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eligibility to request posthumous 

citizenship status for a decedent and to 

determine the decedent’s eligibility for 

such status. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 50 responses at 1 hour and 50 

minutes (1.83 hours) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 92 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

information collection instrument, 

please contact Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management 

Division, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor, 

Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529; 

202–272–8377. 

Dated: January 17, 2007. 

Richard Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E7–841 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent: preparation of 

a comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) announces the 

preparation of a Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) and 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for 

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge 

(NWR). We intend to gather the 

information necessary for preparing the 

CCP and EA pursuant to the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Administration 

Act of 1966, as amended by the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997, and the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969. We 

are providing this notice to advise other 

Federal and State agencies and the 

public of our intention to conduct 

detailed planning on this refuge, and to 

obtain suggestions and information on 

the scope of issues to include in the 

environmental document. 

We will involve the public through 

open houses, informational and 

technical meetings, and written 

comments. Special mailings, newspaper 

articles, and announcements will 

provide information about opportunities 

for public involvement in the planning 

process. 

DATES: We are planning stakeholders 

meetings and a public scoping meeting 

for February—March 2007 in Davis, 

West Virginia. For the public meetings, 

we will announce their locations, dates, 

and times at least 2 weeks in advance 

in special mailings, newspaper notices, 

and through personal contacts. 

ADDRESSES: Canaan Valley NWR, HC 70, 

Box 200, Davis, West Virginia 26260, at 

304–866–3858 (telephone); 304–866–

3852 (FAX); Web site http:// 

www.fws.gov/canaanvalley or http:// 

www.fws.gov/northeast/planning/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Zinni, Refuge Planner, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center 

Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035; 

413–253–8522 (telephone); 413–253–

8468 (FAX); northeastplanning@fws.gov 

(e-mail), noting Canaan Valley NWR in 

the subject title. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 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), we manage all lands in 

the National Wildlife Refuge System in 

accordance with an approved CCP. The 

plan guides management decisions and 

identifies refuge goals, long-range 

objectives, and strategies for achieving 

refuge purposes over a 15-year period. 

Our planning process covers many 

elements, including wildlife and habitat 

management, visitor and recreational 

activities, cultural resource protection, 

and facilities and infrastructure. We will 

determine which existing or proposed 

uses of the refuge are appropriate and 

compatible. We will also conduct a 

wilderness review and a wild and 

scenic rivers evaluation to determine 

whether any areas on the refuge qualify 

for those Federal designations. 

We encourage public input into the 

planning process. The comments we 

receive will help identify key issues and 

develop refuge goals and objectives for 

managing refuge resources and visitors. 

Additional opportunities for public 

participation will arise throughout the 

planning process, which we expect to 

complete in 2008. We have already 

begun collecting data to compile up-todate information on refuge resources as 

a foundation for science-based resource 

decisions. We will prepare the EA in 

accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality procedures for 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370d). 

The 15,965-acre Canaan Valley NWR 

was established in 1994 to conserve and 

protect fish and wildlife resources, 

including endangered and threatened 

species, and the unique wetland and 

upland habitats of this high elevation 

valley. The refuge is located in Tucker 

County, West Virginia, and has an 

approved acquisition boundary of 

24,000 acres. It includes the largest 

wetland complex in the State, and 

encompasses the headwaters of the 

Blackwater and Little Blackwater rivers. 

The refuge supports species of concern 

at both the Federal and State levels, 

including the Cheat Mountain 

salamander, West Virginia northern 

flying squirrel, Indiana bat, bald eagle, 

and others. Its dominant habitats 

include wet meadows, peatlands, shrub 

and forested swamps, beaver ponds and 

streams, northern hardwood forest, old 

fields and shrubland, and managed 

grassland. 

Refuge visitors engage in wildlife 

observation and photography, 

environmental education, 

interpretation, hunting, and fishing. The 

refuge headquarters is located in the 

valley, just south of Davis, West 

Virginia. 

Dated: December 8, 2006. 

Richard O. Bennett, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts. 

[FR Doc. E7–792 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent: re-initiate 

preparation of a comprehensive 

conservation plan and environmental 

assessment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service, we, our) announces 

that we are re-initiating the preparation 

of a Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) and Environmental Assessment 

(EA) for Eastern Neck National Wildlife 

Refuge (NWR). Our original notice of 

intent to prepare a CCP was published 

in the Federal Register on June 11, 

2002. At that time, we also held public 

scoping meetings. In June 2003, we 

announced through a special mailing 

that we were postponing work on the 

project due to a change in budget and 

staffing priorities. 

We are preparing a CCP and EA 

pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 


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System Administration Act of 1966, as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, and the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969. This notice advises 

other Federal and State agencies and the 

public of our intent to complete detailed 

planning on this refuge and to obtain 

suggestions and information to include 

in the environmental document. Special 

mailings, newspaper articles, media 

announcements, and our Web site will 

provide information about future 

opportunities for public involvement in 

the planning process. 

DATES: We hosted a public information 

session and open house on January 17, 

2007 at the American Legion Hall, 

21423 Sharp Street, Rock Hall, 

Maryland. We announced this session at 

least 2 weeks in advance in special 

mailings, through local newspaper 

notices, on our Web site, and by 

personal contacts. Additional public 

information sessions in the local 

community are available upon request. 

ADDRESSES: Eastern Neck NWR, 1730 

Eastern Neck Road, Rock Hall, Maryland 

21661, at 410–639–7056 (telephone); 

410–639–2516 (FAX); http:// 

www.fws.gov/northeast/easternneck 

(Web site). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy McGarigal, Refuge Planner, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate 

Center Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 

01035; 413–253–8562 (telephone); 413–

253–8468 (FAX); 

northeastplanning@fws.gov (e-mail), 

noting Eastern Neck NWR in the subject 

title. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 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), we manage all lands in 

the National Wildlife Refuge System in 

accordance with an approved CCP. The 

plan guides management decisions and 

identifies refuge goals, management 

objectives, and strategies for achieving 

refuge purposes over a 15-year period. 

The planning process covers many 

elements, including wildlife and habitat 

management, visitor and recreational 

activities, special areas management, 

cultural resource protection, and 

facilities and infrastructure. We will 

determine which existing or proposed 

uses of the refuge are appropriate and 

compatible. We will also conduct a 

wilderness review and a wild and 

scenic rivers evaluation to determine 

whether any areas on the refuge qualify 

for those Federal designations. 

We encourage public input during the 

planning process. The comments we 

receive, including those submitted 

during initial public scoping in 2002, 

will help identify key issues and refine 

our goals and objectives for managing 

refuge resources and visitors. Additional 

opportunities for public participation 

will arise throughout the planning 

process, which we expect to complete in 

2008. We are presently summarizing 

refuge data and consulting resource 

experts to provide us a scientific basis 

for our management decisions. We will 

prepare the EA in accordance with the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

procedures for implementing the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d). 

The 2,285-acre Eastern Neck NWR is 

an island that lies at the confluence of 

the Chester River and the Chesapeake 

Bay in Kent County, Maryland. The 

refuge headquarters is located 

approximately 5 miles south of the town 

of Rock Hall. Habitats on the refuge are 

highly diverse and include woodland, 

grassland, open water, tidal marsh, and 

cropland. The refuge was established in 

1962 to protect migratory birds and is 

regionally recognized as a major feeding 

and resting place for a wide variety of 

migrating and wintering waterfowl. 

Huge rafts of ruddy ducks, canvasbacks, 

and scaup are commonly observed 

during winter, as are thousands of 

Atlantic Canada geese and black ducks 

in the refuge fields and waters. Of 

particular note are the wintering tundra 

swans that use adjacent shallow waters. 

Federally listed and rare species occur 

on the refuge, including a small 

population of the endangered Delmarva 

fox squirrel, the threatened southern 

bald eagle, and over 60 migratory birds 

of conservation concern. 

The refuge is also distinguished as a 

land-use demonstration site within the 

Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our 

agriculture program in support of 

wildlife habitat, our wetland restoration 

projects, native landscaping practices, 

and our renewable energy 

demonstration projects, serve as models 

for other landowners. 

We estimate 54,000 refuge visitors 

annually engage in hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation and photography, 

and environmental education and 

interpretation programs. We maintain 

self-guided interpretive trails, fishing 

and observation platforms, and 

photography blinds to facilitate these 

activities. We also welcome a variety of 

school and youth groups throughout the 

year for educational and interpretive 

programs focused on the Chesapeake 

Bay ecosystem, its migratory birds, and 

other natural resources. 

Dated: December 21, 2006. 

Richard O. Bennett, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts. 

[FR Doc. E7–769 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Pueblo of Pojoaque Liquor Control Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

Pueblo of Pojoaque Liquor Control Act. 

The Act regulates and controls the 

possession, sale and consumption of 

liquor within the Pueblo of Pojoaque 

Indian Reservation. The reservation is 

located on trust land and this Act allows 

for the possession and sale of alcoholic 

beverages within the exterior 

boundaries of the Pueblo of Pojoaque 

Indian Reservation. This Act will 

increase the ability of the tribal 

government to control the distribution 

and possession of liquor within their 

reservation, and at the same time will 

provide an important source of revenue 

and strengthening of the tribal 

government and the delivery of tribal 

services. 

DATES: Effective Date: This Act is 

effective January 22, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Iris 

Drew, Tribal Government Services 

Officer, Southwest Regional Office, 1001 

Indian School Road, Albuquerque, New 

Mexico 87104, Telephone (505) 563–

3530; Fax (505) 563–3060; or Ralph 

Gonzales, Office of Tribal Services, 1849 

C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513-MIB, 

Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 

513–7629; Fax 202–208–5113. 

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 Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Council 

adopted this Liquor Control Act by 

Resolution No. 2006–124 on November 

15, 2006. The purpose of this Act is to 

govern the sale, possession and 

distribution of alcohol within the 

Pueblo of Pojoaque Indian Reservation. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the authority delegated 

by the Secretary of the Interior to the 


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