94-29289. Notice of AvailabilityCompatibility Lawsuit Settlement Documents

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Department of the Interior





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Fish and Wildlife Service



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Compatibility Lawsuit Settlement Documents; Notice of Availability
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Notice of Availability--Compatibility Lawsuit Settlement 
Documents

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the settlement agreement of October 20, 1993, in 
the matter of National Audubon Society, et al. v. Bruce Babbitt, et 
al., in the United States District Court for the Western District of 
Washington, Civil No. C92-1641, the defendants have provided to the 
plaintiffs compatibility determinations, documents pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act, and funding analyses, as 
appropriate, for certain secondary uses within the National Wildlife 
Refuge System, as administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service). These documents are available for review and copying at the 
address listed below under the heading ADDRESSES.

ADDRESSES: All documents submitted are available for review and copies 
may be made at The Department of the Interior Library, 1849 C Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20240, during the hours of 7:45 a.m. through 5:00 
p.m. Monday-Friday; Telephone [phone]. Refuge-specific documents 
are retained, also, at the field level and are available for inspection 
at those locations. To make arrangements to review these documents, you 
may obtain the refuge-specific phone numbers by contacting the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Offices at the addresses listed 
below:
    Region 1--California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and 
Washington. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Eastside Federal Complex, Suite 1692, 911 
N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181; Telephone (503) 231-
6214.
    Region 2--Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Assistant 
Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Box 1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103; Telephone (505) 766-
1829.
    Region 3--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 
Ohio and Wisconsin. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Building, Fort Snelling, Twin 
Cities, Minnesota 55111; Telephone [phone].
    Region 4--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and 
the Virgin Islands. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Room 324, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30345; Telephone [phone].
    Region 5--Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, 
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. 
Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 
01935; Telephone [phone].
    Region 6--Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and 
Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Box 25486, Denver Federal 
Center, Denver, Colorado 80225; Telephone [phone].
    Region 7--Alaska. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and 
Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, 
Anchorage, Alaska 99503; Telephone [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Shallenberger, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, NW, MS 670 ARLSQ, Washington, D.C. 
20240; Telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Interior and the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), specifically, were sued by the 
Audubon Society, the Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife and 
other conservation interests on October 22, 1992, for alleged 
violations of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, 
the Refuge Recreation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA). The suit was settled out of court on October 20, 1993. In 
brief, the settlement required that the Service conduct a review of all 
allowed uses on national wildlife refuges, determine authority to 
control certain military activities, make compatibility determinations 
where necessary, ensure compliance with the Refuge Recreation Act, 
ensure NEPA compliance, terminate incompatible uses or modify them to 
make such uses compatible, and make a final report to the plaintiffs 
regarding the success of these actions. The Service has completed the 
initial collection of documents pursuant to this settlement agreement. 
This document serves as notice to all interested parties that the 
settlement compliance documents are available for review and copying. 
There are approximately 70,000 pages of material contained in the 
submissions from the regional offices of the Service. Documents may be 
reviewed and/or copied at the addresses listed above under the heading 
ADDRESSES.

    Dated: November 4, 1994.
Mollie H. Beattie,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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