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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 31, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response.
On May 4, 2021, we published a proposed rule 86 FR 23794 which solicited comments on the information collection requirements described in this supporting statement for a period of 60 days, ending July 6, 2021. We received no comments regarding the information collection requirements in response to the proposed rule.
This final rule is effective immediately upon publication, for the reasons set forth above under Effective Date. We will, however, accept and consider all public comments concerning the information collection requirements received in response to this final rule. Send your written comments and suggestions on this information collection to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB JAO/3W, Falls Church, VA 220413803 mail; or Info_Coll@fws.gov email. Please reference OMB Control Number 1018
0140 in the subject line of your comments.

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Endangered Species Act Section 7
Consultation We comply with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq., when developing comprehensive conservation plans and step-down management planswhich would include hunting and/or fishing plansfor public use of refuges and hatcheries, and prior to implementing any new or revised public recreation program on a station as identified in 50 CFR 26.32. We have completed section 7 consultations on each of the affected stations.
National Environmental Policy Act We analyzed this rule in accordance with the criteria of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4332C, 43 CFR part 46, and 516 Departmental Manual DM
8.
A categorical exclusion from NEPA
documentation applies to publication of amendments to station-specific hunting and fishing regulations because they are technical and procedural in nature, and the environmental effects are too broad, speculative, or conjectural to lend themselves to meaningful analysis 43
CFR 46.210 and 516 DM 8. Concerning the actions that are the subject of this rulemaking, we have complied with
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NEPA at the project level when developing each action. This is consistent with the Department of the Interior instructions for compliance with NEPA where actions are covered sufficiently by an earlier environmental document 43 CFR 46.120.
Prior to the addition of a refuge or hatchery to the list of areas open to hunting and fishing in 50 CFR parts 32
and 71, we develop hunting and fishing plans for the affected stations. We incorporate these station hunting and fishing activities in the station comprehensive conservation plan and/
or other step-down management plans, pursuant to our refuge planning guidance in 602 Fish and Wildlife Service Manual FW 1, 3, and 4. We prepare these comprehensive conservation plans and step-down plans in compliance with section 1022C of NEPA, the Council on Environmental Qualitys regulations for implementing NEPA in 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508, and the Department of Interiors NEPA regulations 43 CFR part 46. We invite the affected public to participate in the review, development, and implementation of these plans. Copies of all plans and NEPA compliance are available from the stations at the addresses provided below.
Available Information for Specific Stations Individual refuge and hatchery headquarters have information about public use programs and conditions that apply to their specific programs and maps of their respective areas. To find out how to contact a specific refuge or hatchery, contact the appropriate Service office for the States listed below:
Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Eastside Federal Complex, Suite 1692, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 972324181;
Telephone 503 2316203.
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, 500 Gold Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87103;
Telephone 505 2486635.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5600 American Blvd.
West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN
554371458; Telephone 612 7135476.
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge
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System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA
30345; Telephone 404 6797356.
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 010359589;
Telephone 413 2538307.
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 134 Union Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80228; Telephone 303
2364377.
Alaska. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Rd., Anchorage, AK 99503; Telephone 907
7863545.
California and Nevada. Regional Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800
Cottage Way, Room W2606, Sacramento, CA 95825; Telephone 916
7679241.
Primary Author Christian Myers, Division of Natural Resources and Conservation Planning, National Wildlife Refuge System, is the primary author of this rulemaking document.
List of Subjects 50 CFR Part 32
Fishing, Hunting, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife, Wildlife refuges.
50 CFR Part 71
Fish, Fishing, Wildlife.
Signing Authority The Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks approved this document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an official document of the Department of the Interior. Shannon Estenoz, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, approved this document on August 10, 2021, for publication.
Regulation Promulgation For the reasons set forth in the preamble, we amend title 50, chapter I, subchapters C and E of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

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