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breeding ground for migratory birds and 

other wildlife. 

The Refuge lies on the Central Flyway 

migratory corridor and is an important 

stopover for many birds. The prairie 

grassland and wetland complex habitats 

provides a nesting and feeding habitat 

for waterfowl in the spring and summer. 

Hundreds of thousands of waterfowl 

migrate through the area and use the 

wetlands in the spring and fall for 

feeding and resting. The Refuge contains 

approximately 6,000 acres of native 

prairie; 5,340 acres of seed grasses; 

3,850 acres of wetlands; 660 acres of 

wooded ravines and riparian 

woodlands; and 125 acres of planted 

trees including shelterbelts. It is 

important to note that 3,430 acres of 

wetlands are managed impoundments 

and pools. Public use and recreation at 

the Refuge includes the six priority 

wildlife-dependent uses: hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, interpretation, and 

education. 

This draft CCP/EA identifies and 

evaluates three alternatives for 

managing the Refuge for the next 15 

years. Under Alternative A, the No 

Action alternative, the Service would 

manage habitats, wildlife, programs, and 

facilities at current levels as time, staff, 

and funds allow. There would be an 

emphasis on waterfowl migration and 

reproduction habitat. The Service would 

not develop any new management, 

restoration, or education programs at the 

Refuge. Target elevations of each 

wetland impoundment would be 

managed independently to achieve 

optimal habitat conditions. 

Alternative B would maximize the 

biological potential of the Refuge for 

both wetland and upland habitats, and 

support a well-balanced and diverse 

flora and fauna representative of the 

Prairie Pothole Region. A scientificbased monitoring program would be 

developed as part of the habitat 

management plan (HMP). Public use 

opportunities would be expanded with 

the construction of additional facilities 

and development of educational 

programs. 

Alternative C, the Proposed Action, 

would include those features described 

in Alternative B, as well as including a 

plan to improve the water quality 

entering the Refuge, and reducing peak 

flows in the upper James River 

watershed during spring runoff and 

summer rainfall events. This watershed 

management component would include 

working with private landowners 

through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife 

program and other federal, state, and 

private conservation programs. The 

focus would be to protect and restore 

wetlands and grasslands, and reduce the 

impact on water quality from cropland 

and livestock operations. Improving the 

health of the upper James River 

watershed would not only benefit 

wildlife habitat in the watershed and at 

the Refuge, it would also benefit the 

Jamestown Reservoir and all 

downstream users. 

The Proposed Action was selected 

because it best meets the purposes and 

goals of the Refuge, as well as the goals 

of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 

The Proposed Action will also benefit 

federally listed species, waterfowl, 

shorebirds, wading birds, grassland 

birds, and songbirds. Environmental 

education and partnerships will result 

in improved wildlife-dependent 

recreational opportunities. Cultural and 

historical resources, as well as federally 

listed species, will be protected. 

Opportunities for public input will 

also be provided at a public meeting. 

Exact dates and times for these public 

meetings are yet to be determined, but 

will be announced via local media and 

a newsletter. All information provided 

voluntarily by mail, phone, or at public 

meetings (e.g., names, addresses, letters 

of comment, input recorded during 

meetings) becomes part of the official 

public record. If requested under the 

Freedom of Information Act by a private 

citizen or organization, the Service may 

provide copies of such information. The 

environmental review of this project 

will be conducted in accordance with 

the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR 1500–

1508); other appropriate Federal laws 

and regulations; Executive Order 12996; 

the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997; and Service 

policies and procedures for compliance 

with those laws and regulations. 

Dated: November 17, 2006. 

James J. Slack, 

Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, 

Colorado. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

on March 19, 2007. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AA–6662–F, AA–6662–H, AA–6662 K, AA–

6662–A2; AK–964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving the 

surface and subsurface estates in certain 

lands for conveyance pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

will be issued to Choggiung Limited. 

The lands are in the vicinity of Ekuk, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Lot 3, U.S. Survey No. 6443, Alaska 

Containing approximately 55 acres. 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 16 S., R. 58 W., 

Sec. 19; Sec. 20; Sec. 21; Sec. 28. 

Containing 1,803.86 acres. 

T. 17 S., R. 58 W., 

Secs. 30 and 31. 

Containing 1,220.20 acres. 

T. 18 S., R. 58 W., 

Secs. 6 and 7; 

Secs. 18 and 19; 

Secs. 29 to 33, inclusive. 

Containing 5,618.40 acres. 

Aggregating 8,697.44 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Anchorage Daily 

News. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until April 23, 

2007 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7599. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 


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week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

John Leaf, 

Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication 

II. 

[FR Doc. E7–5224 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–920–07–1320–EL, UTU–84713] 

Notice of Invitation To Participate in 

Coal Exploration License Application, 

Parallel Petroleum Corporation, UTU–

84713, Utah 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Invitation to 

Participate in Coal Exploration License. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 

amended by section 4 of the Federal 

Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 

90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to 

the regulations adopted as 43 CFR part 

3410, all interested parties are hereby 

invited to participate with Parallel 

Petroleum Corporation on a pro rata cost 

sharing basis in a program for the 

exploration of coal deposits in the 

Vernal Coal Field owned by the United 

States of America in the followingdescribed lands in Uintah County, Utah: 

T. 3 S., R. 23 E., SLM, Utah 

Sec. 7, lot 2; 

Sec. 29, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4 . 

T. 4 S., R. 22 E., SLM, Utah 

Sec. 10, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 35, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

Containing 159.57 acres. 

DATES: Any party electing to participate 

in this exploration program must send 

written notice to both the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) and Parallel 

Petroleum Corporation, as provided in 

the ADDRESSES section below, no later 

than thirty days after publication of this 

invitation in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration 

plan and license (serialized under the 

number of UTU 84713) are available for 

review during normal business hours in 

the public room of the BLM State Office, 

440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt 

Lake City, Utah. The written notice to 

participate in the exploration program 

should be sent to both the BLM, Utah 

State Office, P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake 

City, Utah 84145, and to William A. 

Ryan, Agent Rocky Mountain 

Consulting, Inc., 290 South 800 East, 

Vernal, Utah 94078. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All of the 

coal in the above-described land 

consists of unleased Federal coal. This 

coal is not within a known coal 

production area. This coal exploration 

license will be issued by the BLM. The 

exploration program is fully described 

and is being conducted pursuant to an 

exploration plan approved by the BLM. 

The plan may be modified to 

accommodate the legitimate exploration 

needs of persons seeking to participate. 

This notice of invitation to participate 

was published in The Vernal Express, 

once each week for two consecutive 

weeks beginning the fourth week of 

August 2006 and in the Federal 

Register. 

The foregoing is published in the 

Federal Register pursuant to 43 CFR 

3410.2–1(c)(1). 

Dated: February 13, 2007. 

Kent Hoffman, 

Deputy State Director, Lands and Minerals. 

[FR Doc. E7–5207 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–922–07–1310–FI; COC64229] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 

Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and 

Gas Lease. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) received a 

petition for reinstatement of oil and gas 

lease COC64229 from Tatonka Oil and 

Gas Company, LLC for lands in Moffat 

County, Colorado. The petition was 

filed on time and was accompanied by 

all the rentals due since the date the 

lease terminated under the law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, Milada 

Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch 

of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 

303.239.3767. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee 

has agreed to the amended lease terms 

for rentals and royalties at rates of 

$20.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per 

year and 182⁄3 percent, respectively. The 

lessee has paid the required $500 

administrative fee and $163 to 

reimburse the Department for the cost of 

this Federal Register notice. The lessee 

has met all the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease as set out in 

Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral 

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 

188), and the Bureau of Land 

Management is proposing to reinstate 

lease COC64229 effective December 1, 

2006, under the original terms and 

conditions of the lease and the 

increased rental and royalty rates cited 

above. 

Dated: March 15, 2007 

Milada Krasilinec, 

Land Law Examiner. 

[FR Doc. E7–5241 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–922–07–1310–FI; COC64230] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 

Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and 

Gas Lease. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) received a 

petition for reinstatement of oil and gas 

lease COC64230 from Tatonka Oil and 

Gas Company, LLC for lands in Moffat 

County, Colorado. The petition was 

filed on time and was accompanied by 

all the rentals due since the date the 

lease terminated under the law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, Milada 

Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch 

of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 

303.239.3767. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee 

has agreed to the amended lease terms 

for rentals and royalties at rates of 

$20.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per 

year and 182⁄3 percent, respectively. The 

lessee has paid the required $500 

administrative fee and $163 to 

reimburse the Department for the cost of 

this Federal Register notice. The lessee 

has met all the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease as set out in 

Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral 

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 

188), and the Bureau of Land 

Management is proposing to reinstate 

lease COC64230 effective December 1, 

2006, under the original terms and 

conditions of the lease and the 

increased rental and royalty rates cited 

above. 


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