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Applicant: Ferdinand Fercos Hantig and 

Anton Fercos Hantig, Las Vegas, NV; 

PRT–073403, 114454, and 206853 

The applicant requests the re-issuance 

of their permits to re-export and reimport three captive born tigers 

(Panthera tigris) to worldwide locations 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

species. The permit numbers and 

animals are 073403, Sherni; 114454, 

Dora; and 206853, Allaya. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 3- 

year period and the import of any 

potential progeny born while overseas. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the sport-hunted 

trophy of one male bontebok 

(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled 

from a captive herd maintained under 

the management program of the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Lee Anderson, Naples, FL; 

PRT–PRT–69571A. 

Applicant: John Mikkelson, Northport, 

NY; PRT–70057A. 

Applicant: Bruce N. Kobrin, Las Vegas, 

NV; PRT–70125A. 

Dated: March 30, 2012. 

Lisa Lierheimer, 

Supervisory Policy Specialist, Branch of 

Permits, Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8338 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–R–2011–N169; 40136–1265–0000– 

S3] 

Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, 

LA and MS; Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for Environmental 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce the 

availability of our final comprehensive 

conservation plan (CCP) and finding of 

no significant impact (FONSI) for Bogue 

Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 

in St. Tammany and Washington 

Parishes, Louisiana, and Pearl River 

County, Mississippi. In the final CCP, 

we describe how we will manage this 

refuge for the next 15 years. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of 

the CCP by writing to: Mr. Daniel 

Breaux, Southeast Louisiana National 

Wildlife Refuge Complex, Bayou 

Lacombe Centre, 61389 Highway 434, 

Lacombe, LA 70445. Alternatively, you 

may download the document from our 

Internet Site at http://southeast.fws.gov/ 

planning/ under ‘‘Final Documents.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Daniel Breaux, at 985/882–2030 

(telephone), 985/882–9133 (fax), or 

BogueChitto@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we finalize the CCP 

process for Bogue Chitto NWR. We 

started this process through a notice in 

the Federal Register on February 20, 

2009 (74 FR 7913). Please see that notice 

for more about the refuge. 

We announce our decision and the 

availability of the final CCP and FONSI 

for Bogue Chitto NWR in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6 (b)) 

requirements. We completed a thorough 

analysis of impacts on the human 

environment, which we included in the 

draft comprehensive conservation plan 

and environmental assessment (Draft 

CCP/EA). 

Compatibility determinations are also 

available in the CCP for: (1) Wildlife 

observation/photography; (2) 

recreational fishing; (3) recreational 

hunting; (4) environmental education 

and interpretation activities; (5) 

walking, hiking, and jogging; (6) 

camping; (7) forest management; (8) 

scientific research; (9) kayaking and 

canoeing; (10) boating; (11) nuisance 

animal control; and (12) bicycling. 

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 toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Administration Act. 

Established in 1980, Bogue Chitto 

NWR is one of eight refuges managed as 

part of the Southeast Louisiana National 

Wildlife Refuge Complex (Complex). 

The refuge headquarters is located about 

9 miles northeast of Slidell, Louisiana. 

The 36,502-acre refuge is bisected by the 

Pearl River, with portions in St. 

Tammany and Washington Parishes, 

Louisiana, and Pearl River County, 

Mississippi. On the Mississippi side of 

the river, the refuge is bounded by Old 

River Wildlife Management Area 

(15,400 acres) to the north and by the 

State of Louisiana’s Pearl River Wildlife 

Management Area (35,031 acres) to the 

south, thereby forming nearly an 87,000- 

acre block of protected forested 

wetlands and adjacent uplands within 

the Pearl River Basin. 

The public has the opportunity to 

hunt white-tailed deer, squirrel, turkey, 

waterfowl, and hog. Fishing is also 

available. Threatened and endangered 

species found on the refuge are: Ringed 

map turtle (Graptemys oculifera), 

gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), 

inflated heelsplitter mussel (Potamilus 

inflatus), and gulf sturgeon (Acipenser 

oxyrinchus desotoi). Access is primarily 

by boat on the Louisiana side, with road 

access available on the Mississippi side. 

In 2002, the Holmes Bayou walking trail 

was unveiled on the Louisiana side of 

the refuge. This 3/4-mile walking trail 

offers a unique journey into the interior 

of the refuge’s majestic habitat. The 

Pearl River Turnaround area is being 

developed as a site for education and 

interpretation, as well as a site for the 

annual youth fishing rodeo. 

Comments 

We made copies of the Draft CCP/EA 

available for a 30-day public review and 

comment period via a Federal Register 

notice on May 27, 2011 (76 FR 30959). 

A news release was sent out to four 

local, State, and regional newspapers; 

six online media outlets; and two local 

radio networks. Copies of the Draft CCP/ 

EA were posted at refuge headquarters 

and on the Service’s Internet Web site 

and more than 100 copies were 

distributed to local landowners; the 

general public; and local, State, and 

Federal agencies. Respondents 

representing the Service, the Louisiana 

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, 

and the National Park Service, as well 

as local citizens, submitted written 

comments by mail or email. 

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Selected Alternative 

The Draft CCP/EA identified and 

evaluated three alternatives for 

managing the refuge over the next 15 

years. After considering the comments 

we received and based on the 

professional judgment of the planning 

team, we selected Alternative B for 

implementation. 

Implementing Alternative B will be 

the most effective management action 

for meeting the purposes of the refuge. 

Monitoring and surveying will be 

conducted systematically after assessing 

which species should be targeted, based 

on their population status and the staff’s 

ability to indicate health of important 

habitat. Restoration efforts, the fire 

program, and forest management will 

reflect best management practices 

determined after examination of 

historical regimes, soil types and 

elevation, and the current hydrological 

system. Management actions will be 

monitored for effectiveness and adapted 

to changing conditions, knowledge, and 

technology. A Habitat Management Plan 

will be developed for future habitat 

projects and to evaluate previous 

actions. 

This alternative identifies Holmes 

Island as a proposed Wilderness Study 

Area. We will maintain its wilderness 

character and within 10 years of the 

date of the CCP, will prepare a 

wilderness study report and additional 

NEPA documentation on whether 

Holmes Island should be formally 

designated by Congress as a unit of the 

National Wilderness Preservation 

System. 

Public use programs will be updated 

to educate visitors about the reasons for 

management actions, and to provide 

quality experiences for refuge visitors. 

The Complex headquarters in Lacombe, 

Louisiana, will provide additional 

information about the refuge. Options 

and opportunities will be explored to 

expand visitor contact areas on the 

refuge. In an increasingly developing 

region, Alternative B will strive to 

achieve a balanced program of wildlifedependent recreational activities and 

protection of wildlife resources. 

This alternative also proposes to add 

six positions to current staffing 

dedicated primarily to the refuge in 

order to continue to protect resources, 

provide visitor services, and attain 

facility and equipment maintenance 

goals. 

Authority 

This notice is published under the 

authority of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, Public Law 105–57. 

Dated: September 27, 2011. 

Mark J. Musaus, 

Acting Regional Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUTG01100–12–L13100000–EJ0000] 

Notice of Availability of the Greater 

Natural Buttes Final Environmental 

Impact Statement, Uintah County, UT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, and associated regulations, 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

has prepared a Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates, 

analyzes, and discloses to the public 

anticipated impacts of the Greater 

Natural Buttes proposal to develop 

natural gas in Uintah County, Utah. This 

notice announces a 30-day availability 

period prior to preparation of a Record 

of Decision (ROD). 

DATES: The Final EIS will be available 

for 30 calendar days following the date 

on which the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes its Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS have 

been sent to affected Federal, state, and 

local government agencies and to other 

stakeholders. Copies of the Final EIS are 

available for public inspection at the 

BLM Vernal Field Office, 170 South 500 

East, Vernal, Utah, and on the Internet 

at: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/ 

vernal/planning/nepa_.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Stephanie 

Howard, Environmental Coordinator; 

telephone 435–781–4400; address 170 

South 500 East, Vernal, Utah, 84078; 

email 

BLM_UT_Vernal_Comments@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during normal 

business hours. The FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Greater Natural Buttes Project Area 

encompasses approximately 162,911 

acres in the townships listed below in 

Uintah County, Utah: 

Salt Lake Meridian 

T. 8 S., R. 20–23 E. 

T. 9 S., R. 20–24 E. 

T. 10 S., R. 20–23 E. 

T. 11 S., R. 21–22 E. 

Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP 

(KMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 

proposed this project to develop their 

existing oil and gas leases by drilling 

3,675 wells from 3,041 new well pads 

over a period of 10 years. The proposed 

action would result in approximately 

12,685 acres of additional disturbance 

(about 7.8 percent of the total project 

area). The total estimated surface 

disturbance under this alternative 

would be 25,125 acres, or about 15.4 

percent of the project area. BLM’s 

purpose and need for the project is to 

respond to KMG’s proposal while 

minimizing environmental impacts. 

In response to a proposal submitted 

by KMG (Alternative A) the BLM 

published in the October 5, 2007, 

Federal Register a Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS. The scoping comments 

received in response to this Notice were 

used during preparation of the Draft EIS 

to help identify impacts expected as a 

result of the proposed action and to 

develop Alternatives B and C. 

A 45-day public comment period for 

the Draft EIS was held from July 16, 

2010, through August 30 2010, as 

announced through the Federal 

Register. The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) expressed concerns with 

the air quality analysis in the Draft EIS, 

so a Supplement to the Draft EIS was 

prepared by the BLM in close 

coordination with the EPA to address 

those concerns. A 45-day public 

comment period was then held from 

June 10, 2011, through July 25, 2011, for 

the Supplement to the Draft EIS, as 

announced through the Federal 

Register. An updated inventory of lands 

with wilderness characteristics was 

completed for the project area and lands 

with wilderness characteristics were 

identified. This information was 

analyzed in the draft EIS. 

The BLM prepared the Final EIS in 

coordination with the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and Uintah County, who 

participated as formal cooperating 

agencies during the EIS process. The 

BLM also closely coordinated with the 

United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

and the EPA to ensure their concerns 

were adequately addressed. The Final 

EIS describes the changes made between 

the Draft EIS and Final EIS, and 

includes responses to the comments 

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