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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Touchstone, Refuge Planner, at 

victoria_touchstone@fws.gov, or by 

phone at (619) 476–9150 ex 101; Dwane 

Binns, Refuge Manager, at dwane_

binns@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

announce the availability of a final 

comprehensive conservation plan, 

environmental assessment, and finding 

of no significant impact (CCP/EA/ 

FONSI) for San Diego National Wildlife 

Refuge (Refuge, or NWR), which is 

located in San Diego County, California. 

The CCP/EA/FONSI, prepared under the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, and in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 

describes how the Service will manage 

the Refuge for the next 15 years. 

Compatibility determinations for public 

uses are also included in the final CCP. 

Introduction 

With this notice, we complete the 

CCP process for San Diego National 

Wildlife Refuge, which we began by 

publishing a notice of intent in the 

Federal Register on May 24, 2006 (71 

FR 29973). For more about the initial 

process and the history of the Refuge, 

see that notice. We released the draft 

CCP and EA to the public, announcing 

and requesting comments in a notice of 

availability on June 19, 2014 (79 FR 

35183). The 90-day comment period 

ended on September 17, 2014. A 

summary of public comments and our 

responses are included in the final CCP. 

Background 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (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 

National Wildlife Refuge. The purpose 

of 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 

(NWRS), 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, 

environmental education, and 

interpretation. We will review and 

update the CCP at least every 15 years 

in accordance with the Improvement 

Act. 

Each unit of the NWRS was 

established for specific purposes. We 

use these purposes as the foundation for 

developing and prioritizing the 

management goals and objectives for 

each refuge within the NWRS, and to 

determine how the public can use each 

refuge. The planning process is a way 

for us to evaluate management goals and 

objectives that will ensure the best 

possible approach to wildlife, plant, and 

habitat conservation, while providing 

for wildlife-dependent recreation 

opportunities that are compatible with 

each refuge’s establishing purposes and 

the mission of the NWRS. 

Additional Information 

The final CCP can be found at https:// 

ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/ 

133810. The final CCP includes detailed 

information about the planning process, 

Refuge, issues, and management 

alternative selected. The website also 

includes an EA, prepared in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) (43 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The 

EA includes discussion of five 

management alternatives. The Service’s 

selected alternative is reflected in the 

final CCP, and also in the FONSI. 

A modified version of Alternative D 

was selected for implementation. Under 

the selected alternative, we will 

optimize species and habitat protection, 

with a focus on conserving listed and 

sensitive species and their habitats. 

Wildlife and habitat management 

activities will also include monitoring 

of listed and sensitive species, invasive 

species control, and habitat restoration. 

A step-down Feral Pig Monitoring and 

Eradication Plan and an Integrated Pest 

Management Plan, both provided for 

review and comment along with the 

draft CCP/EA, will also be implemented. 

Existing wildlife-dependent recreational 

uses will be expanded, per available 

funding and staffing. Following the 

completion of a hunt plan and 

processing of an opening package, 

hunting in accordance with California 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

regulations for big game, resident small 

game, and resident and migratory 

upland game birds will be permitted on 

about 160 acres in the southeastern 

portion of Refuge. A designated 

multiple use trail system would be 

established, and leashed dogs will be 

permitted on multiple use trails. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Compliance 

We announce our decision and the 

availability of the FONSI for the Final 

CCP/EA for the San Diego National 

Wildlife Refuge, in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

requirements (40 CFR 1506.6(b)). We 

completed a thorough analysis of 

impacts on the human environment, 

which we included in the draft EA that 

accompanied the Draft CCP. This notice 

is in addition to our announcement of 

the completion of the CCP process on 

the Refuge website. 

The final EA discusses the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative impacts of the 

alternatives on biological resources, 

cultural resources, water quality, and 

other environmental resources. 

Measures to minimize adverse 

environmental effects are identified and 

discussed in the final CCP/EA. 

Martha Maciel, 

Acting Regional Director, Sacramento, 

California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[DOI–2020–0017; 212G0804MD 

GGHDFA3500 GF0200000 

GX20FA35SA40000] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey, Interior. 

ACTION: Rescindment of a system of 

records notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 

Department of the Interior (DOI) is 

rescinding the system of records notice 

(SORN), INTERIOR/USGS–01, National 

Water Information System: NWIS. This 

notice was maintained by the United 

States Geological Survey (USGS) and is 

no longer required as the NWIS records 

are neither stored nor retrieved by use 

of an individual’s personal identifier. 

All records in NWIS are stored and 

retrieved by site identification data. As 

such, NWIS does not meet the statutory 

definition of a system of records under 

the Privacy Act. 

DATES: These changes take effect on 

August 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by docket number [DOI– 

2020–0017] by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for sending comments. 

• Email: DOI_Privacy@ios.doi.gov. 

Include docket number [DOI–2020– 

0017] in the subject line of the message. 


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• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Teri 

Barnett, Departmental Privacy Officer, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street NW, Room 7112, Washington, DC 

20240. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number [DOI–2020–0017]. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

You should be aware your entire 

comment including your personally 

identifiable information, such as your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or any other personal information in 

your comment, may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you may 

request to withhold your personally 

identifiable information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee we will be 

able to do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cozenja Berry, Associate Privacy 

Officer, Office of Enterprise Information, 

U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Drive, Room 4A209, Mail Stop 

159, Reston, VA 20192, privacy@

usgs.gov or (703) 648–7062. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, DOI is 

rescinding the INTERIOR/USGS–01, 

National Water Information System: 

NWIS, SORN as this system of records 

no longer meets the statutory definition 

under the Privacy Act. This rescindment 

complies with the Privacy Act of 1974, 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget Circular A–108, Federal Agency 

Responsibilities for Review, Reporting, 

and Publication under the Privacy Act. 

An assessment of NWIS records by 

the USGS Associate Privacy Officer 

revealed that the records contained 

therein are not stored, maintained or 

retrieved by use of an individual’s 

personal identifier. The USGS Water 

Mission Area utilizes NWIS to preserve 

a repository of hydrologic data that is 

collected as part of cooperative 

hydrologic studies nation-wide. The 

records include contact information for 

individuals or groups that own or have 

physical control of access sites (site 

owners) where USGS collects 

groundwater data. Site owner contact 

information stored in NWIS includes 

name, address, phone number, and 

when provided an email address. The 

records in NWIS are saved and retrieved 

by use of the site identification data; 

records cannot be retrieved by use of the 

site owner’s personal information. 

Indexing in NWIS is by the site name 

and number, with the site name being 

the name given to the body of water and 

the number a unique identifier assigned 

to that specific location (example 

Mississippi River near Bemidji, MN, 

05200430). To narrow searches, other 

site identification data or attributes may 

be used to retrieve records (state/ 

territory, regional water center, 

geographic coordinates, water body 

type, altitude, drainage zone, depth, or 

aquifer code/name). Controls are in 

place to ensure contact information is 

only accessible to authorized USGS 

personnel; it is not published or 

released to the public. Rescindment of 

this notice has no adverse impact on 

individual privacy of the site owners. 

The affected records will continue to be 

maintained under their disposition 

schedules as approved by the National 

Archives and Records Administration. 

This rescindment will promote the 

overall streamlining and management of 

DOI Privacy Act systems of records. 

Members of the public can access 

hydrological historical data via the 

NWIS web page (https://

help.waterdata.usgs.gov/) or may 

request NWIS records under the 

provisions of the Freedom of 

Information Act (https://www.usgs.gov/ 

about/organization/science-support/ 

foia). This notice hereby rescinds 

INTERIOR/USGS–01, National Water 

Information System: NWIS. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

INTERIOR/USGS–01, National Water 

Information System: NWIS. 

HISTORY: 

73 FR 54425 (September 19, 2008); 

modification published at 74 FR 23430 

(May 19, 2009). 

Teri Barnett, 

Departmental Privacy Officer,Department of 

the Interior. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVB01000.L19900000.EX0000.21X.MO:

4500152487] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Nevada Gold Mines LLC’s Goldrush 

Mine Project, Lander and Eureka 

Counties, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will consider 

authorizing the proposed Nevada Gold 

Mines LLC (NGM) Goldrush Mine 

Project in Lander and Eureka Counties, 

Nevada. 

DATES: The BLM requests comments 

concerning the scope of the analysis and 

identification of relevant information, 

studies, and analyses. All comments 

must be received by September 9, 2021. 

The Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) is scheduled for 

publication in December 2021, and the 

Final EIS is scheduled for publication in 

April 2022, with a Record of Decision in 

May 2022. The BLM will announce 

dates of scoping meetings at least 15 

days in advance of the meeting on the 

BLM National ePlanning website, 

https://go.usa.gov/xsVs8. Scoping 

meetings will be held online. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Goldrush Mine EIS c/o BLM Mount 

Lewis Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, 

Battle Mountain, NV 89820. Comments 

may also be sent via email to sdistel@

blm.gov. Submit comments online at the 

website https://go.usa.gov/xsVs8. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Distel, Project Manager, telephone: 

(775) 635–4093; address: 50 Bastian 

Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820; 

email: sdistel@blm.gov. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

The BLM’s purpose for the action is 

to respond to NGM’s proposal as 

described in the proposed Plan of 

Operations and to analyze the 

environmental effects associated with 

the proponent’s Proposed Action and 

alternatives to the Proposed Action. The 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) mandates that the BLM evaluate 

the effects of the Proposed Action and 

develop alternatives when necessary to 

lessen any effects to environmental 

resources. The BLM’s need for the 

action is established by its 

responsibilities under Section 302 of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the BLM Surface Management 

Regulations at 43 CFR 3809 to respond 

to a proposed Plan of Operations and 

ensure that operations prevent 

unnecessary or undue degradation of 


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