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Dated: August 18, 2010. 

Hugh Morrison, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23234 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWYP07000; L16100000.DU0000] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Buffalo Resource Management Plan 

Amendment for the Fortification Creek 

Planning Area and Environmental 

Assessment, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, and the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 

amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft 

Resource Management Plan Amendment 

and Environmental Assessment (RMPA/ 

EA) for the Buffalo Field Office (BFO) 

and by this notice is announcing the 

opening of the comment period. The 

RMPA/EA will amend the 1985 Buffalo 

Resource Management Plan. The BLM 

also announces the availability of 

information regarding a proposed Area 

of Critical Environmental Concern 

(ACEC) considered in the Draft RMPA/ 

EA. 

DATES: The BLM must receive written 

comments on the Draft RMPA/EA and 

on the proposed ACEC information 

within 60 days following the date that 

this Notice of Availability appears in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Draft RMPA/EA by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wy/ 

st/en/info/NEPA/bfodocs/ 

fortification_creek.html. 

• E-mail: Fort_Crk_WYMail@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (307) 684–1122. 

• Mail: Buffalo RMP Amendment/ 

Fortification Creek EA, BLM Buffalo 

Field Office, 1425 Fort Street, Buffalo, 

Wyoming 82834. 

Copies of the Draft RMPA/EA are 

available in the Buffalo Field Office at 

the above address and at the following 

location: 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Wyoming State Office, 5353 

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 

82003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Thomas 

Bills, Buffalo RMPA Team Leader, 

telephone at 307–684–1133; mailing 

address at BLM Buffalo Field Office, 

1425 Fort Street, Buffalo, Wyoming 

82834; e-mail at tom_bills@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Fortification Creek Planning Area 

(FCPA) is described as requiring 

‘‘special management’’ in the Powder 

River Basin Oil and Gas Project 

Environmental Impact Statement (PRB 

EIS). The FCPA also contains an 

isolated elk herd, a Wilderness Study 

Area (WSA) and a citizen-proposed 

ACEC. The FCPA is 100,655 acres in 

size and located in the center of the 

Powder River Basin in parts of 

Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan 

Counties, Wyoming. 

An RMP amendment has been 

initiated to simplify, consolidate and 

unify overlapping planning decisions in 

the FCPA while ensuring the viability of 

the existing elk herd and maintaining 

other management activities in the 

planning area. 

The Draft RMPA/EA documents the 

direct, indirect, and cumulative 

environmental impacts of three 

alternatives for management of BLMadministered public lands and mineral 

resources within the Fortification Creek 

Area of the BFO. The alternatives 

incorporate best management practices 

for oil and gas development and other 

measures necessary to address impacts 

to transportation, public safety, cultural 

resources, recreational opportunities, 

wildlife, threatened and endangered 

species, visual resources, air quality, 

wilderness characteristics, and other 

relevant issues. The following 

descriptions of alternatives considered 

in the Draft RMPA/EA have been 

included to provide context for 

reviewers. Three alternatives are 

analyzed in detail: 

Alternative 1 (No Action Alternative): 

Continues the existing management 

direction in conformance with the 

current RMP and would not designate 

an ACEC in the FCPA; 

Alternative 2: Amends the existing 

RMP to allow overhead power lines on 

BLM surface within pre-defined 

corridors, applies elk security habitat 

standards as recommended by the 

Wyoming Game and Fish Department 

(WGFD), prescribes acceptable 

mitigation measures, and would 

designate an ACEC based on citizen 

proposed boundaries (33,757 acres; 

primarily public surface); and 

Alternative 3 (Agency Preferred 

Alternative): Amends the existing RMP 

by allowing overhead power lines along 

roads on BLM surface, applies elk 

security habitat standards developed 

jointly by the BLM and WGFD, 

establishes standards for performance 

based mitigation, and does not designate 

any area as an ACEC. 

There are no ACECs in the existing 

BFO land use plan. As proposed in the 

Draft RMPA/EA, there is potential for 

designation of a Fortification Creek 

ACEC. Values of concern include steep 

slopes, erosive soils, elk habitat, cultural 

resources, and visual resources. 

When commenting, please include 

reference to either the page or section in 

the Draft RMPA/EA to which the 

comment applies. To facilitate analysis 

of comments and information 

submitted, the BLM encourages those 

individuals submitting comments to 

submit them in electronic format. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted including names, 

street addresses, and e-il addresses of 

respondents will be available for public 

review and disclosure at the above 

address during regular business hours (8 

a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

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 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. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R5–R–2010–N150; 50133–1265– 

CHNP–S3] 

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge 

and Wallops Island National Wildlife 

Refuge, Accomack County, VA; 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement 

of public scoping and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS), are gathering 

information to prepare a comprehensive 

conservation plan (CCP) and associated 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 


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for Chincoteague National Wildlife 

Refuge (NWR) and Wallops Island NWR. 

We provide this notice in compliance 

with our policy to advise other agencies 

and the public of our intentions to 

conduct detailed planning on refuges, 

and obtain suggestions and information 

about the scope of issues to consider in 

the planning process. 

DATES: We will hold public scoping 

open house meetings between August 

and November of 2010 in Accomack 

County, Virginia, and Worcester County, 

Maryland. The meetings will be 

announced through our Web site 

(http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ 

planning), local newspapers, a 

newsletter, and personal contacts. See 

the ADDRESSES section for information 

about where to submit your comments. 

To ensure consideration of your written 

comments regarding the scope of the 

refuge management plan, you should 

submit them no later than January 18, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information on the 

planning process by any of the 

following methods: 

Electronic mail: 

northeastplanning@fws.gov. Include 

‘‘Chincoteague NWR’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

Facsimile: Attention: Thomas Bonetti, 

at 413–253–8468. 

U.S. mail: Thomas Bonetti, Refuge 

Planner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 

01035. 

In person drop-off: You may drop off 

comments during regular business hours 

at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain more information on the refuge, 

contact Louis Hinds, Refuge Manager, at 

Chincoteague NWR, P.O. Box 62, 

Chincoteague Island, VA 23336; phone: 

757–336–6122; facsimile: 757–336– 

5273; electronic mail: 

fw5rw_cnwr@fws.gov or Web site: 

http://chinco.fws.gov/. 

For additional questions about the 

planning process, you may contact 

Thomas Bonetti via the above methods 

or by calling 413–253–8307. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

This notice initiates the CCP process 

for Chincoteague NWR and Wallops 

Island NWR, located in Accomack 

County, Virginia. 

Background 

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 

CCP for each national wildlife refuge. 

The purpose of a CCP is to provide 

refuge managers with a 15-year plan for 

achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

(NWRS), 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, CCPs identify wildlifedependent 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 the CCP at least every 15 years 

in accordance with the Administration 

Act. 

We establish each refuge for specific 

purposes, and use those purposes to 

develop and prioritize its management 

goals, objectives, and public uses. The 

planning process is one way for us and 

for the public to evaluate those goals 

and objectives for the best possible 

conservation of important wildlife 

habitat, while providing opportunities 

for wildlife-dependent recreation 

compatible with those purposes and the 

mission of the NWRS. 

We request your input on all issues, 

concerns, ideas, improvements, and 

suggestions for the future management 

of Chincoteague NWR. In addition to 

this opportunity to participate in the 

scoping for the project, you may submit 

additional comments during the 

planning process by writing to the 

refuge planner (see ADDRESSES section). 

We will conduct the environmental 

review of this project in accordance 

with the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations on NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508), other appropriate 

Federal laws and regulations, and our 

policies and procedures for complying 

with them. 

Chincoteague NWR and Wallops Island 

NWR 

Under the authority of the Migratory 

Bird Conservation Act, Chincoteague 

NWR was established on May 13, 1943, 

for the protection and management of 

migratory birds, especially migrating 

and wintering waterfowl. Since that 

time, objectives have been expanded to 

protect and manage threatened and 

endangered species and other wildlife, 

and provide for wildlife-oriented public 

use. 

The refuge encompasses 14,032 acres, 

of which all but 418 acres in Maryland 

are located in Accomack County on the 

Eastern Shore of Virginia. The refuge 

also manages three smaller divisions 

that are located on the Virginia Barrier 

Islands: Assawoman Island Division, 

which contains 1,434 acres and 

encompasses the entire island; 

Metompkin Island Division, which 

consists of 174 acres on the north end 

of the island; and Cedar Island Division, 

which contains over 1,412 acres in fee 

title and 600 acres in easements. 

Additional refuge lands include 546 

acres on Wildcat Marsh (located on the 

north end of Chincoteague Island) and 

427 acres on Morris Island (located 

between Chincoteague and Assateague 

Islands). 

The refuge’s location along the 

Atlantic Flyway makes it a vital resting 

and feeding spot for a large number and 

diversity of birds. Within a one-day 

drive to millions of people, 

Chincoteague NWR is one of the most 

visited refuges in the United States, 

providing visitors with outstanding 

opportunities to learn about and enjoy 

wildlands and wildlife. 

Refuge staff manages this barrier 

island habitat to allow many species of 

wildlife to co-exist, each establishing its 

own place in the environment. For 

example, the refuge supports breeding 

populations of the federally endangered 

Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel and the 

threatened piping plover. Additionally, 

the Atlantic loggerhead sea turtle is a 

threatened species that nests 

occasionally on the refuge. Refuge 

management programs are targeted to 

provide feeding and resting areas for 

birds in migration, and nesting and 

brood-rearing habitat for those birds that 

find the refuge suitable for 

reproduction. 

The refuge is also one of the top 

shorebird migratory staging areas in the 

United States east of the Rocky 

Mountains. In 1990, the barrier islands 

that make up Chincoteague NWR, along 

with other barrier islands of the Eastern 

Shore of Virginia and Maryland, were 

designated an International Shorebird 

Reserve. This coastal barrier island/ 

lagoon system has also been designated 

a World Biosphere Reserve by the 

United Nations Educational, Scientific, 

and Cultural Organization in 

recognition of its great ecological value. 

Moreover, the Department of Interior 

designated the area a National Natural 

Landmark in recognition of its 

outstanding natural values. 

The refuge is an important 

recreational destination point for people 


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living in the Washington, Baltimore, 

Philadelphia, and New York City areas. 

Attracted to the beautiful beach and the 

aesthetically pleasing nature of the 

island, hundreds of thousands of people 

visit Assateague Island annually. 

Managed jointly by the National Park 

Service and the FWS, Assateague Island 

supports a growing tourism economy in 

the town of Chincoteague and 

Accomack County. 

Popular attractions within the refuge 

include the undeveloped beach, the 

historic, functioning Assateague 

Lighthouse, the Wildlife Loop for 

automobiles, and 6.5 miles of walking 

trails (including some compliant with 

the Americans with Disabilities Act) 

that provide viewing opportunities of 

the Chincoteague ponies, wildlife such 

as the sika elk, and migratory birds. The 

Herbert H. Bateman Educational and 

Administrative Center, a green facility 

that opened in 2003, is the refuge’s 

visitor center and offers 5,000 square 

feet of interpretive natural history 

exhibits, educational programming, a 

125-seat auditorium, and a classroom/ 

wet laboratory. The refuge also provides 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities such as fishing, hunting, 

and wildlife photography. 

Wallops Island NWR was created on 

July 10, 1975, when 373 acres of land 

were transferred to the FWS from the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). Wallops Island 

NWR is located entirely in Accomack 

County, Virginia. The refuge, comprised 

mainly of salt marsh and woodlands, 

contains habitat for a variety of trust 

species, including upland- and wetlanddependent migratory birds. Wallops 

Island NWR was opened for the first 

time to public hunting in 2002 to reduce 

the effects of overbrowsing on refuge 

habitat by white-tailed deer, and to 

reduce the potential of deer collisions 

with vehicles on the adjacent State 

Highway 175 and neighboring NASA 

flight facility. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, electronic 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: August 10, 2010. 

Anthony D. Le ́ger, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA 01035. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23233 Filed 9–16–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2010–NXXX; 10120–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Oregon Parks and Recreation 

Department Habitat Conservation Plan 

Along the Pacific Coast in Clatsop, 

Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, 

Coos, and Curry Counties, OR 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: final 

environmental impact statement and 

habitat conservation plan. 

SUMMARY: Under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) 

is advising the public of the availability 

of the final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) associated with an 

application received from the Oregon 

Parks and Recreation Department 

(OPRD) for an incidental take permit 

(permit) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) 

of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (ESA). We also announce 

the availability of the OPRD Habitat 

Conservation Plan (HCP) as required by 

section 10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA. OPRD 

submitted the HCP, as well as a 

proposed Implementing Agreement (IA), 

as part of its incidental take permit 

application. If issued, the permit would 

authorize incidental take of the federally 

listed as threatened western snowy 

plover (Charadrius alexandrinus 

nivosus) caused by the OPRD and 

private landowners that engage in 

activities related to public use and 

recreation, beach management, and 

resource management activities along 

Oregon’s coastal shores. The OPRD is 

requesting a 25-year permit term. 

We request comments from the public 

on the permit application, the HCP, the 

IA, and the FEIS, all of which are 

available for review. The Service is 

furnishing this notice to allow other 

agencies and the public an opportunity 

to review and comment on these 

documents. All comments received will 

become part of the public record and 

will be available for review pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. For locations 

to review the documents, please see the 

Availability of Documents section 

below. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

from interested parties on or before 

October 18, 2010. The Service’s decision 

on issuance of the permit will occur no 

sooner than 30 days after the 

publication of the Environmental 

Protection Agency notice of the FEIS in 

the Federal Register and will be 

documented in a Record of Decision. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments and 

requests for information should be 

addressed to: Laura Todd, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Newport Field Office, 

2127 SE OSU Drive, Newport, OR 

97365–5258; facsimile (541) 867–4551. 

You may submit comments by postal 

mail/commercial delivery or by e-mail. 

Submit comments by e-mail to 

FW1ORDHCP@fws.gov; in the subject 

line of the e-mail include the identifier 

OPRD HCP EIS. Comments and 

materials received also will be available 

for public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Todd at (541) 867–4558 or see 

ADDRESSES above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents 

You may obtain copies of the 

documents for review by contacting 

Laura Todd (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT); or by making an 

appointment to view the documents at 

the above address during normal 

business hours. You may view or 

download the HCP and FEIS on the 

Internet at www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/ 

Species or the HCP from OPRD’s Web 

site at egov.oregon.gov/OPRD/PLANS/ 

osmp_hcp.shtml. 

Copies of the HCP and FEIS will be 

available at the following libraries: 

Astoria Public Library, 450 Tenth St., 

Astoria, Oregon 97103; Bandon Public 

Library, City Hall, Hwy. 101, Bandon, 

Oregon 97411; Chetco Community 

Public Library, 405 Alder St., Brookings, 

Oregon 97415; Coos Bay Public Library, 

525 Anderson, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420; 

Siuslaw Public Library District, 1460 

9th St., Florence, Oregon 97439; 

Garibaldi Branch Library, Garibaldi City 

Hall, 107 Sixth St., Garibaldi, Oregon 

97118; Curry Public Library, 29775 

Colvin St., Gold Beach, Oregon 97444; 

Langlois Public Library, 48234 Hwy. 

101, Langlois, Oregon 97450; Driftwood 

Public Library, 801 SW. Highway 101, 

Suite 201, Lincoln City, 97367–2720; 

Manzanita Branch Library, 571 Laneda, 

Manzanita, Oregon 97130; Newport 

Public Library, 35 NW. Nye St., 

Newport, Oregon 97365; Marilyn Potts 

Guin Library, Hatfield Marine Science 

Center, Oregon State University, 2030 


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