Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2005 / Notices 59763 

ACTION: Notice and request of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Department of the Interior, Office of the 

Secretary is announcing its intention to 

request re-approval for the collection of 

information for the DI-Form 381, Claim 

for Relocation Payments-Residential and 

DI-Form 382, Claim for Relocation 

Payments—Nonresidential. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by December 12, 2005, to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Mary Heying, Department of the 

Interior, Office of Acquisition and 

Property Management, 1849 C Street 

NW., Mail Stop 2607–MIB, Washington, 

DC 20240. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically to 

mary_heying@ios.doi.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection request, explanatory 

information and related forms, contact 

Mary Heying at (202) 208–4080. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which 

implements the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection 

activity that the Office of the Secretary 

will be submitting to OMB for extension 

or re-approval. 

Form DI–381 and Form DI–382 were 

created because of the amendments to 

the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 

Real Property Acquisition Policies Act 

of 1970 (Act) made by the Uniform 

Relocation Act Amendments of 1987, 

Title IV of the Surface Transportation 

and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 

of 1987, Public Law 100–17. We are 

planning to revise these forms to more 

closely reflect the changes made by the 

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 

Property Acquisition Act final rule 

published January 4, 2005, by the 

Federal Highway Administration. The 

revisions will clarify the allowable and 

nonallowable moving expenses sections; 

revise the sections relating to 

certification of occupancy status (citizen 

or national of the United States or an 

alien lawfully present in the United 

States); incorporate citations; and make 

the forms more user-friendly. The Office 

of the Secretary will request a 3-year 

term of approval for this information 

collection activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the function of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information collections; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany the 

Office of the Secretary’s submission of 

the information collection request to 

OMB. 

This notice provides the public with 

60 days in which to comment on the 

following information collection 

activity: 

Title: Claim For Relocation 

Payments—Residential. Claim For 

Relocation Payments—Nonresidential. 

OMB Control Number: 1084–0010. 

Summary: The information required 

is obtained through application made by 

displaced person(s) or business(es) to 

the funding agency for determination as 

to the specific amount of monies due 

under the law. 

Bureau Form Number: DI–381, DI–

382. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals and businesses who are 

displaced because of Federal 

acquisitions of their real property. 

Total Annual Response: 200. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 88 

hours. 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

Debra E. Sonderman, 

Director, Office of Acquisition and Property 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 05–20510 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RF–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) and Associated Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for Hagerman 

National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), 

Sherman, TX 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) announces that the 

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

and Environmental Assessment is 

available for the Hagerman National 

Wildlife Refuge, Sherman, Texas. We 

prepared this CCP pursuant to 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 et seq.), and the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370d), and we describe 

how the Service intends to manage this 

Refuge over the next 15 years. 

DATES: The Service will be open to 

written comments through November 

28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the CCP is 

available on compact disk or hard copy, 

and you may obtain a copy by writing: 

Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, Biologist/Natural 

Resource Planner, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306. 

Requests may also be made via 

electronic mail to: 

yvette_truittortiz.fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO SEND

COMMENTS CONTACT: Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, 

Biologist/Natural Resource Planner, 

505–248–6452, or Johnny Beall, Refuge 

Manager, 903–786–2826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 et seq.) requires a CCP. 

The purpose in developing CCPs 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 science, conservation, legal 

mandates, and Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, the CCPs identify 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities available to the public, 

including opportunities for hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation and 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update these CCPs at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, and the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d). 

Background: The Hagerman National 

Wildlife Refuge is an overlay project of 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and 

was established by Public Land Order 

314 on February 9, 1946 ‘‘* * * for 

refuge and breeding ground purposes for 

migratory birds and other wildlife * * * 

reservation as a wildlife refuge * * * 

59764 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 197 / Thursday, October 13, 2005 / Notices 

shall not interfere with any existing or 

future uses * * * in the operation and 

maintenance of the Denison Dam and 

Reservoir Project * * *.’’ Located in 

north-central Texas on the Big Mineral 

Arm of Lake Texoma, the 11,320 acre 

Refuge is comprised of uplands, 

farmland, marshland, and open water 

habitats. Management efforts focus on 

enhancing uplands and wetlands for 

migratory birds and other wildlife 

species. 

The Draft CCP/EA addresses a range 

of topics including habitat and wildlife 

management, public use opportunities, 

land acquisition, invasive species 

control, administration and staffing for 

the Refuge. The key Refuge issues and 

how they are addressed in the plan 

alternatives are summarized below. 

Alternative A is the current 

management, or what is currently 

offered at the Refuge. Alternative B is 

the proposed action. Alternative C 

would call for no active management on 

the Refuge. 

Public Use Activities: Alternative A: 

The public use program would remain 

at current levels and no new facilities 

would be developed on the Refuge. 

Alternative B: The public use program 

would increase and/or enhance 

educational and outreach activities, 

recreational opportunities, community 

involvement, and improve public use 

facilities. Alternative C: The public use 

program would be discontinued. 

Habitat Management: Alternative A: 

The Refuge would continue to maintain 

current level of wetland management 

activities. Alternative B: The Refuge will 

increase/expand habitat management 

activities for the benefit of wildlife 

species and for the enjoyment of the 

visiting public. Alternative C: Wetland 

areas would be allowed to dry up, 

forcing wildlife species to leave. 

Refuge Land and Boundary 

Protection: Alternative A: The Refuge 

would maintain limited outreach to 

private landowners. Alternative B: The 

Refuge will seek partnerships with 

landowners and organizations to 

enhance or protect desirable habitat 

through easements, agreements, etc. 

Alternative C: The Refuge would not 

seek easement or agreements with 

interested individuals. 

Comment Period: Please submit 

comments by November 28, 2005. 

Dated: October 6, 2005. 

H. Dale Hall, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

[FR Doc. 05–20489 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

and Environmental Assessment for the 

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex, which consists of five 

national wildlife refuges—Yazoo, 

Panther Swamp, Hillside, Morgan 

Brake, and Mathews Brake—as well as 

a number of smaller fee title properties 

and floodplain and conservation 

easements in the Mississippi Delta. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that a 

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

and Environmental Assessment for the 

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex are available for review 

and comment. The National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966, as amended by the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997, requires the Service to 

develop a comprehensive conservation 

plan for each national wildlife refuge. 

The purpose in developing a 

comprehensive conservation plan 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 Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, the plan identifies 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities available to the public, 

including opportunities for hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. 

DATES: A meeting will be held to present 

the plan to the public. Mailings, 

newspaper articles, and posters will be 

the avenues to inform the public of the 

date and time for the meting. 

Individuals wishing to comment on the 

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

and Environmental Assessment for the 

Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex should do so within 45 

days following the date of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Request for copies of the 

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

and Environmental Assessment should 

be addressed to the Theodore Roosevelt 

National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 728 

Yazoo Refuge Road, Hollandale, 

Mississippi 38748; Telephone 662/839–

2638. The plan and environmental 

assessment may also be accessed and 

downloaded from the Service’s Internet 

Web site http://southeast.fws.gov/ 

planning/. Comments on the draft plan 

may be submitted to the above address 

or via electronic mail to 

mike_dawson@fws.gov. Please include 

your name and return address in your 

Internet message. Our practice is to 

make comments, including names and 

home addresses of respondents, 

available for public review during 

regular business hours. Individual 

respondents may request that we 

withhold their home addresses from the 

record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Significant issues addressed in the draft 

plan include: threatened and 

endangered species, waterfowl 

management, neotropical migratory 

birds, bottomland hardwood restoration, 

agriculture, visitor services, funding and 

staffing, cultural resources, land 

acquisition, and forest fragmentation. 

The Service developed four 

alternatives for managing the refuge 

complex and chose Alternative B as the 

preferred alternative. 

Alternatives 

Alternative A. No Action (Current 

Situation) 

Existing Complex management and 

public outreach practices would be 

favored under this alternative. All 

refuge management actions would be 

directed toward achieving the 

Complex’s primary purposes including 

(1) preserving wintering waterfowl 

habitat; (2) providing production habitat 

for wood ducks; and (3) meeting the 

habitat conservation goals of the North 

American Waterfowl Management Plan, 

all the while contributing to other 

national, regional, and state goals to 

protect and restore shorebirds, 

neotropical migratory breeding birds, 

woodcocks, and threatened and 

endangered species. Refuge 

management programs would continue 

to be developed and implemented with 

little baseline biological information. 

Active habitat management would be 

implemented through water level 

manipulations, moist-soil and cropland 

management, and reforestation designed 

to provide a diverse complex of habitats 

that meet the foraging, resting, and 

breeding requirements for a variety of 

species. Complex staff would continue 

to restore and maintain existing 

wetlands, open waters, grasslands, and 

bottomland hardwood forest habitats.