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percent is designated Wilderness, and 2 

percent is Wild River management. The 

revised plan would continue to protect 

and maintain existing wildlife values, 

natural diversity, and ecological 

diversity of the Refuge. Human 

disturbances to fish and wildlife 

habitats and populations would be 

minimal. Private and commercial uses 

of the Refuges would not change, and 

public uses employing existing access 

methods would continue to be allowed. 

Opportunities to pursue traditional 

subsistence activities, and recreational 

hunting, fishing, and other wildlifedependent activities, would be 

maintained. Opportunities to pursue 

research would be maintained. 

We selected Alternative B, the 

preferred alternative, because it 

provides a realistic balance between 

public use of the Refuges and the 

conservation needs of the Refuges. 

Alternative B best accomplishes the 

Refuges’ purposes, best helps achieve 

the missions of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System and the Service, and best 

meets the vision and goals identified in 

the plan. It provides long-term 

protection of fish and wildlife 

populations and their habitats while 

allowing for appropriate levels of fish 

and wildlife-dependent recreation, 

interpretation and environmental 

education, subsistence, and other public 

uses. Objectives identified in the plan 

address the effects of climate change on 

the Refuges now and in the future. 

We are furnishing this notice to 

advise other agencies and the public of 

the availability of the final CCP and 

FONSI. Based on the review and 

evaluation of the information contained 

in the draft CCP and EA, we have 

determined that implementation of the 

final CCP does not constitute a major 

Federal action that would significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment within the meaning of 

Section 102(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

Therefore, an Environmental Impact 

Statement will not be prepared. Future 

site-specific proposals discussed in the 

final CCP requiring additional NEPA 

compliance will be addressed in 

separate planning efforts with full 

public involvement. 

Dated: August 7, 2009. 

Gary Edwards, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Notice of Public Meeting, Western 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Public 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 (BLM), the Western 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Western Montana RAC will 

meet Sept. 3, 2009 at 9 a.m. The public 

comment period for the meeting will 

begin at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting is 

expected to adjourn at approximately 3 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Dillon Field Office, 1005 Selway 

Drive, Dillon, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Abrams, Western Montana 

Resource Advisory Council Coordinator, 

Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, 

Butte, Montana 59701, telephone 406– 

533–7617. 

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 western Montana. At the 

September meeting, topics we plan to 

discuss include: Abandoned Mines 

Reclamation, trapping on public lands, 

Economic Stimulus Package Project 

Updates, public access issues, travel 

management implementation, and a 

review of Forest Service fee proposals. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Council. Each formal 

Council meeting will also have time 

allocated for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual oral comments 

may be limited. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation, or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM as provided below. 

Renee Johnson, 

Assistant Field Manager, Renewable 

Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls 

District Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings. 

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 (BLM) Idaho Falls 

District Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) Sub-Committee, will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The RAC Sub-Committee will be 

having a meeting on September 21, 2009 

from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Pocatello 

Field Office, 4350 Cliffs Drive, 

Pocatello, Idaho 83204. All meetings are 

open to the public. 

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 the BLM Idaho Falls 

District (IFD), which covers eastern 

Idaho. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Council. Each formal 

Council meeting will also have time 

allocated for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual oral comments 

may be limited. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation, tour 

transportation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM as provided below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Wilson, RAC Coordinator, Idaho 

Falls District, 1405 Hollipark Dr., Idaho 

Falls, ID 83401. Telephone: (208) 524– 

7550. E-mail: Joanna_Wilson@blm.gov. 


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Dated: August 4, 2009. 

Joanna Wilson, 

RAC Coordinator, Public Affairs Specialist. 

[FR Doc. E9–19439 Filed 8–12–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Proposed Supplementary Rules for 

Camping on Undeveloped Public 

Lands in Montana, North Dakota, and 

South Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed supplementary rules. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is proposing 

supplementary rules regarding time 

limits for camping and the storage of 

property on undeveloped public lands 

managed by the BLM in Montana, North 

Dakota, and South Dakota. These 

proposed supplementary rules 

consolidate existing rules for camping 

on undeveloped BLM-administered 

public lands throughout Montana, North 

Dakota, and South Dakota. These 

proposed supplementary rules will 

supersede prior published rules. 

DATES: You should submit your 

comments by September 14, 2009. In 

developing final rules, BLM will not 

accept written comments postmarked or 

received in person or by electronic mail 

after this deadline. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or deliver 

comments on the proposed 

supplementary rules to Christina Miller, 

Outdoor Recreation Planner, Bureau of 

Land Management, Montana State 

Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, 

Montana 59101–4669. You may also 

comment by e-mail at the following 

address: MT_Billings_SO@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Miller, Outdoor Recreation 

Planner, BLM Montana State Office, 

5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, (406) 896–5038. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

Written comments on the proposed 

supplementary rules should be specific, 

be confined to issues pertinent to the 

proposed supplementary rules, and 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change. Where possible, 

comments should reference the specific 

section or paragraph of the proposal 

which the comment is addressing. The 

BLM is not obligated to consider or 

include in the administrative record for 

the supplemental rule, comments that 

the BLM receives after the close of the 

comment period (see DATES), unless 

they are postmarked or electronically 

dated before the deadline, or comments 

delivered to an address other than the 

address listed above (See ADDRESSES). 

The BLM will make your comments, 

including your name and address, 

available for public review at the 

Montana State Office address listed in 

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ above during regular 

business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays). 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 in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Clarity of the Proposed Supplementary 

Rules 

Executive Order 12866 requires each 

agency to write regulations that are 

simple and easy to understand. We 

invite your comments on how to make 

these proposed supplementary rules 

easier to understand, including answers 

to questions such as the following: 

(1) Are the requirements in the 

proposed supplementary rules clearly 

stated? 

(2) Do the proposed supplementary 

rules contain technical language or 

jargon that interferes with its clarity? 

(3) Does the format of the proposed 

supplementary rules (grouping and 

order of sections, use of headings, 

paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce its 

clarity? 

(4) Would the proposed 

supplementary rules be easier to 

understand if they were divided into 

more (but shorter) sections? 

(5) Is the description of the proposed 

supplementary rules in the 

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION’’ section 

of this preamble helpful in 

understanding these proposed 

supplementary rules? How could this 

description be more helpful in making 

the proposed supplementary rules easier 

to understand? 

Please send any comments you have 

on the clarity of the proposed 

supplementary rules to the address 

specified in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section. 

II. Discussion of the Proposed 

Supplementary Rules 

These proposed supplementary rules 

would apply to undeveloped public 

lands administered by the BLM within 

the States of Montana, North Dakota, 

and South Dakota. They would 

supersede all existing camping stay 

limits and occupancy on undeveloped 

public land administered by the BLM in 

Montana, North Dakota, and South 

Dakota published previously. These 

proposed supplementary rules would 

allow camping at a particular location 

for 16 days, either cumulatively or 

consecutively, during any 30-day 

interval. Any camp relocation within 

that 30-day period would not be 

allowed within a one-half mile radius 

from the original site. These 

supplemental rules are consistent with 

existing recreation sections and 

management for camping in resource 

management plans in each district 

office. These rules are not contradictory 

to campsite selections stated in the 

Montana, North Dakota and South 

Dakota June 2003 Record of Decision 

and Environmental Impact Statement 

for Off-Highway Vehicles. This notice 

does not affect more restrictive camping 

limits that may already be in place for 

certain areas. Future exceptions to the 

16-day camping limit for any field office 

will be considered and analyzed 

through their respective land use plan 

revisions. 

These proposed supplementary rules 

would not apply to locations that 

contain structures or capital 

improvements (such as boat launch 

sites, picnic areas, and interpretive 

centers) and that are used primarily by 

the public for recreational purposes. 

Examples of such locations include 

developed campgrounds, designated 

recreation areas, and special recreation 

management areas. The BLM regulates 

the use and occupancy at such 

developed locations in accordance with 

43 CFR 8365.1–2. In addition, sitespecific rules for these locations remain 

in effect and are posted at each site. 

These proposed supplementary rules 

would supersede rules previously 

published at 72 FR 19958 (April 20, 

2007). The rules in the 2007 notice 

required camps to be moved a minimum 

of 5 miles every 14 days. These 

proposed supplementary rules would 

allow camping at a particular location 

for 16 days, either cumulatively or 

consecutively, during any 30-day 

interval. The placing or leaving of 

unattended motor vehicles, trailers, or 

other personal property for the purpose 

of reserving a camping site is considered 

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