29714 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices 

292. White Mountain Apache Tribe 

293. Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of 

Oklahoma 

294. Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska 

295. Wiyot Tribe of Table Bluff 

Reservation 

296. Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma 

297. Yankton Sioux Tribe 

298. Yavapai Apache Nation of Camp 

Verde Indians 

299. Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe 

300. Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas 

301. Yurok Tribe of Yurok 

Reservation 

Philip N. Hogen, 

Chairman, National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–14655 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7565–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–R–2008–N0257; 20131–1265– 

2CCP–S3] 

Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex, 

Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, TX 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 

prepare a comprehensive conservation 

plan (CCP) and environmental 

assessment (EA) for the Texas Mid-Coast 

Refuge Complex (Complex). The 

Complex consists of the following 

refuges: Brazoria and San Bernard, 

located in Brazoria County, and Big 

Boggy in Matagorda County, Texas. 

Discontinuous refuge parcels and 

conservation easements, located 

primarily within the forested 

bottomlands of the Brazos River, San 

Bernard River, and Colorado River 

basins, in Brazoria, Wharton, and Fort 

Bend counties, are also part of the 

Complex. We provide this notice in 

compliance with our CCP policy to 

advise other Federal and State agencies, 

Tribes, and the public of our intentions, 

and to obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues to 

consider in the planning process. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your written comments by 

September 21, 2009. We will hold open 

house meetings during the scoping 

phase of the Draft CCP development 

process. We will announce the dates, 

times, and places for all meetings in the 

local media. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, questions, and 

requests for more information regarding 

the planning process should be sent to: 

Carol Torrez, Biologist/Natural Resource 

Planner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Division of Planning, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

electronic mail to: carol_torrez@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Sanchez, Project Leader, 

Telephone: 979–964–4011; Fax: 979– 

964–4021, or Carol Torrez, Biologist/ 

Natural Resource Planner, Telephone: 

505–248–6821, Fax: 505–248–6874. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we initiate our 

process for developing a CCP for the 

Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex, 

which includes the following refuges: 

Brazoria and San Bernard, located in 

Brazoria County, and Big Boggy in 

Matagorda County, Texas. 

Discontinuous refuge parcels and 

conservation easements, located 

primarily within the forested 

bottomlands of the Brazos, San Bernard, 

and Colorado Rivers basins, are also part 

of the Complex. 

This notice complies with our CCP 

policy to (1) advise other Federal and 

State agencies, Tribes, and the public of 

our intention to conduct detailed 

planning on these Refuges, and (2) 

obtain suggestions and information on 

the scope of issues to consider in the 

environmental document and during 

development of the CCP. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee) (Improvement Act), 

which amended the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966, 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 

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 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, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Improvement Act. 

Each unit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System was established for 

specific purposes. We use these 

purposes as the foundation for 

developing and prioritizing the 

management goals and objectives for 

each refuge within the National Wildlife 

Refuge System mission, and to 

determine how the public can use each 

refuge. The planning process is a way 

for us and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives for the 

best possible conservation approach to 

this important wildlife habitat, while 

providing for wildlife-dependent 

recreation opportunities that are 

compatible with each refuge’s 

establishing purposes and the mission 

of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 

Our CCP process provides 

participation opportunities for Tribal, 

State, and local governments; agencies; 

organizations; and the public. At this 

time we encourage input in the form of 

issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions 

for the future management of the 

Complex. Special mailings, newspaper 

articles, and other media outlets will be 

used to announce opportunities for 

input throughout the planning process. 

We will conduct the EA in accordance 

with the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

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

seq.); NEPA regulations (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508); other appropriate Federal 

laws and regulations; and our policies 

and procedures for compliance with 

those laws and regulations. 

Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex 

The Complex is located along the 

upper Texas Gulf Coast and consists of 

three refuges (Brazoria, San Bernard, 

and Big Boggy NWRs), and parcels and 

conservation easements located 

throughout the Columbia Bottomlands 

region. All three of the Refuges are 

comprised largely of coastal marsh with 

tidal interchange along the Gulf of 

Mexico and were originally established 

for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for 

any other management purpose, for 

migratory birds. These coastal marsh 

communities grade inland into coastal 

prairie, which gives way to bottomland 

forests along the rivers and bayous. The 

CCP will provide other agencies and the 

public with a clear understanding of the 

desired conditions for the Complex, and 

how the Service will implement 

management strategies for the 

conservation and development of these 

natural resources. 

We estimate that the draft 

environmental documents will be 

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available in 2010 for public review and 

comment. 

Public Availability of Comments 

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 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: May 1, 2009. 

Brian Millsap, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

[FR Doc. E9–14566 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2009–N115; 10120–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Endangered Wildlife and Plants; 

Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

application for permit; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), invite the 

public to comment on the following 

application for a permit to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act), which 

requires that we invite public comment 

on the permit application. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

data or comments by July 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Program Manager, 

Endangered Species, Ecological 

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

911 NE., 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 

97232–4181. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, at the above address or by 

telephone (503–231–2071) or fax (503– 

231–6243). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following applicant has applied for a 

scientific research permit to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We solicit 

review and comment from local, State, 

and Federal agencies and the public. 

Permit No.: TE188214. 

Applicant: Richard Pender. 

The applicant requests a scientific 

research permit to remove and reduce to 

possession Clermontia lindseyana (′oha 

wai) in conjunction with research in the 

State of Hawaii, for the purpose of 

enhancing its survival. 

Public Comments 

Please refer to the permit number for 

the application when submitting 

comments. 

We solicit public review and 

comment on this recovery permit 

application. 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 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. 

Comments and materials we receive 

will be available for public inspection, 

by appointment, during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

Dated: June 9, 2009. 

David J. Wesley, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–14668 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–R–2009–N0066; 80230–1265– 

0000–S3] 

Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, and 

Sutter National Wildlife Refuges, 

Glenn, Colusa, and Sutter Counties, 

CA 

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 

Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, and Sutter 

National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). The 

CCP, prepared pursuant to the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 

Act of 1997, and in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, describes how the Service will 

manage the Refuges for the next 15 

years. 

DATES: The CCP and FONSI are 

available now. The FONSI was signed 

On March 17, 2009. 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:// 

sacramentovalleyrefuges.fws.gov. 

E-mail: Jackie_Ferrier@fws.gov. 

Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Attn: Jackie Ferrier, Sacramento 

National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 752 

County Road 99W, Willows, CA 95988. 

In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call 

530–934–2801 to make an appointment 

during regular business hours at 

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, 752 County Road 99W, 

Willows, CA 95988. 

Local Library or Libraries: The 

document(s) are also available for 

review at the libraries listed under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Foerster, Project Leader at 

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex or Jackie Ferrier, Refuge 

Planner at Sacramento National Wildlife 

Refuge Complex 752 County Road 99W, 

Willows, CA 95988 or at (530) 934–2801 

(telephone), or Jackie_Ferrier@fws.gov 

(e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, and 

Sutter National Wildlife Refuges are 

located in the Sacramento Valley of 

California, approximately 90 miles 

north of the city of Sacramento. The 

Refuges manage and protect wintering 

habitat for migratory birds and 

endangered and threatened species. The 

Refuges contain approximately 24,000 

acres of critically important habitats for 

a great diversity of wildlife, particularly 

migratory birds. Over 40 percent of the 

Pacific Flyway waterfowl winters in the 

Sacramento Valley. The vast majority of 

wetlands in the Sacramento Valley have 

been converted to agricultural, 

industrial, and urban development. 

Remaining wetlands are intensively 

managed to optimize wildlife benefits. 

The Draft CCP and Environmental 

Assessment (EA) were available for a 54- 

day public review and comment period, 

which was announced via several 

methods, including press releases; 

updates to constituents; and in the 

Federal Register (73 FR 42363, July 21, 

2008). The Draft CCP/EA identified and 

evaluated four alternatives for managing