The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has developed this Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge (ACE Basin NWR) to guide the refuge's management actions and direction over the next 15 years. Fish and wildlife conservation will receive first priority in refuge management, while wildlife-dependent recreation will be allowed and encouraged as long as it is compatible with, and does not detract from, the mission of the refuge or the purposes for which it was established.