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Dated: July 21, 2010. [email protected]. Persons Introduction Mary E. Landry, who use a telecommunication device Protection Island NWR is located in (TTD) may contact the BLM by calling Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the Eighth Coast Guard District. the Federal Information Relay Service entrance to Discovery Bay in Jefferson (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 hours a [FR Doc. 2010–20363 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] County, Washington. It includes 659 day, 7 days a week. BILLING CODE 9110–04–P acres of land and tideland. Protection Dina L. Torres, Island NWR was established to provide Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Branch habitat for a diversity of birds with DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Preparation and Resolution. particular emphasis on nesting bald eagles and seabirds, as well as to protect Bureau of Land Management [FR Doc. 2010–20344 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P the hauling-out area for marine [AA–11956, AA–11991, AA–11992, AA– mammals. It has one of the largest 11983, AA–11990, AA–11962, AA–11946, colonies of rhinoceros auklets in North AA–11947, AA–11964, AA–11951, AA– DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR America. The Refuge also provides 11989, AA–11952, AA–11959, AA–11988, opportunities for scientific research and AA–11948, AA–11949, AA–11980, AA– Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife-oriented education and 11985, AA–11950, AA–11986, AA–11981, AA–11982, AA–12004, AA–12005; LLAK– [FWS–R1–R–2010–N131; 1265–0000–10137– interpretation. 962000–L14100000–HY0000–P] S3] Most of the San Juan Islands NWR consists of rocks, reefs, and islands Alaska Native Claims Selection Protection Island and San Juan Islands scattered throughout the San Juan National Wildlife Refuges, Jefferson, Archipelago. Two islands, Smith and AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Minor, are located south of the Interior. Counties, WA archipelago within the Strait of Juan de ACTION: Notice of decision approving Fuca. The Refuge consists of lands for conveyance. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. approximately 449 acres in Island, San Juan, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties, SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR ACTION: Notice of availability: draft Washington. Most (353 acres) of San 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that comprehensive conservation plan, draft Juan Islands NWR is also designated the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wilderness stewardship plan, and wilderness known as the San Juan will issue an appealable decision to The environmental assessment; request for Islands Wilderness Area. San Juan Aleut Corporation. The decision will comments. approve the conveyance of only the Islands NWR was established to surface estate for certain lands pursuant SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and facilitate management of migratory to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Wildlife Service (Service), announce the birds, including serving as a breeding Act. The lands are located on the Rat availability of our draft comprehensive ground and winter sanctuary for native Islands, west of Adak, Alaska, conservation plan (CCP), draft birds. It was also intended to be a refuge aggregating 280.33 acres. Notice of the wilderness stewardship plan (WSP), and for other wildlife. This Refuge is decision will also be published four environmental assessment (EA) for particularly important to breeding black times in the Anchorage Daily News. Protection Island and San Juan Islands oystercatchers, cormorants, and harbor seals. DATES: Any party claiming a property National Wildlife Refuges (NWRs, interest in the lands affected by the Refuges) for public review and Background decision may appeal the decision within comment. The Draft CCP/WSP/EA the following time limits: describes our alternatives, including our The CCP Process 1. Unknown parties, parties unable to preferred alternative, for managing the The National Wildlife Refuge System be located after reasonable efforts have Refuges for the 15 years following Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. been expended to locate, parties who approval of the final CCP/WSP. 668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, DATES: To ensure consideration, please amended by the National Wildlife and parties who receive a copy of the send your written comments by Refuge System Improvement Act of decision by regular mail which is not September 17, 2010. 1997, requires us to develop a CCP for certified, return receipt requested, shall ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, each national wildlife refuge. The have until September 17, 2010 to file an requests for more information, or purpose for developing a CCP is to appeal. requests for copies of the Draft CCP/ provide refuge managers with a 15-year 2. Parties receiving service of the WSP/EA by any of the following plan for achieving refuge purposes and decision by certified mail shall have 30 methods. contributing toward the mission of the days from the date of receipt to file an E-mail: National Wildlife Refuge System, appeal. [email protected]. consistent with sound principles of fish Parties who do not file an appeal in Include ‘‘Protection/San Juan Draft CCP’’ and wildlife management, conservation, accordance with the requirements of 43 in the subject line. legal mandates, and our policies. In CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed Fax: Attn: Kevin Ryan, Project Leader, addition to outlining broad management to have waived their rights. (360) 457–9778. direction on conserving wildlife and ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may U.S. Mail: Kevin Ryan, Project Leader, their habitats, CCPs identify wildlife- be obtained from: Bureau of Land Washington Maritime National Wildlife dependent recreational opportunities Management, Alaska State Office, 222 Refuge Complex, 715 Holgerson Drive, available to the public, including West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Sequim, WA 98382. opportunities for hunting, fishing, Alaska 99513–7504. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: wildlife observation and photography, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Kevin Ryan, Project Leader, (360) 457– and environmental education and BLM by phone at 907–271–5960, or by 8451. interpretation. We will review and e-mail at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: update the CCP at least every 15 years

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in accordance with the Refuge System Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) Library, Evergreen State College Library, Administration Act. This alternative would continue many Island Public Library, Jefferson County Central Library, Lopez Island Public Public Outreach of the activities in Alternative A, and would include more active habitat Library, North Olympic Public Library, We began public outreach by management projects, such as removing Oak Harbor Public Library, Orcas Island publishing a Notice of Intent in the deer from Protection Island to enhance Public Library, Peninsula College Federal Register on August 14, 2007 (72 seabird nesting habitat and forest Library, San Juan Islands Library, Shaw FR 45444), announcing our intent to habitat; restoration projects on the spits, Island Library, University of Puget complete a CCP/EA and inviting public grasslands, and forests to increase native Sound Library, University of comments. In October 2007, we plant diversity; and the facilitation of Washington Library, and Waldron distributed Planning Update 1, which new research and monitoring studies Island Library. included background information on the and partnerships to find answers to Next Steps Refuges, preliminary issues and goals, Refuge management questions. Public After this comment period ends, we and a mail-in comment form. In the later use changes include prohibiting pets on will analyze the comments and address part of 2007 and first half of 2008, all Refuge lands and closing some areas them in the final CCP/WSP and decision Refuge and regional office staff held on Turn Island, including all of the document. meetings with other Federal agencies, rocky shoreline to the east and the State agencies, county-based Marine southeast beach as well as most of the Public Availability of Comments Resource Committees, the research island’s interior. Overnight camping on Before including your address, phone community, and nongovernmental Turn and Matia Islands would be number, e-mail address, or other organizations. In August 2008, we limited to visitors arriving by human- personal identifying information in your distributed Planning Update 2, which powered craft, and a camping comment, you should be aware that included the results of initial scoping, reservation system would be initiated. your entire comment—including your preliminary management options, and There would be more emphasis on personal identifying information—may an invitation to the public open house enhancing the public’s understanding be made publicly available at any time. meetings. The open house public and appreciation of the Refuges’ natural, While you can ask us in your comment meetings were held on September 23 cultural, and wilderness resources to withhold your identifying and 24, 2008, in Friday Harbor and Port through both on- and off-Refuge information from the public, we cannot Townsend, Washington, respectively. interpretation and education programs. guarantee that we will be able to do so. There would be fewer large signs but We presented preliminary management Dated: July 2, 2010. more medium-sized signs installed on options and obtained public comments Carolyn A. Bohan, at these meetings. San Juan Islands Refuge units to discourage close approach or Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon. Draft CCP/WSP/EA Alternatives We Are trespassing on closed islands. There [FR Doc. 2010–20542 Filed 8–17–10; 8:45 am] Considering would also be more emphasis on BILLING CODE 4310–55–P working with existing partners and We identified and evaluated three developing new partnerships to alternatives for managing the Refuges, accomplish objectives. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR including current management (Alternative A). Brief descriptions of the Alternative C Bureau of Land Management alternatives follow. This Alternative is very similar to [LLWO120900–L10200000–PA0000; HAG– Alternative A (Current Management) Alternative B; the primary differences 10–0097] are fewer acres of native habitat Under Alternative A, the Refuges restoration, as well as less research and Final Supplementary Rules for Public would continue with current fewer monitoring studies and surveys. Land in Oregon and Washington management, which focuses on Camping would continue with fewer AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, stewardship, including removing campsites on Matia Island, and Turn Interior. unnecessary roads and human Island would be limited to day-use only. ACTION: Final Supplementary Rules on structures; allowing natural processes to Compared to Alternative B, fewer and the BLM lands in Oregon and occur with minimal human mostly smaller signs would be used in Washington. intervention; monitoring wildlife Alternative C to identify closed Refuge species; and working with partners to islands and reduce human-caused SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land reduce the risk of oil spills, clean up wildlife disturbance. Management (BLM) Oregon State Office marine debris, and educate boaters to is proposing Final Supplementary Rules minimize human-caused wildlife Public Availability of Documents for the BLM lands within the States of disturbance. Protection Island NWR In addition to any methods in Oregon and Washington. These Final would continue to be closed to the ADDRESSES, you can obtain a CD–ROM Supplementary Rules revise existing general public. Scientific research copy of the Draft CCP/WSP/EA from the supplementary rules. These revisions activities on Protection Island would Refuge by calling (360) 457–8451. are necessary in order to protect public continue with an emphasis on existing Copies may be reviewed at the Refuge land natural resources and provide for long-term partnerships. Recreational and on the Internet at http:// the public’s health and safety. They activities, including wildlife www.fws.gov/pacific/planning/main/ provide needed guidance in the areas of observation, photography, and camping docs/WA/docsprotectionIs.htm. Printed special forest products and recreation, on Turn and Matia Islands within the copies will be available for review at the allow for the assessment of penalties San Juan Islands Refuge, would following libraries in northwestern that are commensurate with the continue as they have in the past and be Washington: Anacortes Public Library, magnitude of prohibited acts, and facilitated through a State Parks Bellingham Public Library, Clinton promote consistency among the BLM partnership. Public Library, Coupeville Public and other natural resource agencies.

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