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environmental documents for the Cabo 

Rojo National Wildlife Refuge. We 

furnish this notice in compliance with 

our comprehensive conservation 

planning policy to advise other agencies 

and the public of our intentions, and to 

obtain suggestions and information on 

the scope of issues to be considered in 

the planning process. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your written comments by 

April 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information to Ms. 

Susan Silander, Refuge Manager, 

Caribbean Islands National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex, P.O. Box 510, 

Boquero ́n, PR 00622; Telephone: 787/ 

851–7258; or electronically to: 

susan_silander@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this 

notice, we initiate the comprehensive 

conservation plan for Cabo Rojo 

National Wildlife Refuge with 

headquarters in Boquero ́n, Puerto Rico. 

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), requires the Service to 

develop a comprehensive conservation 

plan for each national wildlife refuge. 

The purpose in developing a 

comprehensive conservation plan 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 on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. 

We establish each unit of the National 

Wildlife Refuge System with specific 

purposes. We use these purposes to 

develop and prioritize management 

goals and objectives within the National 

Wildlife Refuge System mission, and to 

guide which public uses will occur on 

this refuge. The planning process is a 

way for us and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives for the 

best possible conservation efforts of this 

important wildlife habitat, while 

providing for wildlife-dependent 

recreation opportunities that are 

compatible with the refuge’s 

establishing purposes and the mission 

of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 

We will conduct a comprehensive 

conservation planning process that will 

provide opportunity for tribal, State, 

and local governments; agencies; 

organizations; and the public to 

participate in issue scoping and public 

comment. We request input for issues, 

concerns, ideas, and suggestions for the 

management of the Cabo Rojo National 

Wildlife Refuge in Boquero ́n, Puerto 

Rico. We invite anyone interested to 

respond to the following two questions: 

1. What problems or issues do you 

want to see addressed in the 

comprehensive conservation plan? 

2. What improvements would you 

recommend for the Cabo Rojo National 

Wildlife Refuge? 

We have provided the above 

questions for your optional use; you are 

not required to provide information to 

us. Our Planning Team developed these 

questions to gather information about 

individual issues and ideas concerning 

this refuge. Our Planning Team will use 

comments it receives as part of the 

planning process; however, we will not 

reference individual comments in our 

reports or directly respond to them. 

We will also give the public an 

opportunity to provide input at an open 

house and public scoping meetings 

during 2007, to identity issues to be 

addressed in the plan. These events will 

be advertised through local media 

outlets. You may also submit comments 

anytime during the planning process by 

writing to the address in the ADDRESSES

section. All information provided 

voluntarily by mail, phone, or at the 

public meeting becomes part of our 

official record (i.e., names, addresses, 

letters of comment, input recorded 

during meeting). 

We will conduct the environmental 

review of this project in accordance 

with the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); 

other appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations; and our policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

regulations. All comments we receive 

on our environmental assessment 

become part of the official public 

record. We will handle requests for such 

comments in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act, NEPA [40 

CFR 1506.6(f)], and other Departmental 

and Service policies and procedures. 

When we receive a request, we generally 

will provide comment letters with the 

names and addresses of the individuals 

who wrote the comments. 

The Cabo Rojo National Wildlife 

Refuge was established in 1974 when 

587 acres of land were transferred from 

the Foreign Broadcast Information 

Service of the Central Intelligence 

Agency to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. The 1,249-acre Cabo Rojo Salt 

Flats, previously under private 

ownership, were purchased and added 

to the refuge in 1999 for a total of 1,836 

acres. 

The refuge land was used for cattle 

ranching, agriculture, and salt 

production for almost two centuries 

prior to Service ownership. During that 

time, much of the native vegetation was 

replaced by exotic and invasive plants 

from other regions. 

Management of the refuge focuses on 

restoring native forest vegetation, 

managing hydrologic conditions in the 

salt flats, controlling exotic and invasive 

species, and providing suitable habitat 

for neotropical migratory birds and 

native species, such as the endangered 

yellow-shouldered blackbird. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: February 8, 2007. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–4371 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Watercress Darter National Wildlife 

Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment for 

Watercress Darter National Wildlife 

Refuge in Jefferson County, Alabama. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

intends to gather information necessary 

to prepare a comprehensive 

conservation plan and environmental 

assessment for Watercress Darter 

National Wildlife Refuge. This notice is 

furnished in compliance with the 

Service’s comprehensive conservation 

planning policy to advise other agencies 

and the public of our intentions, and to 

obtain suggestions and information on 

the scope of issues to be considered in 

the planning process. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments must be received by April 26, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments, 

questions, and requests for more 

information to Mountain Longleaf 

National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 


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5087, Fort McClellan, AL 36205; 

Telephone 256–848–6833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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), requires the Service to 

develop a comprehensive conservation 

plan for each national wildlife refuge. 

The purpose in developing a 

comprehensive conservation plan 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 on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. 

Each unit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System is established with 

specific purposes. These purposes are 

used to develop and prioritize 

management goals and objectives within 

the National Wildlife Refuge System 

mission, and to guide which public uses 

will occur on the refuge. The planning 

process is a means for the Service and 

the public to evaluate management goals 

and objectives for the best possible 

conservation efforts of this important 

wildlife habitat, while providing for 

wildlife-dependent recreation 

opportunities that are compatible with 

the refuge’s establishing purposes and 

the mission of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System. 

A comprehensive conservation 

planning process will be conducted that 

will provide opportunities for tribal, 

State, and local governments; agencies; 

organizations; and the public to 

participate in issue scoping and public 

comment. The Service invites anyone 

interested to respond to the following 

questions: 

1. What problems or issues do you 

want to see addressed in the 

comprehensive conservation plan? 

2. What improvements would you 

recommend for the Watercress Darter 

National Wildlife Refuge? 

The above questions have been 

provided for your optional use. You are 

not required to provide any information. 

The Planning Team developed these 

questions to gather information about 

individual issues and ideas concerning 

the refuge. The Planning Team will use 

comments it receives as part of the 

planning process; however, it will not 

reference individual comments or 

directly respond to them. 

Open house style meeting(s) will be 

held throughout the scoping phase of 

the comprehensive conservation plan 

development process. Special mailings, 

newspaper articles, and other media 

announcements will be used to inform 

the public and State and local 

government agencies of the 

opportunities for input throughout the 

planning process. 

The environmental review of this 

project 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.); NEPA 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); 

and other appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations. All comments received 

become part of the official public 

record. Requests for such comments will 

be handled in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act and Service 

and Departmental policies and 

procedures. 

Watercress Darter National Wildlife 

Refuge was established in 1980 to 

protect the endangered watercress darter 

and its habitat. Refuge objectives are to: 

Protect the watercress darter and its 

habitat; provide habitat for a natural 

diversity of wildlife and plants; and 

provide opportunity for compatible 

outdoor recreation, environmental 

education, and interpretation. 

(Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57.) 

Dated: February 8, 2007. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–4372 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Indian Reservation 

Amendment to Their Liquor Ordinance 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes an 

amendment to the Liquor Ordinance of 

the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Indian Reservation of North 

Dakota (Tribe). This amendment brings 

the existing Liquor Ordinance of the 

Tribe which regulates and controls the 

possession, sale and consumption of 

liquor within the Tribe’s reservation 

into conformance with a change in state 

law. The Liquor Ordinance allows for 

possession and sale of alcoholic 

beverages within the Three Affiliated 

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian 

Reservation, and increases the ability of 

the tribal government to control the 

Tribe’s liquor distribution and 

possession. At the same time it will 

provide an important source of revenue 

for the continued operation and 

strengthening of the tribal government 

and the delivery of tribal services. 

DATES: Effective Date: This Ordinance is 

effective on March 19, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Steele, Regional Tribal Government 

Officer, Great Plains Regional Office, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 115 4th 

Avenue, SE., MC100, Aberdeen, SD 

57401, Telephone: (605) 226–7343, 

Telefax: (605) 226–7446; or Ralph 

Gonzales, Office of Indian Services, 

1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513–

MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 

Telephone: (202) 513–7629. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public 

Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 

1161, as interpreted by the Supreme 

Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 

(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

certify and publish in the Federal 

Register notice of adopted liquor 

ordinances for the purpose of regulating 

liquor transactions in Indian country. 

The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Indians Tribal Council adopted 

this amendment to their Liquor 

Ordinance by Resolution No. 06–131–

NH on October 12, 2006. The purpose 

of this amendment is to bring their 

current Liquor Control Ordinance into 

conformance with a recent change to 

state law. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the authority delegated 

by the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs. I certify that this 

amendment to the Liquor Ordinance of 

the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Indians was duly adopted by 

the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Indians Tribal Council on 

October 12, 2006. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Michael D. Olsen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Indians of North Dakota 

Amendment reads as follows: 


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