

the State of Alaska on June 19, 2009. 

Our notice of August 6, 2009 (74 FR 

39336), initiated the process and opened 

the period for public scoping. This 

revised notice informs the public of the 

dates for the public scoping meetings in 

Washington, DC, and Anchorage, 

Alaska, and also notifies the public of 

the comment-period end date (see 

DATES). We will also hold public 

scoping meetings at King Cove, Cold 

Bay, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon, 

Alaska; we will announce the dates, 

times, and locations locally, at least 10 

days prior to each meeting. 

In accordance with Section 

6402(b)(2)(B) of the Act, the EIS will 

analyze the proposed land exchange and 

the potential construction and operation 

of a road between the communities of 

King Cove and Cold Bay, Alaska, and 

will evaluate a specific road corridor 

through the Izembek Refuge that will be 

identified in consultation with the State 

of Alaska, the City of King Cove, and the 

Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove. The 

alternatives anticipated at this time 

include the existing situation (no land 

exchange or road construction) and the 

proposed land exchange and road 

construction and operation as outlined 

in the Act. In preparing the EIS, we will 

request comments from the public 

locally, regionally, and nationally. As 

required in the Act, subsequent to the 

preparation of the EIS and in 

conjunction with the Record of 

Decision, the Secretary of the Interior 

will determine whether the land 

exchange (including the construction of 

the proposed road) is in the public 

interest. We anticipate release of the 

Draft EIS in the spring of 2011, followed 

by a 90-day public review period. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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. 

While you can ask us to withhold it 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee we will be able to do so. 

Dated: February 16, 2010. 

Geoffrey L. Haskett, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUT91000–L11400000–PH0000–24–1A] 

Notice of Utah’s Resource Advisory 

Council (RAC)/Recreation RAC 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Utah’s Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC)/Recreation 

RAC Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Utah 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC)/ 

Recreation RAC will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The Utah Resource Advisory 

Council (RAC)/Recreation RAC will 

meet March 24, 2010, (8:30 a.m.—3:30 

p.m.) and March 25, 2010, (8 a.m.—5 

p.m.) in St. George, Utah. 

ADDRESSES: The Council will meet at the 

Hilton Garden Inn (Indigo meeting 

room), 1731 South Convention Center 

Drive, St. George, Utah. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Sherry Foot, Special Programs 

Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84145–0155; 

phone (801) 539–4195. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Utah. In conformance 

with the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (Title 16 of the United 

States Code, Part 6801 et seq.), the U.S. 

Forest Service and the BLM will present 

the following recreation fee proposals 

on March 24: The BLM Moab Field 

Office proposal to begin charging 

Expanded Amenity fees at the Moab 

Skyway Group Site and the Entrada 

Bluffs, Bartlett, and Courthouse Rock 

camping areas; the BLM Fillmore Field 

Office proposal to increase Special 

Recreation Permit fees at the Little 

Sahara Recreation Area; the Dixie 

National Forest proposal to begin 

charging Expanded Amenity fees at the 

Pine Valley Guard Station; and the 

Fishlake National Forest proposals to 

increase Expanded Amenity fees at the 

Adelaide, Gooseberry, Lebaron, Maple 

Grove, and Oak Creek campgrounds. 

Planned agenda topics for the March 24 

session also include a welcome and 

introduction of new Council members. 

A half-hour public comment period, 

where the public may address the 

Council, is scheduled to begin from 2:15 

p.m.—2:45 p.m. Written comments may 

be sent to the Bureau of Land 

Management address listed above. 

On March 25, topics will include an 

implementation overview of Subtitle O 

of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009, and the 

Washington County Commissioners’ 

and School and Institutional Trust 

Lands Administration’s perspectives on 

the Act. Randy Johnson, consultant, will 

address the Council on the status of 

ongoing land use bills from other 

counties. A field tour of the Red Cliffs 

National Conservation Area is planned 

from 1:15 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. All 

meetings are open to the public; 

however, transportation, lodging, and 

meals are the responsibility of the 

participating public. 

Dated: February 16, 2010. 

Approved: 

Selma Sierra, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3654 Filed 2–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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