Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
December 1-5, 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 December 1-5, 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.
DECEMBER 1, 2008
1. 73 FR 72692, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 18 CFR Part 284, [Docket No. RM08-1-001; Order No. 712-A], Promotion of a More Efficient Capacity Release Market, ACTION: Final rule; order on rehearing.
2. 73 FR 72717, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 938, [PA-148-FOR; OSM-2008-0014], Pennsylvania Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final rule; approval of Amendment.
3. 73 FR 72737, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 300, [Docket No. 071203794-81464-02] RIN 0648-AW36, Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Subsistence Fishing, ACTION: Final rule.
4. 73 FR 72789, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-24-000], Calais LNG Project Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Calais LNG Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting.
5. 73 FR 72796, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8747-4], Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), ACTION: Notice.
6. 73 FR 72814, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), [Docket No. USCG-2007-0042], Application for the Containerized Cargo Ship ATLANTIC COMPASS, Review for the Inclusion in the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program; Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, ACTION: Notice of availability.
7. 73 FR 72817, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), [Docket No. USCG-2007-0040], Application for the Cruise Ship CORAL PRINCESS, Review for Inclusion in the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program; Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, ACTION: Notice of availability.
8. 73 FR 72819, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), [Docket No. USCG-2007-0041], Application for the Integrated Tug and Barge MOKU PAHU, Review for Inclusion in the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program; Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, ACTION: Notice of availability.
9. 73 FR 72825, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), [Docket No. USCG-2008-0126], Application for the Tank Ship S/R AMERICAN PROGRESS, Review for the Inclusion in the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program; Draft Environmental Assessment, ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comments.
10. 73 FR 72826, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-R-2008-N0207; 1265000010137-S3], James Campbell and Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuges, Oahu, HI, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; announcement of public open house meetings; and request for comments.
11. 73 FR 72828, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-EA-2008-N0243; 97000-5612-0000 FY 2008], Tribal Wildlife Grants; Implementation Guidelines, ACTION: Notice to request public comments on the current implementation of Tribal Wildlife Grants Program and proposed changes to the program.
12. 73 FR 72831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), White-Tailed Deer Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the White-tailed Deer Management Plan, Valley Forge National Historical Park.
13. 73 FR 72833, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS) Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
14. 73 FR 72853, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Planning Guidance and Instructions for Submission of the Strategic State Plan and Plan Modifications for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act, ACTION: Notice.
15. 73 FR 72903, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals, ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals.
16. 73 FR 73032, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 080204115-8832-02] RIN 0648-AW48, List of Fisheries for 2009, Part V, ACTION: Final rule.
DECEMBER 2, 2008
17. 73 FR 73211, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17 [FWS-R6-ES-2008-0111; MO 9921050083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Black-tailed Prairie Dog as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
18. 73 FR 73242, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Foreign-Trade Zones Board, (Docket T-5-2008), Foreign-Trade Zones Board 122 - Corpus Christi, Texas.
19. 73 FR 73315, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 2058-060], Avista Corporation; Notice of Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests.
20. 73 FR 73322, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-429-000], Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 2010 Expansion Project.
21. 73 FR 73344, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary--Water and Science, Central Utah Project Completion Act, ACTION: Notice of Availability, Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), East Juab Water Efficiency Project--Phase II, Juab County, Utah.
22. 73 FR 73345, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14914-A, F-14914-A2; AK-965-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
23. 73 FR 73345, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLIDT000000.L11200000.DD0000.241A.00], Notice of Public Meeting, Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, Idaho, ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
24. 73 FR 73345, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ES-930-1310-FI; LAES 51206], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, Louisiana, ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
25. 73 FR 73346, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
26. 73 FR 73379, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals, ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In August 2008, there were four applications approved. This notice also includes information on one application, approved in July 2008, inadvertently left off the July 2008 notice. Additionally, 12 approved amendments to previously approved applications are listed.
27. 73 FR 73384, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Surface Transportation Board, [STB Finance Docket No. 35181], Indiana Rail Road Company--Petition for Declaratory Order, ACTION: Institution of declaratory order proceeding; request for comments.
28. 73 FR 73392, Rules and Regulations, NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION (NCUA), 12 CFR Part 701, RIN 3133-AD48, Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions; Underserved Areas (IRPS 08-2), Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
DECEMBER 3, 2008
29. 73 FR 73562, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 52, [EPA-R06-OAR-2007-0523; FRL-8747-6], Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NO[X]) From Stationary Sources, ACTION: Final rule.
30. 73 FR 73586, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 180, [EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0147; FRL-8385-7], Glyphosate; Pesticide Tolerances, ACTION: Final rule.
31. 73 FR 73592, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 404, [Docket No. 080227317-81455-02] RIN 0648-AW44, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Proclamation Provisions, ACTION: Final rule.
32. 73 FR 73661, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R5-R-2008-N0204; 50133-1265-LKUP; S3], Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, Coos County, NH, and Oxford County, ME, ACTION: Notice of availability: Final comprehensive conservation plan and environmental impact statement.
33. 73 FR 73662, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Pipestone National Monument, MN, ACTION: Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota.
34. 73 FR 73690, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Foreign Assets Control Office, Additional Designations Pursuant to Executive Order 13469 of July 25, 2008 "Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe" (the "Order"), ACTION: Notice.
35. 73 FR 73694, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 42 CFR Part 440, [CMS-2232-F] RIN 0938 A048, Medicaid Program; State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
36. 73 FR 73730, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Planning Guidance for State Unified Plans and Unified Plan Modifications Submitted Under Section 501 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Part III, ACTION: Notice.
DECEMBER 4, 2008
37. 73 FR 73789, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 43 CFR Part 3800, [LLWO32000.L13300000.PO0000.24-1A] RIN 1004-AE00, Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws, ACTION: Interim final rule.
38. 73 FR 73794, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R1-ES-2007-0006; 92210-1117-0000-B4] RIN 1018-AU93, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 12 Species of Picture-Wing Flies From the Hawaiian Islands, ACTION: Final rule.
39. 73 FR 73902, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Clearwater National Forest; Idaho; Upper Lochsa Land Exchange EIS, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
40. 73 FR 73909, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XK27, Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Beach Boulevard AICWW Bridge Blasting Project, Duval County, FL, ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental take authorization.
41. 73 FR 73927, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-30-000], Northwest Pipeline GP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Sundance Trail Expansion Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
42. 73 FR 73951, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2008-N0250; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, Currituck County, NC, ACTION: Notice of availability: Final comprehensive conservation plan and finding of no significant impact.
43. 73 FR 73952, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, ACTION: Notice.
44. 73 FR 73954, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, MI, ACTION: Notice.
DECEMBER 5, 2008
45. 73 FR 74001, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 15 CFR Part 902, [Docket No. 0811251525-81526-01] RIN 0648-AS36, Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed Restrictions To Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales, ACTION: Final rule; OMB approval of collection-of-information requirements.
46. 73 FR 74004, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 25 CFR Part 293, RIN 1076-AE99, Class III Tribal State Gaming Compact Process, ACTION: Final rule.
47. 73 FR 74031, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, 43 CFR Part 419, RIN 1006-AA48, Truckee River Operating Agreement, ACTION: Final rule.
48. 73 FR 74039, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 43 CFR Part 2300, [LLWO35000.L14300000.PN0000.24-1A] RIN 1004-AE05, Land Withdrawals; Amendment of Regulations Regarding Emergency Withdrawals, ACTION: Final rule.
49. 73 FR 74101, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 49 CFR Parts 573 and 579, [Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0169; Notice 1] RIN 2127-AK28, Early Warning Reporting Regulations, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
50. 73 FR 74123, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R2-ES-2008-0110; MO-9221050083 - B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas anicia cloudcrofti) as Endangered with Critical Habitat, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of a status review.
51. 73 FR 74132, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DOI) Forest Service, Notice of Call for Nominations for Appointment of Primary and Alternate Representatives, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of call for nominations for appointment or reappointment of primary representatives, and appointment or reappointment of alternate representatives to occupy various positions on the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee.
52. 73 FR 74150, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement for Commercial Dredging of Construction Aggregate From the Missouri River in Missouri and Kansas, ACTION: Notice of intent.
53. 73 FR 74150, 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 the West Shore-Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Feasibility Study, ACTION: Notice of intent.
54. 73 FR 74152, Notices, DENALI COMMISSION, Fiscal Year 2009 Draft Work Plan, ACTION: Denali Commission Fiscal Year 2009 Draft Work Plan request for comments.
55. 73 FR 74170, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8588-3], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
56. 73 FR 74170, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8588-2], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
57. 73 FR 74185, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-2008-N0277; 1112-0000-80221-F2], Southeastern Lincoln County Habitat Conservation Plan, Lincoln County, NV, ACTION: Notice of availability and receipt of applications.
58. 73 FR 74187, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Liquor Ordinance, ACTION: Notice.
59. 73 FR 74190, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM 120-06-1610-DQ], Notice of Availability of the Socorro Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of availability.
60. 73 FR 74191, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Northwest Area Water Supply Project, ND, ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) on Water Treatment.
61. 73 FR 74192, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act.
62. 73 FR 74221, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), [Public Notice 6443], Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership ("Alberta Clipper Project"), ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership ("Alberta Clipper Project")
63. 73 FR 74236, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 112, [EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8746-3] RIN 2050-AG16, Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements--Amendments, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
64. 73 FR 74326, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, 43 CFR Part 429, RIN 1006-AA51, Use of Bureau of Reclamation Land, Facilities, and Waterbodies, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
