[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28061-28062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13555]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Establishment of Waccamaw National Wildlife 
Refuge, Georgetown, Horry, and Marion Counties, South Carolina

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
proposed establishment of Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Southeast Region, has completed a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) on a proposal to establish a new national wildlife 
refuge in Georgetown, Horry, and Marion Counties, South Carolina. The 
Final EIS addresses the anticipated biological, environmental, and 
socioeconomic impacts of establishing the proposed refuge. It presents 
five alternatives for the protection and management of the fish and 
wildlife resources of the proposed refuge area, including a ``No 
Action'' alternative. The other four alternatives address the 
establishment of a refuge involving different boundary sizes and 
locations. The Fish and Wildlife Service's preferred alternative is to 
acquire up to 49,800 acres for the establishment of the refuge.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final Environmental Impact Statement are now 
available for distribution to the public. Requests for Copies of the 
document should be addressed to Mr. Charles R. Danner, Team Leader, 
Planning and Support Team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century 
Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, or by telephone at 800/419-9582.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The propose refuge area is located between 
the Intracoastal Waterway and U.S. Highway 701 north of Winyah Bay in 
coastal South Carolina. The purpose of the proposed refuge is to (1) 
Protect and manage diverse the habitat components of an important 
coastal river ecosystem for the benefit of endangered and threatened 
species, migratory birds, anadromous fish, and forest wildlife, 
including a wide array of plants and animals associated with bottom 
land hardwood habitats; and (2) provide compatible wildlife-dependent 
recreational activities including hunting, fishing, wildlife 
observation, photography, and environmental education and 
interpretation for the

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enjoyment of present and future generations.

    Dated: May 15, 1997.
Judy L. Jones,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 97-13555 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
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