Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / Notices 24873 

(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. 

Michael Bilancione, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, 

Land Transfer Adjudication I. 

[FR Doc. E9–12052 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–R–2009–N0023; 30136–1265– 

0000–S3] 

Seney National Wildlife Refuge, 

Schoolcraft County, MI 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: Final 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Finding of No Significant Impact for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for 

Seney National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). 

Goals and objectives in the CCP describe 

how the agency intends to manage the 

refuge over the next 15 years. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final CCP and 

FONSI/EA may be viewed at the Seney 

National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters 

or at public libraries near the refuge. 

You may access and download a copy 

via the Planning Web site at http:// 

www.fws.gov/midwest/Planning/Seney, 

or you may obtain a copy on compact 

disk by contacting: U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Division of 

Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry 

Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111 (1–800– 

247–1247, extension 5429), or Seney 

National Wildlife Refuge, 1674 Refuge 

Entrance Road, Seney, MI 49883 (906– 

586–9851). A limited number of 

hardcopies will be available for 

distribution at the Refuge Headquarters. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

McClellan (906–586–9851). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we complete the 

CCP process for Seney NWR, which we 

began by publishing a notice of intent 

on April 21, 2006 (71 FR 20722). For 

more information about the initial 

process, see that notice. We released the 

draft CCP and EA to the public, 

announcing and requesting comments 

in a notice of availability on September 

3, 2008 (73 FR 51506). 

Seney NWR was established in 1935 

by Executive Order under the Migratory 

Bird Conservation Act for the protection 

and production of migratory birds and 

other wildlife. The Refuge encompasses 

approximately 95,238 acres; 25,150 

acres comprise the Seney Wilderness 

Area in which is contained the 

Strangmoor Bog National Natural 

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 Draft CCP/EA was released for 

public review September 3, 2008; the 

comment period lasted 35 days ending 

October 8, 2008. During the comment 

period the Refuge hosted an open house 

event. By the conclusion of the 

comment period we received 14 written 

responses from organizations and 

individuals. In response to these 

comments we made a number of minor 

edits to the final document. 

Selected Alternative 

After considering the comments 

received, we have selected Alternative 2 

(Management Gradients) for 

implementation. Under the selected 

alternative the Refuge will strive to 

manage its forests and water to allow 

unfettered succession to take place. 

Dynamic events such as windstorms, 

insect and tree disease outbreaks, and 

flooding and wildfire will play a more 

substantial role in shaping habitats. 

The major focus of the Refuge for the 

next 15 years will be on increasing 

biodiversity and regional resource 

conservation priority species habitat. 

The Refuge will be segmented into four 

general units with a management 

strategy tied to each unit. The units 

would follow a general gradient of 

management from low intensity 

(wilderness) to higher manipulation 

(managed impoundments and visitor 

use). The Refuge will also seek to 

increase wildlife-dependent public use 

opportunities. 

Background 

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 et seq.), requires the 

Service to develop a CCP 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 Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction for conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, the CCP identifies 

wildlife-dependent 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 National Wildlife Refuge 

System Administration Act of 1966, as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, and the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4370d). 

Dated: March 12, 2009. 

Charles M. Wooley, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 

[FR Doc. E9–12116 Filed 5–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Field 

Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the possession of the Field 

Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. 

The human remains were removed from 

Aliulik Peninsula, Kodiak Island, AK. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Field Museum of 

Natural History professional staff in 

consultation with professional staff of 

the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 

Repository, Kodiak, AK, on behalf of 

Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.; Kaguyak Village; 

Koniag, Inc.; and Native Village of 

Akhiok. 

In 1950, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were