[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 63069] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-30059] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability of Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Management of Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Collier County, Florida, and Notice of Meeting To Seek Public Comments
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Action
Notice of availability and meeting.
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Summary
This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, has made available for public review a draft comprehensive conservation plan for the management of a national wildlife refuge in Collier County, Florida, and plans to hold a public meeting in the vicinity of the refuge to solicit public comments on the draft plan. A copy of the plan is available at local libraries in Collier and Lee counties, Florida. A copy may also be obtained by contacting the Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia, at the address given below.
Dates
The Service will hold a public meeting on December 5, 1998, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Fish and Wildlife Service office located in the Comfort Inn, 3860 Tollgate Boulevard, Naples, Florida 34114. In addition, written comments on the draft plan should be sent no later than December 21, 1998, to the address given below.
For Further Information Contact
Mr. Charles R. Danner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Telephone 1-800-419-9582).
Supplementary Information
The refuge covers approximately 26,400 acres and lies within the Big Cypress Swamp physiographic region of Florida. The plan presents three alternatives for the protection and management of the refuge including a ``no action'' alternative. The refuge's mission is to conserve and manage lands and waters in concert with other agency land efforts within the Big Cypress Watershed, primarily for the Florida panther, other endangered and threatened species, natural diversity, and cultural resources for the benefit of the American people.
Dated: November 4, 1998. Sam D. Hamilton, Regional Director. [FR Doc. 98-30059 Filed 11-9-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M