[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8003]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Availability of Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 
(CCP) and Finding of No Significant Impact for Hagerman National 
Wildlife Refuge (Refuge), Sherman, TX

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 CCP is available for the Hagerman 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, 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 in 
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: Johnny Beall, Refuge Manager, Hagerman 
National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, Texas 75092; 903-
786-2826, 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-668ee 
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. 668dd et seq.), and the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370d).

    Dated: March 31, 2006.
Geoffrey L. Haskett,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, 
New Mexico.
[FR Doc. E6-8003 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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