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Background

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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) (Administration Act),
requires us to develop a CCP for each
national wildlife refuge. The purpose in
developing a CCP 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
(NWRS), consistent with sound
principles of fish and wildlife
management, conservation, legal
mandates, and Service policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation and photography,
and environmental education and
interpretation. We will review and
update the CCP at least every 15 years
in accordance with the Administration
Act.
Each unit of the NWRS was
established for specific purposes. We
use these purposes as the foundation for
developing and prioritizing the
management goals and objectives for
each refuge within the NWRS mission,
and to determine how the public can
use each refuge. The planning process is
a way for us and the public to evaluate
management goals and objectives that
will ensure the best possible approach
to wildlife, plant, and habitat
conservation, while providing for
wildlife-dependent recreation
opportunities that are compatible with
each refuge’s establishing purposes and
the mission of the NWRS.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R6–R–2014–N289; FXRS1261060–
145–FF06R06000]

Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife
Refuge, Cokeville, Wyoming; Final
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Finding of No Significant Impact for
Environmental Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of a final comprehensive
conservation plan (CCP) and finding of
no significant impact (FONSI) for the
environmental assessment (EA) we
prepared on the CCP for Cokeville
Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The
final CCP describes how we intend to
manage the refuge for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: You will find the final CCP,
the EA, and the FONSI on our planning
Web site at http://www.fws.gov/
mountain-prairie/planning/ccp/wy/ckv/
ckv.html. A limited number of hard
copies are available. You may request
one by any of the following methods:
Email: bernardo_garza@fws.gov.
Include ‘‘Cokeville Meadows NWR’’ in
the subject line of the message.
U.S. Mail: Bernardo Garza, Planning
Team Leader, Suite 300, 134 Union
Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernardo Garza, (303) 236–4377
(phone); (303) 236–4792 (fax); or
bernardo_garza@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Introduction
With this notice, we continue the CCP
process for Cokeville Meadows National
Wildlife Refuge, which we began by
publishing a notice of intent in the
Federal Register (74 FR 57328) on
November 5, 2009. For more about the
initial process and the history of this
refuge, see that notice. We released the
draft CCP and EA to the public,
announcing and requesting comments
in a notice of availability (78 FR 58340)
on September 23, 2013. The 30-day
comment period ended on October 21,
2013. We then extended the comment
period to November 4, 2013. A summary
of public comments and the agency
responses is included in the final CCP.

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Additional Information About the CCP,
EA, and FONSI
The final CCP includes detailed
information about the planning process,
refuge, management issues, and
management alternative selected. The
EA includes discussion of four
alternative refuge management options.
The Service’s selected alternative is
reflected in the final CCP, and also in
the FONSI.
The selected alternative for the refuge
focuses on managing lands within a
greater landscape footprint by using
partnerships to enhance habitats both
on and off the refuge. Land and
easement acquisition will continue to
round out and complete the acquisition
boundary. Wet meadow and upland
habitats will be enhanced and managed
to increase wildlife productivity and

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diversity. The use of agricultural
practices will be specifically geared to
enhance refuge habitats for wildlife and
to help decrease wildlife depredation on
private property adjacent to the refuge.
Staff will increase focus on
developing visitor resources, access, and
opportunities for wildlife-dependent
uses (hunting, fishing, wildlife
observation, photography,
environmental education, and
interpretation) to encourage a greater
understanding and appreciation of the
Bear River watershed; wet meadow,
riparian and stream habitats; and
wildlife. A detailed description of
objectives and actions included in this
selected alternative is found in chapter
4 of the final CCP.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Noreen Walsh,
Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX14EB00A181100]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments: The
William T. Pecora Award Application
and Nomination Process
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Department of Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
currently approved information
collection (1028–0101).
AGENCY:

We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, and as part of our continuing
efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this IC. This collection is
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2015.
DATES: To ensure that your comments
are considered, we must receive them
on or before October 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection to the
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax);
or gs-help_infocollections@usgs.gov
(email). Please reference ‘‘Information
SUMMARY:

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Collection 1028–0101, Pecora Award’’
in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, please contact the U.S.
Geological Survey, Tina Pruett, MS–517,
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA
20192 (mail), by telephone (703)-648–
4585, or tpruett@usgs.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
The William T. Pecora Award is
presented annually to individuals or
groups that make outstanding
contributions toward understanding the
earth by means of remote sensing. The
award is sponsored jointly by the
Department of the Interior (DOI) and the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
In 1974 the Pecora award was
established in honor of Dr. William T.
Pecora, former Director of the U.S.
Geological Survey, Under Secretary,
Department of the Interior and a
motivating force behind the
establishment of a program for civil
remote sensing of the earth from space.
The purpose of the award is to recognize
individuals or groups working in the
field of remote sensing of the earth.
National and international nominations
are accepted from the public and private
sector individuals, teams, organizations,
and professional societies.
Nomination packages include three
sections: (A) Cover Sheet, (B) Summary
Statement, and (C) Supplemental
Materials. The cover sheet includes
professional contact information. The
Summary Statement is limited to two
pages and describes the nominee’s
achievements in the scientific and
technical remote sensing community,
contributions leading to successful
practical applications of remote sensing,
and/or major breakthroughs in remote
sensing science or technology.
Nominations may include up to 10
pages of supplemental information such
as resume, publications list, and/or
letters of endorsement.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0101.
Form Number: Various if many
different forms or screen shots,
otherwise provide the form number.
Title: The Pecora Award; Application
and Nomination Process.
Type of Request: Renew approval for
an existing information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Businesses and other
academic and non-profit institutions;
State, local and tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: None.
Participation is voluntary.

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Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 10–20.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 200.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this IC.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and current expiration date.
III. Request for Comments
We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency
to perform its duties, including whether
the information is useful; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your personal mailing
address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personally
identifiable information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personally identifiable
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Tim Newman,
Program Coordinator, Land Remote Sensing
Program, U.S. Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[F–14858–B, F–14872–B, F–14913–B;
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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Decisions Approving
Lands for Conveyance.
AGENCY:

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As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
appealable decisions will be issued by
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
to Gana-a ‘Yoo, Limited, Successor in
Interest to Notaaghleedin, Limited, for
the Native village of Galena; Successor
in Interest to Takathlee-tondin,
Incorporated, for the Native village of
Kaltag; and Successor in Interest to
Nik’aghun, Limited, for the Native
village of Nulato. The decisions approve
the surface estate in the lands described
below for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The subsurface
estate in these lands will be conveyed
to Doyon, Limited, when the surface
estate is conveyed to Gana-a ‘Yoo,
Limited. The lands are in the vicinity of
Galena, Kaltag, and Nulato, Alaska, and
are located in:

SUMMARY:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska
Near the Village of Galena
T. 8 S., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 7 and 8.
Containing 1,270.76 acres.
Near the Village of Kaltag
T. 14 S., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 5.
Containing 640 acres.
Near the Village of Nulato
T. 10 S., R. 3 E.,
Sec. 16.
Containing 0.97 acre.
Aggregating 1,911.73 acres.

Notice of the decisions will also be
published once a week for four
consecutive weeks in the Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner.
DATES: Any party claiming a property
interest in the lands affected by the
decisions may appeal the decisions in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4 within the following time
limits:
1. Unknown parties, parties unable to
be located after reasonable efforts have
been expended to locate, parties who
fail or refuse to sign their return receipt,
and parties who receive a copy of the
decisions by regular mail which is not
certified, return receipt requested, shall
have until September 15, 2014 to file an
appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decisions by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have
waived their rights. Notices of appeal
transmitted by electronic means, such as
facsimile or email, will not be accepted
as timely filed.

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