United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2009_register executive 2009-06-23 article Notices D09002ee1c80635ef D09002ee1c80636d1 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Fish and Wildlife Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental assessment (EA) for the Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex (Complex). The Complex consists of the following refuges: Brazoria and San Bernard, located in Brazoria County, and Big Boggy in Matagorda County, Texas. Discontinuous refuge parcels and conservation easements, located primarily within the forested bottomlands of the Brazos River, San Bernard River, and Colorado River basins, in Brazoria, Wharton, and Fort Bend counties, are also part of the Complex. We provide this notice in compliance with our CCP policy to advise other Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and the public of our intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to consider in the planning process. 74 FR 29714 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-06-23/E9-14566 E9-14566 FR23JN09-69 4310-55-P FWS-R2-R-2008-N0257 20131-1265-2CCP-S3 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-06-23/E9-14566 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-06-23/html/E9-14566.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-06-23/pdf/E9-14566.pdf 2 p. 29714 29715 74 FR 29714 Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex, Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, TX; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue NOTICE E9-14566 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2009-09-21 FWS-R2-R-2008-N0257 20131-1265-2CCP-S3 4310-55-P E9-14566 Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), intend to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental assessment (EA) for the Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex (Complex). The Complex consists of the following refuges: Brazoria and San Bernard, located in Brazoria County, and Big Boggy in Matagorda County, Texas. Discontinuous refuge parcels and conservation easements, located primarily within the forested bottomlands of the Brazos River, San Bernard River, and Colorado River basins, in Brazoria, Wharton, and Fort Bend counties, are also part of the Complex. We provide this notice in compliance with our CCP policy to advise other Federal and State agencies, Tribes, and the public of our intentions, and to obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to consider in the planning process.

To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by September 21, 2009. We will hold open house meetings during the scoping phase of the Draft CCP development process. We will announce the dates, times, and places for all meetings in the local media. Jennifer Sanchez, Project Leader, Telephone: 979-964-4011; Fax: 979-964-4021, or Carol Torrez, Biologist/ Natural Resource Planner, Telephone: 505-248-6821, Fax: 505-248-6874. Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment: Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex, Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, TX , carol_torrez@fws.gov Vol. 74, no. 119 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2009-06-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 351 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-06-23 P0b002ee1800217f0 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:FR23JN09 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-06-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-06-23/pdf/FR-2009-06-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-06-23/xml/FR-2009-06-23.xml fdlp 29589 29929 DGPO 2009-06-23 2024-06-04 FR-2009-06-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2009-06-23 74 119