Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 34 / Friday, February 20, 2015 / Notices 9279 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–R–2013–N279; 1265–0000–10137– 

S3] 

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, 

Canyon, Payette, Owyhee, and 

Washington Counties, ID, and Malheur 

County, OR; Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce 

that our final comprehensive 

conservation plan and environmental 

impact statement (CCP/EIS) for the Deer 

Flat National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) is 

available. In the final CCP/EIS, we 

describe how we propose to manage the 

Refuge for 15 years. 

DATES: We will complete a record of 

decision 30 days after publication of 

this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The libraries providing 

public viewing of the final CCP/EIS are 

listed under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. You may view, obtain, or 

request CD–ROM copies of the final 

CCP/EIS by the following methods. 

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

refugeplanning.html. 

Email: deerflat@fws.gov. Include 

‘‘Deer Flat Refuge draft CCP/EIS’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

Fax: Attn: Refuge Manager, 208–467– 

1019. 

U.S. Mail: Deer Flat National Wildlife 

Refuge, 13751 Upper Embankment 

Road, Nampa, ID 83686. 

In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call 

208–467–9278 to make an appointment 

during regular business hours at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Refuge Manager, 208–467–9278 (phone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we announce the 

availability of the Refuge’s final CCP/

EIS in accordance with National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 40 

CFR 1506.6(b) requirements. We started 

this process through a notice published 

in the Federal Register on July 15, 2010 

(75 FR 41232). We released the draft 

CCP/EIS to the public, and requested 

public comments, in a notice of 

availability published in the Federal 

Register on March 15, 2013 (78 FR 

16526). We completed a thorough 

analysis of impacts on the human 

environment in the final CCP/EIS, and 

responded to public comments. 

The CCP will guide us in managing 

and administering the Refuge for 15 

years. Alternative 2, as we described in 

the Final CCP/EIS, is our preferred 

alternative. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

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

668dd-668ee (Refuge 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 

(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 and photography, 

and environmental education and 

interpretation. We will review and 

update the CCP at least every 15 years 

in accordance with the Refuge 

Administration Act. 

CCP/EIS Alternatives 

We evaluated four alternatives for 

managing Deer Flat Refuge; Alternative 

2 is our preferred alternative. Based on 

feedback on the draft CCP/EIS, some 

modifications have been made to 

Alternative 2 and are summarized 

below. A full description of all 

alternatives, including changes to our 

preferred alternative, can be found in 

the final CCP/EIS at the sources 

identified in ADDRESSES. 

Changes to Alternative 2 

D A youth waterfowl hunt would be 

opened in all waterfowl hunt zones. 

D Ice fishing would be allowed in 

Fishing Areas A and B within 200 yards 

of the dams, subject to areas posted by 

the Bureau of Reclamation. 

D Sailing regattas would be allowed 

on Lake Lowell in April and May with 

stipulations. 

D Swimming would be encouraged in 

designated areas, and would continue to 

be allowed elsewhere in Lake Lowell 

with stipulations. 

D Organized group events (e.g., 

weddings, reunions) that are not 

wildlife-dependent would be allowed at 

the Lower Dam Recreation Area with 

stipulations. 

Other Features of Alternative 2 

Under Alternative 2, we would 

emphasize connecting families to nature 

by providing access to new recreational 

facilities and programs on the Refuge 

such as developing a visitor contact 

station, new trails, and a platform for 

fishing and wildlife observation at the 

Lower Dam Recreation Area. Nearly all 

existing upland and on-water recreation 

would continue. Fishing access would 

be promoted, and wildlife interpretation 

would be emphasized and integrated 

into all Refuge visitor activities. Other 

compatible wildlife-dependent public 

uses would continue, including wildlife 

observation, and waterfowl and upland 

game hunting. Gotts Point would be 

opened for automobiles after we 

complete a law enforcement cooperative 

agreement with Canyon County. 

Activities would be managed to protect 

wildlife, reduce conflicts between uses, 

and increase safety. 

Alternative 2 also includes 

protections and enhancements for 

Refuge wildlife. Seasonally closed areas 

and no-wake zones on Lake Lowell 

would protect heron rookeries, eagle 

nests, and grebe nesting colonies, and 

shoreline feeding and nesting habitats. 

Motorized boats would be allowed in 

no-wake zones, at speeds that do not 

create a wake (generally 5 mph or 

slower). The lake would continue to be 

closed October 1–April 14 each year. 

The no-wake zone on the lake’s 

southeast end would expand to include 

Gotts Point. A no-wake zone would be 

added in the Narrows, and a 200-yard 

no-wake zone would be added along the 

lake’s south side between Parking Lots 

1 and 8. 

Habitat enhancement would increase. 

We would implement an Integrated Pest 

Management (IPM) plan to conduct 

more intensive and targeted invasive 

species removal and vegetation 

manipulation. We would increase 

wildlife and habitat research and 

assessments, to build a strong scientific 

base for future management decisions. 

On the Snake River Islands Unit, we 

would increase wildlife inventory and 

monitoring under Alternative 2, and 

implement an IPM plan to control 

invasive species and restore habitat. We 

would prioritize the islands’ 

management needs and manage 

accordingly. Management techniques 

would include prescribed fire and aerial 

application of herbicide and seed. 

Island closure dates would be adjusted 

to better protect nesting geese, wading 

birds, gulls, and terns. 


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Existing compatible public uses 

provided on the islands, including 

wildlife observation, deer hunting, and 

hunting for upland species and 

waterfowl, would continue on more 

than 1,200 acres. Most of the islands 

would be open for off-trail/free-roam 

activities June 15-January 31, including 

shoreline fishing. Heron and gullnesting islands (4–6 islands) would be 

open for free-roam activities July 1- 

January 31. 

Public Availability of Documents 

Review the CCP/EIS at the following 

libraries, and sources under ADDRESSES. 

D Caldwell Public Library, 1010 

Dearborn St, Caldwell, ID 83605. 

D Homedale Public Library, 125 W 

Owyhee Ave, Homedale, ID 83628. 

D Lizard Butte District Library, 111 

3rd Ave W, Marsing, ID 83639. 

D Nampa Public Library, 101 11th 

Ave S, Nampa, ID 83651. 

D Payette Public Library, 24 S 10th St, 

Payette, ID 83661. 

D Ada County District Library, 10664 

W Victory Rd, Boise, ID 83709. 

Comments 

We received comments on the draft 

CCP/EIS from 170 agencies, 

organizations, and individuals, and a 

petition with 426 signatures. We 

addressed the comments in the final 

CCP/EIS by making changes and 

clarifications to Alternative 2 as 

appropriate. The changes are explained 

in the final CCP/EIS, in Appendix H 

Public Involvement. 

Dated: February 11, 2015. 

Richard Hannan, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, 

Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03523 Filed 2–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[14XF5020LA FF01R05000 FVRS 8451 01 

0000 0; IDI–29793] 

Public Land Order No. 7830; Extension 

of Public Land Order No. 7130; Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Public land order. 

SUMMARY: This order extends Public 

Land Order No. 7130 for an additional 

20-year period. This extension is 

necessary to continue to protect and 

reserve the lands for the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service Grays Lake Refuge 

Headquarters in Bonneville County, 

Idaho, which would otherwise expire on 

March 30, 2015. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 31, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Cartwright, BLM Idaho State Office, 

208–962–3680. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to reach the Bureau of Land 

Management contact. 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 

purpose for which the withdrawal was 

first made requires this extension in 

order to continue to protect and reserve 

the lands for use as an administrative 

site—the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Grays Lake Refuge Headquarters. The 

withdrawal extended by this order will 

expire on March 30, 2035, unless, as a 

result of a review conducted prior to the 

expiration date pursuant to Section 

204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, (43 U.S.C. 

1714 (f)), the Secretary determines that 

the withdrawal shall be further 

extended. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Section 

204 of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, (43 U.S.C. 

1714), it is ordered as follows: 

Public Land Order No. 7130 (60 FR 

16585 (1995)), which transferred 

jurisdiction of 37.5 acres of public land 

withdrawn from settlement, sale, 

location or entry under the public land 

laws, including the United States 

mining laws, but not the mineral leasing 

laws, from the U.S. Forest Service to the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife in order to 

protect the Grays Lake Refuge 

Headquarters, is hereby extended until 

March 30, 2035. 

Dated: February 7, 2015. 

Janice M. Schneider, 

Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03508 Filed 2–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2014–0078; 

MMAA104000] 

Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska OCS 

Region, Chukchi Sea Planning Area, 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final 

Second Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the 

availability of a Final Second 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) for the Chukchi Sea 

Planning Area, Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 (Lease 

Sale 193). The Final Second SEIS (OCS 

EIS/EA BOEM 2014–669) provides new 

analysis in accordance with the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Alaska (District Court) Order remanding 

Lease Sale 193 to BOEM. The District 

Court’s order instructs BOEM to address 

the deficiency in the 2007 Final EIS 

(OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007–026) identified 

by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 

Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit). The Ninth 

Circuit held that the EIS supporting the 

decision to hold Lease Sale 193 

arbitrarily relied on a one billion barrel 

oil production estimate. The Final 

Second SEIS provides a revised 

exploration and development scenario 

and an accompanying analysis of 

potential impacts of the proposed action 

alternatives. The Final Second SEIS 

identifies Alternative IV (Corridor II 

Deferral) as BOEM’s preferred 

alternative. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chukchi 

Sea OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 was 

held in February 2008. The Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) 

(predecessor to BOEM) received high 

bids totaling approximately $2.7 billion 

and issued 487 leases. The lease sale 

decision was challenged in the District 

Court. In 2010, the District Court 

remanded the case to the agency to 

remedy deficiencies pertaining to the 

agency’s compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

BOEM released a Final SEIS in August 

2011 and the Secretary of the Interior 

reaffirmed the lease sale in October 

2011. In February 2012, the District 

Court ruled the Department of the 

Interior had met its NEPA obligations on 

remand. In April 2012, the plaintiffs 

appealed the District Court’s decision to 

the Ninth Circuit. 

In a January 22, 2014, opinion, the 

Ninth Circuit found MMS’ ‘‘reliance in 


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