[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39946-39947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14621]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063; FXRS12610800000-167-FF08R00000]
Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear
Valley National Wildlife Refuges, Klamath County, OR; Siskiyou and
Modoc Counties, CA: Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice availability; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
extension of the public comment period on the Draft Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
Lower Klamath, Clear Lake, Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley
National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges). We opened the comment period on
May 6, 2016, via a Federal Register notice, and now extend it to
accommodate public requests. If you have already submitted comments,
you do not need to resubmit them. They will be considered.
DATES: The comment period for the document published in the Federal
Register of May 6, 2016 (81 FR 27468) is extended. To ensure
consideration, we must receive your written comments by August 4, 2016.
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal
(see ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the
closing date.
ADDRESSES:
Document Availability: You may obtain copies of the documents in
the following places:
Internet: http://www.regulations.gov (Docket Number FWS-
R8-NWRS-2016-0063).
In Person:
[cir] Klamath Refuge Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Headquarters, 4009 Hill Road, Tulelake, CA 96134.
[cir] The following libraries: For the location of libraries with a
copy of this document, see Public Availability of Documents under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Submitting Comments: You may submit written comments by one of the
following methods:
Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-
0063, which is the docket number for this notice. Then, on the right
side of the screen, click ``Open Docket Folder'' to locate the
documents and submit a comment.
By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to:
Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: BPHC; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803.
We request that you send comments by only the methods described
above. We will post all information received on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any
personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Klamath Refuge Planner, (916) 414-6464
(phone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We announce the extension of the public
comment period on the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Lower Klamath, Clear Lake,
Tule Lake, Upper Klamath, and Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuges
(Refuges). We opened the comment period on May 6, 2016, via a Federal
Register notice (81 FR 27468), and now extend it to accommodate public
requests. If you have already submitted comments, you do not need to
resubmit them. They will be considered.
Public Availability of Documents
In addition to any methods in ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain
documents at the following locations:
Public Libraries: The table below lists the libraries
where the document can be found during regular library hours.
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Library Address Phone No.
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Klamath County Main........... 126 South Third (541) 882-8894
Street, Klamath
Falls, OR 97601.
Keno Branch................... 15555 Hwy 66, #1, (541) 273-0750
Keno, OR 97627.
Malin Branch.................. 2307 Front Street, (541) 723-5210
Malin, OR 97632.
Merrill Branch................ 365 Front Street, (541) 798-5393
Merrill, OR 97633.
S. Suburban Branch............ 3625 Summers Lane, (541) 273-3679
Klamath Falls, OR
97603.
Tulelake Branch............... 451 Main Street, (530) 667-2291
Tulelake, CA 96134.
Butte Valley Branch........... 800 West Third Street, (530) 397-4932
Dorris, CA 96023.
Redding....................... 1100 Parkview Ave., (530) 245-7250
Redding, CA 96001.
Multnomah Co. Central......... 801 SW 10th Ave, (530) 988-5123
Portland, OR 97205.
Sacramento Public Central 828 I St., Sacramento, (916) 264-2700
Branch. CA 95814.
Medford....................... 205 S. Central Ave, (541) 774-8689
Medford, OR 95701.
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Public Comments
We request that you send comments only by one of the methods
described in ADDRESSES. If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--will be posted on the Web site. We will post
all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov as well. If you
submit a hardcopy comment that includes personal identifying
information, you may request at the top of your document that we
withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments and materials we
receive, as well as documents associated with the notice, will be
available for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket
No. FWS-R8-NWRS-2016-0063.
Public Meetings
The locations, dates, and times of public meetings will be listed
in a planning update distributed to the project mailing list and posted
on the refuge planning Web site at http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Tule_Lake/what_we_do/conservation.html.
Environmental Protection Agency Comments
To view comments on the draft CCP/EIS from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), go to https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cds-enepa-public/action/eis/search.
Ren Lohoefener,
Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 2016-14621 Filed 6-17-16; 8:45 am]
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