[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 139 (Monday, July 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42349-42350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16540]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R4-R-2014-N109; FXRS12650400000S3-123-FF04R02000]
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Collier County, Florida
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent; reopening of public scoping period for a
comprehensive conservation plan revision and environmental assessment.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), advise the public
that we are reopening the public scoping period for the preparation of
a comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) revision and associated
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for Florida Panther
National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), located in Collier County in southwest
Florida. If you have previously submitted comments, please do not
resubmit them. We have already incorporated them in the public record
and will fully consider them in the development of the draft plan.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments
by September 19, 2014. One or more public scoping meetings will be
scheduled to help engage the public in this planning process; please
contact Florida Panther NWR for the date(s): FloridaPantherCCP@fws.gov
or 239-353-8442. Information will also be posted on the refuge's Web
site: http://www.fws.gov/floridapanther/.
ADDRESSES: An online public engagement platform will be used for the
engagement of the public and the submission of public comments; to
access this forum, please visit: http://www.fws.gov/floridapanther/ccp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may also submit comments,
questions, and requests for information to: Cheri
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Ehrhardt, AICP, Natural Resource Planner, PO Box 2683, Titusville, FL
32781-2683; FloridaPantherCCP@fws.gov; 321-861-1276 (fax); or 321-861-
2368.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
On April 23, 2014, we published a Federal Register notice (79 FR
22697) announcing our intent to initiate our process for developing a
CCP revision for Florida Panther NWR in Collier County, Florida and to
request comments regarding the development of this CCP revision. We
originally opened this comment period from April 23, 2014 to May 23,
2014. For background and more information, please see that notice. We
are reopening the public comment period in order to schedule public
scoping meetings to enhance the opportunity for comment. This notice
complies with our CCP policy to: (1) Advise other Federal and State
agencies, Native-American tribes, and the public of our intention to
conduct detailed planning on this refuge and (2) obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to consider in the environmental
document and during development of the CCP.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment-including your personal identifying
information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority
This notice is published under the authority of the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et
seq.).
Dated: June 17, 2014.
Mike Oetker,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-16540 Filed 7-18-14; 8:45 am]
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