Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service; Department of the Interior
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 02-32211

Summary

The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the establishment of Red River National Wildlife Refuge, located along the Red River Waterway in Caddo, Bossier, Red River, Natchitoches, and De Soto Parishes, Louisiana.

Dates

This action was effective on December 23, 2002.

Supplementary Information

The Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service has approved the establishment of Red River National Wildlife Refuge to provide for the restoration and conservation of native plant and animal communities on suitable sites in the Red River Valley, including restoration of extirpated species; to provide habitat to more than 350 species of birds (including migratory and resident waterfowl, shorebirds, and neotropical migratory birds), aquatic life, and a wide array of other species associated with river basin ecosystems; and to provide technical to private landowners in the restoration of their lands for the benefit of fish and wildlife. Authority: This notice is published under this authority of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act, Pub. L. 106-300, and the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C., 668dd-668ee). Dated: December 16, 2002. Sam D. Hamilton, Regional Director. [FR Doc. 02-32211 Filed 12-20-02; 8:45 am]