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elements of conservation design to help 

us identify priority conservation areas 

that will contribute to achieving 

measurable conservation targets such as 

population objectives. The policy 

ensures that when employees propose 

new refuges or expansions to existing 

refuges, they analyze and describe: (1) 

The project’s vulnerability to climate 

change and other non-climate stressors 

(e.g., habitat fragmentation, invasive 

species), (2) how we will mitigate 

stressors to ensure the project’s 

resiliency, (3) how the project is 

arranged in a geographically efficient 

manner to safeguard ecological 

processes across the landscape, and (4) 

how the project complements the 

resilience of other conservation areas. 

The policy establishes the process for 

sending project proposals to the Service 

Director and the potential outcomes of 

the Director’s review. It also describes 

how designated representatives at the 

local level—Refuge Managers—must 

interact, coordinate, cooperate, and 

collaborate with State fish and wildlife 

agencies in the acquisition and 

management of refuges. 

Summary of Comments and Changes to 

the Final Policy 

On January 30, 2014, we announced 

the draft policy and requested public 

comment via a Federal Register notice 

(79 FR 4952). The comment period was 

open from January 30, 2014, through 

March 3, 2014. We received 35 detailed 

comment letters and many individual 

comments on the draft policy. In total, 

we received 236 individual comments, 

which were grouped into 71 comment 

categories. The comments were from 

nongovernmental organizations, 

individuals, States, and industry. Most 

of the comments expressed general 

support, and many addressed specific 

elements in the draft policy. 

We considered all of the 

recommendations for improvement and 

clarification included in the comments 

and made appropriate changes to the 

draft policy. Many of the comments we 

received were outside the scope of this 

policy. We drafted this policy in a way 

that gives us flexibility as funding levels 

and resources change. The policy does 

not supersede any piece of legislation, 

regulation, or other policy. 

Dated: December 11, 2014. 

Dan Ashe, 

Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00381 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[AAK6006201 156A2100DD 

AOR3030.999900] 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Proposed 

Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and 

Casino Project, City of Medford, 

Jackson County, Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 

as lead agency intends to gather 

information necessary for preparing an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) in connection with 

the Coquille Indian Tribe’s (Tribe) 

application for a proposed 2.4-acre feeto-trust transfer and casino project to be 

located in the City of Medford, Jackson 

County, Oregon. This notice also 

announces the beginning of the public 

scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. 

DATES: Written comments on the scope 

of the EIS must arrive by February 17, 

2015. The date of a public scoping 

meeting will be announced at least 15 

days in advance through a notice to be 

published in the local newspaper, the 

Mail Tribune, and posted at 

www.coquilleeis.com. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or handdeliver written comments to Mr. Stanley 

Speaks, Northwest Regional Director, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest 

Region, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97232–4165. Please 

include your name, return address, and 

‘‘DEIS Scoping Comments, Coquille 

Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Casino 

Project’’ on the first page of your written 

comments. The location of a public 

scoping meeting will be announced at 

least 15 days in advance through a 

notice to be published in the local 

newspaper, the Mail Tribune, and 

posted at www.coquilleeis.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

BJ Howerton, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Northwest Regional Office, 911 

Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, 

Oregon 97232; fax (503) 231–2275; 

phone (503) 231–6749. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe 

has submitted an application to the BIA 

requesting that approximately 2.4 acres 

of land be transferred from fee to trust 

status (Proposed Action), upon which 

the Tribe would renovate an existing 

bowling alley to convert it into a gaming 

facility. In order for the Department to 

fully consider and either grant or deny 

the Tribe’s application, the Department 

must first comply with NEPA. 

The proposed fee-to-trust property is 

located within the incorporated 

boundaries of the City of Medford, 

Oregon, adjacent to the northeastern 

boundary of Highway 99, between 

Charlotte Ann Lane and Lowry Lane. 

The Tribe’s stated purpose of the 

Proposed Action is to improve the 

economic status of the Tribe so it can 

better provide housing, health care, 

education, cultural programs, and other 

services to its members. Adjacent fee 

land would be used for parking. 

The Proposed Action encompasses 

the various federal approvals which 

may be required to implement the 

Tribe’s proposed economic 

development project, including 

approval of the Tribe’s fee-to-trust 

application. The EIS will identify and 

evaluate issues related to these 

approvals. 

Areas of environmental concern 

identified for analysis in the EIS include 

land resources; water resources; air 

quality; noise; biological resources; 

cultural/historical/archaeological 

resources; resource use patterns; traffic 

and transportation; public health and 

safety; hazardous materials and 

hazardous wastes; public services and 

utilities; socioeconomics; environmental 

justice; visual resources/aesthetics; and 

cumulative, indirect, and growthinducing effects. The range of issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the EIS 

may be expanded or reduced based on 

comments received in response to this 

notice and at the public scoping 

meeting. Additional information, 

including a map of the project site, is 

available by contacting the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. 

Public Comment Availability: 

Comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BIA 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section, during regular business hours, 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email 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 in your comment that 

your personal identifying information 

be withheld from public review, the BIA 

cannot guarantee that this will occur. 


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Authority: This notice is published in 

accordance with sections 1503.1 and 1506.6 

of the Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 

1508) implementing the procedural 

requirements of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321–4345 et seq.), and the Department of 

the Interior Manual (516 DM 1–6), and is in 

the exercise of authority delegated to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 

DM 8.1. 

Dated: January 8, 2015. 

Kevin K. Washburn, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00550 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4337–2A–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[156A2100DD.AADD001000] 

Advisory Board for Exceptional 

Children Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) is announcing that the 

Advisory Board for Exceptional 

Children (Advisory Board) will hold its 

next meeting in Albuquerque, New 

Mexico. The purpose of the meeting is 

to meet the mandates of the Individuals 

with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 

(IDEA) for Indian children with 

disabilities. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on 

Thursday, March 26, 2015, from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, March 27, 

2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Mountain Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting and orientation 

will be held at the Manuel Lujan, Jr. 

Indian Affairs Building, 1011 Indian 

School Road NW., Albuquerque, New 

Mexico 87104; telephone number (505) 

563–5383. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sue Bement, Designated Federal 

Official, Bureau of Indian Education, 

Albuquerque Service Center, Division of 

Performance and Accountability, 1011 

Indian School Road NW., Suite 332, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; 

telephone number (505) 563–5274. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app.), the BIE 

is announcing that the Advisory Board 

will hold its next meeting in 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 

Advisory Board was established under 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 

et seq.) to advise the Secretary of the 

Interior, through the Assistant 

Secretary-Indian Affairs, on the needs of 

Indian children with disabilities. The 

meetings are open to the public. 

The following items will be on the 

agenda: 

• Introduction of Advisory Board 

members; 

• Appointment of Advisory Board 

Chair and Vice Chair; 

• Report from Ms. Gloria Yepa, 

Supervisory Education Specialist, BIE, 

Division of Performance and 

Accountability; 

• Report from BIE Director’s Office; 

• Report from Dr. Jeffrey Hamley, 

Associate Deputy Director of the 

Division of Performance and 

Accountability; 

• Stakeholder input on BIE Annual 

Performance Report and State Systemic 

Improvement Plan; 

• Public Comment (via conference 

call, March 26, 2015, meeting only *); 

and 

• BIE Advisory Board-Advice and 

Recommendations. 

* During the March 26, 2015 meeting, 

time has been set aside for public 

comment via conference call from 1:30– 

2:00 p.m. Mountain Time. The call-in 

information is: Conference Number 1– 

888–417–0376, Passcode 1509140. 

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Kevin K. Washburn, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00549 Filed 1–14–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–6W–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–IMR–LAMR–16527; 

PP1LAMR00.PPMPSAS1Z.Y00000] 

Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan, 

Final Environmental Impact Statement, 

Lake Meredith National Recreation 

Area, Texas 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) announces the availability of a 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for the Off-Road Vehicle 

Management Plan (Plan), Lake Meredith 

National Recreation Area, Texas. The 

Plan/FEIS evaluates the impacts of four 

alternatives that address off-road vehicle 

(ORV) management in the national 

recreation area. 

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record 

of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 

days following publication by the 

Environmental Protection Agency of its 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

ADDRESSES: The Plan/FEIS is available 

in electronic format online at: http://

parkplanning.nps.gov/LAMR. Hard 

copies of the Plan/FEIS are available at 

Lake Meredith National Recreation 

Area, Alibates Flint Quarries National 

Monument Offices, 419 E. Broadway, 

Fritch, Texas 79036–1460, by phone at 

806–857–3151. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Maguire, Superintendent, Lake 

Meredith National Recreation Area, 

Alibates Flint Quarries National 

Monument, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, Texas 

79036–1460, by phone at 806–857– 

3151, or by email at Robert_Maguire@

nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plan/ 

FEIS responds to, and incorporates 

agency and public comments received 

on the Draft Environment Impact 

Statement (DEIS) and Plan, which was 

available for public review from January 

25, 2013, to March 26, 2013. Public 

meetings were held on March 19 and 20, 

2013, to gather input on the EIS and 

Plan. Over 116 pieces of correspondence 

were received during the public review 

period. Agency and public comments 

and NPS responses are provided in 

Appendix B of the FEIS/Plan. 

The purpose of this Plan/FEIS is to 

manage ORV use in the national 

recreation area for visitor enjoyment and 

recreation opportunities, while 

minimizing and correcting damage to 

resources. By special regulation (Title 

36, Section 7.57 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations), the national recreation 

area allows the use of ORVs in two 

areas: Blue Creek and Rosita Flats. The 

Plan/FEIS evaluates four alternatives to 

manage ORV use in the national 

recreation area: a No Action Alternative 

(A) and three Action Alternatives (B, C, 

and D (preferred). When approved, the 

Plan will guide the management of ORV 

use for the next 15–20 years. 

Alternative A: No Action—The 

national recreation area would continue 

to operate under the 2007 Interim ORV 

Management Plan where ORVs are 

allowed below the 3,000 foot elevation 

line in Rosita Flats and from cutbank to 

cutbank at Blue Creek. Limited facilities 

are supplied. No additional 

management tools such as zoning, 

permits, or use limits would be 

implemented. 

Alternative B: Under this alternative, 

ORV use would be managed through a 

zone system. Uses would be separated 

into the following zones: camping, 

hunting, resource protection, low speed, 

and beginner. At Rosita Flats, two areas 


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