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1,600 acres of open water and 

marshlands. At least 47 mammal species 

and nearly 175 species of birds have 

been observed on the refuge. Some 

notable species include moose, bighorn 

sheep, pronghorn, gray wolves, 

mountain lions, bald eagles, and 

peregrine falcons. 

Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns, 

and Opportunities 

The CCP will not address bison and 

elk management on the refuge. This is 

because a Bison and Elk Management 

Plan completed in 2007 provides goals, 

objectives, and strategies for managing 

bison and elk on the National Elk 

Refuge and in Grand Teton National 

Park for the next 15 years. The CCP will 

address all other aspects of refuge 

management, including migratory birds, 

threatened and endangered species, 

visitor use, and cultural resources. We 

have identified preliminary issues, 

concerns, and opportunities that we 

may address in the CCP. During public 

scoping, we may identify additional 

issues. 

We request input as to which issues 

affecting refuge management or public 

use should be addressed during the 

planning process. We are especially 

interested in receiving public input in 

the following areas: 

(a) What suggestions do you have for 

managing migratory birds on the refuge? 

(b) What concerns do you have 

regarding visitor services and public use 

on the refuge? 

(c) What changes, if any, would you 

like to see in the management of this 

refuge? 

We provide the above questions for 

your optional use. We have no 

requirement that you provide 

information; however, any comments 

the planning team receives will be used 

as part of the planning process. 

Public Meetings 

We will give the public an 

opportunity to provide input at a public 

meeting. You can obtain the schedule 

from the planning team leader or project 

leader (see ADDRESSES). We will 

announce opportunities for public input 

in local news media throughout the CCP 

process. You may also send comments 

anytime during the planning process by 

mail, e-mail, or fax (see ADDRESSES). 

There will be additional opportunities 

to provide public input once we have 

prepared a draft CCP. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Any comments we receive will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be available to the public. 

Before submitting comments that 

include your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information, 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. 

Dated: August 6, 2010. 

Noreen E. Walsh, 

Deputy Regional Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–R–2010–N081; 80230–1265–0000– 

S3] 

Klamath Marsh National Wildlife 

Refuge, Klamath County, OR 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: Final 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

finding of no significant impact. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of the Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) and Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

Klamath Marsh National Wildlife 

Refuge (NWR). The CCP describes how 

we will manage the Refuge for the next 

15 years. 

DATES: The CCP and FONSI are 

available now. The FONSI was signed 

on June 14, 2010. Implementation of the 

CCP may begin immediately. 

ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain 

copies of the final CCP and FONSI/EA 

by any of the following methods. You 

may request a hard copy or CD–ROM. 

Agency Web Site: Download a copy of 

the document(s) at http://www.fws.gov/ 

klamathbasinrefuges/ 

KlamathMarshCCP/kmarshccp.html. 

Email: fw8plancomments@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘Klamath Marsh CCP’’ in the 

subject line. 

Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Attn: Mark Pelz, Chief, Refuge Planning, 

2800 Cottage Way, W–1832, 

Sacramento, CA 95825–1846. 

In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call 

541–783–3380 to make an appointment 

during regular business hours at 

Klamath Marsh National Wildlife 

Refuge, HC 63 Box 303, Chiloquin, OR 

97624. 

Local Library or Libraries: The 

document(s) are also available for 

review at the libraries listed under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Pelz, Chief, Refuge Planning, 2800 

Cottage Way, W–1832, Sacramento, CA, 

95825, phone (916) 414–6500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Klamath Marsh was established in 

1958 and is located in south central 

Oregon on the east slope of the Cascade 

Mountain Range along the Williamson 

River. The Service owns approximately 

40,960 acres within the 49,583-acre 

acquisition boundary. The Refuge 

protects one of the largest remaining 

natural freshwater marshes on the west 

coast. Other important habitats on the 

refuge include sedge meadow, 

grassland, riverine, riparian scrub, and 

ponderosa pine forest. The Refuge 

protects habitat for a variety of unique 

species including greater sandhill 

cranes, yellow rails, Oregon spotted 

frogs, red-naped sapsuckers, pygmy 

nuthatches, bald eagles, beaver, and red 

band trout. The entire Refuge is located 

within the former reservation of the 

Klamath Tribes. 

We announce our decision and the 

availability of the FONSI for the final 

CCP in accordance with National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 

CFR 1506.6(b)) requirements. We 

completed a thorough analysis of 

impacts on the human environment, 

which we included in the EA that 

accompanied the draft CCP. 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

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

668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose for developing 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, 

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. 

Our Draft CCP and Environmental 

Assessment (EA) were available for a 45- 


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day public review and comment period, 

which we announced via several 

methods, including press releases, 

updates to constituents, and a Federal 

Register notice (74 FR 38668, August 4, 

2009). The Draft CCP/EA identified and 

evaluated three alternatives for 

managing the Refuge for the next 15 

years. Alternative A was the no-action 

alternative, which described current 

Refuge management activities. 

Alternative B (the selected alternative) 

would restore the portion of the 

Williamson River and Big Spring Creek 

on the Refuge; and expand visitor 

services. Alternative C would also 

restore the portions of the Williamson 

River and Big Springs Creek on the 

Refuge; and recommend 11,165 acres for 

wilderness designation. 

We received 56 comment letters on 

the Draft CCP and EA during the review 

period. We incorporated these received 

comments into the CCP when possible, 

and we responded to the comments in 

an appendix to the CCP. In the FONSI, 

we selected Alternative B, the basis for 

the CCP, for implementation. The 

FONSI documents our decision and is 

based on the information and analysis 

contained in the EA. 

Under the selected alternative, the 

Service would restore the portion of the 

Williamson River and Big Spring Creek 

on the Refuge; substantially improve 

management of emergent marsh, 

meadows, ponderosa pine forest and 

aspen to increase habitat value for 

migratory birds and other wildlife; 

improve and expand visitor services by 

developing new trails, interpretive 

exhibits, an environmental education 

program, and a visitor contact station; 

maintain existing hunting and fishing 

programs with minor modifications; 

increase cultural resources protection; 

and recommend no units for wilderness 

designation. The Service would also 

revise and update the MOU with the 

Klamath Tribes regarding subsistence 

hunting and gathering. The selected 

alternative best meets the Refuge’s 

purposes, vision, and goals; contributes 

to the Refuge System mission; addresses 

the significant issues and relevant 

mandates; and is consistent with 

principles of sound fish and wildlife 

management. 

Public Availability of Documents 

In addition to the methods in 

ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain 

documents at the following locations: 

• Our Web site: http://www.fws.gov/ 

klamathbasinrefuges/ 

KlamathMarshCCP/kmarshccp.html 

• Public Libraries: During regular 

library hours, at the following libraries: 

Library Address 

Chiloquin ................... 216 South 1st Street, 

Chiloquin, OR 

97624. 

Klamath County ........ 126 South Third 

Street, Klamath 

Falls, OR 97601. 

USFWS–NCTC ......... 698 Conservation 

Way, 

Shepherdstown, 

WV 25443. 

Dated: June 14, 2010. 

Ren Lohoefener, 

Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, 

Sacramento, California. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Proposed Fee-to-Trust 

Conveyance of Property for the 

Cayuga Nation of New York in Cayuga 

and Seneca Counties, NY 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

is making available for public review 

the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) for the proposed 

conveyance of 125± acres of land that is 

currently held by the Cayuga Nation of 

New York in fee status into trust status. 

The uses of the properties, which 

include two convenience stores, would 

not change. The application includes 

two properties that have been used for 

Class II Indian gaming, operational at 

the time of the application, on one 

property in Seneca County and one 

property in Cayuga County. The Class II 

Indian gaming on the Cayuga 

Reservation would be expected to 

resume if the properties are placed into 

trust. The cooperating agencies for the 

proposal are the Cayuga Nation, Seneca 

County, Cayuga County and New York 

State Department of Environmental 

Conservation. The purpose of the 

proposed action is to create a tribal land 

base and to help meet the Nation’s 

socio-economic needs. 

DATES: The Record of Decision (ROD) on 

the proposed action will be issued no 

sooner than 30 days after the release of 

the FEIS. Thus, any comments on the 

FEIS must arrive by November 22, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry 

or telefax written comments to Franklin 

Keel, Regional Director, Eastern 

Regional Office, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700, 

Nashville, Tennessee 37214, Telefax 

(615) 564–6701. Please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for directions for submitting 

comments and locations where copies of 

the FEIS are available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt 

G. Chandler, (615) 564–6832. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed alternatives are: (A) The 

Proposed Action (this is the action 

proposed by the Cayuga Indian Nation, 

to take all 125 +/¥ acres into trust); (B) 

No Action Alternative; and (C) 

Enterprise Properties into Trust (this 

alternative includes a single section of 

contiguous parcels in Seneca County 

and a single section of contiguous 

parcels in Cayuga County). Alternative 

C was proposed in order to analyze 

whether there were any specific impacts 

related to the contiguity of the parcels. 

The Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (DEIS), dated May 2009, has 

been revised in response to comments, 

and the revision is being issued as the 

FEIS for the purposes of compliance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969. The total acreage and 

number of parcels was reduced after the 

publication of the DEIS. The application 

originally consisted of seven parcels in 

four contiguous groups, listed under 

nine tax identification numbers. With 

the removal of a single 0.05 acre parcel 

from the application, three contiguous 

groups, listed under eight tax 

identification numbers, are currently 

under consideration for transfer into 

trust status. This revision is not 

considered significant, nor does the 

removal of the parcel from the 

application provide significant 

differences in impacts on the 

environment. Therefore, issuance of an 

additional DEIS for public review was 

not considered necessary. 

Directions for Submitting Comments: 

Please include your name, return 

address and the caption, ‘‘FEIS 

Comments, Cayuga Indian Nation of 

New York Trust Acquisition Project,’’ on 

the first page of your written comments. 

Public Availability of the FEIS: Copies 

of the FEIS will be available for viewing 

at the following locations during normal 

business hours: 

• Lakeside Trading, 2552 Route 89, 

Seneca Falls, NY 13148 

• Lakeside Trading, 299 Cayuga Street, 

Union Springs, NY 13160 

• Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga St., 

Seneca Falls, NY 13148 


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