[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16342]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Availability of Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 
for Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, Las Vegas, NM

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces that 
the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) is available for the 
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). This CCP is prepared 
pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act 
of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), and the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, and describes how the Service intends to manage 
this Refuge over the next 15 years.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the CCP are available on compact diskette or hard 
copy, and can be obtained by writing: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Attn: Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, Division of Planning, P.O. Box 1306, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Rodriguez, Refuge Manager, Las 
Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, Route 1, Box 399, Las Vegas, New Mexico 
87701; 505-425-3581, or Yvette Truitt-Ortiz, Natural Resource Planner, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Planning, P.O. Box 1306, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87103; 505-248-6452; or direct e-mail to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A CCP is required by the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National 
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
seq). The purpose in developing CCPs is to provide refuge managers with 
a 15-year strategy for achieving refuge purposes and contributing 
toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent 
with sound principles of fish and wildlife science, conservation, legal 
mandates, and Service policies. In addition to outlining broad 
management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, the 
CCPs identify wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available 
to the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife 
observation and photography, and environmental education and 
interpretation. These CCPs will be reviewed and updated at least every 
15 years in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 688dd et seq.), and the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

    Dated: May 3, 2004.
David Yazzie,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, 
New Mexico.
[FR Doc. 04-16342 Filed 7-16-04; 8:45 am]
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