Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 236 / Friday, December 8, 2006 / Notices 71185 

• Is the current threshold of 399 

passengers or more appropriate? Should 

other thresholds be considered? 

The voyage data recorder study report 

will be available to the public, and 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be addressed in the report. 

Dated: December 4, 2006. 

Howard L. Hime, 

Acting Director of National and International 

Standards, Assistant Commandant for 

Prevention, U.S. Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. E6–20801 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5045–N–49] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for possible use to 

assist the homeless. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, Room 7262, 

451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; 

TTY number for the hearing- and 

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 1–800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: November 30, 2006. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Acting Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Special 

Needs. 

[FR Doc. 06–9533 Filed 12–07–06; 8:45am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Finding of No Significant Impact for St. 

Marks National Wildlife Refuge in 

Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor 

Counties, FL 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

announces that a Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for St. Marks 

National Wildlife Refuge in Wakulla, 

Jefferson, and Taylor Counties, Florida, 

is 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 for the next 15 years. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plan may be 

obtained by writing: Mary Morris, 

Natural Resources Planner, St. Marks 

National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 68, 

St. Marks, Florida 32355, or by calling: 

850/925–6121. The plan may also be 

accessed and downloaded from the 

Service’s Website: http:// 

southeast.fws.gov/planning/, or from the 

refuge’s Website: http://www.fws.gov./ 

saintmarks/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

availability of the Draft Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Environmental 

Assessment for a 60-day public review 

and comment period was announced in 

the Federal Register on January 20, 

2006 (71 FR 3317). Three public 

meetings were held on February 16, 22, 

and 23, 2006, in Panacea, Crawfordville, 

and Tallahassee, Florida, respectively. 

At least 56 persons attended these 

public meetings. Numerous letters and 

e-mails were received from individuals 

and organizations expressing comments 

on the draft plan and environmental 

assessment. The draft plan and 

environmental assessment was 

circulated to ten agencies as part of the 

Florida Clearinghouse process. The 

Florida Department of Environmental 

Protection found the draft plan and 

environmental assessment consistent 

with the State’s Coastal Management 

Program. 

The draft plan and environmental 

assessment identified and evaluated 

three alternatives for managing the 

refuge. Alternative 1, the ‘‘status quo’’

alternative, would continue current 

management and public use. Alternative 

2 would focus on enhancement of 

wildlife populations and related 

habitats and would provide visitors 

with more opportunities for wildlifedependent recreation. Environmental 

education and outreach would expand 

under this alternative. Under 

Alternative 3, the biological programs of 

the refuge would be greatly enhanced. 

Based on the environmental 

assessment and the comments received, 

the Service adopted Alternative 2 as its 

preferred alternative. The priority issues 

addressed under this alternative are: 

Habitat protection and land 

conservation; migratory birds; 

partnerships; fire and forest 

management; exotic, invasive, and 

nuisance species; wildlife inventory and 

monitoring; imperiled species 

management; visitor services; and 

wilderness and cultural resources 

protection. 

The Service believes that Alternative 

2 will best achieve national, ecosystem, 

and refuge-specific goals and objectives 

and positively address significant issues 

and concerns expressed by the public. 

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge 

was established in 1931 as a breeding 

ground for wild animals and birds. The 

refuge is situated along the Gulf coast of 

northwest Florida, about 25 miles south 

of Tallahassee. It currently covers about 

69,155 acres with an approved 

acquisition boundary of 74,469 acres. 

Refuge personnel also manage 947 acres 

of State land and 334 acres of USDA 

Forest Service land within the approved 

acquisition boundary. The Wilderness 

Act designated 17,446 acres as the St. 

Marks Wilderness. The refuge aims to 

provide habitat for a natural diversity of 

plants and animals with a primary 

purpose of wildlife habitat conservation. 

The refuge is also being managed to 

provide opportunity for compatible 

wildlife-dependent recreation. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: July 5, 2006. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

Editorial note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

on 12–5–06. 

[FR Doc. 06–9591 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am] 

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