Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
January 5-9, 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 January 5-9, 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.
JANUARY 5, 2009
1. 74 FR 217, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 926, [SATS No. MT-028-FOR; Docket ID No. OSM-2008-0018], Montana Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
2. 74 FR 233, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 679, [Docket No. 071106671-8010-02] RIN 0648-XM48, Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2009 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts, ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments.
3. 74 FR 249, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 223 and 224, [Docket No. 0812291651-81652-01] RIN 0648-XM05, Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Atlantic Wolffish as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act, ACTION: Notice of petition finding; request for information.
4. 74 FR 259, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. APHIS-2008-0136], Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Lacey Act Declaration Requirement; Plants and Plant Products, ACTION: Extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
5. 74 FR 267, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XM33, Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, ACTION: Issuance of a scientific research permit.
6. 74 FR 285, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-New England Region I--EPA-R01-OW-2008-0919; FRL-8760-1], Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Receipt of Petition, ACTION: Notice--Receipt of petition.
7. 74 FR 313, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), [FWS-R1-R-2008-N0233; 1265-0000-10137-S3], Papahaanaumokuaakea Marine National Monument, Hawai'i, ACTION: Notice of availability of the monument management plan, environmental assessment, and findings of no significant impact.
8. 74 FR 315, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14927-A; F-14927-A2; AK-965 1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
9. 74 FR 315, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNV912000.L12200000.PA0000; 09-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council Meetings, Nevada, ACTION: Notice of meetings.
10. 74 FR 315, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLIDI02000.L57000000.HV0000; IDI-35397; DGG-08-0001], Notice of Realty Action; R&PP Classification and Land Sale; Idaho, ACTION: Notice.
11. 74 FR 316, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory Commission, ACTION: Notice of February 7, 2009 Meeting.
12. 74 FR 316, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
JANUARY 6, 2009
13. 74 FR 419, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R2-ES-2008-0130; MO 9221050083], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 475 Species in the Southwestern United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.
14. 74 FR 430, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Notice of Availability of a Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the M/V ATHOS I Oil Spill; Request for Comments.
15. 74 FR 435, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA), Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) To Analyze the Impacts of Grow the Army and Facilities Expansion at the Presidio of Monterey, CA, ACTION: Notice of intent.
16. 74 FR 454, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, ACTION: Extension of time for submitting nominations for tribal representatives for the No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee membership.
17. 74 FR 456, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office, [CO-200-1220-MA], Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands to Motorized Vehicle Travel, ACTION: Notice of Temporary Closure of Public Lands to Motorized Vehicle Travel on Public Lands.
18. 74 FR 456, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME; Acadia National Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting.
19. 74 FR 456, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Notice of Public Open Houses for Calendar Year 2009.
JANUARY 7, 2009
20. 74 FR 637, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 43 CFR Part 3500, [LLWO32000.L13300000.PO0000.24-1A] RIN 1004-AD91, Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale, ACTION: Final rule.
21. 74 FR 704, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP09-27-000], Southern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southern Natural Gas 2008 Abandonment and Modification Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
22. 74 FR 707, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Construction and Operation of the Proposed Transmission Agency of Northern California Transmission Project, California, ACTION: Advance Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report; Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement..
23. 74 FR 725, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0350; 96100-1671-000-P5], Harvest and Export of American Ginseng, ACTION: Notice: announcement of public meeting; request for information from the public.
24. 74 FR 726, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-020-1310-DT 050E], Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Supplement to the Montana Statewide Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment of the Powder River and Billings Resource Management Plans, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
25. 74 FR 726, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW143474], Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
26. 74 FR 727, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Mid-Atlantic Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220, ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
27. 74 FR 727, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Termination of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Special Resource Study for the Delaware Coastal Area in the State of Delaware, ACTION: Termination of preparation of an environmental impact statement.
JANUARY 8, 2009
28. 74 FR 798, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XM37, Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement; request for written comments.
29. 74 FR 819, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, [Funding Announcement Number: HHS-2009-IHS-NIHB-0001], Office of Tribal Program; Announcement Type: Competing Continuation.
30. 74 FR 828, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-930-1610-DR], Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Pinedale Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
31. 74 FR 829, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-930-6310-DR-WOPR; HAG-09-0045], Notice of Availability of the Records of Decision of the Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay, and Medford Districts, and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District, ACTION: Notice of availability.
32. 74 FR 830, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-320-1310-PP-OSHL], Public Land Order No. 7725; Revocation of Oil Shale Withdrawal; Utah, ACTION: Public Land Order.
33. 74 FR 830, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-320-1310-PP-OSHL], Public Land Order No. 7726; Revocation of Oil Shale Withdrawals; Wyoming, ACTION: Public Land Order.
34. 74 FR 831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLCA9300000-LVFL58740000-LXSS003B0000-CACA 50075], Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Lands in San Bernardino County, California.
35. 74 FR 831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Plan of Operations for Cable-Only Delilah 3-D Seismic Survey, Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas, ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Plan of Operations for Cable-Only Delilah 3-D Seismic Survey at Big Thicket National Preserve.
36. 74 FR 831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Meeting of the Yakima River Basin Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project, Yakima, WA, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
37. 74 FR 850, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Surface Transportation Board, [STB Finance Docket No. 35116], R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines Inc.--Construction and Operation Exemption--in Clearfield County, PA, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Notice of Availability of the Draft Scope of Study for the Environmental Impact Statement; Notice of Scoping Meeting; and Request for Comments on Draft Scope.
JANUARY 9, 2009
38. 74 FR 868, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 936, [SATS No. OK-032-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2008-0023], Oklahoma Regulatory Program, ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing.
39. 74 FR 889, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XM61, Marine Mammals; File No. 1128-1922, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
40. 74 FR 892, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Stormwater Treatment Areas in Everglades Agricultural Area Located in Palm Beach and Hendry Counties, FL, ACTION: Notice of availability.
41. 74 FR 913, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0337; 20124-11130000-C4], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) Conservation Assessment, ACTION: Notice of availability; draft conservation assessment; request for comments.
42. 74 FR 915, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2008-N0314; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, St. Martin and Iberville Parishes, LA, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
43. 74 FR 916, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a proposed new information collection and request for comments.
44. 74 FR 917, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Notice of Renewal of Information Collection for Tribal Self-Governance, 25 CFR Part 1000, ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of information collection.
45. 74 FR 918, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Self-Governance, Notice of Deadline for Submitting Completed Applications To Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2010 or Calendar Year 2010, ACTION: Notice of application deadline.
46. 74 FR 918, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Land Acquisitions; Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Washington, ACTION: Notice of Final Agency Determination to take land into trust under 25 CFR Part 151.
47. 74 FR 919, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-066-09-1610-DR-024E], Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
48. 74 FR 920, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Tumacacori National Historical Park, AZ, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the general management plan (GMP), Tumacacori National Historical Park.
49. 74 FR 965, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 03003754], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to By-product Materials License No. 06-00217-06, for Amendment of the License and Unrestricted Release of a Portion of the ABB, Inc. Facility in Windsor, CT, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
