[Federal Register: November 10, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 217)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

 
Notice of Availability of Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan 
and Environmental Assessment for the Management of Florida Panther 
National Wildlife Refuge in Collier County, Florida, and Notice of 
Meeting To Seek Public Comments

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Southeast Region, has made available for public review a draft 
comprehensive conservation plan for the management of a national 
wildlife refuge in Collier County, Florida, and plans to hold a public 
meeting in the vicinity of the refuge to solicit public comments on the 
draft plan. A copy of the plan is available at local libraries in 
Collier and Lee counties, Florida. A copy may also be obtained by 
contacting the Fish and Wildlife Service's Regional Office in Atlanta, 
Georgia, at the address given below.

DATES: The Service will hold a public meeting on December 5, 1998, 10 
a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Fish and Wildlife Service office located in the 
Comfort Inn, 3860 Tollgate Boulevard, Naples, Florida 34114. In 
addition, written comments on the draft plan should be sent no later 
than December 21, 1998, to the address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Charles R. Danner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast 
Regional Office, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345 (Telephone 
1-800-419-9582).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The refuge covers approximately 26,400 acres 
and lies within the Big Cypress Swamp physiographic region of Florida. 
The plan presents three alternatives for the protection and management 
of the refuge including a ``no action'' alternative. The refuge's 
mission is to conserve and manage lands and waters in concert with 
other agency land efforts within the Big Cypress Watershed, primarily 
for the Florida panther, other endangered and threatened species, 
natural diversity, and cultural resources for the benefit of the 
American people.

    Dated: November 4, 1998.
Sam D. Hamilton,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 98-30059 Filed 11-9-98; 8:45 am]
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