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function naturally through the 

restoration of created and modified 

wetlands. Refuge habitats would 

continue to be managed utilizing the 

remaining water control structures, 

cattle grazing, prescribed fire, and 

various methods to control invasive 

species. The Refuge would determine 

their level of participation in State 

initiatives to reintroduce bison should 

they become designated as wildlife in 

Montana. Monitoring and documenting 

wildlife and habitat responses to 

management actions would be greatly 

expanded. Habitat and wildlife 

objectives would be clearly stated in 

step-down management plans. Visitor 

services programs would be improved 

and expanded, particularly 

environmental education and 

interpretation programs, while 

maintaining the wilderness 

characteristics of the Refuge. Boundaries 

for big game hunting would be adjusted 

to reduce confusion, provide additional 

opportunities, and reduce illegal road 

hunting. Some Refuge trails would 

provide interpretation and be identified 

on a new visitor services map. Idlewild 

Road would be closed to reduce 

maintenance costs and fragmentations 

of wildlife habitats. Fishing would be 

expanded and following State 

regulations, visitors would be 

encouraged to keep nonnative fish 

species that impact native adfluvial 

Arctic grayling. Only one Refuge 

campground would be maintained to 

support wildlife dependent compatible 

recreation on this remote Refuge. 

Alternative D further acknowledges 

the importance of a naturally 

functioning ecosystem. Management 

action emphasis would be placed on the 

restoration of all natural processes 

including the restoration of all wetland 

and riparian habitats. The Refuge would 

participate in State initiatives to 

reintroduce bison should they become 

designated as wildlife in Montana. 

Monitoring of habitat and wildlife 

response to management actions would 

be greatly expanded. Habitat and 

wildlife objectives would be clearly 

stated in step-down management plans. 

The Refuge will place emphasis on 

creating a wilderness setting in all areas 

away from the Refuge headquarters. 

Visitor services programs would be 

maintained or expanded while 

promoting a wilderness experience with 

little or no signage and interpretation. 

Moose hunting would be eliminated. 

Boundaries for big game hunting areas 

would be adjusted to reduce confusion, 

provide additional opportunities, and 

reduce illegal road hunting. Fishing 

would be expanded and following State 

regulations, visitors would be 

encouraged to keep nonnative fish 

species that have impacted native 

adfluvial Arctic grayling. Idlewild Road, 

the associate boat ramp, and the north 

entrance spur roads would be closed to 

public vehicle access to reduce 

maintenance costs. Both Refuge 

campgrounds would be closed. 

All public comment information 

provided voluntarily by mail, by phone, 

or at meetings (e.g., names, addresses, 

letters of comment, input recorded 

during meetings) becomes part of the 

official public record. If requested under 

the Freedom of Information Act by a 

private citizen or organization, the 

Service may provide copies of such 

information. The Environmental Review 

of this project will be conducted in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508); other appropriate 

Federal laws and regulations; Executive 

Order 12996; the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997; and Service policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

laws and regulations. 

Dated: July 21, 2008. 

Sharon R. Rose, 

Acting Regional Director. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received in the Office of the Federal Register 

on September 23, 2008. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the 

Jackson Rancheria Liquor Control 

Ordinance 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 

Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the 

Jackson Rancheria (Tribe) Liquor 

Control Ordinance. The Ordinance 

regulates and controls the possession, 

sale and consumption of liquor within 

the Jackson Tribe’s tribal land. The 

tribal land is located on trust land and 

this Ordinance allows for the possession 

and sale of alcoholic beverages. This 

Ordinance will increase the ability of 

the tribal government to control the 

distribution and possession of liquor 

within their tribal land, and at the same 

time will provide an important source of 

revenue and strengthening of the tribal 

government and the delivery of tribal 

services. 

DATES: Effective Date: This Ordinance is 

effective September 26, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Doka, Jr., Tribal Operations Officer, 

Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, Telephone 

(916) 978–6067; or Elizabeth 

Colliflower, Office of Indian Services, 

1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 4513– 

MIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone 

(202) 513–7627; Fax (202) 501–0679. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public 

Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C. 

1161, as interpreted by the Supreme 

Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 

(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

certify and publish in the Federal 

Register notice of adopted liquor 

ordinances for the purpose of regulating 

liquor transactions in Indian country. 

The Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of 

the Jackson Rancheria Tribal Council 

adopted this Ordinance on April 18, 

2008. The purpose of this Ordinance is 

to govern the sale, possession and 

distribution of alcohol within the 

Tribe’s land. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the authority delegated 

by the Secretary of the Interior to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I 

certify that the Jackson Band of Miwuk 

Indians of the Jackson Rancheria 

adopted this Liquor Control Ordinance 

No. 2008–02 on April 18, 2008. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

George Skibine, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

and Economic Development. 

The Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians 

of the Jackson Rancheria Liquor Control 

Ordinance reads as follows: 

Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the 

Jackson Rancheria, Amador County, 

California, Tribal Council Ordinance 

No. 2008–02, Sale of Alcoholic 

Beverages 

The Tribal Council of the Jackson 

Band of Miwuk Indians of the Jackson 

Rancheria (hereinafter ‘‘Council’’), 

governing body of the Jackson Band of 

Miwuk Indians of the Jackson Rancheria 

(hereinafter ‘‘Tribe’’), hereby enacts this 

Ordinance to govern the sale of 

alcoholic beverages at our general 

convenience store on Rancheria lands. 

Preamble 

1. Title 18, United States Code, 

Section 1161, provides Indian tribes 

with authority to enact ordinances 

governing the consumption and sale of 

alcoholic beverages on their 

Reservations, provided such ordinance 


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is certified by the Secretary of the 

Interior, published in the Federal 

Register and such activities are in 

conformity with state law. 

2. Jackson Rancheria is the owner and 

operator of a general convenience store 

on the Rancheria (hereinafter for 

reference purpose ‘‘General Store’’) 

which sells, among other products, 

certain snack and food items to 

members of the Tribe and the general 

public. 

3. Said General Store is an integral 

part of the Tribe’s economy. 

4. The Tribal Council has determined 

that it is in the Tribe’s best interest to 

offer for sale at the General Store, for 

off-premises consumption only, 

alcoholic beverages. 

5. It is the purpose of this Ordinance 

to set out the terms and conditions 

under which the sale of said alcoholic 

beverages may take place. 

General Terms 

1. The sale of alcoholic beverages at 

the Jackson Rancheria’s General Store 

for off-premises consumption only, is 

hereby authorized. For purposes of this 

paragraph 1 and this Ordinance, ‘‘offpremises’’ is defined as area outside the 

boundaries of the Jackson Rancheria 

lands. 

2. No alcoholic beverages may be sold 

at any location on the Rancheria 

pursuant to this Ordinance other than 

the General Store. 

3. The sale of said alcoholic beverages 

authorized by this Ordinance shall be in 

conformity with all applicable laws of 

the State of California, and the sale of 

said beverages shall be subject to any 

and all applicable state sales tax, federal 

excise tax and any fees required by the 

Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & 

Firearms. This includes but is not 

limited to the following examples: 

a. No person under the age of 21 years 

shall acquire or have in his or her 

possession at the General Store any 

alcoholic beverage. 

b. No person shall sell alcohol to any 

person under the age of 21 at the 

General Store. 

c. No person shall sell alcohol to a 

person apparently under the influence 

of liquor. 

Posting 

This Ordinance shall be 

conspicuously posted at the General 

Store at all times it is open to the public. 

Enforcement 

1. This Ordinance may be enforced by 

the Tribal Council by implementation of 

monetary fines not to exceed $500 and/ 

or withdrawal of authorization to sell 

alcohol. Prior to any enforcement 

action, the Tribal Council shall provide 

the alleged offender of this Ordinance 

with at least three (3) days notice of an 

opportunity to be heard during a 

specially-called Tribal Council meeting. 

The decision of the Tribal Council shall 

be final. 

2. This Ordinance also may be 

enforced by the Amador County 

Sheriff’s Office at the request of the 

Tribal Council. 

3. In the exercise of its powers and 

duties under this Ordinance, the Tribal 

Council and its individual members 

shall not accept any gratuity or 

compensation from any liquor 

wholesaler, retailer, or distributor for 

the General Store. 

Severability, Amendment, and 

Sovereign Immunity 

1. If any provision or application of 

this Ordinance is determined by review 

to be invalid, such adjudication shall 

not be held to render ineffectual the 

remaining portions of this title or to 

render such provisions inapplicable to 

other persons or circumstances. 

2. This Ordinance may only be 

amended by a majority vote of the Tribal 

Council. 

3. Nothing in this Ordinance in any 

way limits, alters, restricts or waives the 

Tribe’s sovereign immunity from 

unconsented suit or action. 

Effective Date 

This Ordinance shall become effective 

following its certification by the 

Secretary of the Interior and its 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Certification 

The foregoing Ordinance was adopted 

by a vote of 3 for, and 0 against and 0 

abstentions, at a duly called meeting of 

the Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of 

the Jackson Rancheria Tribal Council at 

which a quorum was present, on this 

18th day of April, 2008. 

/s/ lllllllllllllllllll

Margaret Dalton, 

Chairperson. 

ATTEST: 

lllllllllllllllllllll

Gary Marks, 

Secretary-Treasurer. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–4J–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–070–08–1610–DQ–030E] 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Resource Management Plan and Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Butte Field Office, Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA) and the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976 

(FLPMA), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has prepared the 

Proposed Resource Management Plan 

and Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (PRMP/Final EIS) for the 

Butte Field Office, Montana. 

DATES: The BLM planning regulations 

(43 CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person 

who meets the conditions as described 

in the regulations may protest the BLM’s 

PRMP/FEIS. A person who meets the 

conditions and files a protest must file 

the protest within 30 days of the date 

that the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) publishes its Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the PRMP/FEIS 

are available for public inspection at the 

BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North 

Parkmont, Butte, Montana. Interested 

persons may also review the PRMP/FEIS 

on the Internet at: http://www.blm.gov/ 

mt/st/en/fo/butte_field_office.html. All 

protests must be in writing and mailed 

to the following addresses: 

Regular Mail: Director (210), 

Attention: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 

66538, Washington, DC 20035. 

Overnight Mail: Director (210), 

Attention: Brenda Williams, 1620 L 

Street, NW., Suite 1075, Washington, 

DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

La Marr, RMP Project Manager, Bureau 

of Land Management, 106 North 

Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701, or by 

telephone at (406) 533–7645. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Butte 

Field Office is located in southwest 

Montana in Beaverhead, Broadwater, 

Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis 

and Clark, Park, and Silver Bow 

Counties. The planning area addressed 

in the PRMP/FEIS includes about 

307,000 acres of the BLM surface lands 

and 652,000 acres of subsurface federal 

mineral estate administered by the Butte 

Field Office. 

Copies of the PRMP/FEIS for the Butte 

Field Office have been sent to affected 


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