Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
September 29-October 3, 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 September 29-October 3, 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.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
1. 73 FR 56556, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XK31, Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Seabird and Pinniped Research Activities in Central California, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments.
2. 73 FR 56565, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Availability of a Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project in Dorchester County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, ACTION: Notice of availability.
3. 73 FR 56568, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-8722-1], Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports; EPA ICR No. 0229.17; OMB Control No. 2040-0004. ACTION: Notice.
4. 73 FR 56572, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8720-7; EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0007], Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Industrial Activities, ACTION: Notice of availability.
5. 73 FR 56604, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
6. 73 FR 56605, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0223; 96300-1671-0000 FY08 R4], Request for Information and Recommendations on Species Proposals, Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items for Consideration at the Fifteenth Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; U.S. Approach for the Meeting of the Conference of the Parties, ACTION: Notice; request for information.
7. 73 FR 56608, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Announcement of National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
8. 73 FR 56608, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14907-K, F-14907-L, F-14907-N; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
9. 73 FR 56609, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
10. 73 FR 56737, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 44 CFR Part 65, [Docket No. FEMA-B-1008], Changes in Flood Elevation Determinations, ACTION: Interim rule.
11. 73 FR 56800, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XB13, Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Training Operations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental harassment authorization.
12. 73 FR 56813, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-462-000], Algonquin Gas Transmission, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Kleen Energy Lateral Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
13. 73 FR 56819, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1008; FRL-8385-3], Pesticides; Notice of Intent To Withdraw the Draft PR Notice on Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements and Cause Marketing, ACTION: Notice.
14. 73 FR 56860, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0235; 30120-1113-0000 C4; 50120-1113-0000 C4], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review, ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; request for information on the piping plover (Charadrius melodus).
15. 73 FR 56862, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0240; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Issuance of Permits, ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for endangered species and/or marine mammals.
16. 73 FR 56863, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0238; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
17. 73 FR 56863, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS--R9-IA-2008-N0220; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
18. 73 FR 56864, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), California Desert District Advisory Council; Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
19. 73 FR 56865, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
20. 73 FR 56865, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Agency Information Collection; Proposed Revisions to a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of renewal of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 1006-0003).
OCTOBER 1, 2008
21. 73 FR 57010, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Parts 222 and 223, [Docket No. 0809241260-81267-01] RIN 0648-XK78, Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements, ACTION: Temporary rule.
22. 73 FR 57048, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, [NV912-1640-PH-006F; 08-08807; TAS:14X1109], Notice of Public Meeting: Recreation Subcommittee of the Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin, Northeastern Great Basin, and Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Councils, Nevada, ACTION: Notice of Recreation Advisory Subcommittee Meeting.
23. 73 FR 57060, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN: 0648-XK70, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings; Correction, ACTION: Notice of public meetings and hearings.
24. 73 FR 57143, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R7-R-2008-N0221; 70133-1265-0000-S3], Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Kotzebue, AK, ACTION: Notice of intent to revise the comprehensive conservation plan and prepare an environmental assessment; request for comments.
25. 73 FR 57144, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [9000; CA-690-08-1020-EE], Notice of Intent To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan, California, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
26. 73 FR 57145, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV912-1640-PH-006F; 08-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Notice of Public Meeting: Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, and Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council, Nevada, ACTION: Combined Resource Advisory Council Meeting.
27. 73 FR 57146, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-1310-08; TXNM 107307, TXNM 107313], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases TXNM 107307 and TXNM 107313, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
28. 73 FR 57146, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-056-5853-ES; N-84739; 8-08807; TAS:14X5232], Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
29. 73 FR 57147, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Fiscal Year 2009 Funding Agreements To Be Negotiated With Self-Governance Tribes, ACTION: Notice.
30. 73 FR 57149, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory Commission, ACTION: Notice of November 1, 2008 Meeting.
31. 73 FR 57149, Notices, UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (USITC), [Investigation No. 731-TA-1022 (Review)], Refined Brown Aluminum Oxide From China, ACTION: Institution of a five-year review concerning the antidumping duty order on refined brown aluminum oxide from China.
32. 73 FR 57233, Presidential Documents, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Proclamation 8295 of September 26, 2008, Title 3-- The President National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2008 By the President of the United States of America, Part III, A Proclamation.
OCTOBER 2, 2008
33. 73 FR 57259, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI), 43 CFR Part 11, RIN 1090-AA97, Natural Resource Damages for Hazardous Substances, ACTION: Final rule.
34. 73 FR 57271, Proposed Rules, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION, 18 CFR Part 806, Review and Approval of Projects, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public hearing.
35. 73 FR 57314, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R1-ES-2008-0095; 92220-1113-0000-C5], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Remove the California, Oregon, and Washington Population of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
36. 73 FR 57339, 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 Proposed Ala Wai Canal Project, Honolulu, Oahu, HI, ACTION: Notice of intent.
37. 73 FR 57340, 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 Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study, ACTION: Notice of intent.
38. 73 FR 57347, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [FERC Docket No. PF08-9-000], Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Proposed Ruby Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings
39. 73 FR 57382, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0024; 20124-1113-0000-F2], CT 620 Partnership Incidental Take Permit Amendment, ACTION: Notice of availability and 30-day public comment period.
40. 73 FR 57382, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
41. 73 FR 57383, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Petition for Modification, ACTION: Notice of petition for modification of an existing mandatory safety standard.
OCTOBER 3, 2008
42. 73 FR 57538, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 950, [SATS No. WY-036-FOR; Docket ID OSM-2008-0008], Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan, ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
43. 73 FR 57564, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 43 CFR Part 8360, [WO-250-1220-PM-24 1A] RIN 1004-AD96, Visitor Services, ACTION: Proposed rule.
44. 73 FR 57583, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 226, [Docket No. 0809161218-81253-01] RIN 0648-AX23, Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90-day Finding for a Petition to Revise the Critical Habitat Designation for the Hawaiian Monk Seal, ACTION: Notice of petition finding; request for information and comments.
45. 73 FR 57613, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Advance Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Designation of Energy Corridors on Federal Lands in 39 States, Amend Relevant Agency Land Use or Equivalent Plans and Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement, ACTION: Advance Notice of Intent.
46. 73 FR 57619, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8586-2], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
47. 73 FR 57644, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-ES-2008-N0222; 81440-1112-0000 ABC Code F2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Incidental Take Permits in Santa Cruz County, CA, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
48. 73 FR 57646, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Big Sandy Casino and Resort Project, Fresno County, CA, ACTION: Notice.
49. 73 FR 57647, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-060-1990; 08-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Notice of Availability of Final Cortez Hills Expansion Project Environmental Impact Statement, Nevada, ACTION: Notice of availability.
50. 73 FR 57647, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-030-1430-FB; NMNM 120291], Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act Classification; Dona Ana County, NM, ACTION: Notice of realty action.
51. 73 FR 57648, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-160-1430-EQ; COC-73222], Notice of Realty FLPMA Section 302 Permit/Lease, Gunnison County, CO, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
52. 73 FR 57649, 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 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS).
53. 73 FR 57649, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 208 in the Central Planning Area (CPA) in the Gulf of Mexico, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Proposed Sale 208.
54. 73 FR 57650, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Minor Boundary Revision at Joshua Tree National Park, ACTION: Notice of boundary revision.