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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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