Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
Issue No.1433
October 13-17, 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 October 13-17, 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.
OCTOBER 13, 2008
Federal Holiday
OCTOBER 14, 2008
1. 73 FR 60638, 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. 0810061316-81321-01] RIN 0648-XL11, Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements, ACTION: Temporary rule.
2. 73 FR 60640, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 0810071323-81326-01] RIN 0648-XL09, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, ACTION: Temporary rule.
3. 73 FR 60662, Proposed Rules, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 228, [EPA-R10-OW-2008-0745; FRL-8728-6], Ocean Dumping; Designation of Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of the Rogue River, OR, ACTION: Proposed rule.
4. 73 FR 60709, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0252; 30120-1113-0000-F6], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments.
5. 73 FR 60711, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-ES-2008-N0131; 41545-1261-0000-D2], Interagency Florida Panther Response Plan, ACTION: Notice of availability: environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Interagency Florida Panther Response Plan.
6. 73 FR 60711, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0219;13410-1124-0000 L5], Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report, ACTION: Notice of availability of final revised marine mammal stock assessment report for the northern sea otter stock in Washington State; response to comments.
7. 73 FR 60713, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0265; 94240-1341-0000-N3-N5], Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
8. 73 FR 60713, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14876-M, F-14876-N; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
9. 73 FR 60714, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLOR9360000.L51040000.FI0000-09; HAG-09-0007; WAOR58372 and WAOR58373], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases WAOR58372 and WAOR58373; Washington, ACTION: Notice.
10. 73 FR 60714, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLOR9360000.L51040000.FI0000-09; HAG-09-0005; WAOR58397, WAOR58398, WAOR58399, WAOR58400], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases WAOR58397, WAOR58398, WAOR58399, and WAOR58400; Washington, ACTION: Notice.
11. 73 FR 60714, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLOR9360000.L51040000.FI0000-09; HAG-09-0006; WAOR61140 and WAOR61142], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases WAOR61140 and WAOR61142; Washington, ACTION: Notice.
12. 73 FR 60715, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-210-1430-ES; NMNM 118070], Correction to Notice of Realty Action--Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification, New Mexico, ACTION: Correction.
13. 73 FR 60715, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
14. 73 FR 60723, Notices, INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT, Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB); Notice of Meeting
15. 73 FR 60749, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Environmental Impact Statement: San Diego, CA, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
16. 73 FR 60750, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), [Docket No. FHWA-2008-0140], Proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Alaska, ACTION: Notice of proposed MOU and request for comments.
17. 73 FR 60754, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 216, [Docket No. 0080724897-8900-01] RIN 0648-AW90, Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST), Part II, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
18. 73 FR 60836, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 216, [Docket No. 0808061069-81171-01] RIN 0648-AW91, Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Training in the Southern California Range Complex, Part III, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
OCTOBER 15, 2008
19. 73 FR 60944, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 938, [PA-152-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2008-0019], Pennsylvania Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final Rule; rescission of a modified required amendment.
20. 73 FR 60976, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 216, [Docket No. 080302353-8620-01] RIN 0648-AO16, Taking of the Cook Inlet, Alaska Beluga Whale Stock by Alaska Natives, ACTION: Final rule.
21. 73 FR 60987, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 660, [Docket No. 080225278-81191-02] RIN 0648-AS96, Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 14; Essential Fish Habitat Descriptions for Pacific Salmon, ACTION: Final rule.
22. 73 FR 61007, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2008-0088; MO 9921050083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Least Chub (Iotichthys phlegethontis) as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.
23. 73 FR 61109, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Post-2010 Resource Pool, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division, ACTION: Notice of proposed procedures and call for applications.
24. 73 FR 61157, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission: Notice of Meeting,
25. 73 FR 61157, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0274; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Issuance of Permits, ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for endangered species and marine mammals.
26. 73 FR 61158, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0270; 71490-1351-0000-L5], Letters of Authorization To Take Marine Mammals, ACTION: Notice of issuance.
27. 73 FR 61159, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0271; 71490-1351-0000-L5], Letters of Authorization To Take Marine Mammals, ACTION: Notice of issuance.
28. 73 FR 61159, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sporting Conservation Council, ACTION: Notice of teleconference.
29. 73 FR 61160, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0275; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
30. 73 FR 61161, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0264; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
31. 73 FR 61162, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0259; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
32. 73 FR 61162, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0254; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
33. 73 FR 61163, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-11265, AA-9807, AA-9515, AA-9804, AA-9742, AA-9891, AA-9887, AA-9672, AA-10191, AA-11366, AA-9650, AA-9649, AA-10281, AA-10194, AA-9679; AK-962-1410-HY-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
34. 73 FR 61163, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO 130 2009 001], Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Initiate the Public Scoping Process, ACTION: Notice of intent.
35. 73 FR 61164, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-040-07-5101-ER-F344; N-78091], Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Coal-Fired Electric Power Generating Plant in Eastern White Pine County, NV, ACTION: Notice of availability.
36. 73 FR 61165, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-660-1430-ET; CACA 49558], Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; California, ACTION: Notice.
37. 73 FR 61166, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-060-1430-ES; N-82841; 8-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Notice of Realty Action: Classification and Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Lander County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
38. 73 FR 61166, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-030-1430-ES; NMNM 119204], Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; Dona Ana County, NM. ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
39. 73 FR 61167, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-060-5874-EU; N-84039; 8-08807; TAS: 14X5260], Notice of Realty Action: Segregation of Public Land in Lander County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
40. 73 FR 61256, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 197, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0083; FRL-8724-9] RIN 2060-AN15, Public Health and Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
41. 73 FR 61292, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 43 CFR Part 46, RIN 1090-AA95, Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Part IV, ACTION: Final rule.
OCTOBER 16, 2008
42. 73 FR 61398, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XL21, Marine Mammals; File No. 633-1763, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for amendment.
43. 73 FR 61433, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0225; 20124-1112-0000-F2], Regional Habitat Conservation Plan, Comal County, TX, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement; announcement of public scoping meeting; request for public comment.
44. 73 FR 61435, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-19154-18, F-19154-24, F-19154-30; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
45. 73 FR 61435, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14874-K; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
46. 73 FR 61436, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-260-08-1060-XQ-24 1A], Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; Meeting, ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
47. 73 FR 61437, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLAZG01000 L12320000 AL0000 LVRDAZ020000], Proposed Supplementary Rules for the Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area, Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management Gila District and Safford Field Office, Graham County, AZ, ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules.
48. 73 FR 61439, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment on a Proposed Transfer of Jurisdiction of a Portion of Fort Dupont Park, Washington, DC, ACTION: Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment for the transfer of jurisdiction to the District of Columbia of a portion of Fort Dupont Park.
49. 73 FR 61440, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan: Lava Beds National Monument, Siskiyou and Modoc Counties, CA; Notice of Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement,
50. 73 FR 61447, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Membership Availability in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group Aviation; Rulemaking Committee--Representative of Native American Tribes, ACTION: Notice.
51. 73 FR 61447, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on a Proposed Highway Project in California, ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and other Federal agencies.
52. 73 FR 61456, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, RIN 0596-AC62, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho, Part II, ACTION: Final rule and record of decision.
53. 73 FR 61600, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, RIN 0596-AC47, National Trail Classification System, FSM 2350 and FSH 2309.18, Part VI, ACTION: Notice of issuance of interim final directives and public comment period.
OCTOBER 17, 2008
54. 73 FR 61777, Notices, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Notice Seeking Public Input on Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Formal Comments Regarding the Bureau of Land Management's Mohave Valley Shooting Range (AZA-31733) Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Recreation and Public Purpose Act Disposal Near Bullhead City, AZ, ACTION: Notice Seeking Public Input on Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Formal Comments Regarding the Bureau of Land Management's Mohave Valley Shooting Range (AZA-31733) Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Recreation and Public Purpose Act Disposal Near Bullhead City, Arizona.
55. 73 FR 61784, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act, ACTION: Notice.
56. 73 FR 61786, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XL14, Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, ACTION: Notice of decision and availability for permit 13537.
57. 73 FR 61827, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on an Application for a Department of the Army Permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act by the Upper Trinity Regional Water District for the Construction of Lake Ralph Hall, a Proposed 7,605-Surface-Acre Water Supply Reservoir in Fannin County, TX, ACTION: Notice of intent.
58. 73 FR 61877, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program, ACTION: Notice.
59. 73 FR 61894, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, [Docket No. FR-5186-N-42], Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless, ACTION: Notice.
60. 73 FR 61896, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-ES-2008-N0276; 40120-1112-0000-F2], Receipt of Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the City Gate Project in Collier County, FL, ACTION: Notice.
61. 73 FR 61897, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0279; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
62. 73 FR 61897, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-R-2008-N00167; 30136-1265-0000-S3], Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge, Pike and Gibson Counties, Indiana, ACTION: Notice of availability: Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment.
63. 73 FR 61898, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R5-ES-2008-N0281; 50120-1112-0000-F2], Incidental Take Permit Application for Pleasant Rifts Housing Development, Dorchester County, MD, ACTION: Notice of availability: Draft environmental assessment and habitat conservation plan; receipt of application for an incidental take permit; request for comments.
64. 73 FR 61899, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-ES-2008-N0278; 40120-1112-0000-F2], Receipt of Application for Incidental Take Permit for One Condominium Complex in Escambia County, FL, ACTION: Notice.
65. 73 FR 61900, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-930-09-1610-DO-015F], Notice of Intent To Prepare Resource Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, Initiate Public Scoping, and Call for Coal and Other Resource Information, ACTION: Notice of Intent and Call for Coal and Other Resource Information.
66. 73 FR 61902, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CACA 47740, LLCAD07000 L51030000], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Staff Assessment and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment for the Proposed SES Solar Two Project, Imperial County, CA, ACTION: Notice.
67. 73 FR 61903, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-060-1320-EL, WY-060-5110-GA-CK33, WY-060-5110-GA-CK36, WY-060-5110-GA-CK35, WYW161248, WYW172585, WYW172657, WYW173360], Notice of Availability and Notice of Hearing for the South Gillette Area Coal Draft Environmental Impact Statement That Includes Four Federal Coal Lease by Applications, Wyoming, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
68. 73 FR 61905, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-930-6350-DQ-047H] HAG-08-0204, Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of the Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts of Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay, and Medford, and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
69. 73 FR 61912, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Petitions for Modification, ACTION: Notice of petitions for modification of existing mandatory safety standards.
70. 73 FR 61936, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-ES-2007-0008; 92210-1117-0000-FY08 B4] RIN 1018-AV07, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus), Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
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