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where it would need to revert to a 

paper-based adjudication process. 

Additionally, USCIS notes that the 

submission of a printed copy of the 

electronic ETA–9089 Final 

Determination does not preclude USCIS 

from issuing a request for evidence or a 

notice of intent to deny in certain 

warranted circumstances, including but 

not limited to, when the electronic 

systems are unavailable for validation, 

or the Final Determination document is 

substantively inconsistent with the 

information provided by DOL in FLAG 

regarding that labor certification 

determination. In those instances, 

USCIS will request that a petitioner (or 

its authorized agent, if applicable) 

submit documentation, including but 

not limited to a copy or copies of the 

complete certified Form ETA–9089 and 

all applicable appendices. 

Form I–140 petitions for Schedule A 

occupations must contain a completed, 

uncertified Form ETA–9089, including 

all applicable appendices, a signed 

Final Determination, and a valid 

prevailing wage determination tracking 

number in Section E, Item 1 of the Form 

ETA–9089. This tracking number will 

allow USCIS to associate the uncertified 

Form ETA–9089 with the corresponding 

prevailing wage determination issued by 

DOL. In circumstances of system outage, 

scheduled maintenance, or other event 

preventing the electronic issuance of 

prevailing wage determinations and 

transmission of prevailing wage 

determination data from DOL to USCIS, 

USCIS may request that the employer or 

the employer’s authorized 

representative submit a copy of the 

prevailing wage determination (Form 

ETA–9141). 

Form I–140 petitions for sheepherders 

under 20 CFR 656.16 will need to 

contain a completed, uncertified Form 

ETA–9089, including all applicable 

appendices, a signed Final 

Determination, and the valid prevailing 

wage determination tracking number for 

the corresponding DOL-issued Form 

ETA–9141. 

Finally, a Form I–140 petition with a 

National Interest Waiver request will 

need to contain a copy of the Form 

ETA–9089, Appendix A, and a signed 

Final Determination. 

Ur M. Jaddou, 

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, Department of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–NWRS–2024–N036; FF06R06000– 

256–FXRS126506ROMC0] 

Charles M. Russell Wetland 

Management District (MT); Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft comprehensive 

conservation plan (CCP) and associated 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Charles M. Russell Wetland 

Management District (District) for 

review and comment. The District is 

distinct from the Charles M. Russell 

(CMR) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 

and this draft CCP and EA will not 

impact management of that refuge. The 

draft CCP describes the vision, goals, 

objectives, and strategies that will guide 

the long-term management of the 

District. The draft EA describes the 

impacts of implementing the objectives 

and strategies of the CCP on the 

environment, as well as alternative 

management objectives and strategies 

the Service is considering, in 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. We invite 

comment from the public and local, 

State, Tribal, and Federal agencies. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received or 

postmarked on or before February 13, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Accessing Documents: You 

may obtain electronic copies of the draft 

CCP, draft EA, and associated 

documents at https://www.fws.gov/ 

refuge/charles-m-russell-wetlandmanagement-district. Hard copies may 

be viewed in person during regular 

business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, at the Charles 

M. Russell Wetland Management 

District, 333 Airport Road, Lewistown, 

MT 59457. 

Submitting Comments: Please submit 

comments by only one of the following 

methods: 

• Email: cmr@fws.gov; 

• U.S. mail: Cortez Rohr, District 

Manager, 333 Airport Road, Lewistown, 

MT 59457; or 

• In-Person Drop off: You may drop 

off comments during regular business 

hours (address above). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ella 

Wagener, by telephone at 703–283–2142 

or via email at ellalwagener@fws.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (Improvement 

Act; 16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), which 

amended the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Administration Act of 1966, 

requires the Service to develop a CCP 

for each NWR. The purpose in 

developing a CCP is to provide refuge 

managers with a long-term 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 and photography, 

and environmental education and 

interpretation. We will review this CCP 

at least every 15 years and revise it as 

necessary in accordance with the 

Improvement Act. 

Introduction 

With this notice, the Service 

continues the process for developing a 

CCP for the District. The District 

currently encompasses four national 

wildlife refuges (NWRs) and six 

waterfowl production areas (WPAs) in 

five Montana counties: Petroleum, 

Musselshell, Golden Valley, 

Yellowstone, and Stillwater. Clark’s 

Fork WPA (Carbon County) is managed 

by the District but is outside the District 

boundary. There are also five 

conservation easements in the District. 

These are the District’s current units 

and easements: War Horse WPA and 

War Horse NWR and its three units; 

Lake Mason NWR and its three units; 

Hailstone WPA and NWR, Grass Lake 

NWR, Spidel WPA, Tew WPA, Clark’s 

Fork WPA, and James L. Hansen WPA. 

In addition, there are five Farmers Home 

Administration conservation easements 

(Hardy, Kurz, Overturf, Weyer, and 

Jansen tracts), as well as other leases, 

flowage easements, and State grazing 

easements. Additional units or 

conservation easements added to the 


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District in the future will be managed 

according to the direction in this CCP 

and associated EA and will be 

incorporated into future revisions and 

amendments. 

Pre-planning for this CCP began in 

2016 and three public scoping meetings 

were conducted in February and March 

2017 in Winnett, Roundup, and Laurel, 

Montana. However, the planning 

process stalled. On June 29, 2022, the 

Service published a notice of intent in 

the Federal Register announcing the 

intent to reinitiate the planning process 

to develop a CCP and EA for the District 

(87 FR 38775). The Service received 

comments from two individuals and 

three organizations during the new 

scoping comment period, which closed 

on July 29, 2022. All comments were 

shared with the planning team and 

considered throughout the planning 

process. Some of the valuable comments 

focused on public opportunity, wildlife 

resources, and livestock grazing. 

Findings from public comments and 

other information were used to develop 

the proposed action for the District and 

to analyze the management alternatives. 

Background 

Charles M. Russell Wetland 

Management District 

The District is located within the 

Northern Great Plains in central and 

southcentral Montana and is bounded 

on the north by the Missouri River 

Breaks and on the south by the Greater 

Yellowstone Ecosystem. While it is part 

of the Charles M. Russell NWR 

Complex, the District is distinct from 

the Charles M. Russell NWR in both 

location and management direction. The 

District includes wetlands with a mix of 

grasses, rushes, and occasional 

greasewood; areas of Ponderosa pine 

woodlands; creek bottoms filled with 

cottonwoods; coulees having a mix of 

juniper, sagebrush, and deciduous 

shrubs with grass components; and vast, 

open, flat and rolling grassland hills 

mixed with sagebrush in some areas. 

Seasonal and temporary wetland basins 

provide critical waterfowl and grassland 

bird habitat for feeding and nesting. The 

District also lies on the western edge of 

the Central Flyway and near the eastern 

edge of the Pacific Flyway. The core of 

the District’s work is managing wetland 

habitat to benefit waterfowl, wading 

birds, and shorebirds. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Compliance 

This CCP is being developed in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

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

668dd-668ee), as amended by the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (Improvement 

Act; Pub. L. 105–57); the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.); other appropriate Federal laws 

and regulations; and the policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

laws and regulations. 

Tribal Responsibilities 

The Service has unique 

responsibilities to Tribes, including 

under the National Historic Preservation 

Act (54 U.S.C. 306101 et seq.); the 

American Indian Religious Freedom Act 

(42 U.S.C. 1996); the Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 

(25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); the Religious 

Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (42 

U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.); Joint Secretarial 

Order 3403, Fulfilling the Trust 

Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the 

Stewardship of Federal Lands and 

Waters (Secretaries of Interior and 

Agriculture; November 15, 2021); 

Secretarial Order 3206, American Indian 

Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust 

Responsibilities, and the Endangered 

Species Act (Secretaries of Interior and 

Agriculture; June 5, 1997); Executive 

Order 13007, Indian Sacred Sites (61 FR 

26771; May 29, 1996); and the Service’s 

Native American Policy. We apply the 

term ‘‘Tribal’’ or ‘‘Tribe(s)’’ generally to 

federally recognized Tribes and Alaska 

Native Tribal entities. We will refer to 

Native Hawaiian Organizations 

separately when we intend to include 

those entities. 

The Service will separately consult 

with Tribes on the proposals set forth in 

this CCP. We will also ensure that those 

Tribes wishing to engage directly in the 

planning process will have the 

opportunity to do so. As part of this 

process, we will protect the confidential 

nature of any consultations and other 

communications we have with Tribes, 

to the extent permitted by the Freedom 

of Information Act and other laws. 

Review and Comment 

At the end of the review and comment 

period for the draft CCP, comments will 

be analyzed by the Service and 

addressed in the final CCP. All 

information provided voluntarily by 

mail, by phone, or at public meetings 

(e.g., names, addresses, letters of 

comment, input recorded during 

meetings) becomes part of the official 

public record. 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, the 

Service cannot guarantee we will be 

able to do so.Authority 

This notice is published under the 

authority of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd). 

Matthew Hogan, 

Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2024–0185; FXES 

11140200000–256–FF02ENEH00] 

Notice of Availability; Draft 

Amendments to the Oil and Gas and 

Renewable (Wind and Solar) Energy, 

Power Line, and Communication 

Tower Habitat Conservation Plans for 

the Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Colorado, 

Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and 

Texas 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have received 

applications from LPC Conservation 

LLC (applicant) for amended incidental 

take permits (permits) supported by 

proposed amendments to the ‘‘Oil and 

Gas and Renewable (Wind and Solar) 

Energy, Power Line, and 

Communication Tower Habitat 

Conservation Plans for the Lesser 

Prairie-chicken; Colorado, Kansas, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas’’ (HCPs). 

With this notice, we announce the 

availability for public comment of the 

permit applications, the proposed HCP 

amendments, and the draft 

environmental assessments (EAs). 

Currently, we are only accepting 

comments on the amended portions of 

the HCPs and EAs. We invite comments 

from the public and Federal, Tribal, 

State, and local governments. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before February 13, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES:

Obtaining Documents: The documents 

this notice announces, as well as any 

comments and materials that we 

receive, will be available for public 


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