Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
April 13-17, 2009
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 13-17, 2009. 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 13, 2009
1. 74 FR 16885, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission; Notice of Meeting.
2. 74 FR 16886, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLMT921 09 L51100000.GD0000 LVEMCE280000; NDM 97633], Notice of the Availability of the BNI Coal, Ltd. Federal Coal Lease Application Environmental Assessment and Notice of Public Hearing, ACTION: Notice of availability and notice of public hearing.
3. 74 FR 16886, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-R-2009-N0036; 30136-1265-0000-S3], Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area, Located Throughout 8 Counties in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
4. 74 FR 16888, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
5. 74 FR 16889, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Resource Protection Study, Record of Decision, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado, ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Resource Protection Study, Curecanti National Recreation Area.
6. 74 FR 16890, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R6-R-2008-N0344; 60138-1265-6CCP-S3], Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, Fort Totten, ND, ACTION: Notice of availability.
7. 74 FR 16891, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLUT-92000-09-L13200000-EL0000-24-1A00, UTU-84102], Notice of the Availability of the Greens Hollow, Federal Coal Lease Application Environmental Assessment and Notice of Public Hearing, ACTION: Notice.
8. 74 FR 16920, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 10 CFR Part 430, [Docket Number EE-2006-STD-0131] RIN 1904-AA92, Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps, Part II, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
APRIL 14, 2009
9. 74 FR 17090, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 43 CFR Part 2, RIN 1090-AA61, Amendment to the Freedom of Information Act Regulations, ACTION: Direct final rule.
10. 74 FR 17131, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 226, [Docket No. 090224232-9334-02] RIN 0648-AX50, Endangered and Threatened Species: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Designate Critical Habitat for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales, ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for information.
11. 74 FR 17147, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Plumas County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC), ACTION: Notice of meeting.
12. 74 FR 17171, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-X026, International Whaling Commission; 61st Annual Meeting; Nominations, ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
13. 74 FR 17202, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Request for Research Sites To Measure Composition of Sealed Area Atmosphere in Coal Mines, ACTION: Notice.
14. 74 FR 17206, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Change of Use for the Oak Shores Recreation Area at Lake Berryessa, Napa County, CA, ACTION: Notice of change in use of public access.
15. 74 FR 17207, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2009-N0077; 81440-1112-0000-F2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits, Santa Cruz County, CA, ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for Incidental Take Permit (ITP); availability of proposed low-effect habitat conservation plan; request for comment.
16. 74 FR 17208, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Indian Liquor Ordinance, ACTION: Notice.
17. 74 FR 17210, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N0078; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
18. 74 FR 17211, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0224; 21450-1112-0000-F2], Regional Habitat Conservation Plan, Williamson County, TX, ACTION: Notice of availability of record of decision.
19. 74 FR 17213, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-930-1430-ET; NVN-83210; 9-08807; TAS:14x1109], Public Land Order No. 7731; Withdrawal of Public Lands for Gold Point and Ione Townsites; Nevada, ACTION: Public Land Order No. 7731, Withdrawal of Public Lands for Gold Point and Ione Townsites; Nevada.
20. 74 FR 17288, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, FWS-R8-ES-2007-0005; 92210-1117-0000-B4 RIN 1018-AV09, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Peninsular Bighorn Sheep and Determination of a Distinct Population Segment of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
APRIL 15, 2009
21. 74 FR 17406, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 228, [EPA-R10-OW-2008-0745; FRL-8791-2], Ocean Dumping; Designation of Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of the Rogue River, OR, ACTION: Final rule.
22. 74 FR 17450, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Natural Resources and Environment Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices, ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.
23. 74 FR 17461, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program--State, Local and Tribal Allocation Formulas, ACTION: Notice.
24. 74 FR 17484, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0224; FRL-8892-5], Ocean Acidification and Marine pH Water Quality Criteria, ACTION: Notice of data availability (NODA).
25. 74 FR 17506, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region, ACTION: Notice of the availability of environmental documents prepared for OCS mineral proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS region.
26. 74 FR 17507, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan, Termination of Environmental Impact Statement in Favor of an Environmental Assessment, Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico, ACTION: Notice of Termination of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan for Aztec Ruins National Monument, in favor of an Environmental Assessment (EA).
27. 74 FR 17507, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
28. 74 FR 17510, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
29. 74 FR 17510, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
APRIL 16, 2009
30. 74 FR 17633, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XN64, Endangered Species; File No. 10027, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit modification,
31. 74 FR 17634, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XO56, Endangered Species; File No. 1549-01, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit modification.
32. 74 FR 17665, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Notice of Public Scoping for the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan, Missouri River Basin, United States, ACTION: Notice of public scoping and opportunity for comment.
33. 74 FR 17676, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, Tribal Management Grant Program.
34. 74 FR 17686, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Indian Education, Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children, ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
35. 74 FR 17687, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Advisory Board of Exceptional Children, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
36. 74 FR 17695, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Workforce Investment Act; Native American Employment and Training Council, ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
APRIL 17, 2009
37. 74 FR 17802, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 935, [OH-253-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2009-0001], Ohio Regulatory Program, ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on the proposed amendment.
38. 74 FR 17806, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 946, [VA-126-FOR; Docket ID OSM-2008-0012], Virginia Regulatory Program, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period.
39. 74 FR 17843, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 2306-143], Great Bay Hydro Corporation; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests.
40. 74 FR 17846, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 13257-001], Modern Hydro; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval of Use of the Traditional Licensing Process.
41. 74 FR 17848, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-458-000], UGI LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Temple LNG Plant Expansion Project.
42. 74 FR 17849, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF09-6-000], Questar Overthrust Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Loop Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
43. 74 FR 17860, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), ER-FRL-8592-5], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
44. 74 FR 17877, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-ES-2008-N0208; 10120-1113-0000-C2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Recovery Plan for the 'Alala (Corvus hawaiiensis), ACTION: Notice of document availability: revised recovery plan.
45. 74 FR 17878, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2009-N0083]; [30120-1113-0000-F6], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments.
46. 74 FR 17879, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Repair Kalaupapa Dock Structures To Ensure Continued Barge Service; Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii; Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement.
47. 74 FR 17880, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2009-N0060]; [1112-0000-81420-F2], Hossain Ahmadi Low-Effect Habitat Conservation Plan, City of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA, ACTION: Notice of availability: proposed low-effect habitat conservation plan; request for comment.
48. 74 FR 17881, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
49. 74 FR 17882, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
