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neidl.od.nih.gov/. For additional 

information concerning this meeting, 

contact Ms. Laurie Lewallen, Advisory 

Committee Coordinator, Office of 

Biotechnology Activities, Office of 

Science Policy, Office of the Director, 

National Institutes of Health, 6705 

Rockledge Drive, Room 750, Bethesda, 

MD 20892–7985; telephone 301–496– 

9838; e-mail lewallenl@od.nih.gov. 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Amy P. Patterson, 

Acting Director, Office of Science Policy, 

National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–7704 Filed 4–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5280–N–12] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for possible use to 

assist the homeless. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 3, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 

20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY 

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

Dated: March 26, 2009. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. E9–7180 Filed 4–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–R–2008–N0323 ; 30136–1265– 

0000–S3] 

Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, 

Jackson, Jennings, and Monroe 

Counties, IN 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: Draft 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft comprehensive 

conservation plan (CCP) and draft 

environmental assessment (EA) for 

Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge 

(NWR) for public review and comment. 

In this draft CCP/EA, we describe how 

we propose to manage the refuge for the 

next 15 years. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your written comments by 

May 6, 2009. An open house style 

meeting will be held during the 

comment period to receive comments 

and provide information on the draft 

plan. Special mailings, newspaper 

articles, Internet postings, and other 

media announcements will inform 

people of the meetings and 

opportunities for written comments. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information by any of 

the following methods. You may also 

drop off comments in person at 

Muscatatuck NWR. 

• Agency Web Site: View or 

download a copy of the document and 

comment at http://www.fws.gov/ 

midwest/planning/Muscatatuck. 

• E-mail: r3planning@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘Muscatatuck Draft CCP/EA’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 812–522–6826. 

• Mail: Attention: Refuge Manager, 

Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, 

12985 East U.S. Highway 50, Seymour, 

IN 47274–8518. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marc Webber, 812–522–4352. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we continue the CCP 

process for Muscatatuck NWR, which 

was started with the notice of intent we 

published in 72 FR 27587–27588, May 

16, 2007. For more about the initial 

process and the history of this refuge, 

see that notice. 

Muscatatuck NWR was approved by 

the Migratory Bird Conservation 

Commission and established in 1966 to 

provide duck breeding and migration 

habitat. The Refuge covers 7,802 acres, 

including the 78-acre ‘Restle’ unit 

donated to the FWS located 45 miles 

northwest of the refuge. Muscatatuck is 

also responsible for nine Farm Service 

Agency (FSA) conservation easements 

in surrounding counties, totaling 130.5 

acres. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd-668ee), requires us to develop a 

comprehensive conservation plan for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose in developing a CCP is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

strategy 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, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. 

CCP Alternatives and Our Preferred 

Alternative 

Priority Issues 

During the public scoping process, 

we, other stakeholders and partners, and 

the public identified several priority 

issues, which include habitat 

management, invasive species control, 

and demand for additional recreation 

opportunities and visitor services. To 

address these issues, we developed and 

evaluated the following alternatives 

during the planning process. 

Alternative A: Current Management 

Direction and Activities (No Action) 

The current management direction of 

Muscatatuck NWR would be maintained 

under this alternative. For NEPA 

purposes, this is referred to as the ‘‘No 

Action’’ alternative, a misnomer as some 

changes will occur over the next 15 

years. Management includes 

conservation, restoration, and 

preservation but occurs 

opportunistically as budgets allow. 

Natural processes would play a large 

role in the transition and succession of 

habitats, with little active management. 

Farming and water management would 


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