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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 Complex. Anyone 

interested in providing input is invited 

to respond to the following questions. 

(1) What problems or issues do you 

want to see addressed in the CCP? 

(2) What improvements would you 

recommend for the 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 open houses 

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. 

Dated: September 19, 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 May 10, 2007. 

[FR Doc. E7–9278 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, 

Alaska 

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to revise the 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement for Yukon Delta National 

Wildlife Refuge. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service, we), will be 

developing a revised Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) and 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for Yukon Delta National Wildlife 

Refuge (Refuge). We will use local 

announcements, special mailings, 

newspaper articles, the Internet, and 

other media announcements to inform 

people of opportunities to provide input 

throughout the planning process. We 

will hold public meetings in 

communities within the Refuge during 

preparation of the revised plan. We will 

visit each of the 36 occupied 

communities within the Refuge 

boundary as we revise this plan. 

DATES: Please provide written comments 

on the scope of the CCP revision by 

January 31, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments, 

questions, and requests for further 

information to: Peter Wikoff, Planning 

Team Leader, Division of Conservation 

Planning and Policy, 1011 East Tudor 

Rd., MS–231, Anchorage, AK 99503. 

Comments may be faxed to (907) 786–

3965, or sent via electronic mail to 

YukonDelta_planning@fws.gov. 

Additional information about the Refuge 

is available on the Internet at: http:// 

alaska.fws.gov/nwr/planning/ 

ydpol.htm. 

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter 

Wikoff, Planning Team Leader, phone 

(907) 786–3837 or Mikel Haase, 

Planning Team Leader, phone (907) 

786–3402. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Established by the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act (94 

Stat. 2371) in 1980 (ANILCA), Yukon 

Delta National Wildlife Refuge is the 

second largest Refuge in the National 

Wildlife Refuge System. Stretching east 

for 300 miles from Nunivak Island in 

the Bering Sea to the village of Aniak, 

the Refuge spans more than 19 million 

acres. The two largest rivers in Alaska, 

the Yukon and the Kuskokwim, flow 

through the Refuge creating a delta 

which covers about 70% of the Refuge. 

This broad, flat area is less than 100 feet 

in elevation and covered by countless 

lakes and ponds. Flooding is common 

along rivers and lowlands. Wetlands, 

lakes, ponds, streams, inlets, bays, and 

coastal areas support an extremely 

varied community of fish and wildlife 

including one of the largest aggregations 

of water birds in North America. Each 

year over one million ducks, half a 

million geese and millions of shorebirds 

use the Refuge for both breeding and 

staging. The Refuge is also home to 

significant salmon fisheries. 

Thirty-six occupied communities lie 

within the Refuge boundaries. Alaskan 

Native peoples have occupied the region 

for close to 10,000 years and their lives 

and culture are intertwined with the 

Refuge. Local Native corporations own 

vast tracts of lands within the Refuge. 

Refuge purposes include: (1) 

Conserving fish and wildlife 

populations and habitats in their natural 

diversity, including, but not limited to, 

shorebirds, seabirds, whistling swans, 

emperor, white-fronted and Canada 

geese, black brant and other migratory 

birds, salmon, muskox, and marine 

mammals; (2) fulfilling international 

treaty obligations of the United States 

with respect to fish and wildlife and 

their habitats; (3) providing, in a manner 

consistent with purposes (1) and (2) 

above, the opportunity for continued 

subsistence use by local residents; and 

(4) ensuring, to the maximum extent 

practicable and in a manner consistent 

with purpose (1) above, water quality 

and necessary water quantity within the 

Refuge. 

We furnish this notice in accordance 

with the ANILCA, the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997 (16 U.S. C. 668dd-688ee), the 

regulations implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR 

1500–1508), and Service policies. 

These laws and policies require all 

lands within the National Wildlife 

Refuge System to be managed in 

accordance with an approved CCP 

which articulates a 15 year plan for 

managing a Refuge and identifies Refuge 

goals and objectives. During the CCP 

process, we will consider many 


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elements, including: (1) Conservation of 

the Refuge’s fish and wildlife 

populations and habitats in their natural 

diversity; (2) facilitation of subsistence 

use by local residents; (3) access for 

traditional activities; and (4) 

conservation of resource values, 

including cultural resources, 

wilderness, and rivers. The final revised 

CCP will detail programs, activities, and 

measures necessary to best administer 

the Refuge to protect these values and 

fulfill Refuge purposes over the next 15 

years. Until the revised CCP is 

completed, management will continue 

to be guided by the original CCP, 

Federal legislation regarding 

management of National Wildlife 

Refuges, and other legal, regulatory, and 

policy guidance. The original CCP was 

approved in 1988. 

Public Involvement 

We plan to hold public involvement 

activities in communities within the 

Refuge. We plan to visit every one of the 

occupied villages within the Refuge at 

least once during plan revision. With 

appropriate advance notice, scoping 

meetings will be held between October 

15, 2007, and the end of February 2008, 

as weather and other conditions permit. 

We will also be accepting comments via 

mail, e-mail, telephone, and through 

personal contacts throughout the 

planning process. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your name, address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Thomas O. Melius, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife 

Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 

[FR Doc. E7–9285 Filed 5–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The following applicant has 

applied for a permit to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before June 14, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Regional Director, Attn: 

Peter Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Peter Fasbender, (612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

(Act), with some exceptions, prohibits 

activities affecting endangered species 

unless authorized by a permit from the 

Service. Before issuing a permit, we 

invite public comment on it. 

Accordingly, we invite public comment 

on the following applicant’s permit 

application for certain activities with 

endangered species authorized by 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act and the 

regulations governing the taking of 

endangered species (50 CFR part 17). 

Submit your written data, comments, or 

requests for copies of the complete 

applications to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. 

Permit Number: TE049738 

Applicant: Third Rock Consultants, 

Lexington, Kentucky. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take listed fish, mussel, 

and bat species throughout New York, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 

Virginia. The applicant also requests to 

take the American burying beetle 

(Nicrophorus americanus) throughout 

the range of the species. The scientific 

research is aimed at enhancement of 

survival of the species in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE151107 

Applicant: Redwing Ecological Services, 

Inc., Louisville, Kentucky. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), 

gray bat (M. grisescens), Ozark big-eared 

bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), 

and Virginia big-eared bat (C. t. 

virginianus) throughout the range of the 

species. The scientific research is aimed 

at enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE151109 

Applicant: Ohio Division of Wildlife, 

Columbus, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take the American burying beetle 

(Nicrophorus americanus) for the 

purpose of establishing captive colonies 

to be used for release into the wild. The 

scientific research is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE151117 

Applicant: Sarah Bradley, Salem, 

Missouri. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and 

gray bat (M. grisescens) throughout the 

Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri. 

The scientific research is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE152002 

Applicant: FMSM Engineers, Inc., 

Louisville, Kentucky. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take 5 listed fish species, 23 species of 

listed mussels, 4 species of listed bats, 

and 2 listed reptile species throughout 

28 states. The scientific research is 

aimed at enhancement of survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Permit Number: TE152216 

Applicant: Marlin Bowles, The Morton 

Arboreteum, Lisle, Illinois. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take Mead’s milkweed (Asclepius 

meadii) throughout Illinois. The 

scientific research is aimed at 

enhancement of survival of the species 

in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We solicit public review and 

comment on this permit application. 

Please refer to the respective permit 

number when you submit comments. 

We make all comments we receive, 

including names and addresses, part of 

the official administrative record, and 

may make them available to the public. 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home addresses from 

the record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. There also may 

be circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the record a respondent’s 

identity, as allowable by law. If you 

wish us to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment, but you should be aware that 

we may be required to disclose your 

name and address pursuant to the 

Freedom of Information Act. We will 

make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 


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