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their efforts attract listed species to their 

property or increase the numbers or 

distribution of listed species already on 

their property. 

Section 9 of the Act prohibits take of 

threatened or endangered species. 

However, the Service, under limited 

circumstances, may issue permits to 

take threatened and endangered wildlife 

species incidental to, and not the 

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities. 

Christopher T. Jones, 

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

[FR Doc. E7–8164 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment for Big 

Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge 

in St. Tammany Parish, LA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service, announce that a Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/ 

EA) for Big Branch Marsh National 

Wildlife Refuge is available for review 

and comment. The National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966, as amended by the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997, requires the Service to 

develop a CCP for each national wildlife 

refuge. This Draft CCP, when final, will 

describe how we intend to manage Big 

Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge 

over the next 15 years. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your comments no later 

than May 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information to: 

Charlotte Parker, Natural Resource 

Planner, 61389 Highway 434, Lacombe, 

LA 70445; Telephone: 985/882–2029. 

The Draft CCP/EA may be accessed and 

downloaded from the Service’s Internet 

Web site: http://southeast.fws.gov/ 

planning/ under ‘‘Draft Documents.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Big 

Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge 

was established in 1994 and is presently 

comprised of approximately 18,600 

acres of coastal marsh and pine forested 

wetlands. The purposes of the refuge are 

to: Provide habitat for a natural diversity 

of wildlife associated with the marsh of 

the refuge; provide wintering habitat for 

migratory waterfowl; provide nesting 

habitat for wood ducks; provide habitat 

for non-game migratory birds; and 

provide opportunities for public 

outdoor recreation, such as hunting, 

fishing, hiking, bird watching, and 

environmental education and 

interpretation, whenever they are 

compatible with the purposes of the 

refuge. 

Significant issues addressed in the 

Draft CCP/EA include: Managing 

threatened and endangered species, 

species of concern, targeted species, and 

other species of Federal responsibility; 

conserving habitats native to the Lake 

Pontchartrain Basin; improving refuge 

visitor programs; increasing public 

outreach; providing formal 

environmental education programs; 

protecting archaeological and historical 

sites on the refuge; and, purchasing the 

remaining land inholdings within the 

established acquisition boundary of the 

refuge. 

Three management alternatives are 

considered in the Draft CCP/EA. 

Alternative A continues current 

management, with no new actions to 

improve or enhance existing programs. 

Alternative B, the proposed alternative, 

emphasizes management of natural 

resources based on maintaining and 

improving wetland habitats, monitoring 

targeted flora and fauna representative 

of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, and 

providing quality public use programs 

and wildlife-dependent recreational 

activities. Alternative C focuses on 

expanding public use activities to the 

fullest extent possible while conducting 

only mandated resource protection. 

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 received 

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(f)), and Departmental and 

Service policies and procedures. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: March 13, 2007. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–8162 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Indian Gaming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Amendment to 

Approved Tribal-State Compact. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

approval of the extension of agreement 

between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe 

and the State of Montana concerning 

Class III gaming, with the incorporated 

amendments. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 30, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 

Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Economic Development, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public 

Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 

Secretary of the Interior shall publish in 

the Federal Register notice of the 

approved Tribal-State compacts for the 

purpose of engaging in Class III gaming 

activities on Indian lands. 

This amendment extends the term of 

the compact for 10 years, increases the 

number of gaming machines, the 

maximum jackpot on gaming machines 

and the prize limit on Class III poker, for 

the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. 

Dated: April 19, 2007. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E7–8134 Filed 4–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Indian Gaming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of amendment to 

Approved Tribal-State Compact. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

Approval of the Tribal-State Compact 

for Class III Gaming between the 

Spokane Tribe and the State of 

Washington. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 30, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 

Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Economic Development, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 


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