Extension of Comment Period: Draft Compatibility Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Extension of Comment Period: Draft Compatibility Policy Pursuant

to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We are extending the comment period on the Federal Register

notice dated September 9, 1999 (64 FR 49067) that invites the public to

comment on our draft compatibility policy. We are also extending the

comment period on the Federal Register proposed rule dated September 9,

1999 (64 FR 49056) that invites the public to comment on our proposed

compatibility regulations.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 8, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments concerning this draft compatibility policy via

mail, fax or email to: Chief, Division of Refuges, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 670, Arlington,

Virginia 22203; fax (703)358-2248; e-mail Compatibility__Policy

__C[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Kurth, Chief, Division of Refuges,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Telephone (703)358-1744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register notice dated September

9, 1999, we published our draft compatibility policy describing the

process for determining whether or not a use of a national wildlife

refuge is a compatible use. We also published in a Federal Register

proposed rule dated September 9, 1999, our proposed compatibility

regulations describing the process for determining whether or not a use

of a national wildlife refuge is a compatible use. We received several

requests to extend the public comment period beyond the November 8,

1999 due date. In order to ensure that the public has an adequate

opportunity to review and comment on our draft policy and proposed

regulations we are extending the comment period to December 8, 1999.

Primary Author: J. Kenneth Edwards, Refuge Program Specialist,

Division of Refuges, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the primary

author of this notice.

Dated: November 9, 1999.

Jamie Rappaport Clark,

Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 99-29852 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]

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