[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 33268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15655]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


National Wildlife Refuge System: Mission Goals and Purposes: 
Policy: Reopening of Comment Period: Draft Policy on National Wildlife 
Refuge System: Mission, Goals, and Purposes (Notice); Draft Appropriate 
Refuge Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Improvement Act of 1997 (Notice); Draft Wildlife-Dependent Recreational 
Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement 
Act of 1997 (Notice); and Draft Wilderness Stewardship Policy Pursuant 
to the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Notice)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; further reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are reopening the comment period on the Federal Register 
notice dated January 16, 2001, that invites the public to comment on 
the following draft policies: National Wildlife Refuge System: Mission, 
Goals, and Purposes; Appropriate Refuge Uses Policy Pursuant to the 
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997; Wildlife-
Dependent Recreational Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997; and Wilderness Stewardship 
Policy Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964.

DATES: The comment period will reopen on June 18 and close midnight, 
June 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in the following ways: in writing to Acting 
Chief, Division of Conservation Planning and Policy, National Wildlife 
Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 
Room 670, Arlington, Virginia 22203; by FAX to (703) 358-2248; or by 
e:mail to one of the following addresses:

Mission And Goals Policy
    [email protected];
    Appropriate_
    Uses_
    Policy_[email protected];
Wildlife_Dependent_
    Recreational_
Uses_
    Policy_[email protected]; or
Wilderness_Policy_[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Stieglitz, Acting Chief, 
Division of Conservation Planning and Policy, National Wildlife Refuge 
System (703) 358-1744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register notice dated January 
16, 2001 (66 FR 3668) we published draft policies for: National 
Wildlife Refuge System: Mission, Goals, and Purposes (Notice); 
Appropriate Refuge Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Improvement Act of 1997 (Notice); Wildlife-Dependent 
Recreational Uses Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Improvement Act of 1997 (Notice); and Wilderness Stewardship 
Policy Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Notice). These policies, 
affecting management and use of the National Wildlife Refuge System, 
represent the culmination of our initial policy development in response 
to the landmark National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 
1997.
    In a subsequent Federal Register notice dated March 15, 2001 (66 FR 
15136) we extended the comment period until April 19, 2001, to ensure 
that the public had an adequate opportunity to review and comment on 
our draft policies.
    To allow for continued discussion with the States on these 
policies, we reopened the comment period for an additional 30 days in a 
Federal Register notice dated May 15, 2001 (66 FR 26879). As a 
correction to the May 15, 2001, notice, comments received between April 
19, 2001, and May 15, 2001, will be considered and do not need to be 
resubmitted.
    To allow for further discussion with the States on these policies, 
we are extending the comment period until June 30, 2001.

    Dated: June 8, 2001.
Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 01-15655 Filed 6-20-01; 8:45 am]
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