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change from the current actions and 

direction. We would continue to restore, 

protect, and manage bottomland 

hardwood forests, wetlands, cropland 

units, moist-soil units, open water areas, 

grassland/scrub-shrub areas, and the Big 

Lake Wilderness. We would continue to 

focus management activities on 

afforestation and reforestation, 

restoration of wetlands, invasive plants 

and nuisance animals, cooperative 

farming, inventorying and monitoring, 

and priority public uses (e.g., hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation). We 

would acquire land from willing sellers, 

but only within the approved 

acquisition boundaries. 

Alternative B—Minimal Management 

Alternative 

Under Alternative B, the ‘‘Minimal 

Management’’ alternative, we would 

undertake minimal wildlife, habitat, and 

infrastructure management. In this ‘‘let 

nature take its course’’ alternative, there 

would be no more active reforestation 

efforts, no moist-soil impoundments 

and croplands, and no more road, 

beaver dam, or invasive species 

management and maintenance 

programs. Natural succession would be 

allowed to proceed unchecked, 

providing for development of early stage 

or successional forest habitat on 

abandoned lands, and no silvicultural 

treatments in existing forest stands 

would be conducted. All refuges would 

implement a custodial or passive 

stewardship approach to management 

and would monitor natural succession 

and wildlife populations over time. 

Quality and quantity of habitats for 

wildlife would be expected to decline, 

along with wildlife use of these habitats. 

There would likely be reduced 

associated public use, because roadways 

and facilities would not be maintained 

and the quality of visitor services would 

diminish. There would be no change in 

the acreage or amount of waterfowl 

sanctuaries. We would acquire land 

from willing sellers, but only within the 

approved acquisition boundaries. 

Alternative C—Enhanced Habitat 

Management and Public Use Programs 

(Preferred Alternative) 

By implementing Alternative C, the 

‘‘Preferred’’ alternative, we will actively 

expand and improve habitat 

management and public use programs. 

We will intensify and enhance forest, 

moist-soil, scrub-shrub, grassland, and 

aquatic management programs in order 

to increase benefits for waterfowl, 

shorebirds, water birds, other migratory 

birds, and other species of native 

wildlife. Hydrologic, wetland, and forest 

restoration projects will also be 

expanded. Invasive plant and animal 

control projects will be increased. A full 

range of programs involving 

inventorying, monitoring, and 

researching will be developed and 

implemented to enable adaptive 

management. Habitat conservation and 

restoration will continue and expand 

through land acquired from willing 

sellers, but boundary expansions will 

also be pursued. Environmental 

education and interpretive programs 

will be improved as part of a 

comprehensive visitor services program. 

Opportunities for hunting, fishing, and 

wildlife observation will be expanded, 

and law enforcement coverage will be 

increased for more effective protection 

of resources and visitors. Additional 

staff will be recruited, additional 

equipment will be acquired, and 

improved facilities will be installed to 

enable implementation of these projects 

and programs. 

Background 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

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

668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife 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. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Administration Act. 

Comments 

We solicited comments on the Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/ 

EA) for the Central Arkansas NWR 

Complex for 30 days, as announced in 

the Federal Register on August 27, 2009 

(74 FR 43716). A total of 24 individuals, 

representing landowners, citizens, 

conservation organizations, and State 

and Federal government agencies, 

attended 5 public meetings to discuss 

the Draft CCP/EA and 14 respondents 

provided comments. We reviewed all 

comments and have included them with 

our responses in the CCP. 

Selected Alternative 

We selected Alternative C, the 

planning team’s preferred alternative, as 

the most reasonable alternative to 

implement the CCP. Under Alternative 

C, habitat and public use management 

will be enhanced and expanded overall, 

providing additional or increased 

benefits to refuge resources and visitor 

services and greater fulfillment of refuge 

purposes. With the implementation of 

Alternative C, the capacity and 

capability of the refuges to better 

manage the habitat and wildlife 

resources and to provide visitor services 

will greatly increase compared to 

Alternatives A or B. The additions to 

staffing and improvements to facilities 

under Alternative C will enhance 

effective refuge administration and 

visitor services. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: December 15, 2009. 

Patrick Leonard, 

Acting Regional Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

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Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—ASTM International 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

February 16, 2010, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ASTM 

International (‘‘ASTM’’) has filed written 

notifications simultaneously with the 

Attorney General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing additions or 

changes to its standards development 

activities. The notifications were filed 

for the purpose of extending the Act’s 

provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, ASTM has provided an 

updated list of current, ongoing ASTM 

standards activities originating between 

May, 2009, and September, 2009, 

designated as Work Items. A complete 

listing of ASTM Work Items, along with 

a brief description of each, is available 

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On September 15, 2004, ASTM filed 

its original notification pursuant to 

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department 

of Justice published a notice in the 

Federal Register pursuant to section 

6(b) of the Act on November 10, 2004 

(69 FR 65226). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on December 3, 2009. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the 

Act on December 22, 2009 (74 FR 

68078) 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Pistoia Alliance, Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

January 27, 2010, pursuant to section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’) Pistoia 

Alliance, Inc. has filed written 

notifications simultaneously with the 

Attorney General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership. The notifications were 

filed for the purpose of extending the 

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages’ 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, Infosys Technologies Ltd., 

Bridgewater, NJ; CambridgeSoft, San 

Diego, CA; Merck, Boston, MA; 

Collaborative Drug Discovery, 

Burlingame, CA; Royal Society of 

Chemistry, Cambridge, UNITED 

KINGDOM; Thomson Reuters 

HealthCare and Science, Philadelphia, 

PA; and EMBL/EBI, Hinxton, 

Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM have 

been added as parties to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Membership in this group research 

project remains open, and intends to file 

additional written notifications 

disclosing all changes in membership. 

On May 28, 2009, Pistola Alliance, 

Inc. filed its original notification 

pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The 

Department of Justice published a notice 

in the Federal Register pursuant to 

section 6(b) of the Act on July 15, 2009 

(74 FR 34364). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on November 4, 2009. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the 

Act on December 9, 2009 (74 FR 65157). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

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Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act Of 1993—Information Card 

Foundation 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

January 29, 2010, pursuant to section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 (‘‘the Act’’), Information 

Card Foundation has filed written 

notifications simultaneously with the 

Attorney General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing changes in its 

membership. The notifications were 

filed for the purpose of extending the 

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of 

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages 

under specified circumstances. 

Specifically, Novell, Waltham, MA; and 

Intel, Hillsboro, OR have withdrawn as 

parties to this venture. 

No other changes have been made in 

either the membership or planned 

activity of the group research project. 

Membership in this group research 

project remains open, and Information 

Card Foundation intends to file 

additional written notifications 

disclosing all changes in membership. 

On June 2, 2008, Information Card 

Foundation filed its original notification 

pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act. The 

Department of Justice published a notice 

in the Federal Register pursuant to 

Section 6(b) of the Act on July 16, 2008 

(73 FR 0883) 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on September 25, 2009. 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the 

Act on October 27, 2009 (74 FR 55257) 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

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Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993 Open Mobile Alliance 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

January 13, 2008, pursuant to section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et sec. (‘‘the Act’’), the 

Open Mobile Alliance (‘‘OMA’’) filed 

written notifications simultaneously 

with the Attorney General and the 

Federal Trade Commission disclosing 

changes in its membership. The 

notifications were filed for the purpose 

of extending the Act’s provisions 

limiting the recovery of antitrust 

plaintiffs to actual damages under 

specified circumstances. Specifically, 

Arista Enterprises LLC, Fairbanks, AK; 

Beijing Leadtone Wireless Ltd., 

Chaoyang District, Beijing, PEOPLE’S 

REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Cinterion 

Wireless Modules, Munich, GERMANY; 

ConDel Technologies Inc., St. Jubel, 

TAIWAN; Dimark Software, Inc., 

Cupertino, CA; Enensys Technologies, 

Rennes, FRANCE; Garmin International 

Inc., Olathe, KS; GMIT GrnbH, Berlin, 

GERMANY; HTC Corporation, Taoyuan 

County, TAIWAN; Interop 

Technologies, Beirut, LEBANON; 

Kvaleberg AS, Oslo, NORWAY; MCTEL, 

Hector Otto, MONACO; Movenda SpA, 

Rome, ITALY; NDS Limited, Staines, 

Middlesex, UNITED KINGDOM; Neutral 

Tandem, Chicago, IL; Sagem Orga 

GmbH, Paderborn, GERMANY; Siodata 

Technologies, Hai Dian District, Beijing, 

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Sofia 

Digital Ltd., Tampere, FINLAND; Solvix 

Technology Co., Ltd, Gangnam-gu, 

Seoul, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Songdo 

Telecom, Inc., Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 

REPUBLIC OF KOREA; S58 Networks, 

Milpitas, CA; Synclore Corporation, 

Tokyo, JAPAN; University of New 

Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory, 

Durham, NH; Verimatrix, Inc., San 

Diego, CA; Vobile, Inc., Santa Clara, CA; 

and Works Systems, mc, San Jose, CA, 

have been added as parties to this 

venture. 

Also, Access Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JAPAN; 

Action Engine Corp. Redmond, WA; 

Adobe Systems Incorporated, San 

Francisco, CA; ALLTEL 

Communications, Inc., Little Rock, AR; 

AltGen Co., Ltd., Mapo-Gu, Seoul, 

REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Amiga 

Development India Pvt. Ltd., Pune, 

INDIA; Amrneon, Dublin, IRELAND; 

Anite Telecoms Ltd., Fleet, Hampshire, 

UNITED KINGDOM; Aricent, Gurgaon, 

INDIA; AtomiZ S.A., Paris, FRANCE; 


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