[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4586]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Availability of Comprehensive Conservation Plans and 
Environmental Assessments for: Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, 
Saginaw, Michigan; Michigan Wetland Management District, East Lansing, 
Michigan; Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge, Wyandotte and Ecorse, 
Michigan; and Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Erskine, Minnesota

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Refuge Improvement Act of 1997, the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service has published final Comprehensive Conservation 
Plans and Environmental Assessments for Wyandotte National Wildlife 
Refuge (NWR); Rydell NWR; and Shiawassee NWR, which includes the 
Michigan Wetland Management District. These plans describe how the 
Service intends to manage the three refuges and the wetland management 
district of the next 15 years.

ADDRESSES: A plan or summary may be obtained by writing to the Refuge 
or submitting a request electronically. For a copy of the Rydell NWR 
Comprehensive Conservation Plan, address requests to: Rydell National 
Wildlife Refuge, Route 3, Box 105, Erskine, Minnesota 56535, or direct 
e-mail to [email protected]. The Shiawassee NWR and Wyandotte NWR 
comprehensive conservation plans are available by writing to: 
Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, 6975 Mower Road, Saginaw, Michigan 
48601, or submitting a request electronically to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on either 
the Shiawassee NWR or Wyandotte NWR comprehensive conservation plans, 
contact Doug Spencer, Refuge Manager, at the address above or call the 
Refuge at 989/777-5930. For additional information related to the 
Rydell NWR plan, contact Rick Julian, Refuge Manager, at the address 
listed above or call the Refuge at 218/687-2229. For additional 
information related to the Michigan Wetland Management District, 
contact Jim Hudgins, Project Leader, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2651 
Coolidge Road, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, or call 517/351-4230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1997, Congress mandated that the Service 
prepare a comprehensive conservation plan for each refuge within the 
National Wildlife Refuge System. Comprehensive conservation plans guide 
management decisions over the course of 15 years. They identify refuge 
goals and objectives as well as strategies for achieving those goals 
and objectives. Plans will be reviewed and updated at least every 15 
years. Public input is the foundation of the planning process, and 
there were many opportunities for public involvement as plans were 
developed for Shiawassee, Wyandotte, and Rydell National Wildlife 
Refuges. The plans provide other agencies and the public with a clear 
understanding of the desired conditions of each Refuge and how the 
Service will implement management strategies.

    Dated: February 21, 2002.
William F. Hartwig,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 02-4586 Filed 2-26-02; 8:45 am]
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