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Landmark. The Refuge is also 

responsible for the 33-acre Whitefish 

Point Unit, a former Coast Guard Station 

at Whitefish Point, in Chippewa County. 

The CCP Process 

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), requires us to develop a 

comprehensive conservation plan for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose in developing a CCP 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 our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, plans identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. 

CCP Alternatives and Our Preferred 

Alternative 

Priority Issues 

During the public scoping process, 

we, other governmental partners, and 

the public identified several priority 

issues, which include habitat 

management, invasive and exotic 

species, and demand for additional 

visitor services. To address these issues, 

we developed and evaluated the 

following alternatives during the 

planning process. 

Alternative 1, Current Management 

Direction of Opportunistic 

Conservation, Restoration, and 

Preservation (No Action) 

The current management direction of 

Seney NWR would be maintained under 

this alternative. For NEPA purposes, 

this is referred to as the ‘‘No Action’’ 

alternative, a misnomer as some changes 

will occur over the next 15 years. 

Management includes conservation, 

restoration and preservation but occurs 

opportunistically as budgets allow. 

Some programs, especially 

environmental education and outreach, 

would see improvements only if budgets 

increase in the future. 

Alternative 2: Management Gradient of 

Conservation Emphasis (Unit 1), to 

Conservation-Restoration Emphasis 

(Unit 2), to Restoration-Preservation 

Emphasis (Unit 3) and Wilderness 

Preservation (Unit 4) (Preferred 

Alternative) 

Alternative 2 would segment the 

Refuge into four general units and apply 

a management strategy to each unit. The 

units would follow a general gradient of 

management from low intensity 

(wilderness) to higher manipulation 

(managed impoundments and visitor 

use). Some high and low intensity 

management actions would occur in all 

units. Wildlife needs always receive 

priority when in conflict with visitor 

services. 

Alternative 3: Management to 

Emphasize Historic Patterns and 

Processes through Restoration and 

Preservation (All Anthropogenic 

Habitats Removed in Units 2 and 3), 

and Wilderness Preservation (Unit 4) 

Alternative 3 would include the 

Refuge striving to manage its forests and 

water to allow unfettered succession to 

take place. Dynamic events such as 

windstorms, insect and tree disease 

outbreaks, flooding and wildfire would 

play a more substantial role in shaping 

habitats. Natural events may lead to 

limitation or closure of some exiting 

visitor use areas or services. However, 

crucial Refuge infrastructure such as 

roads and dikes would be protected 

from or repaired after destructive 

circumstances. 

Public Meeting 

We will give the public an 

opportunity to provide comments at a 

public meeting. You may obtain the 

schedule from the addresses listed in 

this notice (see ADDRESSES). You may 

also submit comments anytime during 

the comment period. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should know that your 

entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may 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: July 22, 2008. 

Charles M. Wooley, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 

[FR Doc. E8–20351 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14938–A, F–14938–B, and F–14938–D; 

AK–962–1410–HY–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 lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to St. Michael Native 

Corporation. The lands are in the 

vicinity of St. Michael, Alaska, and are 

located in: 

Lot 2, U.S. Survey No. 12417, Alaska 

Containing 54.85 acres. 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 24 S., R. 15 W., 

Secs. 1 and 12. 

Containing 1,280.00 acres. 

T. 23 S., R. 17 W., 

Sec. 18. 

Containing 1.17 acres. 

T. 24 S., R. 18 W., 

Secs. 6, 7, and 8; Sec. 15; Secs. 17 to 22, 

inclusive. 

Containing 5,646.37 acres. 

Aggregating 6,982.39 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Bering Straits 

Native Corporation when the surface 

estate is conveyed to St. Michael Native 

Corporation. Notice of the decision will 

also be published four times in the 

Nome Nugget. 

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 October 3, 

2008 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 


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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– 

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Joe J. Labay, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, 

Resolution Branch. 

[FR Doc. E8–20339 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[SDM 98495] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 

Opportunity for Public Meeting; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Correction. 

SUMMARY: In the notice published in 73 

FR 49217–49218, published August 20, 

2008, as FR Doc. E8–19262, make the 

following correction: 

On page 49217, column 3, following 

T. 7 S., R. 3 E., Sec. 32, should read 

‘‘All, except SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 and HES 348’’. 

Dated: August 25, 2008. 

Cindy Staszak, 

Chief, Branch of Land Resources. 

[FR Doc. E8–20338 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–936–1430–01; HAG–08–0088; WAOR– 

60988] 

Public Land Order No. 7715; Transfer 

of Federal Lands for the Lewis and 

Clark National Historical Park; WA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

SUMMARY: This order confirms the 

transfer of management of 1,246 acres of 

Federal surveyed and accreted lands 

thereto, by the Secretary of Interior from 

the Bureau of Land Management to the 

Director, National Park Service for the 

creation of the Lewis and Clark National 

Historical Park. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 3, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael L. Barnes, BLM, Oregon State 

Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 

97208, 503–808–6155. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law No. 108–387 directs the Secretary 

of the Interior to transfer management of 

Federal lands described in this order to 

the Director of the National Park Service 

for the lands described below. 

Order 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of the Interior by Public 

Law No. 108–387, 118 Stat. 2235, and 

Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 

1714 (2000), it is ordered and confirmed 

as follows: 

1. Subject to valid existing rights 

(including existing withdrawals), 

management as to the following 

described Federal lands is hereby 

transferred by the Secretary of the 

Interior from the Bureau of Land 

Management to the Director, National 

Park Service: 

Willamette Meridian 

T. 9 N., R. 11 W., 

Sec. 4, lots 2, 3, and 4, and all accretions 

thereto; 

Sec. 5, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and 

E1⁄2SE1⁄4, and all accretions thereto; 

Sec. 9, lots 2, 3, and 4, and all accretions 

thereto. 

The areas described aggregate 1,246 acres, 

more or less, in Pacific County. 

2. The lands described in Paragraph 1 

shall be administered as part of the 

Lewis and Clark National Historic Park 

in accordance with the provisions of 

Public Law No. 108–387. 

Dated: July 31, 2008. 

C. Stephen Allred, 

Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–20404 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ID–110–5410–08–FR–D058; DBG–08–1012; 

IDI–36199] 

Notice of Realty Action: Application for 

Conveyance of Federal Mineral 

Interests, Washington County, ID 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The surface owner of the 

lands described in this notice, 

aggregating approximately 1,250 acres, 

has filed an application for the purchase 

of the federally-owned mineral interests 

in the lands. Publication of this notice 

temporarily segregates the mineral 

interest from appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the mining 

law. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

written comments to the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) at the address stated 

below. Comments must be received no 

later than October 20, 2008. 

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. If you 

wish to withhold your name or address 

from public review or from disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

you must clearly state this at the 

beginning of your written comment. 

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. The BLM will honor requests for 

confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to 

the extent allowed by law. All 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. All persons who wish to 

present comments, suggestions, or 

objections in connection with the 

pending application may do so by 

writing to Rosemary Thomas, Four 

Rivers Field Manager, at the following 

address. 

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Boise District Office, 3948 

Development Avenue, Boise, ID 83705. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Effie 

Schultsmeier, Realty Specialist, at the 

above address or at 208–384–3357. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

surface owner of the following 

described lands has filed an application 

pursuant to section 209 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1719(b), for the 

purchase and conveyance of the 

Federally-owned mineral interest in the 

following described lands: 

Boise Meridian, Washington County, Idaho 

T. 6 N., R. 5 W., 

Sec. 13, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; Sec. 14, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4; Sec. 15, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; Sec. 23, 

N1⁄2, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4

SE1⁄4; Sec. 24, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, W1⁄2NW1⁄4

SW1⁄4. 


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