[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 22875] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-10574] [[Page 22875]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability for Comments of a Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Associated Draft Environmental Assessment for Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge, Okmulgee, OK
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has prepared the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and associated Draft Environmental Assessment for the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and its implementing regulations.
Dates
The Service will be open to written comments through May 30, 1999.
Addresses
Copies may be obtained by writing to: April Fletcher, Refuge Program Specialist, Division of Refuges, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306. Comments on the draft documents should be submitted to Mr. Tom Baca, Chief of Refuge Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1306.
Supplementary Information
It is Service policy to have all lands within the National Wildlife Refuge System managed in accordance with an approved CCP. The CCP guides management decisions and identifies refuge goals, objectives, and strategies for achieving refuge purposes. The planning process has considered many elements, including habitat and wildlife management, habitat protection and acquisition, public and recreational uses, and cultural resources. Public input into this planning process has assisted in the development of the draft document. The CCP will provide other agencies and the public with a clear understanding of the desired conditions for the refuge and how the Service will implement management strategies. The Service intends to consider comments and advice generated in response to the draft document prior to the preparation of a final CCP. The Service is furnishing this notice in compliance with Service CCP policy: (1) to advise other agencies and the public of the availability of the draft document, and (2) to obtain suggestions and recommendations for consideration in preparation of the final document. The Service anticipates that the final CCP document and any associated NEPA documents will be available by September 1, 1999.
Dated: April 16, 1999. Geoffrey L. Haskett, Acting Regional Director. [FR Doc. 99-10574 Filed 4-27-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-55-P