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Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Land Protection Plan for the Proposed Establishment of Green River National Wildlife Refuge, Henderson County, KY

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 [Federal Register: January 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 12)]
[Notices]
[Page 4855-4856]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr18ja01-117]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment and
Land Protection Plan for the Proposed Establishment of Green River
National Wildlife Refuge, Henderson County, KY

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment
and Land Protection Plan for the proposed establishment of Green River
National Wildlife Refuge.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Southeast Region, proposes to establish a new national
wildlife refuge in the Scuffletown Bottoms area in Henderson County,
Kentucky. The purpose of the proposed refuge is to protect, restore and
manage a valuable complex of wetland habitats for the benefit of
migrating and wintering waterfowl, non-game land birds, and other
native fish and wildlife. A Draft Environmental Assessment and Land
Protection Plan for the establishment of the proposed refuge has been
prepared by Service biologists in coordination with the Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. The assessment considers the
biological, environmental, and socioeconomic effects of establishing
the refute and evaluates three alternative actions and their potential
impacts on the environment. Written comments or recommendations
concerning the proposal are welcomed and should be sent to the address
given below.

DATES: Land acquisition planning for the project is currently underway.
The draft environmental assessment and land protection plan will be
available to the public for review and comment on January 22, 2001.
Written comments must be received no later than March 9, 2001, in order
to be considered for the preparation of the final environmental
assessment.

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ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any
of several methods. You may mail your comments to Mr. Charles R.
Danner, Team Leader, Planning and Support Team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. You may hand-
deliver your comments to Mr. Danner at the same address. Or you may
submit your comments by telephone at 1-800-419-9582. Our practice is to
make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents,
available for public review during regular business hours. Individual
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the
record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also
may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the record a
respondent's identity, as allowable by law. if you wish us to withhold
your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations and businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal would establish a national
wildlife refuge on up to 23,000 acres of wetlands and bottomland
hardwoods along the confluence of the Green and Ohio Rivers in
Henderson County, Kentucky. The Service is proposing to establish the
refuge through a combination of fee title purchases from willing
sellers and leases, conservation easements, or cooperative agreements
from willing landowners.
    The goals of the proposed refuge would be to provide (1) Habitat
for migrating and wintering waterfowl, (2) habitat for non-game land
birds, (3) habitats for a natural diversity of fish and wildlife, (4)
nesting habitat for wood ducks and other locally nesting migratory
waterfowl, (5) quality hunting and sportfishing opportunities, and (6)
opportunities for environmental education, interpretation, and
wildlife-oriented recreation.

    Dated: January 5, 2001.
Sam D. Hamilton,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 01-1441 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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