Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
June 22-26, 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 June 22-26, 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.
JUNE 22, 2009
1. 74 FR 29395, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), 27 CFR Part 9, [Docket No. TTB-2008-0007; T.D. TTB-77; Re: Notice No. 88] RIN 1513-AB40, Establishment of the Upper Mississippi River Valley Viticultural Area (2007R-055P), ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision.
2. 74 FR 29436, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), 33 CFR Part 100, [USCG-2009-0400] RIN 1625-AA08, Regattas and Marine Parades; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
3. 74 FR 29439, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), 33 CFR Part 146, [Docket Number USCG-2008-1088] RIN 1625-AB28, Notice of Arrival on the Outer Continental Shelf, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
4. 74 FR 29456, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2009-0037; 92210-1117-0000-B4], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for Eriogonum pelinophilum (Clay-Loving Wild Buckwheat), ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of critical habitat review.
5. 74 FR 29463, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest; Pennsylvania; Transition EIS, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
6. 74 FR 29466, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Plan Revision for the Kooentai National Forest, Montana and the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho, ACTION: Notice of adjustment for resuming the land management plan revision process.
7. 74 FR 29468, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Southern Recreation Resource Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of request for nominations for the Southern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee.
8. 74 FR 29472, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XO22, Endangered Species; File No. 1506, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit modification.
9. 74 FR 29511, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0094, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
10. 74 FR 29511, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2009-N0094; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Bibb and Twiggs Counties, GA, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
11. 74 FR 29514, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLAK910000 L13100000.DB0000 LXSINSSI0000], Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope Science Initiative, Science Technical Advisory Panel, Alaska, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
12. 74 FR 29515, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory Commission, ACTION: Notice of August 1, 2009 Meeting.
13. 74 FR 29515, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending.
14. 74 FR 29516, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Policy on Special Park Uses, Draft Directors Order 53, ACTION: Notice of Availability and Request for Comments.
15. 74 FR 29516, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Preservation Technology and Training Board Charter Renewal, ACTION: Notice of Committee Renewal.
16. 74 FR 29520, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-36482; NRC-2009-0253], Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Issuance of a License Amendment to Byproduct Material License No. 24-32439-01, for the Unrestricted Release of a Pharmacia Corporation Building in St. Louis, MO, ACTION: Issuance of environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for license amendment.
JUNE 23, 2009
17. 74 FR 29661, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Norwood Ranger District; Alta Townsite Road and Utilities Access, "Alta Access Project," Hinsdale County, CO, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
18. 74 FR 29678, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP79, Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Offshore Exploratory Drilling in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska, ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of an incidental take authorization application.
19. 74 FR 29682, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Amistad and Falcon Projects Rate Order No. WAPA-143, ACTION: Notice of Order Concerning a Power Rate Formula.
20. 74 FR 29693, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8921-9], Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); NO[X] & SOx Secondary NAAQS Review Panel Meeting and CASAC Teleconference, ACTION: Notice.
21. 74 FR 29711, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, Notice of Approved Class II and III Tribal Gaming Ordinances, ACTION: Notice.
22. 74 FR 29714, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-R-2008-N0257; 20131-1265-2CCP-S3], Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex, Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, TX, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
23. 74 FR 29715, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-ES-2009-N115; 10120-1113-0000-F5], Endangered Wildlife and Plants; Permits, ACTION: Notice of availability of application for permit; request for comments.
24. 74 FR 29715, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-R-2009-N0066; 80230-1265-0000-S3], Sacramento, Delevan, Colusa, and Sutter National Wildlife Refuges, Glenn, Colusa, and Sutter Counties, CA, ACTION: Notice of Availability: Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact.
25. 74 FR 29730, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [NRC-2009-0255; Docket No. 030-06652], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 47-00260-02, for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release of Two Union Carbide Corporation Facilities Located in South Charleston, WV, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
26. 74 FR 29737, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Washington, ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA.
27. 74 FR 29900, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), [Docket No. FRA-2009-0045], High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail ("HSIPR") Program, Part IV, ACTION: Notice of funding availability; issuance of interim program guidance.
JUNE 24, 2009
28. 74 FR 29982, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 721, [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0252; FRL-8417-6] RIN 2070-AB27, Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances, ACTION: Direct final rule.
29. 74 FR 30053, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP84, Endangered Species; File No. 14394, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
30. 74 FR 30055, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP64, Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Coastal Commercial Fireworks Displays at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, ACTION: Notice of issuance of a letter of authorization.
31. 74 FR 30056, 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 Sabine Mining Company for the Construction, Operation, and Reclamation of the South Hallsville No. 1 Lignite Mine--Rusk Permit Area, Rusk, Panola, and Harrison Counties, TX, ACTION: Notice of intent.
32. 74 FR 30065, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF09-1-000], Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Supplemental Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned 300 Line Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
33. 74 FR 30108, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Negotiations, ACTION: Notice.
34. 74 FR 30138, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Pathways Out of Poverty.
35. 74 FR 30165, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009; Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for Green Capacity Building Grants.
JUNE 25, 2009
36. 74 FR 30285, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF09-3-000; BLM Reference No. UTU-87295], Magnum Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Magnum Gas Storage Project and Draft Pony Express Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Bureau of Land Management, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings.
37. 74 FR 30318, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Failure to Demonstrate Valid Existing Rights for Land Within the Daniel Boone National Forest, ACTION: Notice of decision.
38. 74 FR 30319, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Temporary Vehicle Restriction on U. S. Route 209, ACTION: Temporary Vehicle Restriction on U.S. Route 209.
JUNE 26, 2009
39. 74 FR 30560, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [FERC Docket No. CP09-54-000], Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Comment Meetings for the Ruby Pipeline Project.
40. 74 FR 30569, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8594-8], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
41. 74 FR 30608, Notices, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Draft Program Comment for the U.S. General Services Administration on Select Envelope and Infrastructure Repairs and Upgrades to Historic Public Buildings, ACTION: Notice of intent to issue program comments for the U.S. General Services Administration on select envelope and infrastructure repairs and upgrades to historic public buildings.
42. 74 FR 30616, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Notice of Offering of Five Alternative Energy Interim Policy Leases for Wind Resource Data Collection on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Delaware and New Jersey; Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment, ACTION: Notice of Lease Offering; Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment.
43. 74 FR 30617, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R6-ES-2009-N0107; 61411-0000-1115-F4], Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Draft Environmental Impact Statement Availability and Public Meetings, ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
44. 74 FR 30619, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
45. 74 FR 30619, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
46. 74 FR 30643, Notices, INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT, National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC); Notice of Meeting.
47. 74 FR 30645, Notices, PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL, Amended Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, ACTION: Notice of final action adopting the amended Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
