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Colette Pollard, 

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Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–346 Filed 1–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R5–R–2011–N219; BAC–4311–K9–S3] 

James River National Wildlife Refuge, 

Prince George County, VA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 

prepare a comprehensive conservation 

plan (CCP) and environmental 

assessment (EA) for James River 

National Wildlife Refuge (the refuge, 

NWR), which is located in Prince 

George County, Virginia. We provide 

this notice in compliance with our CCP 

policy to advise other Federal and State 

agencies, Tribes, and the public of our 

intention to conduct detailed planning 

on this refuge. 

DATES: We will announce opportunities 

for public input throughout the CCP 

process in the Federal Register, local 

news media, and on our refuge planning 

Web site at: http://www.fws.gov/ 

northeast/planning/jamesriver/ 

ccphome.html. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information by any of 

the following methods. 

Email: fw5rw_evrnwr@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘James River CCP’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

Fax: Attn: Meghan Carfioli, (804) 829– 

9606. 

U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Eastern Virginia Rivers 

National Wildlife Refuge Complex— 

Charles City Sub-Office, 11116 Kimages 

Road, Charles City, VA 23030. 

In-Person Drop-off: You may drop off 

comments during regular business hours 

at the address above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Meghan Carfioli, Planning Team Leader, 

(804) 829–5413 (phone) or Andy 

Hofmann, Project Leader, Eastern 

Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, (804) 333–1470 (phone), 

fw5rw_evrnwr@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we initiate our 

process for developing a CCP for James 

River NWR, in Prince George County, 

Virginia. This notice complies with our 

CCP policy to advise other Federal and 

State agencies, Tribes, and the public of 

our intention to conduct detailed 

planning on this refuge. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose for developing a CCP is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

plan for achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing to the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

(NWRS), consistent with sound 

principles of fish and wildlife 

conservation, legal mandates, and our 

policies. In addition to outlining broad 

management direction on conserving 

wildlife and their habitats, CCPs 

identify wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities available to the public, 

including opportunities for hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation and 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Administration Act. 

Each unit of the NWRS was 

established for specific purposes. We 

use these purposes as the foundation for 

developing and prioritizing the 

management goals and objectives for 

each refuge within the NWRS, and to 

determine how the public can use each 

refuge. The planning process is a way 

for us and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives that 

will ensure the best possible approach 

to wildlife, plant, and habitat 

conservation, while providing for 

wildlife-dependent recreation 

opportunities that are compatible with 

each refuge’s establishing purposes and 

the mission of the NWRS. 

Our CCP process provides 

participation opportunities for Federal, 

Tribal, State, and local governments, 

organizations, and the public. 

Throughout the process, we will have 

formal comment periods and hold 

public meetings to gather comments, 

issues, concerns, and suggestions for the 

future management of James River 

NWR. You may also send comments 


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during the planning process by mail, 

email, or fax (see ADDRESSES). 

We will conduct the environmental 

review of this project and develop an 

EA in accordance with the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (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 

laws and regulations. 

James River National Wildlife Refuge 

James River NWR is one of four 

refuges that comprise the Eastern 

Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex. James River NWR lies in the 

Chesapeake Bay watershed and is 

located along the James River in Prince 

George County, Virginia, approximately 

8 miles southeast of the City of 

Hopewell and 30 miles southeast of the 

City of Richmond. 

The refuge was established in 1991 to 

protect nationally significant nesting 

and roosting habitat for the bald eagle 

(Haliaeetus leucocephalus). The 4,325- 

acre refuge consists of riparian, wetland, 

and forested habitats, including loblolly 

pine plantations. These habitats support 

a variety of songbirds, raptors, rare 

plants, and other species of 

conservation concern. The federally 

threatened plant, sensitive joint-vetch 

(Aeschynomene virginica), occurs in 

wetlands on the refuge. The refuge also 

has a rich cultural history, illustrated by 

the numerous archaeological and 

historical sites on the refuge. 

James River NWR also provides 

opportunities for the public to engage in 

wildlife-dependent recreation. Popular 

activities on the refuge include wildlife 

observation, nature photography, and 

onsite environmental education and 

interpretive programs. The refuge also 

offers an annual white-tailed deer hunt. 

Public access to the refuge is by permit 

to limit disturbance to bald eagles, as 

well as to minimize risks to public 

safety while habitat management 

activities (e.g., prescribed burning, 

timber management) are underway. 

Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns, 

and Opportunities 

We have identified several 

preliminary issues, concerns, and 

opportunities that we intend to address 

in the CCP. These include the following: 

• Opportunities to restore the native 

southern pine ecosystem and maintain a 

healthy riparian corridor along the 

James River and its tributaries; 

• The potential to manage suitable 

habitat for red-cockaded woodpeckers 

(Picoides borealis), a federally listed 

species not currently known on the 

refuge but known to occur in an 

adjacent county; 

• The protection of bald eagles and 

management of their nesting and 

roosting habitat; 

• The protection of sensitive jointvetch, a federally threatened wetland 

plant; 

• The protection of cultural 

resources, including historical and 

archaeological sites; 

• The amount and distribution of 

compatible public uses to allow; 

• The potential for climate change to 

impact refuge resources; 

• The potential for boundary 

expansion, including land acquisition 

and conservation easements; 

• Opportunities to collaborate with 

partner organizations for interpretation 

and education programming. 

We expect that members of the public, 

our conservation partners, and Federal, 

State, Tribal, and local governments 

may identify additional issues during 

public scoping. 

Public Meetings 

During the planning process, we will 

hold meetings for the public to provide 

comments, issues, concerns, and 

suggestions about refuge management. 

When we schedule formal comment 

periods and public meeting(s), we will 

announce them in the Federal Register, 

local news media, and on our refuge 

planning Web site at: http:// 

www.fws.gov/northeast/planning/ 

jamesriver/ccphome.html. 

You can also obtain the schedule from 

the planning team leader or project 

leader (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT). 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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: December 5, 2011. 

Salvatore M. Amato, 

Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2011–N258; 

FXHC113003000005B–123–FF03E00000] 

Notice of Availability; Draft Springfield 

Plateau Regional Restoration Plan and 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of the Interior (DOI), acting through the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 

and the State of Missouri, acting 

through the Missouri Department of 

Natural Resources, have written a Draft 

Springfield Plateau Regional Restoration 

Plan and Environmental Assessment 

(Plan), which describes proposed 

alternatives for restoring injured natural 

resources in the Springfield Plateau 

ecoregion, and an environmental 

assessment, as required pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). The purpose of this notice is to 

inform the public of the availability of 

the Draft Plan and to seek written 

comments. This notice is provided 

pursuant to Natural Resource Damage 

Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) 

regulations and NEPA regulations. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments on or 

before February 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments via U. S. 

mail to: John Weber, Restoration 

Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 101 Park DeVille Dr., Suite A, 

Columbia, MO 65203; or Frances Klahr, 

Natural Resource Damages Coordinator, 

Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, 

MO 65102–0176; or by electronic mail 

(email) to John_S_Weber@fws.gov, or 

frances.klahr@dnr.mo.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Case Management and Logistical 

Information: Dave Mosby, (573) 234– 

2132 (x113). 

Technical Information: John Weber, 

(573) 234–2132 (x177). 

Missouri Natural Resource Damages 

Coordinator: Frances Klahr, (573) 522– 

1347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of the Interior (represented 

by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 

and the State of Missouri (represented 

by the Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources) (Trustees) are trustees for 

natural resources considered in this 

restoration plan, pursuant to subpart G 

of the National Oil and Hazardous 


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