Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
May 4-8, 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 May 4-8, 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.
MAY 4, 2009
1.74 FR 20421, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 50 CFR Part 402 50 CFR Part 402, RIN 1018-AW73 [0808011023-9788-04] RIN 0648-AX87, Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act, ACTION: Final rule.
2.74 FR 20465, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS), [Docket No. 090416674-9675-01], Implementation of New Competitive Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Program and Regional Rotation of the Existing and New National Competitive HAB Programs, ACTION: Notice; implementation of competitive research program.
3.74 FR 20469, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP02, Marine Mammals; File No. 633-1763, ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of application.
4.74 FR 20478, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 2467-019], Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
5.74 FR 20485, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service Director's Three Initiative Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort Form, ACTION: Notice.
6. 74 FR 20494, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-19155-16; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of modified decision approving lands for conveyance.
7.74 FR 20494, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-21901-62, F-21901-63, F-21903-82, F-21903-84, F-21903-95, F-21905-50; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
8.74 FR 20495, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2009-N0042; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, Charleston, Beaufort, Colleton, and Hampton Counties, SC, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
9. 74 FR 20497, 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-Eighth Notice of Meeting.
10. 74 FR 20497, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
11. 74 FR 20498, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
12. 74 FR 20499, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNML0000 L12200000.BY0000], Emergency Closure to Recreational and Target Practice Shooting on Public Lands Along Dog Canyon Road in Central Otero County, Las Cruces District Office, NM, ACTION: Notice of emergency closure.
13. 74 FR 20499, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNVSO0520.L10100000.MU0000; 9-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Temporary Closure at Stuart Ranch, Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice of closure.
14. 74 FR 20500, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNML00000 L19200000.ET0000; NMNM 117830], Correction to Public Land Order No. 7724; Withdrawal of Public Land for Customs and Border Protection; New Mexico, ACTION: Correction to Public Land Order.
15. 74 FR 20500, 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.
16. 74 FR 20508, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 70-7015; NRC-2009-0187], Notice of Intent and Opportunity to Provide Written Comments AREVA Enrichment Services LLC Eagle Rock Enrichment, Idaho Falls, ID, ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
MAY 5, 2009
17. 74 FR 20667, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Parts 222 and 223, [Docket No. 0809121212-81515-01] RIN 0648-AX20, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
18. 74 FR 20684, 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 a Proposed Flood Risk Management Project on the Red River of the North in Fargo, ND & Moorhead, MN, ACTION: Notice of intent.
19. 74 FR 20684, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for St. Charles International Airport, ACTION: Withdrawal of Notice.
20. 74 FR 20697, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Post-2010 Resource Pool, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program--Eastern Division, ACTION: Notice of Final Procedures.
21. 74 FR 20723, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0025, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
22. 74 FR 20724, 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.
23. 74 FR 20724, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2009-N0085; 1112-0000-80221-F2], Tehachapi Uplands Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, Kern County, CA, ACTION: Notice of extension of the public comment period for the draft environmental impact statement and draft habitat conservation plan in support of an incidental take permit application.
24. 74 FR 20724, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [FBMS Charge Code L07770000.XG0000], Field Office Relocation, ACTION: Notice of Relocation and Name Change of the Bureau of Land Management's Folsom Office in Folsom, CA.
25. 74 FR 20758, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-35869] [NRC-2009-0191], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Nuclear Materials License No. 06-28699-03, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of the Swiss Army Brand, Incorporated Facility Located in Shelton, CT, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
MAY 6, 2009
26. 74 FR 20926, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XO21, Endangered Species; File No. 13543, ACTION: Issuance of permit.
27. 74 FR 20941, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Project No. 13234-001, City and Borough of Sitka; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Alternative Licensing Procedures
28. 74 FR 20973, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
29. 74 FR 21136, Proposed Rules, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0051; FRL-8898-1] RIN 2060-AO15, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry, Part III, ACTION: Proposed rule.
30. 74 FR 21194, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 300, [Docket No. 0808061071-9666-02] RIN 0648-AX17, Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Guided Sport Charter Vessel Fishery for Halibut, Part IV, ACTION: Final rule.
MAY 7, 2009
31. 74 FR 21301, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2009-0021; MO 92210530083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the American Pika as Threatened or Endangered with Critical Habitat, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
32. 74 FR 21311, Notices, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Notice of Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
33. 74 FR 21333, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Rock Mining in the Lake Belt Region of Miami-Dade County, FL (Lake Belt SEIS), ACTION: Notice of availability.
34. 74 FR 21357, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8900-1], Draft EPA Region 4 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities, ACTION: Notice of proposed permit issuance.
35. 74 FR 21378, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tongass National Forest, Petersburg, AK, ACTION: Notice.
36. 74 FR 21384, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ACTION: Notice.
37. 74 FR 21385, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Historical Society, Denver, CO, ACTION: Notice.
38. 74 FR 21388, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC and New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, ACTION: Notice.
39. 74 FR 21388, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, ACTION: Notice.
40. 74 FR 21389, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of State Parks, Richmond, VA and Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park, Big Stone Gap, VA, ACTION: Notice.
41. 74 FR 21390, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard University, Boston, MA, ACTION: Notice.
42. 74 FR 21391, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Chelan County Public Utility District, Wenatchee, WA and Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, ACTION: Notice.
43. 74 FR 21397, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, ACTION: Notice.
44. 74 FR 21398, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, ACTION: Notice.
45. 74 FR 21398, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District Office, Spokane, WA and Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, ACTION: Notice.
46. 74 FR 21400, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Notice of Intent To Contract for Hydroelectric Power Development at the Carter Lake Dam Outlet, a Feature of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project (C-BTP), Colorado, ACTION: Notice of intent to accept proposals, select one lessee, and contract for hydroelectric power development at Carter Lake Dam Outlet.
47. 74 FR 21414, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-10716; NRC-2008-0662], Notice of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to the Issuance of a License Amendment to Byproduct Material License No. 24-16273-01, for the Sigma-Aldrich Company, St. Louis, MO, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
MAY 8, 2009
48. 74 FR 21613, Proposed Rules, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC), 47 CFR Part 1, [DA 09-904; WT Docket No. 08-61, WT Docket No. 03-187], Petition for Expedited Rulemaking and Other Relief on Behalf of American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife and National Audubon Society, ACTION: Proposed rule.
49. 74 FR 21614, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R7-ES-2008-0105; 92210-1117-0000-B4] RIN 1018-AV92, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southwest Alaska Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni), ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period; notice of public hearing.
50. 74 FR 21626, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP04, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery in Relation to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Trawl Fisheries and To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and conduct public scoping meetings.
51. 74 FR 21631, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XI63, Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, August - October 2009, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental take authorization; request for comments.
52. 74 FR 21648, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XO84, Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility off Massachusetts, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments and information.
53. 74 FR 21666, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Board on Coastal Engineering Research, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
54. 74 FR 21675, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP09-83-000], Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Dominion Hub II Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
55. 74 FR 21677, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-444-000; Docket No. CP07-441-000], Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project.
56. 74 FR 21680, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 12611-003], Verdant Power, LLC; Notice Concluding Pre-Filing Process and Approving Process Plan and Schedule.
57. 74 FR 21682, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8593-3], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
58. 74 FR 21684, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8593-2], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
59. 74 FR 21699, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Mine Safety and Health Research Advisory Committee, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MSHRAC, NIOSH).
60. 74 FR 21716, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activity; USGS Societal Uses and Benefits of Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery Survey, ACTION: Notice of a new information collection.
61. 74 FR 21717, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Final Environmental Impact Statement: Mountain Lakes Fisheries Management Plan; North Cascades National Park Complex, Skagit and Whatcom Counties, WA; Notice of Approval of Record of Decision.
62. 74 FR 21726, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 03005594; NRC-2009-0199], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 32-00426-02, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of the United States Department of Commerce's Facility in Beaufort, NC, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
