Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
April 7-11, 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 April 7-11, 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.
APRIL 7, 2008
1. 73 FR 18710, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 36 CFR Part 242 50 CFR Part 100, [FWS-R7-SM-2008-0036; 70101-1261-0000L6], Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D; Seasonal Adjustments, ACTION: Seasonal adjustments; hunting seasons for caribou in Unit 9D and female deer in Chichagof Controlled Use Area and Unit 4.
2. 73 FR 18733, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. APHIS-2008-0028], Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Endangered Species Regulations and Forfeiture Procedures, ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
3. 73 FR 18734, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA650-08-5101-ER-B294-P], Angeles National Forest, CA; Ridgecrest Field Office, CA; Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Report for the Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project.
4. 73 FR 18781, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Observer Notification Requirements, ACTION: Notice.
5. 73 FR 18788, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [FERC Docket No. PF08-9-000], Notice of Pre-Filing Environmental Review for the Ruby Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings; Ruby Pipeline, LLC.
6. 73 FR 18804, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0048; 80221-1113-0000-F5], Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
7. 73 FR 18805, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0057, 96300-1671-0000-P5], Issuance of Permits, ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for marine mammals.
8. 73 FR 18805, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0056; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Denial of Permits for Marine Mammals, ACTION: Notice of denial of permits for marine mammals.
9. 73 FR 18806, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
10. 73 FR 18806, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R5-R-2008-N0062, 50130-1265-0000-S3], Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge, Nantucket County, MA, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
11. 73 FR 18808, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0058; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
12. 73 FR 18809, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Public Law 93-599 Transfer of Excess Property--Cherokee Nation, OK, ACTION: Notice of Land Transfer from the General Services Administration.
13. 73 FR 18810, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-930-08-5410-FR; OR 65263; HAG-08-0084)], Application for Conveyance of Federal Mineral Interests, Harney County, Oregon, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
APRIL 8, 2008
14. 73 FR 18984, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 223, [Docket No. 071030628-8482-02] RIN 0648-AV84, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation, ACTION: Final rule.
15. 73 FR 19000, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 226, [Docket No. 070717354-8251-02] RIN 0648-AV73, Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for North Pacific Right Whale, ACTION: Final rule.
16. 73 FR 19049, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area (SRA) Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
17. 73 FR 19054, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed University of California Merced and University Community Project, Corps Permit Application Number 199900203, ACTION: Notice of intent.
18. 73 FR 19087, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: Notice of Meeting.
19. 73 FR 19088, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Privacy Act of 1974, Amendment of an Existing System of Records, ACTION: Proposed Amendment of an Existing System of Records.
20. 73 FR 19090, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment to Existing System of Records, ACTION: Proposed amendment of existing Privacy Act system of records.
21. 73 FR 19093, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Royalty Policy Committee (RPC)--Notice of Renewal, ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Royalty Policy Committee.
22. 73 FR 19094, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Information Collection for Reindeer in Alaska, Request for Comments, ACTION: Notice of Proposed Renewal.
23. 73 FR 19094, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Tribal Energy Resource Agreement Regulations Public Information Meeting, ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
24. 73 FR 19095, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, North Aleutian Basin, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 214, ACTION: Call for Information and Nominations (Call) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
25. 73 FR 19099, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the North Shore Road Environmental Impact Statement, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
26. 73 FR 19099, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
27. 73 FR 19100, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Dyke Marsh Wetland Restoration and Long-Term Management Plan, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Dyke Marsh Wetland Restoration and Long-term Management Plan, George Washington Memorial Parkway.
28. 73 FR 19101, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Cape Cod National Seashore; South Wellfleet, MA; Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission; Two Hundredth Sixty-Fifth Notice of Meeting.
29. 73 FR 19104, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Proposed Information Collection Request; Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Hazard Communication, ACTION: Notice.
APRIL 9, 2008
30. 73 FR 19179, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 25 CFR Parts 26, 27, RIN 1076-AE88, Job Placement and Training, ACTION: Proposed rule.
31. 73 FR 19219, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Office of Human Development Services Administration for Native Americans (ANA), Issuance of Final Policy Directive, ACTION: Notice.
32. 73 FR 19237, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Receipt of Application of Endangered Species Recovery Permits, ACTION: Notice of availability and receipt of applications.
33. 73 FR 19238, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-NWRS-2008-N0061; 1265-0000-10137-S3], Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Pacific County, WA, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and associated environmental impact statement; request for comments.
34. 73 FR 19239, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0053; 94410-1342-0000-N3-N5], Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
35. 73 FR 19240, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Proposed Information Collection Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, Comment Request, ACTION: Notice.
36. 73 FR 19241, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2008-MRM-0010], Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0119).
37. 73 FR 19246, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Public Notice: Clarifying the Definition Of "Substantial Restoration of Natural Quiet" at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, ACTION: Public Notice: Clarifying the definition of "substantial restoration of natural quiet" at Grand Canyon National Park.
38. 73 FR 19248, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan Amendment, Environmental Impact Statement, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a General Management Plan amendment, Petrified Forest National Park.
APRIL 10, 2008
39. 73 FR 19433, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 36 CFR Part 242 50 CFR Part 100, [FWS-R7-SM-2008-0052; 70101-1335-0064L6], Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Membership, ACTION: Reaffirmation of current regulations.
40. 73 FR 19525, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Residential Construction in Charlotte County, FL, ACTION: Notice.
41. 73 FR 19525, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0046; 30120-1113-0000 D3], Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), ACTION: Notice of document availability.
42. 73 FR 19526, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-6709-B, AA-6709-E, AA-6709-G, AA-6709-A2, AA-6709-B2; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
43. 73 FR 19527, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Glennallen Field Office, [AK-012-08-1220-DA-WSDL], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the East Alaska Resource Management Plan (EARMP) for the Delta River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA), ACTION: Notice of Intent.
44. 73 FR 19582, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), [Docket Number FHWA-2008-0037], Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Utah, ACTION: Notice of proposed MOU and request for comments.
45. 73 FR 19590, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) National Cemetary Administration DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Navy (USN), National Cemetery Administration; Record of Decision for the Annex to the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, CA, ACTION: Notice of Record of Decision.
46. 73 FR 19594, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 33 CFR Parts 325 and 332 40 CFR Part 230, [EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0020; FRL-8545-4] RIN 0710-AA55, Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources, Part II Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
APRIL 11, 2008
47. 73 FR 19821, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species, ACTION: Notice.
48. 73 FR 19822, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XH15, Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Habitat Conservation Plan, ACTION: Notice; availability of documents for public comment and public hearings.
49. 73 FR 19824, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), [Docket No. 070727423-8495-02] RIN 0648-XB75, Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Finding on a Petition to List the Lynn Canal Population of Pacific Herring as a Threatened or Endangered Species, ACTION: Notice of finding; initiation of status review.
50. 73 FR 19826, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XG84, Taking and importing of Endangered Species; Taking of Sea Turtles Incidental to Power Plant Operations, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for individual incidental take permits under the Endangered Species Act; request for comment and information.
51. 73 FR 19833, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6697-8], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
52. 73 FR 19854, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Administration for Native Americans, Administration for Native Americans, ACTION: Notice to Award Urgent Grants.
53. 73 FR 19866, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary--Water and Science UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Central Utah Project Completion Act, ACTION: Notice of Availability, Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Lower Duchesne River Wetlands Mitigation Project (LDWP), Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah.
54. 73 FR 19867, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control No. 1018-0123; International Conservation Grant Programs, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
55. 73 FR 19868, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0071; 20124-1113-0000-F2], Draft Safe Harbor Agreement and Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Beautiful Shiner, Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Huachuca Water Umbel, Yaqui Catfish, Yaqui Chub, and Yaqui Topminnow in Cochise County, Arizona, ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of application.
56. 73 FR 19869, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-R-2008-N0030; 10120-1113-0000-F5], Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits, ACTION: Notice of availability of application to amend permit; request for comments.
57. 73 FR 19869, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-93343-FY, F-93344-FY, F-85448; AK-965-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
58. 73 FR 19870, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-930-5410-00-B211; CACA 47945-01], Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests in California, ACTION: Notice of filing of application and segregation of land.
59. 73 FR 19871, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AZ-320-1610-DQ-091A], Notice of Availability of Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Yuma Field Office, ACTION: Notice of availability.
60. 73 FR 19872, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central Planning Area (CPA) and Western Planning Area (WPA), Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years 2009-2012, ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and Public Hearings.
61. 73 FR 19872, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group Charter Renewal, ACTION: Notice of renewal.
62. 73 FR 19873, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the adoption of Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
63. 73 FR 19904, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, Notice of Cancellation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Big Sandy Casino and Resort, Fresno County, CA, ACTION: Notice.