80 FR 24958 - Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana; Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 84 (May 1, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 24958-24960] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-10298] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-R4-R-2014-N198; FXRS12650400000S3-123-FF04R02000] Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana; Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a ``Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, for public review and comment. In this Draft CCP/EA, we describe the alternative we propose to use to manage this refuge for the 15 years following approval of the final CCP. DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by June 1, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the Draft CCP/EA by contacting Kent Ozment, Wildlife Refuge Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower Mississippi River Refuge Complex, 21 Pintail Ln. 89, Natchez, MS 39165. Alternatively, you may download the document from our Internet site at http://southeast.fws.gov/planning under ``Draft CCP Documents.'' Comments on the Draft CCP/EA may be submitted to the above postal address or by email to Kent Ozment at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Ozment, Natural Resource Planner, (601) 442-6696 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this notice, we continue the CCP process for Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) started through a notice in the Federal Register on October 22, 2013 (78 FR 62648). For more about the refuge and our CCP process, please see that notice. Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in October 2000, as the 526th refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System. It is located in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, near the town of St. Francisville, 25 miles north of Baton Rouge. The refuge currently encompasses 10,473 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, baldcypress- tupelo swamp, and shrub-scrub swamps. The Congressionally approved acquisition boundary encloses 36,500 acres. Cat Island NWR is part of the Lower Mississippi River Ecosystem and is located on the southeastern edge of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) Bird Conservation Region, which is incorporated into the Gulf Coastal Plans and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative. The refuge provides high-quality habitat for many species of waterfowl, wading birds, Neotropical migratory songbirds, and resident game and fish, as well as threatened and endangered species and species of concern. The refuge contains a number of relict old-growth baldcypress trees, including the world's largest known individual of this species. Background The CCP Process The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Improvement Act), requires us to develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. CCPs are developed 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 wildlife-dependent 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. Priority resource issues addressed in the Draft CCP/EA include: Fish and Wildlife Population Management, Habitat Management, Resource Protection, Visitor Services, and Refuge Administration. CCP Alternatives, Including Our Proposed Alternative (B) We developed three alternatives for managing the refuge (Alternatives A, B, and C), with Alternative B as our proposed alternative. A full description of each alternative is in the Draft CCP/EA. We summarize each alternative below. Alternative A: Current Management (No Action) Under alternative A, Cat Island NWR would be managed as it has been in recent years. No new actions would be taken to manage Cat Island NWR, or improve or otherwise change the refuge's habitats, wildlife, or public use. Programs that have been ongoing in the past would continue. Certain monitoring activities would continue, including periodic migratory bird surveys. Maintenance of roads and public-use facilities would continue as presently conducted. Habitats would continue to be mostly passively managed, with actions taken only to provide for public safety or to avoid or mitigate damage to refuge resources. Current partnerships with the West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission, Louisiana Hiking Club, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and others would continue as before. The refuge hunting, fishing, and non-consumptive uses would continue as presently constituted. Legal requirements for protection of natural and cultural resources would continue to be met. Acquisition of lands within the approved acquisition boundary would continue as before, contingent upon the availability of funding and appropriate lands offered by willing sellers. Law enforcement would continue to be a shared responsibility between the Service, the State of Louisiana, and the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office. The refuge would continue to be unstaffed, and funding for its operation would be restricted to funds generated by the sale of recreational use permits and occasional special project funding. Alternative B: Active Resource Management (Proposed Alternative) Under this alternative, the refuge's natural resources would be managed to enhance habitats for priority species, including waterfowl and other migratory birds, threatened and endangered species, species of concern, and resident fish and wildlife. Additionally, consistent wildlife surveys would be conducted, using established protocols to establish baseline habitat conditions, estimate wildlife population indices, determine responses to management actions, and contribute to larger scale biological assessments. Invasive exotic and nuisance species would be actively managed to minimize their impacts on refuge resources. The refuge forests would be actively managed to enhance wildlife habitat. Aquatic habitats on the refuge would be inventoried and [[Page 24959]] assessed and, where feasible, access to them would be improved for recreational anglers. The refuge cultural resources would continue to be protected as they have been in the past. In addition, the refuge would seek funding to survey and catalog cultural resources on the refuge. Protection of cultural resources would be integrated into refuge planning at all levels, and management actions would be reviewed in order to avoid or mitigate impacts to cultural resources. Under the proposed alternative, public use would be more actively managed by refuge staff. Hunting and fishing would continue to be managed and made available with the active partnership of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. More law enforcement personnel hours would be allocated by the Service for Cat Island NWR. New partnerships with organizations interested in promoting non-consumptive refuge use would be sought, and existing ones strengthened. In particular, environmental education opportunities would be enhanced by active participation of Service personnel with local schools and nonprofit organizations. As under alternative A, acquisition of lands within the approved acquisition boundary would continue as before under the proposed alternative, contingent upon the availability of funding and appropriate lands offered by willing sellers. The refuge infrastructure would be maintained as in the past. The refuge would seek to improve access via the main refuge road and various trails. Efforts would be made to provide access to the northeast section of the refuge, and access via Cat Island Road would be pursued. The refuge would hire or assign staff to the refuge. Staff may include one or more of the following: A Refuge Manager, a Volunteer Coordinator, an Equipment Operator, a Law Enforcement Officer, a Forester, and a Biologist. Any or all of these may be shared positions among refuges in the Lower Mississippi River Refuge Complex. Alternative C: Full Resource Management With Enhanced Public Use Under this alternative, as with alternative B, the refuge's natural resources would be actively managed to enhance priority species habitats. A full inventory and monitoring program, including vegetation mapping and plant and wildlife surveys, would be instituted under a new Inventory and Monitoring Plan. Monitoring activities would be conducted by refuge staff, with the assistance of volunteers and partners. An aggressive approach would be taken to control invasive plants and animals, particularly feral hogs. Trapping and shooting by refuge staff and/or contractors would be systematically implemented with the goal of keeping populations at levels that do not pose a significant risk to refuge resources. Forests on the refuge would be assessed according to a stand-entry table, and appropriate silvicultural treatments would be applied to achieve the habitat conditions described by the Lower Mississippi Valley Joint Venture Forest Resource Conservation Working Group. Abandoned food plots along the main road would be evaluated for restoration to support nocturnal woodcock habitat. Refuge hydrology and aquatic habitats on the refuge would be fully assessed and feasible management actions to restore and enhance their ability to support a native recreational fishery and species of concern would be taken. The refuge cultural resources would be protected as required by law and described under alternative B; however, increased public outreach and law enforcement presence would be expected to reduce risks of illegal disturbance of cultural artifacts. Funding for cultural resource surveys and catalog efforts would be sought, and cultural resources would be integrated into all refuge management activities, including forest management and public use programs. Historical information about the refuge lands would be compiled and displayed. Public use under alternative C would be more strongly emphasized. While the refuge would continue to forge and develop partnerships, it would also develop independent capacity to manage public use. This capacity would include significant personnel resources focused on environmental education and interpretation, hunting and fishing, and promoting wildlife observation and photography. Dedicated law enforcement resources would be allocated to the refuge to focus on enhancing public safety and enforcing applicable laws and regulations. The refuge would, if feasible, maintain bank fishing areas adjacent to culverts along the main road and/or at the small pond. Connections to educational institutions in the nearby Baton Rouge metropolitan area would be strengthened, and public outreach would emphasize the role of conservation in supporting urban quality of life. The refuge would investigate the possibility of hosting an annual public event. The refuge infrastructure would be enhanced. Roads would be improved to reduce overall maintenance costs, particularly those that result from annual flooding. The refuge would evaluate the feasibility of building roadside boat launches for use during flooded conditions. The refuge would work with State of Louisiana and West Feliciana Parish to improve the access road to the refuge. New bridges would be constructed on roads and All-Terrain Vehicles/Utility Terrain Vehicle (ATV/UTV) trails where needed. ATV/UTV trails would be hardened where necessary and maintained annually. The refuge would evaluate the feasibility of upgrading the River Road ATV trail to support automobile traffic. The trail and boardwalk at the Big Cypress would be improved. Maintenance and infrastructure on the hiking trails would be improved. Abandoned camps along the Mississippi River would be removed, along with associated debris. The refuge would establish a presence in St. Francisville to house staff and serve as a focus for public outreach. The refuge would hire a core staff team to include a Refuge Manager, a Park Ranger/Volunteer Coordinator, a Law Enforcement Officer, a Forester or Biologist, and an Equipment Operator. One or more of these positions would be primarily assigned to Cat Island NWR, while others may be shared with other refuges in the complex. Full staffing level dedicated to the refuge is anticipated to be approximately 3-4 full- time equivalents under this alternative. Next Step After the comment period ends, we will analyze the comments and address them. Public Availability of Comments 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 us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority This notice is published under the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.). [[Page 24960]] Dated: October 27, 2014. Mike Oetker, Acting Regional Director. Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by the Office of Federal Register on April 28, 2015. [FR Doc. 2015-10298 Filed 4-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
![24958 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 84 / Friday, May 1, 2015 / Notices
Dated: April 23, 2015. Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, near the Alternative A: Current Management (No
Alexandra Pitts, town of St. Francisville, 25 miles north Action)
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest of Baton Rouge. The refuge currently Under alternative A, Cat Island NWR
Region, Sacramento, California. encompasses 10,473 acres of bottomland would be managed as it has been in
[FR Doc. 2015–10067 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] hardwood forest, baldcypress-tupelo recent years. No new actions would be
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P swamp, and shrub-scrub swamps. The taken to manage Cat Island NWR, or
Congressionally approved acquisition improve or otherwise change the
boundary encloses 36,500 acres. refuge’s habitats, wildlife, or public use.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Cat Island NWR is part of the Lower Programs that have been ongoing in the
Mississippi River Ecosystem and is past would continue. Certain
Fish and Wildlife Service located on the southeastern edge of the monitoring activities would continue,
[FWS–R4–R–2014–N198; Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) Bird including periodic migratory bird
FXRS12650400000S3–123–FF04R02000] Conservation Region, which is surveys. Maintenance of roads and
incorporated into the Gulf Coastal Plans public-use facilities would continue as
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Ozarks Landscape Conservation presently conducted. Habitats would
Louisiana; Draft Comprehensive Cooperative. The refuge provides high- continue to be mostly passively
Conservation Plan and Environmental quality habitat for many species of managed, with actions taken only to
Assessment waterfowl, wading birds, Neotropical provide for public safety or to avoid or
migratory songbirds, and resident game mitigate damage to refuge resources.
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, and fish, as well as threatened and
Interior. Current partnerships with the West
endangered species and species of Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission,
ACTION: Notice of availability; request concern. The refuge contains a number
for comments. Louisiana Hiking Club, Louisiana
of relict old-growth baldcypress trees, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife including the world’s largest known and others would continue as before.
Service (Service), announce the individual of this species. The refuge hunting, fishing, and non-
availability of a ‘‘Draft Comprehensive Background consumptive uses would continue as
Conservation Plan and Environmental presently constituted. Legal
Assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Cat The CCP Process requirements for protection of natural
Island National Wildlife Refuge in West The National Wildlife Refuge System and cultural resources would continue
Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, for public Improvement Act of 1997 (Improvement to be met.
review and comment. In this Draft CCP/ Act), requires us to develop a CCP for Acquisition of lands within the
EA, we describe the alternative we each national wildlife refuge. CCPs are approved acquisition boundary would
propose to use to manage this refuge for developed to provide refuge managers continue as before, contingent upon the
the 15 years following approval of the with a 15-year plan for achieving refuge availability of funding and appropriate
final CCP. purposes and contributing toward the lands offered by willing sellers. Law
DATES: To ensure consideration, we mission of the National Wildlife Refuge enforcement would continue to be a
must receive your written comments by System consistent with sound shared responsibility between the
June 1, 2015. principles of fish and wildlife Service, the State of Louisiana, and the
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of management, conservation, legal West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office.
the Draft CCP/EA by contacting Kent mandates, and our policies. In addition The refuge would continue to be
Ozment, Wildlife Refuge Specialist, U.S. to outlining broad management unstaffed, and funding for its operation
Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower direction on conserving wildlife and would be restricted to funds generated
Mississippi River Refuge Complex, 21 their habitats, CCPs identify wildlife- by the sale of recreational use permits
Pintail Ln. 89, Natchez, MS 39165. dependent recreational opportunities and occasional special project funding.
Alternatively, you may download the available to the public, including
Alternative B: Active Resource
document from our Internet site at opportunities for hunting, fishing,
Management (Proposed Alternative)
http://southeast.fws.gov/planning under wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental Under this alternative, the refuge’s
‘‘Draft CCP Documents.’’ Comments on
education and interpretation. We will natural resources would be managed to
the Draft CCP/EA may be submitted to
review and update the CCP at least enhance habitats for priority species,
the above postal address or by email to
every 15 years in accordance with the including waterfowl and other
Kent Ozment at Kent_Ozment@fws.gov.
Improvement Act. migratory birds, threatened and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent endangered species, species of concern,
Priority resource issues addressed in
Ozment, Natural Resource Planner, and resident fish and wildlife.
the Draft CCP/EA include: Fish and
(601) 442–6696 or Kent_Ozment@ Additionally, consistent wildlife
Wildlife Population Management,
fws.gov. surveys would be conducted, using
Habitat Management, Resource
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this Protection, Visitor Services, and Refuge established protocols to establish
notice, we continue the CCP process for Administration. baseline habitat conditions, estimate
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge wildlife population indices, determine
(NWR) started through a notice in the CCP Alternatives, Including Our responses to management actions, and
Proposed Alternative (B)
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Federal Register on October 22, 2013 contribute to larger scale biological
(78 FR 62648). For more about the We developed three alternatives for assessments. Invasive exotic and
refuge and our CCP process, please see managing the refuge (Alternatives A, B, nuisance species would be actively
that notice. and C), with Alternative B as our managed to minimize their impacts on
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge proposed alternative. A full description refuge resources. The refuge forests
was established in October 2000, as the of each alternative is in the Draft CCP/ would be actively managed to enhance
526th refuge in the National Wildlife EA. We summarize each alternative wildlife habitat. Aquatic habitats on the
Refuge System. It is located in West below. refuge would be inventoried and
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Dated: October 27, 2014. metalmark butterfly (Apodemia mormo dirt access roads to reach all of its
Mike Oetker, langei), Antioch Dunes evening facilities on the Enrolled Property. Each
Acting Regional Director. primrose (Oenothera deltoides ssp. tower has an established work area that
howellii), and Contra Costa wallflower is utilized for maintenance and
Editorial Note: This document was (Erysimum capitatum var. angustatum) operation activities.
received for publication by the Office of
Federal Register on April 28, 2015.
(collectively referred to as the Covered Purpose
[FR Doc. 2015–10298 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] Species). No changes are proposed to
the Agreement other than extending the The purpose of this Agreement is for
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Enhancement of Survival Permit and the Service and the Applicant to
associated Agreement for an additional collaborate and implement conservation
5 years. measures for the Covered Species. The
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Applicant has restored and maintained
Availability of Documents suitable habitat within the Enrolled
Fish and Wildlife Service
You may obtain a copy of the Property within the Antioch Dunes
[FWS–R8–ES–2015–N068; 81420–1113– system, as specified in the Agreement.
Agreement by contacting the individual
0000–F3] Restoration actions have primarily
named above. You may also make an
appointment to view the document at involved controlling invasive plant
Extension of Pacific Gas and Electric
the above address during normal species. The Applicant has allowed the
Safe Harbor Agreement for Interior
business hours. Service to conduct native plant
Dune Species Located in Antioch
restoration activities as specified in the
Dunes in Contra Costa County, CA Background Agreement. The restoration activities
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Under a Safe Harbor Agreement, have resulted in an increase in host
Interior. participating landowners voluntarily plants for the Lange’s metalmark
ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of undertake management activities on butterfly throughout the Enrolled
application. their property to enhance, restore, or Property, thus resulting in a net
maintain habitat benefiting species conservation benefit for this species.
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public listed under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et Additionally, the restoration activities
that Pacific Gas and Electric (Applicant) seq.). Safe Harbor Agreements, and the have decreased threats to the Contra
has applied to the U.S. Fish and subsequent enhancement of survival Costa wallflower and the Antioch Dunes
Wildlife Service (Service) for a 5-year permits that are issued pursuant to evening primrose by reducing the
extension of their existing Enhancement section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act, encourage amount of invasive, nonnative plants
of Survival permit under the private and other non-Federal property that outcompete the federally
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as owners to implement conservation endangered plants. The Agreement also
amended (Act). The Safe Harbor efforts for listed species by assuring contains a monitoring component that
Agreement (Agreement) is between the property owners that they will not be provides information on the success of
Applicant and the Service for the subjected to increased property use weed eradication and assists the Refuge
federally endangered Lange’s metalmark restrictions as a result of their efforts to in early detection of new invasive plant
butterfly, Antioch Dunes evening attract listed species to their property, or species. Results of these monitoring
primrose, and Contra Costa wallflower. to increase the numbers or distribution efforts are provided to the Service by the
No changes are proposed to the of listed species already on their Applicant in annual reports.
Agreement other than extending the property. Application requirements and Proposed Extension of Existing
Enhancement of Survival Permit and issuance criteria for enhancement of Agreement
associated Agreement for an additional survival permits through Safe Harbor
5 years. No changes are proposed to the
Agreements are found in 50 CFR
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
Agreement other than extending the
17.22(c) and 17.32(c). These permits
send your written comments by June 1, Enhancement of Survival Permit and
allow any necessary future incidental
2015. associated Agreement for an additional
take of covered species above the
5 years. The proposed extension of the
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Rick mutually agreed-upon baseline
Enhancement of Survival permit and
Kuyper, via U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and conditions for those species in
Agreement would authorize the
Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and accordance with the terms and
incidental taking of the Covered Species
Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, conditions of the permits and
associated with the restoration,
W–2605, Sacramento, CA 95825, or via accompanying agreements.
enhancement, and maintenance of
facsimile to (916) 414–6713. Existing Agreement suitable habitat for the Covered Species;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. routine activities associated with
Rick Kuyper, Sacramento Fish and Description
maintenance and operation of the two
Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES); The Agreement covers two 6-acre transmission towers; and the potential
telephone: (916) 414–6600. parcels (Enrolled Property) that are future return of the Enrolled Property to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This located along the south shore of the San baseline conditions.
notice advises the public that Pacific Joaquin River in Contra Costa County, Consistent with the Service’s Safe
Gas and Electric (Applicant) has applied California. The two parcels are located Harbor Policy (64 FR 32717), the Service
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service adjacent to, and on either side of, the would issue a 5-year extension of the
(Service) for a 5-year extension of their 14-acre Sardis Unit of the Antioch Enhancement of Survival Permit to the
existing Enhancement of Survival Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Applicant. This permit will authorize
permit under the Endangered Species (Refuge). Two transmission towers are the Applicant to take the Covered
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Safe located on the Enrolled Property—one Species incidental to the
Harbor Agreement (Agreement) is 115 kV tower on the west parcel and implementation of the management
between the Applicant and the Service one 230 kV tower on the east parcel. activities specified in the Agreement,
for the federally endangered Lange’s The Applicant relies on graveled and incidental to other lawful uses of the
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| Action | Notice of availability; request for comments. | |
| Dates | To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by June 1, 2015. | |
| Contact | Kent Ozment, Natural Resource Planner, (601) 442-6696 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 24958 |
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