Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 160 / Monday, August 18, 2008 / Notices 48237 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1780–DR] 

Texas; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Texas (FEMA–1780–DR), dated 

July 24, 2008, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is closed effective August 1, 

2008. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance—

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–19021 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–R–2008–N0113; 60138–1265–

6CCP–S3] 

Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, MT 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises that the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) 

intends to gather information necessary 

to prepare a Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) and associated 

environmental documents for the 

Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex (Complex) in Montana, which 

includes the Benton Lake National 

Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Lost Trail NWR, 

Blackfoot Valley Wildlife Management 

Area, Rocky Mountain Front 

Conservation Area, Benton Lake 

Wetland Management District (WMD), 

Swan River NWR, and the Northwest 

Montana Flathead County WMD. 

The Service is furnishing this notice 

in compliance with Service CCP policy 

to advise other agencies and the public 

of its intentions, and to obtain 

suggestions and information on the 

scope of issues to be considered in the 

planning process. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by September 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for 

more information regarding the Benton 

Lake NWR Complex should be sent to 

Toni Griffin, Planning Team Leader, 

Division of Refuge Planning, P.O. Box 

25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, 

Colorado 80225. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni 

Griffin, 303–236–4378, or John 

Esperance, Chief, Branch of 

Comprehensive Conservation Planning 

at 303–236–4369. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Service has initiated the CCP for the 

Benton Lake NWR Complex with 

headquarters in Great Falls, Montana. 

Each unit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System has specific purposes for 

which it was established and for which 

legislation was enacted. Those purposes 

are used to develop and prioritize 

management goals and objectives within 

the National Wildlife Refuge System 

mission, and to guide which public uses 

will occur on the Complex. The 

planning process is a way for the 

Service and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives for the 

best possible conservation efforts of this 

important wildlife habitat, while 

providing for wildlife-dependent 

recreation opportunities that are 

compatible with the Complex’s 

establishing purposes and the mission 

of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 

The Service will conduct a 

comprehensive conservation planning 

process that will provide opportunity 

for Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

governments; agencies; organizations; 

and the public to participate in issue 

scoping and public comment. The 

Service is requesting input for issues, 

concerns, ideas, and suggestions for the 

future management of the Complex. 

Anyone interested in providing input is 

invited to respond to the following two 

questions. 

(1) What problems or issues do you 

want to see addressed in the CCP? 

(2) What improvements would you 

recommend for the Benton Lake NWR 

Complex? 

The Service has provided the above 

questions for your optional use; you are 

not required to provide information to 

the Service. The Planning Team 

developed these questions to facilitate 

finding out more information about 

individual issues and ideas concerning 

the Complex. Comments received by the 

Planning Team will be used as part of 

the planning process; individual 

comments will not be referenced in our 

reports or directly responded to. 

An opportunity will be given to the 

public to provide input at a public 

meeting to scope issues and concerns 

(schedule can be obtained from the 

Planning Team Leader at the above 

address). Comments may also be 

submitted anytime during the planning 

process by writing to the above address. 

All information provided voluntarily by 

mail, phone, or at public meetings 

becomes part of the official public 

record (i.e., names, addresses, letters of 

comment, input recorded during 

meetings). If requested under the 

Freedom of Information Act by a private 

citizen or organization, the Service may 

provide informational copies. 

The environmental review of this 

project will be conducted in accordance 

with the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

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

Regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508); other 

appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations; and Service policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

regulations. All comments received 

from individuals on Service 

Environmental Assessments and 

Environmental Impact Statements 

become part of the official public 

record. Requests for such comments will 

be handled in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act, NEPA (40 

CFR 1506.6(f)), and other Departmental 

and Service policies and procedures. 

When requested, the Service generally 

will provide comment letters with the 

names and addresses of the individuals 

who wrote the comments. However, the 

telephone number of the commenting 

individual will not be provided in 

response to such requests to the extent 

permissible by law. Additionally, public 


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