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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AX35 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Draft Friends Policy; National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Abstract: We are proposing to establish a policy to guide Service employees to increase efficiency and effectiveness in achieving the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System through partnerships with Friends (Refuge volunteer/advocate) organizations. The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, as amended, provides the Refuge System mission. We cannot fulfill this mission unless we provide consistent direction to refuge managers and manage the Refuge System as a national system. This draft policy provides guidance for Service employees who work with Friends' organizations to increase community involvement on Refuge System lands. It includes guidance regarding financial and administrative practices, Friends Partnership Agreements, and revenue-generating operations. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 741a to 742j    16 USC 668dd-ee    16 USC 460k – k4    16 USC 661 to 667e    16 USC 742f   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice  10/18/2010  75 FR 63851   
Notice Comment Period End  12/02/2010    
NPRM Comment Period Reopened  03/09/2011  76 FR 12989   
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End  04/08/2011    
Notice Comment Period Reopened  02/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kevin Kilcullen
Chief, Branch of Visitor Services
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
National Wildlife Refuge System, 440l North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone:703 358-2382
Email: kevin_kilcullen@fws.gov