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will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the

policy of the Fish and Wildlife Service

to manage all lands within the National

Wildlife Refuge System in accordance

with an approved comprehensive

conservation plan. These plans outline

a vision for each refuge; guide

management decisions; and outline

goals, objectives and strategies to

achieve the visions and purposes of

each refuge unit. The plans will provide

other agencies and the public with an

understanding of the management

strategies to be implemented.

The Service has initiated planning for

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge

for the conservation and enhancement

of its natural resources. Encompassing

approximately 5,000 acres and

including designations as a National

Historic Landmark, a National

Wilderness Area, and a Wetland of

International Importance, this refuge is

located between the Indian River and

the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern

Florida, near the city of Sebastian.

Planning for Archie Carr National

Wildlife Refuge has been initiated for

the conservation and enhancement of its

natural resources as well. This refuge is

located along the Atlantic Ocean in

southeastern Florida, between the cities

of Melbourne Beach and Vero Beach.

While the Service owns or leases

approximately 165 acres, the State of

Florida, Brevard County, and Indian

River County account for the remainder

of the publicly owned lands within the

refuge. The refuge beaches support

loggerhead and green turtle nesting. The

Florida scrub jay, eastern indigo snake,

southeastern beach mouse, and other

threatened and endangered species also

occur within the refuge.

The Service is especially interested in

receiving public input during this

planning process. Examples of questions

to be answered are as follows:

What do you value most about these

refuges?

What problems or issues do you see

affecting management or public use of

these refuges?

What improvements do you

recommend for these refuges?

What changes, if any, would you like

to see in the management of these

refuges?

The Service has provided these

questions for optional use and has no

requirement that information be

provided.

Review of these projects will be

conducted in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),

National Environmental Policy Act

Regulations (40 C.F.R. 1500–1508),

other appropriate Federal laws and

regulations, including the National

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997, Executive Order 12996, and

Service policies and procedures for

compliance with those regulations.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Cynthia K. Dohner,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of a Draft Supplemental

Environmental Assessment on the

Continuation of General Swan Hunting

Seasons in Parts of the Pacific Flyway;

Notice

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service or we) is issuing this

notice to invite further public

participation and comment on the Draft

Supplemental Environmental

Assessment on the Continuation of

General Swan Hunting Seasons in Parts

of the Pacific Flyway (Assessment). The

Assessment considers a range of

management alternatives for

establishment of future operational

swan hunting seasons in the Pacific

Flyway. This notice invites further

public participation by identifying the

location, date, and time of public

meetings on the Assessment.

DATES: You must submit written

comments on the Assessment by June

17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft

Environmental Assessment can be

obtained by writing to Robert Trost,

Pacific Flyway Representative, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Office of

Migratory Bird Management, 911 N.E.

11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–

4181. Written comments can be sent to

the same address. All comments

received, including names and

addresses, will become part of the

public record. You may inspect

comments during normal business

hours at the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Trost at: Pacific Flyway

Representative, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Office of Migratory Bird

Management, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue,

Portland, Oregon 97232–4181, (503)

231–6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

23, 2000, we published a Notice of

Availability (65 FR 15646). The Draft

Supplemental Assessment includes a

review of the past 5-year experimental

general swan hunting seasons in parts of

the Pacific Flyway and alternatives for

establishment of future operational

swan hunting seasons in the same area.

The Supplemental Assessment was

prompted by requests from individuals,

States, and various conservation

organizations for a thorough

examination of alternatives for swan

hunting in the Pacific Flyway in light of

continuing concerns for the Rocky

Mountain Population of trumpeter

swans. The Assessment deals with

establishment of an operational

approach for swan hunting and related

efforts to address status and

distributional concerns regarding the

Rocky Mountain Population of

trumpeter swans. Four alternatives,

including the proposed action, are

considered in the Assessment.

Public Meetings

Two public meetings will be held on

the following dates at the indicated

locations and times:

1. May 15, 2000; Idaho Falls, Idaho,

at the Bureau of Land Management

District Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive,

7:00–9:30 p.m.

2. May 17, 2000; Salt Lake City, Utah,

at the Utah Department of Natural

Resources Building Complex, 1594 West

North Temple, 6:00–9:30 p.m.

At the public meetings, you may

choose to submit oral and/or written

comments. All comments should

include a complete mailing address in

order to receive a copy of the final

Assessment. All comments must be

submitted by June 17, 2000.

Dated: April 7, 2000.

Jamie Rappaport Clark,

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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El Centro Resource Area, CA;

Supplementary Rules

The primary purpose of these

supplementary rules is to prohibit