Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
January 14 - 18, 2008
Below is the weekly list of Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior. This list includes items appearing in the Federal Register during the week of January 14-18, 2008. If you have any questions or wish to receive full-text copies of any of the items on this list, please contact the Department of the Interior Library by phone at (202) 208-5815, e-mail at Library@nbc.gov, or in person or by mail at 1849 C Street, NW, MS 1151, Washington, DC 20240.
JANUARY 14, 2008
1. 73 FR 2167, Rules and Regulations, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) Office of Governmentwide Policy, 41 CFR Part 102-84, [FMR Amendment 2008-01; FMR Case 2007-102-3] RIN 3090-AI42, Federal Management Regulation; Real Property Policies Update, ACTION: Final rule.
2. 73 FR 2223, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XE85, Endangered Species, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
3. 73 FR 2240, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF07-11-000], North Baja Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Yuma Lateral Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
4. 73 FR 2271, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary National Invasive Species Council, Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Extension of Submission Deadline, ACTION: Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Extension of Submission Deadline.
5. 73 FR 2272, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-030-1430-DN; NMNM117880], Notice of Intent to Prepare an Amendment to the Mimbres Resource Management Plan (RMPA), and Associated Environmental Assessment (EA), Las Cruces District, New Mexico, ACTION: Notice of intent.
JANUARY 15, 2008
6. 73 FR 2436, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 36 CFR Part 7, Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Off-Road Vehicle Management, Cape Hatteras National Seashore; Correction, ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
7. 73 FR 2459, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XE97, Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, ACTION: Issuance of a scientific research permit.
8. 73 FR 2461, Notices, DENALI COMMISSION, Fiscal Year 2008 Draft Work Plan, ACTION: Denali Commission Fiscal Year 2008 Draft Work Plan request for comments.
9. 73 FR 2479, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-1-000], Orbit Gas Storage, Inc.; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Kentucky Energy Hub Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting
10. 73 FR 2518, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sporting Conservation Council, ACTION: Notice of teleconference.
11. 73 FR 2519, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey--Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Committee on Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2: Thresholds of Climate Change, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
12. 73 FR 2519, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Deputy Director--Indian Services; Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of information collection.
13. 73 FR 2520, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [HAG # 8-0020], Notice of Intent To Revise a Resource Management Plan and the Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Baker Resource Area of the Vale District, ACTION: Notice of intent.
14. 73 FR 2521, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-060-01-1020-PG], Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
15. 73 FR 2522, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2007-OMM-0078], MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0041 (30 CFR 250, Subpart K) Oil and Gas Production Rates, Extension of a Collection; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0041).
16. 73 FR 2524, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: City of Larsen Bay, Larsen Bay, AK and Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK, ACTION: Notice.
17. 73 FR 2524, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum, Puyallup, WA, ACTION: Notice.
18. 73 FR 2527, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, ACTION: Notice.
19. 73 FR 2528, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
20. 73 FR 2544, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Refuse Piles and Impounding Structures, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, ACTION: Notice.
JANUARY 16, 2008
21. 73 FR 2818, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 44 CFR Part 65, Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations, ACTION: Final rule.
22. 73 FR 2882, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California, South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration EIS/EIR, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a joint environmental impact statement/report.
23. 73 FR 2900, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XF01, Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research permit; request for comments.
24. 73 FR 2935, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Renewal of Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1040-0001, DOI Programmatic Clearance for Customer Satisfaction Surveys, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
25. 73 FR 2936, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2007-N0004]; [96300-1671-0000], Issuance of Permits, ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for marine mammals.
26. 73 FR 2937, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
27. 73 FR 2937, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2007-N0003; [96300-1671-0000], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
28. 73 FR 2938, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-130-1020-AL; GP8-0040], Notice of Cancellation of Public Meeting, Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council Meeting, ACTION: Notice of cancellation of public meeting.
29. 73 FR 2938, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-300-1020-PH; DDG080001], Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
30. 73 FR 2938, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Royalty-in-Kind (RIK) Eligible Refiner, Determination of Need, ACTION: Solicitation of comments.
31. 73 FR 3146, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R1-JA-2008-007; 96100-1671-000; 1018-AT62], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To List Six Foreign Birds as Endangered, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
JANUARY 17, 2008
32. 73 FR 3181, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 36 CFR Part 13, RIN 1024-AD38, National Park System Units in Alaska, ACTION: Final rule.
33. 73 FR 3223, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Part 502, Definition for Electronic or Electromechanical Facsimile, ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
34. 73 FR 3223, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Parts 502 and 546, Classification Standards for Bingo, Lotto, Other Games Similar to Bingo, Pull Tabs and Instant Bingo as Class II Gaming When Played Through an Electronic Medium Using "Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids", ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
35. 73 FR 3224, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Parts 542 and 543, Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming, ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
36. 73 FR 3224, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Part 547, Technical Standards for Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids Used in the Play of Class II Games, ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
37. 73 FR 3234, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, San Juan National Forest; Columbine Ranger District; Colorado; Hermosa Landscape Grazing Analysis, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
38. 73 FR 3241, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction and Operation of a 300-MW Coal-Fired Electric Generating Unit Proposed by Wisconsin Power and Light Company near Cassville in Grant County, WI, ACTION: Notice of intent.
39. 73 FR 3261, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Construction of an Industrial Center in Lake County, FL, ACTION: Notice: Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit; Request for Comments.
40. 73 FR 3262, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-9205-C; AK-964-1410-HY-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
41. 73 FR 3263, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-957-1420-BJ], Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of Surveys.
42. 73 FR 3263, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-952-08-1420-BJ, 14x1109], Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada, ACTION: Notice.
43. 73 FR 3263, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-926-08-1910-BJ-5REJ], Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey.
44. 73 FR 3264, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-060-5870-EU; N-79242; 8-08807; TAS: 14X5260], Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Modified Competitive Sale of Public Land in Lander County, NV, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
45. 73 FR 3265, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-030-1430-ES; N-80636; 8-08807; TAS:14X1109], Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Land in Washoe County, NV, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
46. 73 FR 3267, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-027-1020-PI-020H; HAG-08-0041], Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice: Solicitation of Applications.
47. 73 FR 3267, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Agreements To Be Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes, ACTION: Notice.
48. 73 FR 3324, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), [SGA/DFA-PY 05-05], Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA); Indian and Native American Employment and Training Program SGA, ACTION: Notice: Amendment to SGA/DFA-PY-05-05.
49. 73 FR 3328, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wild-life Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-ES-2008-0006, 92210-1117-0000, ABC Code: B4] RIN 1018-AV23, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Quino Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino), Part II, ACTION: Proposed rule.
JANUARY 18, 2008
50. 73 FR 3453, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XF07, Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment Considering the States of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington's Request for Lethal Removal Authority of California Sea Lions in Accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act, ACTION: Notice; availability of a draft Environmental Assessment and request for written comment.
51. 73 FR 3459, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-33-000], Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Dominion Hub I Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
52. 73 FR 3463, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6695-2], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
53. 73 FR 3478, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Construction of a Single-Family Home in Charlotte County, FL, ACTION: Notice.
54. 73 FR 3479, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-920-1320-EL, WYW155132], Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Wyoming, ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale.
55. 73 FR 3480, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Gaming, ACTION: Notice of Deemed Approved Amended Tribal--State Class III Gaming Compact.
56. 73 FR 3480, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-100-1430-EU; MTM 95676], Notice of Realty Action; (Non-Competitive) Direct Sale of Public Land; Granite County, MT, ACTION: Notice of realty action.
57. 73 FR 3481, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-030-1430-ES; WYW-158818], Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification, ACTION: Notice.
58. 73 FR 3482, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Cape Wind Energy Project, ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Public Hearings for the Cape Wind Energy Project, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts.
59. 73 FR 3510, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Membership Availability in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group Aviation Rulemaking Committee--Representatives of Environmental Concerns, ACTION: Notice.