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and goals of the NWRS, and statutory 

and regulatory guidance. We have 

determined that Alternative B also 

includes the suite of activities that best 

achieves the stated purpose and need 

for action and the seven goals presented 

in the final CCP/EIS Chapter 1. 

Compared to the other two alternatives, 

Alternative B meets those needs and 

goals through the most balanced and 

integrated approach, considering both 

the biological and human environment. 

It will also provide the means to better 

respond to changing ecological and 

socioeconomic conditions within the 

surrounding environment using an 

adaptive management approach. 

In summary, Alternative B was 

selected for implementation because it 

provides the greatest number of 

opportunities for the refuge to make a 

significant contribution to the 

conservation of fish, wildlife, and 

habitat needs in the region, as well as 

make a positive contribution to the local 

and regional communities. 

Public Availability of Documents 

In addition to the methods in 

ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain 

documents at the following locations: 

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

northeast/planning/Lake%20Umbagog/ 

ccphome.html. 

At the following libraries: 

Library Address Phone No. 

Errol Public Library ................................................................... Route 26, Errol, NH 03579 ..................................................... 603–482–7720 

Berlin Public Library .................................................................. 270 Main Street, Berlin, NH 03570 ......................................... 603–752–5210 

White Mountains Community College ...................................... 2020 Riverside Drive Berlin, NH 03570 .................................. 603–752–1113 

Gorham Public Library .............................................................. 35 Railroad Street, Gorham, NH 03581 ................................. 603–466–2525 

Bethel Public Library ................................................................. 5 Broad Street, Bethel, ME 04217 .......................................... 207–824–2520 

Dated: January 9, 2009. 

Marvin E. Moriarty, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Hadley, MA 01035. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[10120–1113–0000–C4; FWS–R1–ES–2009– 

N0028] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews 

of 103 Species in Hawaii 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of review. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year 

reviews for 103 species in Hawaii under 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). We request any new 

information on these species that may 

have a bearing on their classification as 

endangered or threatened. Based on the 

results of these 5-year reviews we will 

determine whether these species are 

properly classified under the Act. 

DATES: To ensure consideration in our 

review, we are requesting submission of 

new information no later than May 15, 

2009. However, we will continue to 

accept new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: For the species under 

review, submit information or direct 

questions to: Field Supervisor, 

Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish 

and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana 

Blvd., Room 3–122, Box 50088, 

Honolulu, HI 96850. Information or 

questions can also be submitted by email to: pifwo-5yr-review@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marilet Zablan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Pacific Islands Fish and 

Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES), 808– 

792–9400. Individuals who are hearing 

impaired or speech impaired may call 

the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8337 for TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Why Do We Conduct 5-Year Reviews? 

Under the Endangered Species Act 

(Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we 

maintain a List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) at 

50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 

(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act 

requires that we conduct a review of 

listed species at least once every 5 years. 

Then, on the basis of such reviews 

under section 4(c)(2)(B), we determine 

whether or not any species should be 

removed from the List (delisted), or 

reclassified from endangered to 

threatened or from threatened to 

endangered. These actions must be 

supported by the best scientific and 

commercial data available. Delisting a 

species is considered only if such data 

substantiates that the species is neither 

endangered nor threatened for one or 

more of the following reasons: (1) The 

species is considered extinct; (2) the 

species is considered to be recovered; 

and/or (3) the original data available 

when the species was listed, or the 

interpretation of such data, were in error 

(50 CFR 424.11(d)). Any change in 

Federal classification would require a 

separate rulemaking process. The 

regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require 

that we publish a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing those species 

currently under active review. This 

notice announces our active review of 

the 103 species listed in Table 1. 

TABLE 1—SPECIES FOR WHICH WE ARE INITIATING A STATUS REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE APPROPRIATELY

LISTED UNDER THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

Animals: 

Bat, Hawaiian hoary ......................... Lasiurus cinereus semotus ..................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970. 

Finch, Nihoa ..................................... Telespyza ultima ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967. 

Goose, Hawaiian (= Nene) .............. Branta (=Nesochen) sandvicensis .......... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967. 

Honeycreeper, crested ..................... Palmeria dolei .......................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967. 

Parrotbill, Maui ................................. Pseudonestor xanthophrys ...................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967. 

Petrel, Hawaiian dark-rumped ......... Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 32 FR 4001; 03/11/1967. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella abbreviate ............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella apexfulva .............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella bellula ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

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LISTED UNDER THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella buddii .................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella bulimoides ............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella byronii ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella caesia ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella casta ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella cestus ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella concavospira ......................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella curta ...................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella decipiens ............................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella decora ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella dimorpha ............................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella elegans ................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella fulgens .................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella fuscobasis ............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella juddii ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella juncea ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella lehuiensis .............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella leucorraphe ........................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella lila ......................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella livida ...................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella lorata ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella mustelina .............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella papyracea ............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella phaeozona ............................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella pulcherrima ........................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella pupukanioe ........................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella rosea ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella sowerbyana .......................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella spaldingi ................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella stewartii ................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella swiftii ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella taeniolata .............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella thaanumi ............................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella turgida ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella valida .................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella viridans ................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella vittata .................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Snail, Oahu tree ............................... Achatinella vulpina .................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 46 FR 3178; 01/13/1981. 

Plants: 

1Ahinahina ......................................... Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. 

macrocephalum.

T U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

1Akoko ............................................... Chamaesyce kuwaleana ......................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991. 

1Akoko ............................................... Chamaesyce rockii .................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996. 

1Awikiwiki .......................................... Canavalia molokaiensis ........................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

1Oha wai ........................................... Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. brevipes ..... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

1Oha wai ........................................... Clermontia oblongifolia ssp. mauiensis ... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

1Oha wai ........................................... Clermontia samuelii ................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 64 FR 48307; 09/03/1999. 

1Ohe1ohe ........................................... Tetraplasandra gymnocarpa ................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 14482; 03/28/1994. 

Alani ................................................. Melicope balloui ....................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 62346; 12/05/1994. 

Alani ................................................. Melicope ovalis ........................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 62346; 12/05/1994. 

Alani ................................................. Melicope reflexa ...................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

Alani ................................................. Melicope saint-johnii ................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996. 

Aupaka ............................................. Isodendrion longifolium ........................... T U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996. 

Geranium, Hawaiian red-flowered ... Geranium arboreum ................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20589; 05/13/1992. 

Ha1iwale ............................................ Cyrtandra crenata .................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 14482; 03/28/1994. 

Ha1iwale ............................................ Cyrtandra munroi ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

Haha ................................................. Cyanea copelandii ssp. haleakalaensis .. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 64 FR 48307; 09/03/1999. 

Haha ................................................. Cyanea glabra ......................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 64 FR 48307; 09/03/1999. 

Haha ................................................. Cyanea grimesiana ssp. grimesiana ....... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53108; 10/10/1996. 

Haha ................................................. Cyanea humboldtiana ............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996. 

Haha ................................................. Cyanea lobata ......................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

Haha ................................................. Cyanea mannii ........................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

Honohono ......................................... Haplostachys haplostachya ..................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 44 FR 62468; 10/30/1979. 

Ihi1ihi ................................................. Marsilea villosa ........................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 27863; 06/22/1992. 

Kauila ............................................... Colubrina oppositifolia ............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 10305; 03/04/1994. 

Ko1oko1olau ....................................... Bidens micrantha ssp. kalealaha ............ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

Ko1oko1olau ....................................... Bidens wiebkei ........................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

Ko1oloa1ula ........................................ Abutilon menziesii ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 51 FR 34412; 09/26/1986. 

Koki1o ke1oke1o ................................. Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. immaculatus ... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

Lo1ulu ................................................ Pritchardia munroi ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

Love grass, Fosberg’s ...................... Eragrostis fosbergii .................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996. 

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TABLE 1—SPECIES FOR WHICH WE ARE INITIATING A STATUS REVIEW TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE APPROPRIATELY

LISTED UNDER THE U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT—Continued 

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

Nehe ................................................. Lipochaeta lobata var. leptophylla .......... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991. 

Nehe ................................................. Lipochaeta tenuifolia ............................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991. 

No common name ............................ Abutilon sandwicense .............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991. 

No common name ............................ Diellia falcata ........................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991. 

No common name ............................ Diellia unisora .......................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 32932; 06/27/1994. 

No common name ............................ Gouania hillebrandii ................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 49 FR 44753; 11/09/1984. 

No common name ............................ Lobelia niihauensis .................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991. 

No common name ............................ Lobelia oahuensis ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 14482; 03/28/1994. 

No common name ............................ Lysimachia lydgatei ................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

No common name ............................ Phyllostegia mannii ................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

No common name ............................ Sanicula purpurea ................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53108; 10/10/1996. 

No common name ............................ Schiedea haleakalensis ........................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

No common name ............................ Schiedea hookeri ..................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53108; 10/10/1996. 

No common name ............................ Schiedea lydgatei .................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

No common name ............................ Schiedea sarmentosa .............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53130; 10/10/1996. 

No common name ............................ Tetramolopium remyi ............................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 47686; 09/20/1991. 

No common name ............................ Tetramolopium rockii ............................... T U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 46325; 10/08/1992. 

No common name ............................ Vigna o-wahuensis .................................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 59 FR 56333; 11/10/1994. 

No common name ............................ Viola oahuensis ....................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 53089; 10/10/1996. 

Nohoanu ........................................... Geranium multiflorum .............................. E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

Opuhe ............................................... Urera kaalae ............................................ E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 56 FR 55770; 10/29/1991. 

Panicgrass, Carter’s ......................... Panicum fauriei var. carteri ..................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 48 FR 46328; 10/12/1983. 

Sandalwood, Lanai (=1iliahi) ............. Santalum freycinetianum var. lanaiense E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 51 FR 3182; 01/24/1986. 

Wahane ............................................ Pritchardia aylmer-robinsonii ................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 61 FR 41020; 08/07/1996. 

Wawae1iole ....................................... Huperzia mannii ...................................... E U.S.A. (HI) ........ 57 FR 20772; 05/15/1992. 

What Information Do We Consider in 

the Review? 

A 5-year review considers all new 

information available at the time of the 

review. 

In conducting these reviews, we 

consider the best scientific and 

commercial data that has become 

available since the listing determination 

or most recent status review, such as: 

• Species biology including, but not 

limited to, population trends, 

distribution, abundance, demographics, 

and genetics; 

• Habitat conditions including, but 

not limited to, amount, distribution, and 

suitability; 

• Conservation measures that have 

been implemented that benefit the 

species; 

• Threat status and trends (see five 

factors under heading ‘‘How Do We 

Determine Whether a Species Is 

Endangered or Threatened?’’); and 

• Other new information, data, or 

corrections including, but not limited 

to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, 

identification of erroneous information 

contained in the List, and improved 

analytical methods. 

How Do We Determine Whether a 

Species Is Endangered or Threatened? 

Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that 

we determine whether a species is 

endangered or threatened based on one 

or more of the five following factors: 

A.The present or threatened 

destruction, modification, or 

curtailment of its habitat or range; 

B. Overutilization for commercial, 

recreational, scientific, or educational 

purposes; 

C. Disease or predation; 

D. The inadequacy of existing 

regulatory mechanisms; or 

E. Other natural or manmade factors 

affecting its continued existence. 

Our assessment of these factors is 

required, under section 4(b)(1) of the 

Act, to be based solely on the best 

scientific and commercial data 

available. 

What Could Happen as a Result of This 

Review? 

If we find information concerning the 

103 species listed in Table 1 indicating 

that a change in classification may be 

warranted, we may propose a new rule 

to: (a) Reclassify the species from 

threatened to endangered; (b) reclassify 

the species from endangered to 

threatened; or (c) remove the species 

from the List. If we find that a change 

in classification is not warranted, the 

species will remain on the List under its 

current status. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that these 5-year reviews 

are complete and based on the best 

available scientific and commercial 

information, we solicit new information 

from the public, governmental agencies, 

Tribes, the scientific community, 

environmental entities, industry, and 

any other interested parties concerning 

the status of the species. 

If you wish to provide information for 

any species included in these 5-year 

reviews, submit your comments and 

materials to the Field Supervisor of the 

Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office 

(see ADDRESSES section). Our practice is 

to make comments, including names 

and home addresses of respondents, 

available for public review. Before 

including your 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. 

You may submit information on the 

species in this notice by U.S. mail, email, or hand-delivery, to the address in 

the ADDRESSES section above. You may 

also view information we receive in 

response to this notice, as well as other 

public documentations in our files, at 

the Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife 

Office (See ADDRESSES section above) 

during normal business hours. 

Completed and Active Reviews 

A list of all species under active 5- 

year review, for which the Pacific 

Region of the Service is the lead region, 

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including those we are initiating under 

this Notice, are available at: http:// 

www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/ 

endangered/recovery/5yearactive.html. 

Completed 5-year reviews, for which the 

Pacific Region of the Service is the lead 

region, are available at: http:// 

www.fws.gov/pacific/ecoservices/ 

endangered/recovery/ 

5yearcomplete.html. 

Authority 

This document is published under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Dated: February 24, 2009. 

Theresa E. Rabot, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–F–2009–N0004; 97600–9424– 

0000–7e] 

TakeMeFishing.org Web Site 

Advertising Guidelines 

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of adoption of final 

guidelines. 

SUMMARY: The Recreational Boating & 

Fishing Foundation (RBFF) will sell 

advertising on its http:// 

TakeMeFishing.org Web site to help 

generate revenue from non-Federal 

funds to expand its outreach program. 

RBFF has adopted final advertising 

guidelines to determine who can 

advertise and how the advertising sales 

will be operated. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RBFF Project Officer 

Mary_Burke@fws.gov (e-mail) or (703) 

358–2435. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Recreational boating and fishing 

participation rates have declined over 

the past 5 years. Recreational boating 

and fishing related activities contribute 

to conserving aquatic resources through 

excise taxes collected from sales of 

fishing equipment and motorboat fuel 

that fund the Federal Aid in Sport Fish 

Restoration Program. This program, 

coupled with fishing license sales, 

makes up more than 80 percent of the 

funding for conservation and protection 

of aquatic resources in the United 

States. To address the declining 

participation of recreational boating and 

fishing, Congress passed the 

Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 

1998, which called for Federal 

appropriations to be used for the 

National Outreach and Communication 

Program. The Sport Fishing and Boating 

Partnership Council developed the 

‘‘Strategic Plan for the National 

Outreach and Communication 

Program,’’ and the Secretary of the 

Interior approved the Strategic Plan in 

February 1999. 

RBFF is a nonprofit organization 

created to carry out the National 

Outreach and Communication Program, 

whose mission is to increase 

participation in recreational angling and 

boating and, through those experiences, 

increase the public’s awareness of and 

appreciation for the need for conserving 

and protecting America’s aquatic 

natural resources. RBFF is funded 

through the Sport Fish Restoration and 

Boating Trust Fund. This fund is 

composed of Federal taxes collected on 

the sale of motorboat fuel and of excise 

taxes paid by manufacturers of fishing 

tackle. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) administers RBFF’s 

funding via a cooperative agreement 

between the Service and RBFF, in the 

form of a Memorandum of 

Understanding signed by the Service, 

the Sport Fishing and Boating 

Partnership Council, the Association of 

Fish and Wildlife Agencies, and RBFF. 

The Strategic Plan, which RBFF was 

created to implement, specifically calls 

for the implementing organization not to 

be operated as a ‘‘grants-in-aid’’ 

organization. The Plan also calls for 

RBFF to ‘‘create an industry ‘hard 

dollar’ fund mechanism to promote, 

extend and expand the outreach 

program.’’ In response, RBFF will sell 

advertising on its http:// 

TakeMeFishing.org Web site to generate 

revenue from non-Federal funds to 

expand its outreach program. 

On October 20, 2008, the Service 

published in the Federal Register (73 

FR 62310) a notice of availability of 

RBFF’s draft advertising guidelines and 

requested public comments on those 

draft guidelines. RBFF designed draft 

guidelines to determine who can 

advertise and how the advertising sales 

will operate. The Service received three 

comments during the comment period. 

RBFF is adopting, without change, the 

advertising guidelines that the Service 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 20, 2008 (73 FR 62310). Please 

refer to that notice for the guidelines, or 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Paul R. Schmidt, 

Acting Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–5589 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–21901–01, F–21901–02, F–21901–04, F– 

21901–05, F–21901–24, F–21901–25, F– 

21904–41, F–21904–49, F–21904–64, F– 

21904–69, F–21904–71, F–21904–85, F– 

21904–86, F–21905–19, F–21905–20, F– 

21905–21, F–21905–25, F–21905–26, F– 

21905–27, F–21905–33, F–21905–36, F– 

21905–63, F–21905–64, F–21905–75, F– 

21905–84, F–21905–85; AK–964–1410– 

KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving the 

surface and subsurface estates in certain 

lands for conveyance pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

will be issued to Doyon, Limited. The 

lands are in the vicinity of Chicken, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska 

T. 1 N., R. 26 E., 

Secs. 1 to 24, inclusive; 

Containing approximately 15,326 acres. 

T. 2 N., R. 26 E., 

Secs. 4 and 9; 

Secs. 16, 17, and 18. 

Containing approximately 2,402 acres. 

T. 1 N., R. 27 E., 

Secs. 1 to 24, inclusive; 

Containing approximately 15,328 acres. 

T. 2 N., R. 27 E., 

Secs. 1 to 18, inclusive; 

Secs. 21 to 28, inclusive; 

Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 19,134 acres. 

T. 1 N., R. 28 E., 

Secs. 1 to 26, inclusive; 

Secs. 35 and 36. 

Containing approximately 17,888 acres. 

T. 2 N., R. 28 E., 

Secs. 7 to 10, inclusive; 

Secs. 13 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 17,832 acres. 

T. 1 N., R. 29 E., 

Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive; 

Containing approximately 22,964 acres. 

T. 2 N., R. 29 E., 

Secs. 19 and 20; 

Secs. 27 to 36, inclusive.