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DATES: A Record of Decision will be 

signed by the Regional Director, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 3, 

Fort Snelling, Minnesota, no sooner 

than 30 days after publication of this 

notice by the Environmental Protection 

Agency, in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final CCP/EIS 

may be viewed at the Crab Orchard 

National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters 

and public libraries near the refuge. You 

may access and download a copy via the 

Planning Web site at http:// 

www.fws.gov/midwest/planning/ 

craborchard, or you may obtain a copy 

on compact disk by contacting: U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of 

Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry 

Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111 

(1–800–247–1247, extension 5429) or 

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, 

8588 Route 148, Marion, IL 62959 (618–

997–3344). A limited number of 

hardcopies will be available for 

distribution at the Refuge Headquarters. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Frisk, 618/997–3344. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Located in 

southern Illinois and consisting of 

43,888 acres, Crab Orchard NWR was 

established in 1947 for wildlife, 

agriculture, recreation, and industry. 

The Draft CCP/EIS was released for 

public review October 17, 2005, (70 FR 

60364–60365, October 17, 2005) for a 

90-day comment period ending January 

17, 2006. The Refuge hosted a public 

meeting attended by 145 people. In 

addition, the refuge manager met with 

10 groups to explain the contents of the 

Draft CCP/EIS and receive comments. 

We received comments via letters, emails, and comment forms from 643 

correspondents and we received one 

petition with 592 signatures. 

In response to public and agency 

comments, several changes were made 

to Alternative E, the preferred 

alternative, for the Final CCP/EIS. These 

changes include a reduction in the size 

of the proposed no-wake zone on Crab 

Orchard Lake; an increase in the size of 

the area proposed for gas motor use on 

Devils Kitchen Lake; retention of 

primitive sites at Devils Kitchen 

Campground rather than closure of the 

campground; inclusion of an objective 

and strategies for the management of 

conservation easements; and inclusion 

of an objective and strategies for 

management of forests to favor oakhickory over maple. Typographical and 

editorial corrections were made 

throughout the document and 

additional discussion was included to 

clarify meaning and intentions related 

to the 14-day stay limit in campgrounds, 

recreation fee program, and the small 

fishing contest policy. 

When the Record of Decision is 

available, we will publish a notice of 

availability in the Federal Register. The 

Record of Decision will document 

which alternative in the Final CCP/EIS 

will become the 15-year CCP for the 

Refuge. 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee et seq.), requires the 

Service to develop a CCP for each 

National Wildlife Refuge. The purpose 

in developing a CCP is to provide refuge 

managers with a 15-year strategy 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 Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction for conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, the CCP identifies 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities available to the public, 

including opportunities for hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation and 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update these CCPs at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, and the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d). 

Dated: July 3, 2006. 

Robyn Thorson, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife 

Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Finding of No Significant Impact for St. 

Catherine Creek National Wildlife 

Refuge in Adams and Wilkinson 

Counties, Mississippi. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

announces that a Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for St. Catherine 

Creek National Wildlife Refuge are 

available for distribution. The plan was 

prepared pursuant to the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997, and in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, and describes how the refuge will 

be managed over the next 15 years. 

ADDRESSES: A plan may be obtained by 

calling Randy Breland, Refuge Manager, 

at 601/442–6696; or by writing to the 

Refuge Manager, St. Catherine Creek 

National Wildlife Refuge, 76 Pintail 

Lane, Natchez, Mississippi 39120. The 

plan may also be accessed and 

downloaded from the Service’s Internet 

Web site at http://southeast.fws.gov/ 

planning/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

availability of the draft comprehensive 

conservation plan and environmental 

assessment for a 45-day review period 

was announced in the Federal Register 

on November 3, 2005 (70 FR 66845). 

The draft plan and environmental 

assessment evaluated four alternatives 

for managing the refuge. Alternative D 

was chosen as the preferred alternative. 

The preferred alternative will promote a 

greater understanding and protection of 

fish, wildlife, and their habitats, and 

quality, balanced recreational 

opportunities for visitors. Hunting and 

fishing will continue with greater 

emphasis on the quality of the 

experience. Education and 

interpretation will be promoted with 

regular programs and partnerships with 

local schools. Wildlife observation and 

photography opportunities will be 

expaned, including a birding trail and 

observation tower. A new visitor center 

and headquarters office will be 

constructed with space for 

interpretation, environmental 

education, and staff. 

Research studies on the refuge will be 

fostered and partnerships developed 

with other agencies and universities, 

providing needed resources and 

experiment sites, while meeting the 

needs of the refuge’s wildlife and 

habitat management programs. Research 

will also benefit efforts throughout 

southwest Mississippi to conserve, 

enhance, restore, and manage native 

habitat. New surveys on birds, reptiles, 

and amphibians will be initiated to 

develop baseline information. 

Additional staff will include 

administrative, biological, and outreach 

personnel to accomplish objectives for 

establishing baseline data on refuge 

resources, managing habitats, providing 

opportunities and facilities for wildlife 

observation and photography, providing 

educational programs that promote a 

greater understanding of refuge 


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resources, and protecting natural and 

cultural resources and refuge visitors. 

Under this alternative, the refuge will 

continue to seek acquisition of lands 

within the present acquisition 

boundary. Lands acquired as part of the 

refuge will be made available for 

compatible wildlife-dependent 

recreation and environmental education 

opportunities, where appropriate. Lands 

that provide high-quality habitat and 

connectivity to existing refuge lands 

will be priority acquisitions. Equally 

important acquisition tools to be used 

include: transfer lands, partnerships 

with conservation organizations, 

conservation easements with adjacent 

landowners, and leases/cooperative 

agreements with state agencies. 

Public comments were requested, 

considered, and incorporated 

throughout the planning process in 

numerous ways. Public outreach 

included open houses, public meetings, 

technical workgroups, planning update 

mailings, and Federal Register notices. 

During the draft comprehensive 

conservation plan/environmental 

assessment comment period, the Service 

received several comments, which were 

incorporated, when appropriate, and 

responded to in the comprehensive 

conservation plan. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: February 22, 2006. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

on August 29, 2006. 

[FR Doc. 06–7381 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–020–02–2640–HO–UTZA] 

Notice of Temporary Closure of the 

Manning Canyon Area 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Extension of Notice of 

Temporary Closure, Manning Canyon 

Area. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Notice of Temporary Closure for the 

Manning Canyon area, first published in 

the Federal Register on October 29, 

2002 page 66000, volume 67, number 

209, is hereby extended until 

rehabilitation, and range, habitat, and 

watershed restoration are successful. 

The area described is hereby closed to 

all motorized vehicle and mechanized 

vehicle use to protect the rehabilitation 

efforts of the Manning Canyon 

hazardous mine tailings remediation 

project. The opening date for the West 

Manning Canyon and Lewiston roads 

will be determined by mutual agreement 

with Utah County. The public lands 

affected by this closure are all public 

lands within the following described 

area which is approximately 2,971 acres 

in size: 

Manning Canyon Hazardous Material 

Cleanup Site 

T. 6 S., R. 3 W., Salt Lake Meridian, 

Section 13, W1⁄2, 

Section 14, all, 

Section 15, all, 

Section 22, E1⁄2, all public lands east of and 

including the north-south road, 

Section 23, all, 

Section 24, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, 

Section 26, all public lands east of the 

West Manning Canyon Road, 

Section 27, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, north of the 

West Manning Canyon Road. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Ingwell, BLM Hazardous Material 

Specialist, Salt Lake Field Office, 

Bureau of Land Management, 2370 

South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, 

84119; (801) 977–4300, or e-mail him at 

tim_ingwell@ut.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

closure of the public lands to motorized 

vehicle and mechanized use will serve 

to protect the rehabilitation of the lands 

following the cleanup of hazardous 

material in Manning Canyon. The 

hazardous material consists of 

numerous mine tailings piles containing 

large concentrations of heavy metals, 

such as lead and arsenic. As a result of 

the cleanup of these hazardous mine 

tailings, large areas were re-contoured 

and reseeded and a repository was 

created to contain the tailings. These 

areas require protection until the 

rehabilitation actions are determined to 

be successful. A map depicting the 

closure area is available for public 

inspection at the Bureau of Land 

Management, Salt Lake Field Office. 

The authority for establishing this 

restriction is found at 43 CFR 8364.1(a) 

and 43 CFR 8341.2. This restriction does 

not apply to: 

(1) Any federal, state or local 

government officer or member of an 

organized rescue or fire fighting force 

while in the performance of an official 

duty. 

(2) Any Bureau of Land Management 

employee, agent, contractor, or 

cooperator while in the performance of 

an official duty. 

(3) Any federal, state, local, or 

contract law enforcement officer, while 

in the performance of their official 

duties, or while enforcing this closure 

notice. 

Violation of this closure is punishable 

by a fine not to exceed $100,000 and/ 

or imprisonment not to exceed 12 

months as provided in 43 CFR 8360–0.7 

as further defined in 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Dated: July 23, 2006. 

Glenn A. Carpenter, 

Field Office Manager. 

[FR Doc. 06–7371 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–030–1310–DB] 

Notice of Retraction of a Notice of 

Availability of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Atlantic Rim 

Natural Gas Development Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of retraction. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) inadvertently 

published a Notice of Availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas 

Development Project in the Federal 

Register on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 

(FR 71 45576). BLM will publish this 

Notice of Availability at a later date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Simons, Project Lead, BLM 

Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third 

Street, Rawlins, WY 82301. 

Dated: August 9, 2006. 

Robert A. Bennett, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 06–7369 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ID420 1610 DP 034D] 

Notice of Availability of the 

Cottonwood, ID, Draft Resource 

Management Plan and Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 


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