Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 5 / Tuesday, January 9, 2007 / Notices 973 

The Service is furnishing this notice 

in compliance with Service CCP policy 

to advise other agencies and the public 

of its intentions, and to obtain 

suggestions and information on the 

scope of issues to be considered in the 

planning process. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by February 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for 

more information regarding the 

Medicine Lake NWR Complex should be 

sent to Laurie Shannon, Planning Team 

Leader, Division of Refuge Planning, 

P.O. Box 25486, Denver Federal Center, 

Denver, Colorado 80225. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie Shannon, 303–236–4317, or John 

Esperance, Chief, Branch of 

Comprehensive Conservation Planning, 

303–236–4369. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Service has initiated the CCP for the 

Medicine Lake NWR Complex with 

headquarters in Medicine Lake, 

Montana. 

The Medicine Lake NWR Complex is 

located within the highly productive 

prairie pothole region of the Northern 

Great Plains, along the western edge of 

the Missouri Coteau, in northeastern 

Montana. It is composed of three 

individual units: Medicine Lake NWR, 

Lamesteer NWR, and the Northeast 

Montana Wetland Management District. 

Together these units are dispersed 

across four counties and require 

management of more than 73,532 acres 

of Service-owned lands, wetland and/or 

grassland easements, or leases on 

privately owned land. Medicine Lake 

NWR encompasses 31,534 acres 

including 11,360 acres of designated 

wilderness and was established in 1935 

as ‘‘* * * a refuge and breeding ground 

for migratory birds and other wildlife’’

(Executive Order 7148, dated August 29, 

1935). The Wetland Management 

District was established in 1968 and 

consists of Waterfowl Production Areas 

and wetland and grassland easements. 

The purpose of these acquired 

Waterfowl Production Areas and 

easements is to function as ‘‘waterfowl 

production areas subject to * * * all of 

the provisions of the Migratory Bird 

Conservation Stamp Act * * * except 

the inviolate sanctuary provisions’’ (16 

U.S.C. 718). Lamesteer NWR, 

established in 1942 as an easement 

refuge, was described as ‘‘800 acres in 

Wibaux County, Montana, * * * as 

refuge and breeding ground for 

migratory birds and other wildlife’’

(Executive Order 9166, dated May 19, 

1942). 

The Medicine Lake NWR Complex is 

home to more than 270 species of birds, 

38 species of mammals, and 17 species 

of reptiles and amphibians. Each unit of 

the National Wildlife Refuge System, 

including the Medicine Lake NWR 

Complex, has specific purposes for 

which it was established and for which 

legislation was enacted. Those 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 these refuges. The 

planning process is a way 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 refuges’

establishing purposes and the mission 

of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 

The Service 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. The Service is 

requesting input for issues, concerns, 

ideas, and suggestions for the future 

management of the Medicine Lake NWR 

Complex. Anyone interested in 

providing input is invited to respond to 

the following three questions. 

(1) What do you value most about the 

Medicine Lake NWR Complex? 

(2) What problems or issues do you 

want to see addressed in the CCP? 

(3) What changes, if any, would you 

like to see in the management of the 

Medicine Lake NWR Complex? 

The Service has provided the above 

questions for your optional use; you are 

not required to provide information to 

the Service. The planning team 

developed these questions to facilitate 

finding out more information about 

individual issues and ideas concerning 

these three units of the National 

Wildlife Refuge System. Comments 

received by the planning team will be 

used as part of the planning process; 

individual comments will not be 

referenced in our reports or responded 

to directly. 

An opportunity will be given to the 

public to provide input at the open 

house to scope issues and concerns 

(schedules can be obtained from the 

planning team leader at the above 

address). Comments may also be 

submitted anytime during the planning 

process by writing to the above address. 

All information provided voluntarily by 

mail, phone, or at public meetings 

becomes part of the official public 

record (i.e., names, addresses, letters of 

comment, input recorded during 

meetings). If requested under the 

Freedom of Information Act by a private 

citizen or organization, the Service may 

provide informational copies. 

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 parts 

1500–1508); other appropriate Federal 

laws and regulations; and Service 

policies and procedures for compliance 

with those regulations. All comments 

received from individuals on Service 

Environmental Assessments and 

Environmental Impact Statements 

become part of the official public 

record. Requests for such comments will 

be handled in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40 

CFR 1506.6(f)), and other Departmental 

and Service policies and procedures. 

When requested, the Service generally 

will provide comment letters with the 

names and addresses of the individuals 

who wrote the comments. However, the 

telephone number of the commenting 

individual will not be provided in 

response to such requests to the extent 

permissible by law. 

Dated: November 17, 2006. 

James J. Slack, 

Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, 

Colorado. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–931–1430–ET; AZA 33447] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 

Opportunity for Public Meeting; 

Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Forest 

Service has filed an application 

requesting the Secretary of the Interior 

to withdraw 62.08 acres of National 

Forest System land from mining to 

protect the Red Rock Ranger District 

Administrative Site, Coconino National 

Forest. This notice segregates the land 

for up to 2 years from location and entry 

under the United States mining laws. 

The land will remain open to all other 

uses which may by law be authorized 

on these National Forest System lands. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received on or 

before April 9, 2007. 


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ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting 

requests should be sent to the Bureau of 

Land Management, Attn: Lands Program 

Lead, Resources Division, One North 

Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85004 and to the Forest 

Supervisor, Coconino National Forest, 

1824 S. Thompson Street, Flagstaff, 

Arizona 86001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pete 

Mourtsen, Coconino National Forest, at 

the above address or at (928) 527–3414. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Forest Service has filed an 

application with the Bureau of Land 

Management, pursuant to Section 204 of 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714, to withdraw the followingdescribed National Forest System land 

within the Coconino National Forest for 

a period of 20 years from location and 

entry under the United States mining 

laws, subject to valid existing rights: 

Gila and Salt River Meridian 

T. 16 N., R. 5 E., 

Sec. 25: S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and 

T. 16 N., R. 6 E., 

Sec. 30, lot 2. 

The area described contains 62.08 acres in 

Yavapai County, Arizona. 

The purpose of the proposed 

withdrawal is to protect the significant 

Federal investment in administrative 

facilities to be built at the Forest Service 

Red Rock Ranger District Administrative 

Site (Administrative Site) within the 

Coconino National Forest. 

The use of a right-of-way, an 

interagency agreement, or a cooperative 

agreement would not adequately 

constrain nondiscretionary mining 

locations and related uses and therefore 

would not provide adequate protection 

of the Federal investment in the 

Administrative Site. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

that can be considered because the land 

proposed for withdrawal contains the 

Administrative Site. 

No additional water rights will be 

needed to fulfill the purpose of the 

requested withdrawal. 

Records relating to the application 

may be examined by interested parties 

at the address of the Bureau of Land 

Management office stated above. 

For a period of 90 days from the date 

of publication of this notice, all persons 

who wish to submit comments, 

suggestions, or objections in connection 

with the proposed withdrawal may 

present their views in writing, by the 

date specified above, to both the Bureau 

of Land Management, Attn: Lands 

Program Lead, Resources Division, and 

the Forest Supervisor, Coconino 

National Forest, at the addresses stated 

above. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal. All interested 

persons who desire a public meeting for 

the purpose of being heard on the 

proposed withdrawal must submit a 

written request, by the date specified 

above, to both the Bureau of Land 

Management, Attn: Lands Program 

Lead, Resources Division, and the Forest 

Supervisor, Coconino National Forest, at 

the addresses stated above. Upon 

determination by the authorized officer 

that a public meeting will be held, a 

notice of time and place will be 

published in the Federal Register and in 

at least one newspaper having a general 

circulation in the vicinity of the lands 

involved at least 30 days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

The application will be processed in 

accordance with the regulations set 

forth in 43 CFR part 2300. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

Coconino National Forest (address 

above), during regular business hours 

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Individual 

respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name or address from public 

review or from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, you must 

state this prominently at the beginning 

of your comments. Such requests will be 

honored to the extent allowed by law. 

All submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

On January 9, 2007 the abovedescribed land will be segregated from 

location and entry under the United 

States mining laws. The segregative 

effect of the publication of this notice 

shall terminate upon denial or 

cancellation of the subject application, 

approval of the application, or January 

8, 2009, whichever occurs first. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b)). 

Dated: November 6, 2006. 

Michael A. Taylor, 

Deputy State Director, Resources. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

Nominations for the following 

properties being considered for listing 

or related actions in the National 

Register were received by the National 

Park Service before December 23, 2006. 

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 

60 written comments concerning the 

significance of these properties under 

the National Register criteria for 

evaluation may be forwarded by United 

States Postal Service, to the National 

Register of Historic Places, National 

Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280, 

Washington, DC 20240; by all other 

carriers, National Register of Historic 

Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 

St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 

20005; or by fax: 202–371–6447. Written 

or faxed comments should be submitted 

by January 24, 2007. 

John W. Roberts, 

Acting Chief, National Register/National 

Historic Landmarks Program. 

ARIZONA 

Maricopa County 

Pioneer Military and Memorial Park, 13th to 

15th Aves., Jefferson to Harrison Aves., 

Phoenix, 06001317 

ARKANSAS 

Baxter County 

Horace Mann School Historic District, (New 

Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS), 

City Hall Circle, Norfolk, 06001311 

Greene County 

Linwood Mausoleum, Jct. of W. 

Kingshighway and Linwood Dr., 

Paragould, 06001314 

Independence County 

School Additon Historic District, 560–770 

Water, 210–293 N. 7th, 709–897 Rock, 

215–280 N. 8th, Batesville, 06001315 

Miller County 

Mullins Court, 605 Hickory St., Texarkana, 

06001313 

Mississippi County 

Widner-Magers Farm Historic District, 

(Cotton and Rice Farm History and 

Architecture in the Arkansas Delta MPS), 

3398 AR N St. 181, Dell, 06001325 

Van Buren County 

Joclin-Bradley-Bowling House, 160 AR 95 W, 

Clinton, 06001316 

White County 

Fredonia Cemetery Historic Section, (White 

County MPS), Roughly 0.5 mi. down 

Fredonia Rd., past the jct of Fredonia and 


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