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comments on this collection was 

published on November 24, 2009 (74 FR 

61363). No comments were received. 

This notice provides the public with an 

additional 30 days in which to comment 

on the following information collection 

activity: 

Title: 30 CFR 882—Reclamation on 

Private Land. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0057. 

Summary: Public Law 95–87 

authorizes Federal, State, and Tribal 

governments to reclaim private lands 

and allows for the establishment of 

procedures for the recovery of the cost 

of reclamation activities on privately 

owned lands. These procedures are 

intended to ensure that governments 

have sufficient capability to file liens so 

that certain landowners will not receive 

a windfall from reclamation. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State 

governments and Indian tribes. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 120. 

Send comments on the need for the 

collection of information for the 

performance of the functions of the 

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s 

burden estimates; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and ways to 

minimize the information collection 

burden on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collection of the 

information, to the places listed in 

ADDRESSES. Please refer to control 

number 1029–0057 in all 

correspondence. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Steve M. Felch, 

Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2759 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–21905–51; LLAK964000–L14100000– 

KC0000–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving the 

surface and subsurface estates in certain 

lands for conveyance pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

will be issued to Doyon, Limited. The 

lands are in the vicinity of Tanana, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska 

T. 5 N., R. 24 W., 

Secs. 3, 4, 5, and 8; 

Secs. 9, 33, 34, and 35. 

Containing approximately 4,805 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Fairbanks Daily 

News-Miner. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until March 12, 

2010 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Hillary Woods, 

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer 

Adjudication I Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2847 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–R–2009–N0112; 1265–0000– 

10137–S3] 

Lewis and Clark National Wildlife 

Refuge and Julia Butler Hansen 

Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed 

Deer 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: draft 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

draft environmental impact statement; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of our draft comprehensive 

conservation plan and draft 

environmental impact statement (CCP/ 

DEIS) for the Lewis and Clark National 

Wildlife Refuge and Julia Butler Hansen 

Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed 

Deer (refuge or, collectively, refuges) for 

public review and comment. The CCP/ 

DEIS describes our proposal for 

managing the refuges for the next 15 

years. Both refuges are managed as part 

of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex located in Ilwaco, WA. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by March 

29, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: More information on the 

refuges is available on the Internet at 

http://www.fws.gov/willapa. You may 

submit comments, request a copy of the 

CCP or EIS, or request more information 

by either of the following methods: 

E-mail: 

FW1PlanningComments@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘Lewis and Clark CCP’’ and/or 

‘‘Julia Butler Hansen CCP’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

U.S. Mail: Charlie Stenvall, Project 

Leader, Willapa National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex, 3888 SR 101, Ilwaco, 

Washington 98624. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlie 

Stenvall, Project Leader, (360) 484– 

3482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The CCP/DEIS was prepared pursuant 

to the National Wildlife Refuge System 

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

668dd–668ee) as amended (Refuge 

Administration Act); the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA); and the 

Service’s Wilderness Stewardship 

Policy (610 FW 3). The Refuge 

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develop a CCP for each national wildlife 

refuge. The purpose of developing a 

CCP is to provide refuge managers a 15- 

year plan for achieving refuge purposes 

and contributing toward the mission of 

the National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife conservation, management, 

legal mandates, and our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction for conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

hunting, fishing, wildlife observation 

and photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. As part of 

a single planning process, the CCP/DEIS 

covers both refuges. At the conclusion 

of the planning process, the final 

documentation will be separated into 

two individual CCPs, one for each 

refuge. We will review and update the 

CCPs at least every 15 years in 

accordance with the Refuge 

Administration Act. 

Public Outreach 

We started the public scoping phase 

of the CCP planning process by 

publishing a Notice of Intent in the 

Federal Register on September 21, 2006 

(71 FR 55214), announcing our 

intention to complete a CCP/EIS for the 

refuges and inviting public comments. 

A list of public involvement efforts we 

have completed to date follows. 

• In September 2006, we distributed 

Planning Update 1 to our project 

mailing list and public outlets located 

near one or both refuges. In it, we 

announced the initiation of the planning 

process, invited the public to a series of 

open house meetings, provided 

background information on the refuges, 

and requested public comments on 

refuge management activities. 

• Between October 17 and 24, 2006, 

we held four public open house 

meetings in communities near the 

refuges to meet the public and obtain 

comments on refuge management 

issues. The meetings were announced 

though local media via press releases, 

Web sites, and in Planning Update 1. 

• In February 2007, we distributed 

Planning Update 2, which included a 

summary of the public meetings and the 

public comments we obtained at the 

meetings and through other means, a 

planning schedule, and draft vision 

statements for the refuges. 

Overview of the Refuges 

The Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the 

Columbian White-tailed Deer was 

established in 1971, specifically to 

protect and manage habitat for the 

endangered Columbian white-tailed 

deer. The refuge contains over 6,000 

acres of pastures, forested tidal swamps, 

brushy woodlots, marshes, and sloughs 

along the Columbia River, in 

southwestern Washington and 

northwestern Oregon. The refuge’s 

Mainland Unit, Hunting Islands, and 

Price Island are located in Washington. 

The refuge’s Tenasillahe Island, Crims 

Island, Wallace Island, and Westport 

Unit are located in Oregon. The refuge 

habitat protected for the Columbian 

white-tailed deer also benefits a large 

variety of wintering birds; a small herd 

of Roosevelt elk; river otters; painted 

turtles, red-legged frogs, and other 

reptiles and amphibians; and several 

pairs of nesting bald eagles and ospreys. 

Staff members for both refuges are 

located on the Julia Butler Hansen 

Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed 

Deer in Wahkiakum County, near the 

town of Cathlamet, Washington. 

The Lewis and Clark National 

Wildlife Refuge was established in 1972 

to preserve the vital fish and wildlife 

habitat of the Columbia River estuary. 

Riverine islands contain habitats 

ranging from tidal sand flats and 

marshes to forested swamps and upland 

pastures. This combination supports 

large numbers of migratory birds, 

including waterfowl, waterbirds, 

shorebirds, and a variety of raptors and 

songbirds. The refuge’s islands are 

accessible only by boat and include 

approximately 18 named islands and a 

number of unnamed islands and 

marshes stretching over 25 miles of the 

Columbia River. 

Draft Alternatives We Are Considering 

We drafted two alternatives for 

managing the Lewis and Clark Refuge, 

and three alternatives for managing the 

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge. Draft 

compatibility determinations for public 

uses are also available as an appendix 

to the CCP/DEIS. Brief descriptions of 

the alternatives follow. 

Lewis and Clark Refuge Alternative 1 

This alternative assumes no change 

from the current refuge management 

programs. Habitat management would 

consist of monitoring refuge islands and 

treating invasive plant infestations as 

funding allows. Refuge staff members 

would continue to protect and maintain 

wintering and foraging habitat for 

migratory waterfowl, and nesting and 

roosting habitat for bald eagles. Existing 

public uses, including hunting, fishing, 

and wildlife observation and 

photography, would continue at current 

levels. 

Lewis and Clark Refuge Alternative 2 

Under Alternative 2 (the preferred 

alternative), current wildlife and habitat 

management would be maintained. Key 

refuge enhancements would include 

establishing or expanding partnerships 

for managing invasive species, 

recruiting graduate students to conduct 

needed wildlife and habitat research, 

and meeting with the Oregon 

Department of State Lands to discuss 

options for managing State lands within 

the approved refuge acquisition 

boundary. The refuge would work to 

expand opportunities for public uses, 

particularly wildlife observation and 

photography. Refuge lands that meet the 

basic criteria for wilderness would be 

the subject of additional studies for a 

potential wilderness recommendation. 

Refuge staff would also work with 

partners to ensure dredge-spoil islands 

provide benefits for wildlife. 

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge Alternative 1 

Under Alternative 1, no changes to 

the current refuge management 

programs would occur. We would 

continue to maintain and protect 

habitats, establish early successional 

riparian forest habitat, maintain 

predator management January through 

April, and continue wildlife-dependent 

public use programs. 

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge Alternative 2 

Under Alternative 2 (the preferred 

alternative), the refuge would make 

certain changes, including closing a 

small section of Steamboat Slough to 

waterfowl hunting to improve public 

safety. Refuge lands that meet the basic 

criteria for wilderness would be the 

subject of additional studies for a 

potential wilderness recommendation. 

To achieve the recovery goals for the 

Columbia white-tailed deer, predator 

management would take place on an asneeded basis year-round under this 

alternative. We would expand the 

Columbia white-tailed deer population 

by establishing an experimental 

population upriver. The wildlifedependent public use programs would 

include developing two trails, opening 

Crims and Price Islands to waterfowl 

hunting, and improving print and 

interpretive media. 

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge Alternative 3 

To achieve recovery goals for the 

Columbian white-tailed deer, we would 

conduct predator management January 

through August. In addition, refuge 

lands that meet the basic criteria for 

wilderness would be the subject of 

additional studies for a potential 

wilderness recommendation. The 

wildlife-dependent public use programs 


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would include developing a bicycle and 

hiking trail, opening Crims and Price 

Islands to waterfowl hunting, closing a 

small section of Steamboat Slough to 

waterfowl hunting to improve public 

safety, installing new interpretive 

exhibit panels, and developing 

curriculum for the refuge study sites. 

Public Availability of Documents 

We encourage you to stay involved in 

the CCP planning process by reviewing 

and commenting on the proposals we 

have developed in the CCP/DEIS. 

Copies of the CCP/DEIS on CD–ROM are 

available by request from Charlie 

Stenvall, Project Leader, Willapa 

National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 3888 

SR 101, Ilwaco, WA 98624; phone (360) 

484–3482. The Draft CCP/EIS will also 

be available for viewing and 

downloading on the Internet at http:// 

www.fws.gov/lc and http:// 

www.fws.gov/jbh. Printed copies of the 

CCP/DEIS may be reviewed at the Julia 

Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian 

White-tailed Deer, 46 Steamboat Slough 

Road, Cathlamet, WA 98612; Willapa 

National Wildlife Refuge Complex 

(address above); and at the following 

libraries. 

• Blanch Bradley Library, 100 Main 

Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612. 

• Astoria Public Library, 450 10th 

Street, Astoria, OR 97103. 

• Clatskanie Library District, 11 

Lillich Street, Clatskanie, OR 97016. 

• Ilwaco Timberline Regional Library, 

158 1st Avenue, Ilwaco, WA 98624. 

• Longview Public Library, 1600 

Louisiana Street, Longview, WA 98632. 

Next Steps 

After this comment period ends, we 

will analyze the comments and address 

them in the form of a final CCP/EIS. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: January 15, 2010. 

David J. Wesley, 

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1292 Filed 2–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2009–N237; 80221–1113– 

0000–C2] 

Draft Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh 

Ecosystems of Northern and Central 

California 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

for review and comment. 

SUMMARY: We, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft recovery plan for 

Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern 

and Central California for public review 

and comment. This draft recovery plan 

is an expansion and revision of our 1984 

California Clapper Rail and Salt Marsh 

Harvest Mouse Recovery Plan. The plan 

also addresses several federally 

endangered plant species: Cirsium 

hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun 

thistle), Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis 

(soft bird’s-beak), Suaeda californica 

(California sea-blite), and the Morro Bay 

portion of Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. 

maritimus (salt marsh bird’s-beak). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by June 10, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery 

plan are available by request from the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 

2800 Cottage Way, Rm. W–2605, 

Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone: 916– 

414–6600). An electronic copy of the 

draft recovery plan is also available at 

http://endangered.fws.gov/recovery/ 

index.html#plans. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh 

Hull, Recovery Branch Chief, at the 

above address or telephone number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Recovery of endangered or threatened 

animals and plants is a primary goal of 

the Endangered Species Act (Act) (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our endangered 

species program. Recovery means 

improvement of the status of listed 

species to the point at which listing is 

no longer required under the criteria set 

out in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. 

Recovery plans describe actions 

considered necessary for the 

conservation of the species, establish 

criteria for downlisting or delisting 

listed species, and estimate time and 

cost for implementing the measures 

needed for recovery. The Draft Recovery 

Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of 

Northern and Central California features 

five endangered species. The biology of 

these species is at the core of the draft 

recovery plan, but the goal of this 

recovery planning effort is the 

comprehensive restoration and 

management of tidal marsh ecosystems. 

This draft recovery plan is an 

expansion and revision of The 

California Clapper Rail and Salt Marsh 

Harvest Mouse Recovery Plan (Service 

1984). Since that time a great deal of 

effort has been dedicated to recovery 

and conservation activities, and 

additional information has been 

obtained through research and 

observation that allows us to better 

focus our recovery strategy. The historic 

distribution of the California clapper 

rail encompasses major tidal salt 

marshes between Humboldt Bay and, 

arguably, Morro Bay. This distribution 

defines the approximate geographic 

scope of this draft recovery plan. 

The plan also covers three federally 

endangered plant species and the 

northernmost population of an 

additional federally endangered plant 

species. Two of the species, Cirsium 

hydrophilum var. hydrophilum (Suisun 

thistle) and Cordylanthus mollis ssp. 

mollis (soft bird’s-beak), are restricted to 

the northern reaches of the San 

Francisco Bay Estuary. The other 

endangered tidal marsh plant, Suaeda 

californica (California sea-blite), 

historically occurred in both San 

Francisco Bay and Morro Bay; however, 

except for three reintroductions to San 

Francisco Bay, it is now restricted to 

Morro Bay. Another federally listed 

plant, Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. 

maritimus (salt marsh bird’s-beak), has 

its northern range limit in Morro Bay. 

Morro Bay was omitted from the Salt 

Marsh Bird’s Beak Recovery Plan 

(Service 1985a) because the taxonomic 

interpretation at the time classified this 

population in another subspecies that is 

not federally listed. The current 

taxonomy includes the Morro Bay 

population as Cordylanthus maritimus 

ssp. maritimus. It is included in this 

draft recovery plan due to its colocation 

with Suaeda californica in Morro Bay. 

Recovery strategies and actions are 

provided for the Morro Bay population 

of Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. 

maritimus. However, because we do not 

consider the entire range of the species 

in this document, recovery criteria have 

not been included. This draft recovery 

plan also addresses 11 species of 

concern: The salt marsh wandering 

shrew (Sorex vagrans halicoetes), 

Suisun shrew (Sorex ornatus sinuosus), 

San Pablo vole (Microtus californicus 

sanpabloensis), California black rail 

(Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus), 


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