Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 21, 2005 / Notices 55413 

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

Larry G. Bell, 

Regional Director, Region 2, Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–18789 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Decision and Availability of 

the Record of Decision for the Final 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for Maine Coastal Islands National 

Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Decision and 

Availability of the Record of Decision 

for the Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife 

Refuge, formerly known as Petit Manan 

National Wildlife Refuge Complex. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) announces a Notice of 

Decision and Availability of the Record 

of Decision (ROD) for Maine Coastal 

Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 

Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) and Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). The refuge is located in 

the Gulf of Maine watershed, which 

extends along the entire coast of Maine. 

The Final EIS presents a thorough 

analysis of environmental, social, and 

economic considerations. The CCP and 

EIS were released to the public for 30 

days after the publication of a Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register on 

July 15, 2005 (70 FR 135). The ROD 

documents the selection of Alternative 

B (the Service-preferred alternative) in 

the Final EIS, which is represented by 

the Final CCP for the refuge. The ROD 

was signed by the Regional Director, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Northeast Region, on August 24, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the ROD may be 

obtained from Charles Blair, Refuge 

Manager, Maine Coastal Islands 

National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 279, 

Water Street, Milbridge, Maine 04658–

0279, or you may call Mr. Blair at 207–

546–2124. A copy of the final CCP and 

EIS is available at the following Web 

site: http://library.fws.gov/ccps.htm. 

FOR FURTHER CONTACT INFORMATION: 

Charles Blair, Refuge Manager, Maine 

Coastal Islands National Wildlife 

Refuge, P.O. Box 279, Water Street, 

Milbridge, Maine 04658–0279, 207–

546–2124 (telephone), 207–546–7805 

(FAX). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the ROD, 

which selects Final EIS Alternative B, 

represented by the Final CCP, for the 

Maine Coastal Islands NWR. The CCP 

provides management guidance that 

conserves refuge resources and 

facilitates compatible wildlifedependent public use activities during 

the next 15 years. 

The CCP addresses key issues and 

conflicts identified during the planning 

process, and will best achieve the 

purposes and goals for each of the five 

refuges in this complex, as well as the 

mission of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System (NWRS). The decision includes 

the management goals, objectives, and 

strategies identified in CCP chapter 4, 

‘‘Management Direction,’’ and in the 

compatibility determinations (Appendix 

C). The implementation of the CCP will 

occur over the next 15 years, depending 

on future staffing levels, funding, and 

willing sellers of the lands proposed for 

acquisition. 

Factors Considered in Making the 

Decision: 

The decision was based on a thorough 

analysis of environmental, social, and 

economic considerations. The Service 

reviewed and considered the impacts 

identified in chapter 4 of the Draft and 

Final EIS; the results of various studies 

and surveys conducted, or technical 

expert advice received in conjunction 

with the Draft and Final EIS and CCP; 

relevant issues, concerns, and 

opportunities; comments on the draft 

and final planning documents; and 

other relevant factors, including the 

purposes for which the refuges were 

established and statutory and regulatory 

guidance. The Final EIS and CCP 

address a variety of needs, including 

fish and wildlife conservation, habitat 

restoration and protection, National 

Wilderness Preservation System 

designation, refuge expansion, and the 

six priority public uses of the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997. The unique combination of 

those components contributes 

significantly to achieving refuge 

purposes and goals. The CCP also 

strengthens the monitoring of fish, 

wildlife, habitat, and public uses on 

refuge lands to provide the means to 

better respond to changing conditions in 

the surrounding landscape. 

The Final CCP, was selected for 

implementation because it provides the 

greatest number of opportunities for the 

NWRS to contribute to fish, wildlife, 

and habitat conservation needs along 

the Maine coast. 

Dated: August 24, 2005. 

Richard O. Bennett, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts. 

[FR Doc. 05–18787 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–058–04–1610–DR–241E] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision and Resource Management 

Plan for the Red Rock Canyon National 

Conservation Area 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource 

Management Plan (RMP). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act (FLPMA), the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) 

management policies, and the Red Rock 

Canyon National Conservation Area 

Establishment Act, the BLM announces 

the availability of the ROD/RMP for Red 

Rock Canyon National Conservation 

Area (RRCNCA). The Nevada State 

Director will sign the ROD/RMP, which 

becomes effective immediately. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/RMP are 

available upon request from the Red 

Rock Canyon National Conservation 

Area Manager, Timothy P. O’Brien, Las 

Vegas Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Ave, 

Las Vegas, NV 89130 or via the Internet 

at: http://www.nv.blm.gov/vegas. Copies 

can also be requested by calling (702) 

515–5000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy P. O’Brien, Red Rock Canyon 

National Conservation Area Manager, 

4701 N. Torrey Pines, Las Vegas, NV 

89130, or by telephone at (702) 515–

5058, email Timothy_O’Brien@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMP 

describes the actions to conserve, 

protect, and enhance the endangered 

species, wilderness characteristics, 

unique geological, archeological, 

ecological, cultural, and recreation 

resources that are encompassed within 

the RRCNCA for the benefit and 

enjoyment of present and future 

generations. The RRCNCA ROD/RMP