[December 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 238)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua041211.wais] [Page 73332-73402] Department of the Interior ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XI ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 73332]] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary 25 CFR Ch. I 30 CFR Chs. II and VII 36 CFR Ch. I 43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II 48 CFR Ch. 14 50 CFR Chs. I and IV Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled for review or development between fall 2004 and spring 2005. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda. ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, all agency contacts are located at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct all comments and inquiries with regard to these rules to the appropriate agency contact. You should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of Executive Secretariat, Department of the Interior, at the address above or on 202-208-5257 or 202-208-3071. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department publish an agenda of rules that we have issued or expect to issue and of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review. Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to publish an agenda in April and October of each year identifying rules that will have significant economic effects on a substantial number of small entities. We have specifically identified in the agenda rules that will have such effects. For this edition of the Department's regulatory agenda, we have included the most important significant regulatory actions in the Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II of today's Federal Register. The table of contents below lists the Regulatory Plan entries and denotes them by a bracketed bold reference that directs the reader to the appropriate sequence number in part II. Dated: October 29, 2004. Richard A. Stephan, Federal Register Liaison Officer. Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1560 Department Hearings and Appeals; Procedures Applicable in Adjudications Before the 1090-AA73 Hearings Division..................................................................... 1561 Hydropower Licensing: Conditions and Prescriptions.................................... 1090-AA91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1562 Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type B Procedures................................ 1090-AA29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Acquisition and Property Management--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1563 Woody Biomass Utilization............................................................. 1084-AA00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Hearings and Appeals--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1564 Equal Access to Justice Act........................................................... 1094-AA49 1565 Indian Probate Adjudication........................................................... 1094-AA50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 73333]] Office of the Special Trustee--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1566 Procedures for Depositing Funds....................................................... 1035-AA04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Special Trustee--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1567 American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act...................................... 1035-AA05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1568 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Conservation Education; 50 CFR 17.21... 1018-AI66 1569 Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Possession of Migratory Birds for 1018-AI97 Educational Purposes.................................................................. 1570 Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians to the 1018-AJ24 United States......................................................................... 1571 Listing of 7 Foreign Butterfly Species Under the Endangered Species Act............... 1018-AT83 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1572 Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures--50 CFR Part 12..................................... 1018-AC89 1573 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)....................... 1018-AD87 1574 Migratory Bird Permits: Scientific Collecting Permits................................. 1018-AE63 1575 U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; American Eel................................... 1018-AF09 1576 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing of the Bald Eagle in the Lower 1018-AF21 48 States From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife......................... 1577 Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians to the 1018-AF27 United States......................................................................... 1578 Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife, 50 CFR Part 14.............. 1018-AF46 1579 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification of the 1018-AG00 Straight-Horned Markhor Population of the Torghar Region of Baluchistan, Pakistan, From Endangered to Threatened......................................................... 1580 Federal Falconry Standards and Falconry Permitting.................................... 1018-AG11 1581 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Gulf Coast Distinct 1018-AG40 Population Segment of the Brown Pelican Population in the Southeastern United States.. 1582 Wild Bird Conservation Act: Review of Approved List of Captive-Bred Species........... 1018-AG64 1583 Injurious Wildlife--Addition of Black Carp............................................ 1018-AG70 1584 Interagency Guidance for the Prescription of Fishways Pursuant to Section 18 of the 1018-AH42 Federal Power Act..................................................................... 1585 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential 1018-AH44 Experimental Population for the Boulder Darter and the Spotfin Chub in Shoal Creek, Alabama and Tennessee................................................................. 1586 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Gila Trout From 1018-AH57 Endangered to Threatened With a Special Rule.......................................... 1587 Corrections to Rights-of-Way Regulations.............................................. 1018-AI12 1588 North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 1018-AI13 Act Grant Administration Policies..................................................... 1589 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C--Nonrural 1018-AI38 Determinations........................................................................ 1590 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the American 1018-AI41 Crocodile From Endangered to Threatened............................................... 1591 Import of Polar Bear Trophies From Canada; Finding for the Gulf of Boothia Population. 1018-AI65 1592 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of the Arizona Agave......... 1018-AI79 1593 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Nonessential Experimental 1018-AI80 Population of the Northern Aplomado Falcon............................................ 1594 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Downlisting the Wood Bison From 1018-AI83 Endangered to Threatened.............................................................. 1595 U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; Black Cohosh................................... 1018-AI91 [[Page 73334]] 1596 Revision of Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations........................................ 1018-AI98 1597 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AJ11 San Jacinto Valley Crownscale......................................................... 1598 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle.... 1018-AJ13 1599 Injurious Wildlife; Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix)......................... 1018-AT29 1600 Wild Bird Conservation Act; Review of Regulations To Allow Imports of Exotic Wild 1018-AT30 Birds................................................................................. 1601 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of Mexican Bobcat from List 1018-AT31 of Endangered Species................................................................. 1602 Marine Mammals; and Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed 1018-AT34 Termination of the Southern Sea Otter Translocation Program........................... 1603 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amendment to the Nonessential 1018-AT36 Experimental Population Rule for the Mexican Gray Wolf................................ 1604 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Virginia 1018-AT37 Northern Flying Squirrel From Endangered to Threatened................................ 1605 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear 1018-AT38 Population From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species......................... 1606 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Boreal Toad................ 1018-AT43 1607 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart A and Subpart B 1018-AT47 1608 Injurious Wildlife; Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys Nobilis)......................... 1018-AT49 1609 Revised Definition of ``Destruction or Adverse Modification'' for Endangered Species 1018-AT50 Act Section 7 Consultations........................................................... 1610 Listing the Miami Blue Butterfly as Endangered; Listing the Cassius Blue, Ceraunus 1018-AT51 Blue, and Nickerbean (Ammon) Blue Butterflies as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami Blue.......................................................... 1611 CITES Appendix III Listing of the Sea Cucumber (Isostichopus fuscus) by the Government 1018-AT55 of Ecuador............................................................................ 1612 Special Rule Reclassifying Argentinian Broad-Snouted Caiman Population From Endangered 1018-AT56 to Threatened......................................................................... 1613 Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in Regulations Governing Raptor Propagation........... 1018-AT60 1614 Listing of Six Foreign Birds Under the Endangered Species Act......................... 1018-AT62 1615 Migratory Bird Permits; Federal Falconry Standards; Adding Connecticut to the List of 1018-AT63 States That Meet Federal Falconry Standards........................................... 1616 Migratory Bird Hunting: Revision of Language Used in Regulations for Approving 1018-AT67 Nontoxic Shot for Use in Waterfowl Hunting............................................ 1617 Regulations to Implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act.............................. 1018-AT69 1618 Mosquito and Mosquito-Borne Disease Management........................................ 1018-AT72 1619 Strategic Growth of the National Wildlife Refuge System............................... 1018-AT73 1620 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Coachella Valley Milk-Vetch Critical 1018-AT74 Habitat Designation................................................................... 1621 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Thread-Leaved Brodiaea Critical Habitat 1018-AT75 Designation........................................................................... 1622 Migratory Bird Hunting; 2005-2006 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations............. 1018-AT76 1623 Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Proposed Spring/Summer Subsistence 1018-AT77 Annual Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2005 Subsistence Season................................................................................ 1624 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT78 San Miguel Island Fox, Santa Rosa Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island Fox, and Santa Catalina Island Fox................................................................... 1625 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Salt Creek Tiger Beetle Critical 1018-AT79 Habitat Designation................................................................... 1626 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Southwestern Alaska 1018-AT81 Coastal Areas......................................................................... 1627 Marine Mammals: Incidental Take During Specified Activities........................... 1018-AT82 1628 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Arkansas River 1018-AT84 Shiner................................................................................ 1629 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Delisting of the Cui-ui From 1018-AT85 the List of Endangered and Threatened Species......................................... 1630 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT86 Spreading Navarretia.................................................................. 1631 Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of 62 Percent Iron/25 Percent Tungsten/13 Percent 1018-AT87 Nickel Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots............................... 1632 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for 1018-AT88 Southwestern Willow Flycatcher........................................................ 1633 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Western Snowy 1018-AT89 Plover................................................................................ 1634 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT90 St. Andrew Beach Mouse................................................................ 1635 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for 3 1018-AT91 Willamette Species: Willamette Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly, and Kincaid's Lupine... 1636 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT92 Willowy Monardella.................................................................... 1637 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT93 Alameda Whipsnake..................................................................... 1638 Protection of Bald Eagles and Definition.............................................. 1018-AT94 1639 Captive-Bred Wildlife Regulation: Excluding the Captive-Bred Scimitar-Horned Oryx, 1018-AT95 Addax, and Dama Gazelle From Endangered Status........................................ [[Page 73335]] 1640 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart 1018-AT97 D; 2006-2007 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations..................... 1641 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart 1018-AT98 D; 2006-2007 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations............................... 1642 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C--Nonrural 1018-AT99 Determinations........................................................................ 1643 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential 1018-AU00 Experimental Population for the Topeka Shiner......................................... 1644 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential 1018-AU01 Experimental Population for 16 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in Tennessee............................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1645 List of Migratory Birds............................................................... 1018-AB72 1646 General Provisions and General Permit Procedures--50 CFR Part 13...................... 1018-AC57 1647 Importation of Captive-Bred Exotic Birds Into the United States From Breeding 1018-AF44 Facilities in Other Countries......................................................... 1648 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Tibetan Antelope....................... 1018-AF49 1649 Policy on General Conservation Permits................................................ 1018-AF63 1650 U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; Certain Turtle Species......................... 1018-AF69 1651 National Wildlife Refuge System; Mission, Goals, and Purposes......................... 1018-AG46 1652 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Johnston's Frankenia 1018-AH53 From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species.................................... 1653 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Reclassification from Endangered to Threatened 1018-AH55 Status for Mariana Fruit Bat (Guam), and Threatened Status for Mariana Fruit Bat (CNMI)................................................................................ 1654 Addition of the Great White Shark and the Cape Stag Beetles to Appendix III Under 1018-AH66 CITES................................................................................. 1655 Audit Resolution Policy............................................................... 1018-AH69 1656 Importation of Exotic Wild Birds Into the United States; Adding Blue-Fronted Amazon 1018-AH89 Parrots From Argentina's Approved Sustainable Use Management Plan to the Approved List of Non-Captive Bred Species........................................................... 1657 Public Notice for CITES Appendix III Listing of Spanish Cedar and Bigleaf Mahogany by 1018-AH99 the Government of Peru................................................................ 1658 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Two Australian Parakeets 1018-AI04 From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species.................................... 1659 Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits; Regulations for Managing Harvest of Light Goose 1018-AI07 Populations........................................................................... 1660 Addition by Indonesia of Ramin to Appendix III Under the Convention on International 1018-AI08 Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora................................... 1661 Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Geese Populations.... 1018-AI32 1662 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Southwest Alaskan Distinct 1018-AI44 Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter.......................................... 1663 Migratory Bird Permits; Eiderdown From Iceland........................................ 1018-AI64 1664 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits for Foreign Listed Species..... 1018-AI67 1665 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AI71 San Diego Fairy Shrimp................................................................ 1666 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AI72 California Gnatcatcher................................................................ 1667 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for a 1018-AI78 Plant, the Lane Mountain Milk-Vetch................................................... 1668 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Scimitar- 1018-AI82 Horned Oryx, Addax, and Dama Gazelle.................................................. 1669 Migratory Bird Permits; Military Readiness Exemption.................................. 1018-AI92 1670 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Eastern Distinct 1018-AJ03 Population Segment of the Gray Wolf................................................... 1671 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AJ07 Colorado Butterfly Plant.............................................................. 1672 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Eggert's Sunflower From the 1018-AJ08 List of Endangered and Threatened Species............................................. 1673 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AJ09 Fish Slough Milk-Vetch................................................................ 1674 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AJ10 Munz's Onion.......................................................................... 1675 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AJ12 Coastal-Puget Sound, St. Mary-Belly River, and Jarbidge River Population Segments of Bull Trout............................................................................ 1676 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT42 Arroyo Toad........................................................................... [[Page 73336]] 1677 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT44 California Tiger Salamander Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment.......... 1678 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT45 Riverside Fairy Shrimp................................................................ 1679 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart 1018-AT46 D; 2005-2006 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations..................... 1680 Marine Mammals: Revised Definition of ``Authentic Native Articles of Handicrafts and 1018-AT48 Clothing''............................................................................ 1681 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule to Control the Trade in 1018-AT54 Threatened Beluga Sturgeon............................................................ 1682 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Emergency Critical Habitat Designation 1018-AT57 for Santa Ana Sucker.................................................................. 1683 Conferring Designated Port Status on Memphis, TN, Louisville, KY, and Houston, TX..... 1018-AT59 1684 Regulations for Nonessential Experimental Populations of the Western Distinct 1018-AT61 Population Segment of the Gray Wolf................................................... 1685 Permit Revocation Regulations for Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permits...... 1018-AT64 1686 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Manatee Protection Areas in 1018-AT65 Lee County, FL........................................................................ 1687 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Buena Vista Lake Shrew Critical Habitat 1018-AT66 Designation........................................................................... 1688 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 1018-AT68 California Tiger Salamander, Central DPS; 50 CFR 17................................... 1689 Seasons, Harvest Limits, Methods, and Means Related to Taking of Wildlife for 1018-AT70 Subsistence Uses During 2005-06 Regulatory Year (Subpart D)........................... 1690 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing and Critical Habitat for the 1018-AT96 Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly............................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1691 Implementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act............. 1018-AE72 1692 Taking of Marine Mammals by Level B Harassment; Issuance of General Authorization for 1018-AF26 Scientific Research and Permits for Photography, Educational, and Commercial Purposes. 1693 Injurious Wildlife; Addition of the Asian Swamp Eel................................... 1018-AF53 1694 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status and 1018-AG16 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gila Chub..................................... 1695 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for 12 Species of 1018-AG23 Picture-Wing Flies From the Hawaiian Islands.......................................... 1696 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Dolly Varden as a 1018-AH68 Threatened Species in Washington Due to Similarity of Appearance to Bull Trout........ 1697 Release of Captive-Reared Mallards.................................................... 1018-AI05 1698 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing and Designation of Critical 1018-AI15 Habitat for Three Snails and One Amphipod............................................. 1699 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AI48 Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.......................................................... 1700 Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to General Exceptions............................... 1018-AI96 1701 Revision of the Regulations Governing the Transport of Eagle Feathers................. 1018-AJ00 1702 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of the Western Distinct 1018-AJ04 Population Segment of the Gray Wolf................................................... 1703 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AJ16 California Red-Legged Frog............................................................ 1704 Injurious Wildlife Species; Boiga Snakes.............................................. 1018-AT28 1705 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amendment to Manatee Protection Areas 1018-AT39 in Florida (Barge Canal Exception).................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 73337]] United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1706 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of the Miami Blue Butterfly.... 1018-AH30 1707 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations Applicable 1018-AH93 to Permits Issued Under the Endangered Species Act.................................... 1708 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Tinian Monarch 1018-AI14 Flycatcher From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species......................... 1709 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Topeka Shiner. 1018-AI20 1710 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for 5 Guam Species.... 1018-AI25 1711 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AI52 Columbia-Klamath Distinct Population Segment of the Bull Trout........................ 1712 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Central California Distinct 1018-AI68 Population Segment of California Tiger Salamander as Threatened; Reclassifying Sonoma County and Santa Barbara County....................................................... 1713 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 11 1018-AI73 Mobile River Basin Freshwater Mussels................................................. 1714 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for 1018-AI76 Five Appalachian Mussels.............................................................. 1715 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for a 1018-AI77 Plant, the Pierson's Milk-Vetch....................................................... 1716 Changes in List of Species in Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in 1018-AI90 Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora............................................ 1717 Endangered Species and Pesticide Regulation........................................... 1018-AI95 1718 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the 1018-AJ15 Mexican Spotted Owl................................................................... 1719 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; De-designation of Manatee Protection 1018-AJ23 Areas in Florida...................................................................... 1720 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart 1018-AJ25 D--2004-2005 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife.................................. 1721 Extension of Existing Amended 4(d) Rule for Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Colorado 1018-AJ26 and Wyoming........................................................................... 1722 Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Hevi-Steel as a Nontoxic Shot Material for 1018-AT32 Waterfowl Hunting..................................................................... 1723 2004-2005 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations....................... 1018-AT40 1724 Land Conservation Planning (Refuge Manual Chapter 602 FW 2)........................... 1018-AT41 1725 Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 2004-05 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations 1018-AT53 (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals............................... 1726 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in AK: Specifying Ratios of 1018-AT58 Interests/Qualifications of Members of Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils. 1727 Reserved/Excepted Rights Management (Miscellaneous Receipts).......................... 1018-AT71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1728 Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Personal Watercraft................................ 1024-AC93 1729 Gateway National Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft................................. 1024-AC95 1730 Curecanti Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft........................................ 1024-AC99 1731 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; Future Applicability.......... 1024-AD05 1732 Revisions to Right-of-Way Regulations................................................. 1024-AD16 1733 Cost Recovery for Special Park Uses................................................... 1024-AD18 1734 Gulf Islands National Seashore: Personal Watercraft Use............................... 1024-AD21 1735 Historic Preservation Certifications.................................................. 1024-AD24 1736 Vessel Management in Glacier Bay National Park........................................ 1024-AD25 1737 Making Pictures, Television Productions or Sound Tracks............................... 1024-AD30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Park Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1738 Commercial Use Authorizations......................................................... 1024-AC85 1739 Fire Island National Seashore; Personal Watercraft.................................... 1024-AC94 1740 Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft.......................... 1024-AC96 [[Page 73338]] 1741 Boating and Water Use Activities...................................................... 1024-AD07 1742 Alaska Park Units; Special Regulations................................................ 1024-AD13 1743 Native American Handicrafts........................................................... 1024-AD20 1744 Apostle Islands; Snowmobiles.......................................................... 1024-AD26 1745 Apostle Islands; Off-Road Vehicles.................................................... 1024-AD27 1746 Yellowstone National Park--Snowmobile Regulations..................................... 1024-AD29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Park Service--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1747 Special Regulations of the National Park System; Religious Ceremonial Collection of 1024-AC86 Golden Eaglets in Wupatki National Monument........................................... 1748 Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Special Regulations............................. 1024-AD03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Park Service--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1749 Big Thicket National Preserve; Personal Watercraft.................................... 1024-AC92 1750 Lake Meredith Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft.................................... 1024-AC97 1751 Chickasaw Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft........................................ 1024-AC98 1752 Amistad Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft.......................................... 1024-AD00 1753 Lake Roosevelt Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft................................... 1024-AD01 1754 Delaware Water Gap NRA Commercial Vehicle Fees........................................ 1024-AD14 1755 Rocky Mountain National Park Snowmobile Use........................................... 1024-AD15 1756 Use of Service Animals in National Park Areas......................................... 1024-AD17 1757 Apostle Islands; Ice Augers........................................................... 1024-AD28 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1758 Indian Electric Power Utilities....................................................... 1076-AD45 1759 Buy Indian Act Regulations............................................................ 1076-AE07 1760 Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans....................................................... 1076-AE24 1761 Indian Country Law Enforcement........................................................ 1076-AE35 1762 Proclamation of Reservations.......................................................... 1076-AE40 1763 Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy........................................ 1076-AE42 1764 Use or Distribution of Indian Judgment Funds.......................................... 1076-AE43 1765 Preparation of Rolls of Indians....................................................... 1076-AE44 1766 Standards for Approving Tribal Per Capita Distributions............................... 1076-AE45 1767 Indian Highway Safety Program......................................................... 1076-AE47 1768 Appeals from Administrative Actions................................................... 1076-AE48 1769 Home-Living Programs and School Closure and Consolidation............................. 1076-AE51 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1770 Irrigation Projects and Systems....................................................... 1076-AD44 [[Page 73339]] 1771 Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood................................................ 1076-AD97 1772 Alaska Resupply Operation............................................................. 1076-AE04 1773 Leases and Permits on Indian Trust and Restricted Lands............................... 1076-AE36 1774 Reindeer in Alaska.................................................................... 1076-AE37 1775 Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Permits.............................................. 1076-AE46 1776 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001...................................................... 1076-AE49 1777 Winnemucca Court of Indian Offenses................................................... 1076-AE52 1778 Conforming Amendments to Implement the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001............... 1076-AE54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1779 Indian Reservation Roads Program...................................................... 1076-AE17 1780 Courts of Indian Offenses--Albuquerque Indian School.................................. 1076-AE53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minerals Management Service--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1781 Requirements for Material, Personnel and Pipe Handling Operations..................... 1010-AD14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1782 Late and Overpayment Interest......................................................... 1010-AC27 1783 Takes vs. Entitlements Reporting...................................................... 1010-AC29 1784 Prepayment of Royalties............................................................... 1010-AC31 1785 Royalty Relief Terms.................................................................. 1010-AC58 1786 Data Release and Definitions.......................................................... 1010-AC99 1787 Valuation of Oil From Indian Leases (Reg Plan Seq No. 84)............................. 1010-AD00 1788 Reduction to Royalty Relief in Special Circumstances.................................. 1010-AD02 1789 Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf...................... 1010-AD06 1790 Suspension of Operations for Ultra-Deep Drilling...................................... 1010-AD09 1791 Protection of Marine Mammals and Endangered Species................................... 1010-AD10 1792 Pipeline Safety Rule Phase I.......................................................... 1010-AD11 1793 Oil and Gas Production Rates.......................................................... 1010-AD12 1794 Safety Management Systems............................................................. 1010-AD15 1795 Administrative Cost Recovery for OCS Oil and Gas Operations........................... 1010-AD16 1796 Open and Nondiscriminatory Movement of Oil and Gas as Required by the Outer 1010-AD17 Continental Shelf Lands Act........................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1797 Plans and Information................................................................. 1010-AC47 1798 Incident Reporting.................................................................... 1010-AC57 1799 Proprietary Terms and Data Disclosure................................................. 1010-AC81 1800 Documents Incorporated by Reference for Offshore Floating Production Facilities....... 1010-AC85 [[Page 73340]] 1801 Document Incorporated by Reference--API 510--Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: 1010-AC95 Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration................................ 1802 Blowout Prevention for Production Tree Coiled Tubing Workover Operations.............. 1010-AC96 1803 Federal Oil Valuation................................................................. 1010-AD04 1804 Federal Gas Valuation................................................................. 1010-AD05 1805 Rights of Use and Easement............................................................ 1010-AD13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1806 Accounting Relief for Marginal Properties............................................. 1010-AC30 1807 Appeals of Minerals Management Service Orders......................................... 1010-AC80 1808 Temporary Abandoned Wells............................................................. 1010-AD08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1809 Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites........................................................... 1029-AB70 1810 Revegetation.......................................................................... 1029-AC02 1811 Financial Assurances.................................................................. 1029-AC05 1812 Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights........................................ 1029-AC48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1813 Indian Lands.......................................................................... 1029-AB83 1814 Placement of Excess Spoil............................................................. 1029-AC04 1815 Processing State Program Amendments................................................... 1029-AC06 1816 Ownership and Control Settlement Rule................................................. 1029-AC08 1817 Fee Allocation Rule................................................................... 1029-AC47 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1818 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fees....................................................... 1029-AC46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1819 Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation Facilities, Lands and Waterbodies............. 1006-AA45 1820 Implemenation of the Truckee River Operating Agreement................................ 1006-AA48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 73341]] Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1821 Desert Land Entries................................................................... 1004-AC56 1822 Cost Recovery; Mineral Filings and Operations......................................... 1004-AC64 1823 Mineral Patent Applications; Adverse Claims, Protests, and Conflicts.................. 1004-AD32 1824 Conservation; Helium Leasing.......................................................... 1004-AD35 1825 Oil and Gas Onshore Order No. 1....................................................... 1004-AD59 1826 Alaska Native Veteran Allotments...................................................... 1004-AD60 1827 Marginal Oil/Gas Royalty Rate Reduction Program....................................... 1004-AD65 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1828 Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act. 1004-AC74 1829 Grazing Administration--Exclusive of Alaska (Reg Plan Seq No. 85)..................... 1004-AD42 1830 Oil and Gas Leasing Operations; Bonding............................................... 1004-AD56 1831 Land Use Planning..................................................................... 1004-AD57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. Bureau of Land Management--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1832 Appeals Procedures; Hearings Procedures............................................... 1004-AC99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Land Management--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1833 Leases, Permits, and Easements........................................................ 1004-AB51 1834 Sales--Federal Land Policy and Management Act......................................... 1004-AB77 1835 Coalbed Methane Development........................................................... 1004-AC27 1836 Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act................... 1004-AC59 1837 Indian Allotments..................................................................... 1004-AC77 1838 Carey Act Grants...................................................................... 1004-AC80 1839 Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations.................................................... 1004-AC94 1840 Hazardous Materials Compliance........................................................ 1004-AD38 1841 Supplementary Rules for Public Demonstrations at Grand Staircase-Escalante National 1004-AD40 Monument.............................................................................. 1842 Wilderness Management................................................................. 1004-AD46 1843 Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws; Surface Management....................... 1004-AD53 1844 Wilderness Management................................................................. 1004-AD54 1845 Location, Recording, and Maintenance of Mining Claims or Sites........................ 1004-AD62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1846 Payment in Lieu of Taxes.............................................................. 1093-AA09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 73342]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB) _______________________________________________________________________ 1560. DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS; PROCEDURES APPLICABLE IN ADJUDICATIONS BEFORE THE HEARINGS DIVISION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 571 to 583 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 15; 30 CFR 301; 43 CFR 1850; 43 CFR 4 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule would amend regulations governing case management and case processing by administrative law judges in OHA field offices. The rules are necessary to increase efficiency in case processing. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Charles E. Breece, Deputy Director, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 801 N. Quincy Street Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 235-3810 RIN: 1090-AA73 _______________________________________________________________________ 1561. HYDROPOWER LICENSING: CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 668dd(d)(1); 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1740 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 25 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of the Interior proposes a public review process for hydropower conditions and prescriptions established by the Department under the Federal Power Act. The Department also proposes to create an administrative appeals process for review of these measures. The Federal Power Act authorizes the Department to include in hydropower licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission conditions and prescriptions necessary to protect Federal and tribal lands and resources when navigable waterways or Federal reservations are used for hydropower generation. These proposed processes are designed to coincide with and complement the commission's overall licensing process. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/09/04 69 FR 54602 NPRM Comment Period End 11/08/04 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: William Bettenberg, Director, Office of Policy Analysis, Department of the Interior, Room 4426 MIB 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-5978 Fax: 202 208-4867 RIN: 1090-AA91 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Long-Term Actions Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB) _______________________________________________________________________ 1562. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS: TYPE B PROCEDURES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 42 USC 9651(c) CFR Citation: 43 CFR 11 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow natural resource trustees to bring a claim against a potentially responsible party for resources that have been injured by a release of a hazardous substance. CERCLA requires that natural resource damage assessment regulations be promulgated and that the regulations be reviewed, and revised as appropriate, every two years. This rulemaking is the biennial review of the administrative process for conducting assessments as well as the so-called type B procedures for determining injury and damages through scientific and economic studies. This rulemaking will also address the calculation of lost non-use values of natural resources, in compliance with State of Ohio v. Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 432 (D.C. Cir. 1989), which ordered the Department to allow for the assessment of all reliably calculated values lost as a result of a natural resource injury. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 07/16/96 61 FR 37031 ANPRM Comment Period End 09/16/96 NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Frank DeLuise, Assessment Program, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 4449 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4143 RIN: 1090-AA29 BILLING CODE 4310--RK--S [[Page 73343]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions Office of Acquisition and Property Management (OAPM) _______________________________________________________________________ 1563. WOODY BIOMASS UTILIZATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 48 CFR 14 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 08/27/04 69 FR 52607 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: John Stewart Phone: 202 606-0504 RIN: 1084-AA00 BILLING CODE 4310--RK--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) _______________________________________________________________________ 1564. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 96-481 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Under this Act, an eligible person may obtain reimbursement for attorney's fees when the person prevails over the Department in a legal proceeding. This rule establishes procedures for submitting and consideration of reimbursement requests. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Will A. Irwin, Administrative Judge, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Interior Board of Appeals, 801 N. Quincy Street, VA 20003 Phone: 703 235-3750 RIN: 1094-AA49 _______________________________________________________________________ 1565. INDIAN PROBATE ADJUDICATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 25 CFR 15; 43 CFR 4 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department has decided to move the attorney decision maker (ADM) probate adjudication function from BIA to OHA. This rule is needed to reflect that organizational realignment. The current regulations governing the ADM process would be removed from 25 CFR 15 and incorporated into 43 CFR 4. Consolidating probate adjudications in one organization will improve communication and efficiency, allowing the Department to provide better service to heirs and beneficiaries. This consolidation was recommended by the Comprehensive Trust Model/To- Be Process working group, which included representatives from BIA, OST, OHA, and the tribes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Teresa LeBlanc, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 235-0188 RIN: 1094-AA50 BILLING CODE 4310--79--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Office of the Special Trustee (OST) _______________________________________________________________________ 1566. PROCEDURES FOR DEPOSITING FUNDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 89 Stat 1145 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 124 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will amend 25 CFR part 124 to update organizational references and to clarify procedures. We are publishing this document as a direct final rule because it removes from the Code of Federal Regulations material that relates solely to internal procedures of the Office of the Special Trustee and the removal will not affect the public or Indian tribes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Thomasine Ross, Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee, 4400 Masthead Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 Phone: 505 816-1098 RIN: 1035-AA04 [[Page 73344]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage Office of the Special Trustee (OST) _______________________________________________________________________ 1567. AMERICAN INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 4001 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 1200 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Part 1200 describes the processes by which Indian tribes can manage tribal funds currently held in trust by the United States. It describes how tribes may withdraw their funds from trust status, how they may return funds to trust status, and how they may request technical assistance or grants to help prepare or manage funds or to ensure capability to manage those funds. This rulemaking updates certain titles, addresses, and document references. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Sarah Yepa, Chief, Division of Quality Assurance, Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee, Suite 1000, 505 Marquette Avenue, NW Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: 505 248-5751 Fax: 505 248-5782 RIN: 1035-AA05 BILLING CODE 4310--RK--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Prerule Stage United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1568. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CONSERVATION EDUCATION; 50 CFR 17.21 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.21(g) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Section 17.21(g) of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations addresses education as a valid component of Endangered Species Act approved programs. An advanced notice of proposed rulemaking will request public input on conservation education requirements that will be used in the development of a proposed rule that will propose a Service position on conservation education. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Timothy J. Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Permits, International, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2350 Fax: 703 358-2281 Email: tim--vannorman@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI66 _______________________________________________________________________ 1569. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSSESSION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 95-616; PL 106-108; 16 USC 668a; 16 USC 703 to 712; . . . CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This request for comments will generate input needed to develop a proposed regulation to amend migratory bird permit regulations to create a new permit category establishing conditions and criteria for obtaining a permit to possess migratory birds, including eagles, for educational purposes. Currently, this activity is authorized by a miscellaneous permit category. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI97 _______________________________________________________________________ 1570. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF WILD MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AND AMPHIBIANS TO THE UNITED STATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 ; 16 USC 3371 to 3378 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to propose to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to ask the public for comments and input into the best process and spectrum of updates needed to amend the regulations that establish standards for the humane and healthful transport of wild birds and mammals. These regulations have not been amended in more than 10 years and are currently not in accordance with international requirements. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ24 [[Page 73345]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1571. LISTING OF 7 FOREIGN BUTTERFLY SPECIES UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to propose to list 7 foreign butterfly species under the Endangered Species Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Dr. Patricia S. De Angelis, Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority; Chair, Plant Conserv. All., Medicinal Plant Workg. Gp., Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: patricia--deangelis@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT83 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1572. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PROCEDURES--50 CFR PART 12 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 3371 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 12 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service proposes to amend regulations in 50 CFR part 12 that establish procedures relating to property seized and administrative forfeiture under various laws enforced by the Service. This revision is intended to provide uniform guidance for the bonded release, appraisement, administrative proceeding, petition for remission, and disposal of items subject to forfeiture. Also, these revisions are intended to provide for greater consistency of Service seizure and forfeiture procedures with those of the U.S. Customs Service. In August 2000, the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act became law. CAFRA mandated many changes to 50 CFR 12 that are incorporated in this second proposed rule. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/27/95 60 FR 58468 Second NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-LE-3000 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1949 Fax: 703 358-1947 Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AC89 _______________________________________________________________________ 1573. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES) Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This will be a revision to an existing rule that will incorporate decisions/interpretations made at the second through twelfth meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/08/00 65 FR 26663 Correction 06/29/00 65 FR 40167 Second NPRM 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AD87 _______________________________________________________________________ 1574. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS: SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING PERMITS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 712(2) CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would amend the regulations governing permits for scientific collecting of migratory birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The rule will establish standard conditions and criteria for permit issuance. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AE63 _______________________________________________________________________ 1575. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; AMERICAN EEL Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Legal Deadline: None [[Page 73346]] Abstract: Listing of native U.S. species in appendix III to CITES for more effective monitoring of trade, to ensure that traded specimens are legally acquired in their State(s) of origin, and to obtain the cooperation of other countries that are parties to CITES, in controlling the trade in such specimens. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marie Maltese, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Email: marie--maltese@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF09 _______________________________________________________________________ 1576. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVING OF THE BALD EAGLE IN THE LOWER 48 STATES FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to release additional supplementary information on the previous proposal to remove the bald eagle from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species. This action is based on continued recovery gains and increasing population trends. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/06/99 64 FR 36454 NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF21 _______________________________________________________________________ 1577. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF WILD MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AND AMPHIBIANS TO THE UNITED STATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 18 USC 42; 16 USC 3371 to 3378 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The proposed rule contains amendments designed to add numerous transport standards to part 14 for reptiles and amphibians. Standards have already been promulgated for mammals and birds. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Final Action 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF27 _______________________________________________________________________ 1578. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE, 50 CFR PART 14 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 668, 704, 712, 1382, 1538(d) to (f), and 1540(f); 16 USC 3371 to 3378, 4223 to 4244, and 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42; 31 USC 9701 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule will revise the importation, exportation, and transportation regulations pertaining to the movement of all wildlife and wildlife products into or out of the United States. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 07/15/98 63 FR 38143 NPRM 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-LE-3000 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1949 Fax: 703 358-1947 Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF46 _______________________________________________________________________ 1579. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED RECLASSIFICATION OF THE STRAIGHT-HORNED MARKHOR POPULATION OF THE TORGHAR REGION OF BALUCHISTAN, PAKISTAN, FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We received a petition to reclassify a certain population of the straight-horned markhor from endangered to threatened. We must determine whether a status review shows that the petitioned action is warranted; if so, we will propose to change the classification of the straight-horned markhor population of the Torghar Hills region of Baluchistan Province, Pakistan, from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The markhor is a species of wild goat that occurs in small, isolated populations in rugged, arid mountain habitats in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None [[Page 73347]] Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AG00 _______________________________________________________________________ 1580. FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS AND FALCONRY PERMITTING Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.28; 50 CFR 21.29 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will propose changes in the regulations governing the practice of falconry in the United States. We propose substantial reorganization of the current regulations, combining 50 CFR 21.28 and 21.29 and reorganizing the topics in those sections. We will add or change some provisions in the current regulations. The changes will make it easier to understand the requirements for falconry and the procedures for obtaining a falconry permit. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AG11 _______________________________________________________________________ 1581. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING THE GULF COAST DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE BROWN PELICAN POPULATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to remove the Gulf Coast population of the brown pelican (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi) from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species. We propose this action because the available data indicate that the threats to the species in this range have been removed or reduced and, as a result, brown pelican breeding levels have been and continue to be at or above historical levels, and population numbers and productivity continue to increase. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AG40 _______________________________________________________________________ 1582. WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT: REVIEW OF APPROVED LIST OF CAPTIVE- BRED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Under the Wild Bird Conservation Act, a species may be exempt from the prohibitions of the Act if it qualifies for inclusion in an approved list. One way for a species to be included is if the species occurs in trade only as captive-bred specimens. We intend to seek information and consider whether to amend this approved list, which was established in 1994. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice 05/29/01 66 FR 29072 NPRM 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AG64 _______________________________________________________________________ 1583. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE--ADDITION OF BLACK CARP Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will review economic and biological information on the black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) for possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/30/02 67 FR 49280 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/04/03 68 FR 33431 Second NPRM--Notice of Draft Envir. Assess/Econ. Analysis 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kari Jonell Duncan, Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, Branch of Invasive Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 810B, 4401 North Fairfax Drive Room 810-B, Arlington, VA 22203 [[Page 73348]] Phone: 703 358-2464 Fax: 703 358-1800 Email: kari--duncan@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AG70 _______________________________________________________________________ 1584. INTERAGENCY GUIDANCE FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF FISHWAYS PURSUANT TO SECTION 18 OF THE FEDERAL POWER ACT Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 791(a) et seq CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This will make publicly available, and describe the intent of, internal guidance for us (the Fish and Wildlife Service) and the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the prescription of fishways under section 18 of the Federal Power Act, for non-Federal hydropower projects licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It will also provide clarification of the terms ``fish'' and ``fishway.'' The guidance document will be reviewed following a 2- year trial period, and the information obtained will be used to support a final action. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Proposed Policy 12/22/00 65 FR 80898 NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal Agency Contact: Robin Nims-Elliott, Chief, Branch of Advanced Planning & Habitat Restoration, Div. of Habitat & Resource Conservation, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2161 Email: robin--nimselliot@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH42 _______________________________________________________________________ 1585. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION FOR THE BOULDER DARTER AND THE SPOTFIN CHUB IN SHOAL CREEK, ALABAMA AND TENNESSEE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to establish two nonessential experimental populations, the Boulder darter and Spotfin chub, in Shoal Creek, Alabama and Tennessee. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/21/04 69 FR 61774 NPRM Comment Period End 12/20/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH44 _______________________________________________________________________ 1586. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF THE GILA TROUT FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED WITH A SPECIAL RULE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to reclassify the Gila trout from endangered to threatened, with a special rule. This action is based on recovery. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH57 _______________________________________________________________________ 1587. CORRECTIONS TO RIGHTS-OF-WAY REGULATIONS Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: PL 101-475 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service proposes to make revisions to the Rights-of-Way General Regulations in 50 CFR 29 subpart B. The revisions will correct the address of our Region 5 Office in 50 CFR 29.21-2(c)(5). We will also implement section 1 of Public Law 101-475 by correcting the names of the House and Senate Committees we must notify upon receipt of an application for a right-of-way for an oil and gas pipeline that is 24 inches or more in diameter and again before granting right-of-way. Finally, the proposed revised regulation will delete the reference to a 60-day waiting period after notification of our intent to grant the right-of-way. (The waiting period was repealed by Congress.) Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Barbara Ann Wyman, Program Manager, Division of Realty, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 622, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1811 Fax: 703 358-2223 Email: barbara--wyman@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI12 [[Page 73349]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1588. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT AND NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT GRANT ADMINISTRATION POLICIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 4401 et seq; 16 USC 6101 et seq CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Grant Administration Policies document is being published to explain the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) grants programs and to guide the grants administration process. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Dr. Keith A. Morehouse, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 110, Div. of Bird Habitat Conservation MS MB4075, Arlington Square 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1784 Fax: 703 358-2282 Email: keith--morehouse@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI13 _______________________________________________________________________ 1589. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA, SUBPART C--NONRURAL DETERMINATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will revise the rural/nonrural determinations based on 2000 Federal census data. This review/revision is called for in 50 CFR 100.15 and 36 CFR 242.15. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI38 _______________________________________________________________________ 1590. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF THE AMERICAN CROCODILE FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to reclassify the American crocodile from endangered to threatened. This action is based on the substantial improvement in the species' status and improved understanding of the species' biology and management needs. Since its listing in 1975, the population of the American crocodile in Florida has more than doubled and its distribution has expanded. Land acquisition has also provided protection for many important nesting areas. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI41 _______________________________________________________________________ 1591. IMPORT OF POLAR BEAR TROPHIES FROM CANADA; FINDING FOR THE GULF OF BOOTHIA POPULATION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18.30 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule announces proposed findings on the import of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) taken in sport hunts from the Canadian Gulf of Boothia polar bear population under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI65 _______________________________________________________________________ 1592. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING OF THE ARIZONA AGAVE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to remove the Arizona agave (Agave arizonica), a plant, from the list of threatened and endangered species. Since the listing, a growing body of evidence has led to the determination that the succulent--found only where the range of Toumey's agave (Agave toumeyana var. bella) and the golden-flowered agave (Agave chrysantha) overlap--is indeed a hybrid of the two parent-species. Controlled experiments on the reproductive limitations of the Arizona agave conducted at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix have confirmed that the plant is a hybrid. Hybrid plants--a phenomenon common among agaves--are not eligibile for protection under the Endangered Species Act. [[Page 73350]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI79 _______________________________________________________________________ 1593. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF THE NORTHERN APLOMADO FALCON Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to establish a nonessential experimental population for the Northern aplomado falcon, to facilitate the recovery of this endangered species and to ensure that its reintroduction will not impose new restrictions. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI80 _______________________________________________________________________ 1594. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DOWNLISTING THE WOOD BISON FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to publish a proposed rule to downlist the Wood bison from endangered to threatened. This action is being considered because of progress in the recovery of this species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: roddy--gabel@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI83 _______________________________________________________________________ 1595. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; BLACK COHOSH Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would list black cohosh in appendix III to CITES, for the purposes of more effective monitoring of trade, ensuring that traded specimens are legally acquired in their state(s) of origin, and obtaining the cooperation of other countries that are parties to CITES in controlling the trade in such specimens. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Dr. Patricia S. De Angelis, Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority; Chair, Plant Conserv. All., Medicinal Plant Workg. Gp., Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: patricia--deangelis@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI91 _______________________________________________________________________ 1596. REVISION OF MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742a to 742j; PL 106-108 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will revise and update a significant portion of the regulations governing migratory game bird hunting. This rule will also use plain language to clarify these regulations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-LE-3000 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1949 Fax: 703 358-1947 Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI98 _______________________________________________________________________ 1597. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN JACINTO VALLEY CROWNSCALE Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the San Jacinto Valley [[Page 73351]] Crownscale. On October 13, 1998, the San Jacinto Valley Crownscale, a plant species endemic to California, was listed as an endangered species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/06/04 69 FR 59844 NPRM Comment Period End 12/06/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ11 _______________________________________________________________________ 1598. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING THE SALT CREEK TIGER BEETLE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2005, Settlement Agreement. Abstract: We will list the Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) as endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This subspecies is endemic to eastern Nebraska saline wetlands and associated streams in the northern third of Lancaster County and southern margin of Saunders County in Nebraska. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AT79 RIN: 1018-AJ13 _______________________________________________________________________ 1599. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE; SILVER CARP (HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service will review economic and biological information on silver carp for possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 07/23/03 68 FR 43482 NPRM-Draft EA/Economic Analysis 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kari Jonell Duncan, Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, Branch of Invasive Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 810B, 4401 North Fairfax Drive Room 810-B, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2464 Fax: 703 358-1800 Email: kari--duncan@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT29 _______________________________________________________________________ 1600. WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT; REVIEW OF REGULATIONS TO ALLOW IMPORTS OF EXOTIC WILD BIRDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15.41; 50 CFR 15.42 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will review the existing Wild Bird Conservation Act regulations to allow imports of exotic wild birds and make modifications as appropriate. On the basis of our experience and the feedback of applicants, we will streamline procedures and make the regulations more user-friendly. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT30 _______________________________________________________________________ 1601. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING OF MEXICAN BOBCAT FROM LIST OF ENDANGERED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We received a petition to delist the Mexican bobcat (Lynx rufus escuinapae). If we determine as a result of our status review, based on our review of the best available scientific information, that the species does not meet the definitions of endangered or threatened in the ESA (i.e., that delisting is warranted), we will propose a rule to delist the Mexican bobcat and remove it from the List of Endangered Species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No [[Page 73352]] Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: roddy--gabel@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT31 _______________________________________________________________________ 1602. MARINE MAMMALS; AND ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER TRANSLOCATION PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service will propose to terminate the southern sea otter translocation program and change regulations to allow sea otters residing in designated translocation and management zones to remain after the zones are abolished. The southern sea otter translocation program, established under authority of Public Law 99-625, has failed to meet its established goals and objectives. A draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS), to be released for public comment concurrent with the proposed rule, includes a full evaluation of the southern sea otter translocation program and alternatives for the future of the program. The proposed rule describes the actions necessary to implement the proposed action identified in the SEIS. This decision is consistent with recommendations from the southern sea otter recovery team and resolves conflicts that have arisen between Fish and Wildlife Service mandates under the ESA and PL 99-625. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 400 ARL SQ 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-5496 Fax: 703 358-1869 Email: martin--kodis@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT34 _______________________________________________________________________ 1603. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; AMENDMENT TO THE NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION RULE FOR THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service is exploring a revision to the Mexican gray wolf nonessential experimental population rule. In 2000, a panel of scientists recommended a revision to the experimental population rule after conducting a 3-year review of the program. The Service intends to allow for the direct release of wolves into an expanded release area, but still within the area where wolves are currently authorized to occur. The Service also plans to expand upon the designated recovery area, allowing for greater management flexibility when a wolf travels outside of this area. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT36 _______________________________________________________________________ 1604. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF THE VIRGINIA NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service will reclassify the Virginia northern flying squirrel from endangered to threatened. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT37 _______________________________________________________________________ 1605. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLY BEAR POPULATION FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service will remove the Yellowstone population of grizzly bears from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species. This population has reached its recovery goals. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat [[Page 73353]] Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT38 _______________________________________________________________________ 1606. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING THE BOREAL TOAD Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, September 30, 2005, Settlement agreement (final listing due 09/30/05). Abstract: We plan to issue a proposed listing rule to list the boreal toad (Bufo boreas boreas) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This subspecies occurs in western North America, in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Yukon. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT43 _______________________________________________________________________ 1607. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA, SUBPART A AND SUBPART B Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will revise the saltwater areas of jurisdiction, certain definitions, and clarify portions of the existing regulations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT47 _______________________________________________________________________ 1608. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE; BIGHEAD CARP (HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service will review economic and biological information on bighead carp for possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 09/17/03 68 FR 54409 NPRM-Draft EA/Economic Analysis 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kari Jonell Duncan, Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, Branch of Invasive Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 810B, 4401 North Fairfax Drive Room 810-B, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2464 Fax: 703 358-1800 Email: kari--duncan@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT49 _______________________________________________________________________ 1609. REVISED DEFINITION OF ``DESTRUCTION OR ADVERSE MODIFICATION'' FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SECTION 7 CONSULTATIONS Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 402.02 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service will revise definition of ``destruction or adverse modification'' to reflect the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' 2001 decision that the existing regulation is invalid. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Richard E Sayers Jr., Chief, Branch of Consultation and Habitat Conservation Planning, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, ARLSQ-420, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive Mailstop ARL-SQ 420, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2106 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: rick--sayers@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT50 _______________________________________________________________________ 1610. LISTING THE MIAMI BLUE BUTTERFLY AS ENDANGERED; LISTING THE CASSIUS BLUE, CERAUNUS BLUE, AND NICKERBEAN (AMMON) BLUE BUTTERFLIES AS THREATENED DUE TO SIMILARITY OF APPEARANCE TO THE MIAMI BLUE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1544; 16 USC 4201 to 4245; PL 99-625, 100 Stat 3500 [[Page 73354]] CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: FWS proposes to emergency list the Miami blue butterfly as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The geographic range of this butterfly has been severely reduced and is now restricted to Bahia Honda Key, Monroe County, Florida. The wild population of Miami blue is estimated at 45 to 50 adults. We also determine the cassius blue butterfly (Leptotes cassius theonus), ceraunus blue butterfly (Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus or Hemiargus hanno antibubastus), and nickerbean (ammon) blue butterfly (Cyclargus (Hemiargus) ammon ammon) to be threatened due to similarity of appearance to the Miami blue, with a special rule pursuant to section 4(e) of the ESA. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT51 _______________________________________________________________________ 1611. CITES APPENDIX III LISTING OF THE SEA CUCUMBER (ISOSTICHOPUS FUSCUS) BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We announce listing by Ecuador of a sea cucumber species (Isostichopus fuscus) in Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: John Field, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Email: john--field@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT55 _______________________________________________________________________ 1612. SPECIAL RULE RECLASSIFYING ARGENTINIAN BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN POPULATION FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to propose to downlist the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) population in Argentina from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act, with a special rule (under section 4(d) of ESA) allowing the importation into the United States of skins and products from the Argentinian population of broad-snouted caiman, if certain conditions are satisfied. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT56 _______________________________________________________________________ 1613. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; CHANGES IN REGULATIONS GOVERNING RAPTOR PROPAGATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.30 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose reorganization of current regulations, and adding or changing of some provisions therein. The changes will make it easier to understand the requirements for raptor propagation and the procedures for obtaining a propagation permit. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AG11 RIN: 1018-AT60 _______________________________________________________________________ 1614. LISTING OF SIX FOREIGN BIRDS UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq. CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to list six foreign bird species under the Endangered Species Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Marie Maltese, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife [[Page 73355]] Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Email: marie--maltese@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT62 _______________________________________________________________________ 1615. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS; ADDING CONNECTICUT TO THE LIST OF STATES THAT MEET FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 712(2) CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to add Connecticut to the list of States in which the practice of falconry is approved. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT63 _______________________________________________________________________ 1616. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: REVISION OF LANGUAGE USED IN REGULATIONS FOR APPROVING NONTOXIC SHOT FOR USE IN WATERFOWL HUNTING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 742a to 742j CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20.134 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose plain-language revision of 50 CFR 20.134 to make it easier for the public to read and understand. The language governing determination of Expected Environmental Concentrations (EEC) in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems is altered to make clear the shot size and number of shot to be used in calculating the EECs. We also added language specifying the pH levels to be used in calculating the EEC in water. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None URL For More Information: migratorybirds.fws.gov URL For Public Comments: migratorybirds.fws.gov Agency Contact: Dr. George T Allen, Wildlife Biologist, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., MS 4107, Arlington, VA 22203-1610 Phone: 703 358-1825 Fax: 703-358-2217 Email: george--t--allen@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT67 _______________________________________________________________________ 1617. REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE SAFETY ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14 Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 19, 2004. Abstract: We plan to propose to implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) by adding subpart K to 50 CFR 14. The CWSA amends the Lacey Act by making it illegal to buy, sell, transport, receive, or acquire live lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, and cougars or any hybrid of these species across State lines, or to import or export any of these species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-LE-3000 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1949 Fax: 703 358-1947 Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT69 _______________________________________________________________________ 1618. MOSQUITO AND MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE MANAGEMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This draft Service Manual chapter (606 FW 2) provides policy for refuge managers to apply when determining how and when mosquito populations may be managed on lands administered within the National Wildlife Refuge System. This draft chapter is based on science and includes a requirement for data-gathering both prior to and after management actions. The draft chapter also includes a provision for actions taken during emergencies. This chapter applies to all units of the Refuge System where we have jurisdiction over such actions, whether mosquito management is performed by the Service or by an outside agency. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Michael Higgins, Mosquito Coordinator, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 670, Arlington, VA 22204 Phone: 410 573-4520 RIN: 1018-AT72 _______________________________________________________________________ 1619. STRATEGIC GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This Service Manual chapter (602 FW 5) outlines the process and [[Page 73356]] decision points for the consideration of lands proposed for inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System (System). It explains in detail the various steps in taking a proposal from the initial idea stage to the Director's decision on whether a Region should proceed with the detailed planning and public involvement required for a new national wildlife refuge or major addition to an existing refuge, and ultimately, to approval of a new refuge or substantial addition. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Dirck Byler, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Ste. 670, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2337 RIN: 1018-AT73 _______________________________________________________________________ 1620. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; COACHELLA VALLEY MILK-VETCH CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the Coachella Valley milk-vetch, which occurs in California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT74 _______________________________________________________________________ 1621. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; THREAD-LEAVED BRODIAEA CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the Thread-Leaved Brodiaea, which occurs in California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT75 _______________________________________________________________________ 1622. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; 2005-2006 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING REGULATIONS Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j) CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action establishes annual migratory game bird hunting regulations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Final Action 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT76 _______________________________________________________________________ 1623. MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA; PROPOSED SPRING/ SUMMER SUBSISTENCE ANNUAL HARVEST REGULATIONS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS IN ALASKA DURING THE 2005 SUBSISTENCE SEASON Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 92 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action establishes annual spring/summer migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for the 2005 subsistence season. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Fred Armstrong, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 10011 E. Tudor Rd., MS 201, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3887 RIN: 1018-AT77 _______________________________________________________________________ 1624. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN MIGUEL ISLAND FOX, SANTA ROSA ISLAND FOX, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FOX, AND SANTA CATALINA ISLAND FOX Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None [[Page 73357]] Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for four island fox species, which occur on the Channel Islands off California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/07/04 69 FR 60134 NPRM Comment Period End 12/06/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AI28 RIN: 1018-AT78 _______________________________________________________________________ 1625. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SALT CREEK TIGER BEETLE CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the Salt Creek tiger beetle, a subspecies endemic to eastern Nebraska saline wetlands and associated streams in the northern third of Lancaster County and southern margin of Saunders County in Nebraska. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AJ13 RIN: 1018-AT79 _______________________________________________________________________ 1626. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA; SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL AREAS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 3101-3126 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to propose to revise and clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal Subsistence Management Program in coastal areas in southwestern Alaska. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Final Action 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT81 _______________________________________________________________________ 1627. MARINE MAMMALS: INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq. CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act authorizes issuance of regulations to allow the incidental unintentional take of small numbers of marine mammals in activities (other than commercial fishing) in specific geographical areas. These regulations would authorize incidental take of polar bears and Pacific walrus in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska during oil and gas industry activities for 5 years, after the current regulations expire on March 28, 2005. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 400 ARL SQ 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-5496 Fax: 703 358-1869 Email: martin--kodis@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT82 _______________________________________________________________________ 1628. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER SHINER Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2004. Final, Statutory, September 30, 2005. Final, Judicial, September 30, 2005. Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the Arkansas River shiner, a fish, in portions of the Canadian River in New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/06/04 69 FR 59859 NPRM Comment Period End 04/30/05 Final Action 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 [[Page 73358]] Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT84 _______________________________________________________________________ 1629. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED DELISTING OF THE CUI-UI FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service is planning to remove the Cui-ui, a fish, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species based on recovery of this species. Threats to the species have been reduced, and the population has rebounded and surpassed recovery levels. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT85 _______________________________________________________________________ 1630. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SPREADING NAVARRETIA Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the spreading navarettia. On October 13, 1998, the spreading navarretia, a plant species native to California and Mexico, was listed as a threatened species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/07/04 69 FR 60110 NPRM Comment Period End 11/22/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT86 _______________________________________________________________________ 1631. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; APPROVAL OF 62 PERCENT IRON/25 PERCENT TUNGSTEN/13 PERCENT NICKEL SHOT AS NONTOXIC FOR HUNTING WATERFOWL AND COOTS Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: 40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 USC 742a-j; PL 106-108; 113 Stat. 1491; . . . CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: On August 26, 2004, we received an application from Environ- Metal Inc. for approval of ``Hevi-Steel with Nickel'' for use in waterfowl hunting. We are obligated under regulations at 50 CFR 20.134 to consider all such applications. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Dr. George T Allen, Wildlife Biologist, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., MS 4107, Arlington, VA 22203-1610 Phone: 703 358-1825 Fax: 703-358-2217 Email: george--t--allen@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT87 _______________________________________________________________________ 1632. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2004. Final, Statutory, September 30, 2005. Final, Judicial, September 30, 2005. Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Final Action 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT88 _______________________________________________________________________ 1633. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT FOR WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 1, 2004. Final, Statutory, September 20, 2005. Final, Judicial, September 20, 2005. Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the Western Snowy Plover. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 [[Page 73359]] Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT89 _______________________________________________________________________ 1634. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE ST. ANDREW BEACH MOUSE Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2005. Final, Statutory, September 30, 2006. Final, Judicial, September 30, 2006. Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the St. Andrew Beach mouse. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AE41 RIN: 1018-AT90 _______________________________________________________________________ 1635. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR 3 WILLAMETTE SPECIES: WILLAMETTE DAISY, FENDER'S BLUE BUTTERFLY, AND KINCAID'S LUPINE Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 15, 2005. Final, Statutory, October 15, 2006. Final, Judicial, October 15, 2006. Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for 3 Willamette Species (Willamette Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly, and Kincaid's Lupine). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AE53 RIN: 1018-AT91 _______________________________________________________________________ 1636. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE WILLOWY MONARDELLA Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 30, 2005. Final, Statutory, October 30, 2006. Final, Judicial, October 30, 2006. Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the Willowy monardella. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AD38 RIN: 1018-AT92 _______________________________________________________________________ 1637. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE ALAMEDA WHIPSNAKE Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 1, 2005. Final, Statutory, October 1, 2006. Final, Judicial, October 1, 2006. Previous critical habitat, established 10/03/2000 (65 FR 58933; 1018- AF98), is remanded by court. Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for the Alameda whipsnake. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 [[Page 73360]] Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AF98 RIN: 1018-AT93 _______________________________________________________________________ 1638. PROTECTION OF BALD EAGLES AND DEFINITION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a CFR Citation: 50 CFR 22.3 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule would establish a regulatory definition of ``disturb.'' The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits take of eagle. Take is defined by the Act to include ``disturb.'' This rule is necessary in the event the bald eagle is removed from the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The BGEPA will become the primary law protecting bald eagles. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal URL For More Information: migratorybirds.fws.gov Agency Contact: Eliza Savage, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 4000 4501 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2329 Email: eliza--savage@fws.gov Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AH74 RIN: 1018-AT94 _______________________________________________________________________ 1639. CAPTIVE-BRED WILDLIFE REGULATION: EXCLUDING THE CAPTIVE-BRED SCIMITAR-HORNED ORYX, ADDAX, AND DAMA GAZELLE FROM ENDANGERED STATUS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 4201 to 4245 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to amend the Endangered Species Act regulations by adding a new subsection that would authorize otherwise-prohibited acts that enhance the propagation or survival of captive-bred populations of three antelope that have been proposed for listing as endangered: Scimitar-Horned oryx, Addax, and Dama gazelle. These species would not be exempted from the permit requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT95 _______________________________________________________________________ 1640. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA, SUBPART C AND SUBPART D; 2006-2007 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH REGULATIONS Priority: Routine and Frequent. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means for the subsistence taking of fish and shellfish during the 2006-07 regulatory year. Rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual review cycle. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT97 _______________________________________________________________________ 1641. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA, SUBPART C AND SUBPART D; 2006-2007 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF WILDLIFE REGULATIONS Priority: Routine and Frequent. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means for the subsistence taking of wildlife during the 2006-07 regulatory year. This rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual review cycle. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT98 _______________________________________________________________________ 1642. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA, SUBPART C--NONRURAL DETERMINATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124 [[Page 73361]] CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule will revise the rural/nonrural determinations based on 2000 Federal census data. This review/revision is called for in 50 CFR 100.15 and 36 CFR 242.15. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT99 _______________________________________________________________________ 1643. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION FOR THE TOPEKA SHINER Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service is planning to establish a nonessential experimental population for the Topeka shiner. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AU00 _______________________________________________________________________ 1644. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION FOR 16 FRESHWATER MUSSELS, 1 FRESHWATER SNAIL, AND 5 FISHES IN TENNESSEE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service is planning to establish a nonessential experimental population for 16 freshwater mussels, 1 freshwater snail, and 5 fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AU01 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1645. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10.13 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The List of Migratory Birds found at 50 CFR 10.13 is being revised to (1) bring the list into conformity with generally accepted taxonomy and nomenclature--English (common) and scientific names, as reflected in four published supplements to the 6th (1983) edition of the American Ornithologists' Union Checklist of North American Birds; and (2) add species that are of regular occurrence in the United States that are not included on the current list. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/09/95 60 FR 24686 Second NPRM 10/12/01 66 FR 52281 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AB72 _______________________________________________________________________ 1646. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL PERMIT PROCEDURES--50 CFR PART 13 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a; 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 742j-1; 16 USC 1382; 16 USC 1538(d); 16 USC 1539; 16 USC 1540(f); 16 USC 3374; 16 USC 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42; 19 USC 1202; 31 USC 9701 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service proposes to amend 50 CFR part 13, which provides [[Page 73362]] uniform permit procedures relating to the general administration of Service permits, to update the permit application fee schedule. Permit fees have not been revised since 1982. This change is necessary in order to recover a larger percentage of the cost of processing the permits. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/26/03 68 FR 51222 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Local Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AC57 _______________________________________________________________________ 1647. IMPORTATION OF CAPTIVE-BRED EXOTIC BIRDS INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM BREEDING FACILITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will establish the information requirements and approval criteria for the import of captive-bred wild exotic birds from overseas breeding facilities. This rule applies primarily to species listed in the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which are otherwise prohibited from import by the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992. The rule also describes the process for handling petitions to approve qualifying facilities, establishes the duration of approval, provides for the suspension and revocation of approval, and provides for notice of approved facilities in the Federal Register. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/17/94 59 FR 12784 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: roddy--gabel@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF44 _______________________________________________________________________ 1648. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; TIBETAN ANTELOPE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to list the Tibetan antelope, or chiru, as endangered. The antelope is native to Tibet, Kashmir, and north-central China. It is threatened by illegal trade in its wool, known as shahtoosh, which is exceptionally fine. The species has experienced dramatic declines in recent years despite efforts by range countries to control poaching, as well as a prohibition on international commercial trade through listing in appendix I of CITES. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice 04/25/00 65 FR 24171 NPRM 10/06/03 68 FR 57646 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF49 _______________________________________________________________________ 1649. POLICY ON GENERAL CONSERVATION PERMITS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 1361 et seq; 16 USC 703 et seq CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This policy will contain provisions to issue permits under a number of wildlife and plant laws and treaties to qualified organizations to conduct general conservation activities over a specified period of time instead of issuing multiple permits for each activity. This policy recognizes scientific and conservation professionals and institutions as partners in resource conservation and management and provides incentives for them to work with protected species and their habitats. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Proposed Policy 10/28/99 64 FR 58086 Final Action 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF63 _______________________________________________________________________ 1650. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; CERTAIN TURTLE SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action would add certain native turtle species to Appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. If adopted, exports of the species would require CITES documentation from the Service to ensure that foreign countries [[Page 73363]] accept the shipments. This action is necessary to monitor the impact of trade on the species in an effort to maintain healthy populations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/26/00 65 FR 4217 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Marie Maltese, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Email: marie--maltese@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF69 _______________________________________________________________________ 1651. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; MISSION, GOALS, AND PURPOSES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 668(dd) to 668(ee) CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed policy (FWS Manual) will address the mission, goals, and purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System in the context of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997. This RIN also reflects Wildlife-Dependent Recreation Uses, Appropriate Refuge Uses, and Wilderness Stewardship. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Proposed Policy 01/16/01 66 FR 3668 Comment Period Extended 03/15/01 66 FR 15136 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/15/01 66 FR 26879 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 06/21/01 66 FR 33268 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: James W. Kurth, Deputy Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 670 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 703 358-1744 RIN: 1018-AG46 _______________________________________________________________________ 1652. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE JOHNSTON'S FRANKENIA FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on the proposed rule to remove the Johnston's frankenia from the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. This action is based on new information. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/22/03 68 FR 27961 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH53 _______________________________________________________________________ 1653. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE; RECLASSIFICATION FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED STATUS FOR MARIANA FRUIT BAT (GUAM), AND THREATENED STATUS FOR MARIANA FRUIT BAT (CNMI) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 31, 2004. Abstract: We plan to finalize the listing of the Mariana fruit bat. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/26/98 63 FR 14641 NPRM--Correction of FR Section of Publication (Not Substantive)04/02/98 63 FR 16294 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/27/04 69 FR 30277 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AE83 RIN: 1018-AH55 _______________________________________________________________________ 1654. ADDITION OF THE GREAT WHITE SHARK AND THE CAPE STAG BEETLES TO APPENDIX III UNDER CITES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will amend the regulations in 50 CFR part 23 by adding the great white shark and Cape Stag beetles to appendix III under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Direct Final Rule 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Pat Ford, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 [[Page 73364]] Email: pat--ford@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH66 _______________________________________________________________________ 1655. AUDIT RESOLUTION POLICY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: OMB Circular A-133 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 80; 43 CFR 12 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will publish six USFWS Manual chapters regarding Federal Government auditing standards as they pertain to State grantees. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Policy 12/14/01 66 FR 64845 Policy-Request for Comments 10/29/03 68 FR 61681 Policy--Final Chapters 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Kim Galvan, Management Analyst, Division of Federal Aid, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 140, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1851 Email: kim--galvan@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH69 _______________________________________________________________________ 1656. IMPORTATION OF EXOTIC WILD BIRDS INTO THE UNITED STATES; ADDING BLUE-FRONTED AMAZON PARROTS FROM ARGENTINA'S APPROVED SUSTAINABLE USE MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE APPROVED LIST OF NON-CAPTIVE BRED SPECIES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would allow the import into the United States of parrots removed from the wild in Argentina under an approved sustainable use management plan. This is the first such plan that, if approved, would contribute to the goals of the Wild Bird Conservation Act to promote the conservation of exotic birds through sustainable use. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/06/03 68 FR 46559 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH89 _______________________________________________________________________ 1657. PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CITES APPENDIX III LISTING OF SPANISH CEDAR AND BIGLEAF MAHOGANY BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PERU Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This notice advises the public that, by unilateral action provided for in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Government of Peru has listed Spanish cedar and bigleaf mahogany in CITES appendix III. This listing invokes certain permitting requirements to assist Peru in controlling trade in these species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Direct Final Rule 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Pat Ford, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Email: pat--ford@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH99 _______________________________________________________________________ 1658. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF TWO AUSTRALIAN PARAKEETS FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to reclassify the turquoise parakeet (Neophema pulchella) and the scarlet-chested parakeet (Neophema splendida) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/02/03 68 FR 52169 Final Rule 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 750 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI04 _______________________________________________________________________ 1659. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND PERMITS; REGULATIONS FOR MANAGING HARVEST OF LIGHT GOOSE POPULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j) CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21 subpart E Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule authorizes new methods of take for light goose hunting [[Page 73365]] under 50 CFR part 20 and revises subpart E of 50 CFR part 21 for the management of overabundant light goose populations. It also modifies the conservation order that will increase take of such populations under the authority of this subpart. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/12/01 66 FR 52077 NPRM Correction 11/07/01 66 FR 56266 NPRM Comment Period Extended 12/10/01 66 FR 63665 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI07 _______________________________________________________________________ 1660. ADDITION BY INDONESIA OF RAMIN TO APPENDIX III UNDER THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This direct final rule notifies the public that, by unilateral action provided for in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Government of Indonesia has listed the tree species, Ramin, in CITES appendix III. This listing invokes certain permitting requirements to assist Indonesia in controlling trade in this species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Direct Final Rule 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Pat Ford, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Email: pat--ford@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI08 _______________________________________________________________________ 1661. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REGULATIONS FOR MANAGING RESIDENT CANADA GEESE POPULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j) CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would establish a regulation authorizing State wildlife agencies to conduct indirect and/or direct population control management activities on resident Canada geese, including the take of birds. The intent of this rule is to allow State wildlife management agencies sufficient flexibility to deal with problems caused by resident Canada geese and to guide and direct Canada goose population growth and management activities in the coterminous United States. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/21/03 68 FR 50496 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI32 _______________________________________________________________________ 1662. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING THE SOUTHWEST ALASKAN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE NORTHERN SEA OTTER Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose listing the southwest Alaskan distinct population segment of the Northern sea otter, found mostly in the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska peninsula and adjacent waters. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/11/04 69 FR 6600 NPRM; Announcement of Public Hearing 05/05/04 69 FR 25055 Final Action 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI44 _______________________________________________________________________ 1663. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; EIDERDOWN FROM ICELAND Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 95-616; 16 USC 712(2); PL 106-108 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rulemaking will allow the importation into the United States of processed Icelandic eiderdown. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/05/03 68 FR 52727 Final Action 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal [[Page 73366]] Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI64 _______________________________________________________________________ 1664. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PERMITS FOR FOREIGN LISTED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will issue a policy clarifying the process used for issuing Endangered Species Act permits for foreign listed species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Proposed Policy 08/18/03 68 FR 49512 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Timothy J. Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Permits, International, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2350 Fax: 703 358-2281 Email: tim--vannorman@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI67 _______________________________________________________________________ 1665. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN DIEGO FAIRY SHRIMP Priority: Other Significant Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose designation of critical habitat for the endangered San Diego Fairy shrimp, a freshwater crustacean found in southern California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/22/03 68 FR 19888 NPRM Comment Period Reopened; Draft Economic Analysis; Notice of Public Hearing 04/08/04 69 FR 18516 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI71 _______________________________________________________________________ 1666. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER Priority: Other Significant Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 11, 2003, Court order. Abstract: We plan to finalize critical habitat for the Coastal California gnatcatcher, a threatened bird found in southern California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/24/03 68 FR 20228 NPRM Comment Period Reopen, Draft Econ Analysis Avail, Public Hearing 04/08/04 69 FR 18515 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI72 _______________________________________________________________________ 1667. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR A PLANT, THE LANE MOUNTAIN MILK-VETCH Priority: Other Significant Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will propose designation of critical habitat for the Lane Mountain milk-vetch, an endangered plant found in California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/06/04 69 FR 18018 Final Action 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI78 _______________________________________________________________________ 1668. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED STATUS FOR THE SCIMITAR-HORNED ORYX, ADDAX, AND DAMA GAZELLE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Based on comments received, we may finalize a rule to list three species of antelope (Scimitar-Horned oryx, addax, and the Dama gazelle) as endangered. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/05/91 56 FR 56491 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 07/24/03 68 FR 43706 [[Page 73367]] NPRM Comment Period Reopened 11/26/03 68 FR 66395 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: roddy--gabel@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI82 _______________________________________________________________________ 1669. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; MILITARY READINESS EXEMPTION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: PL 107-314 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The 2003 Defense Authorization Bill, signed by the President on December 2, 2002, requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop and issue regulations that exempt the Armed Forces from incidental take of migratory birds during authorized military readiness activities. The Department of Defense must concur with these regulations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/02/04 69 FR 31074 NPRM Comment Period End 08/02/04 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI92 _______________________________________________________________________ 1670. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING THE EASTERN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are planning to remove the eastern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf, consisting of 21 States, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species. The reasons for this action are the following: the achievement of all recovery criteria and completion of suitable state wolf management plans by Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 04/01/03 68 FR 15876 NPRM 07/21/04 69 FR 43664 NPRM and Notice of Public Hearings 08/13/04 69 FR 50147 NPRM/Notice of Public Hearing 09/29/04 69 FR 58119 Final Action 07/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AF20 RIN: 1018-AJ03 _______________________________________________________________________ 1671. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE COLORADO BUTTERFLY PLANT Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 30, 2004, Settlement agreement. Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the Colorado butterfly plant. A short-lived perennial, the Colorado butterfly plant is endemic to moist soils in mesic or wet meadows of floodplain areas in northcentral Colorado, extreme western Nebraska, and southeastern Wyoming. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/06/04 69 FR 47834 NPRM Comment Period Extended 09/24/04 69 FR 57250 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ07 _______________________________________________________________________ 1672. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF EGGERT'S SUNFLOWER FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on a proposal to remove the Eggert's sunflower from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species. This action is based on the recent completion of population and distribution studies, the commitment of land managers to the protection and management of several populations, and the discovery of previously undocumented populations throughout the species' range. On May 22, 1997, the Eggert's sunflower was designated as a threatened species. This species is known to occur in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. [[Page 73368]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/05/04 69 FR 17627 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ08 _______________________________________________________________________ 1673. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE FISH SLOUGH MILK-VETCH Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the Fish Slough milk- vetch. On October 6, 1998, the Fish Slough milk-vetch, a plant species native to California, was listed as a threatened species. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/04/04 69 FR 31552 Final Action 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ09 _______________________________________________________________________ 1674. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE MUNZ'S ONION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, May 30, 2004. Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for Munz's onion. On October 13, 1998, the Munz's onion, a plant native to California, was listed as endangered. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/04/04 69 FR 31569 Final Rule 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ10 _______________________________________________________________________ 1675. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE COASTAL-PUGET SOUND, ST. MARY-BELLY RIVER, AND JARBIDGE RIVER POPULATION SEGMENTS OF BULL TROUT Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the Coastal-Puget Sound, St. Mary-Belly River, and Jarbidge River population segments of bull trout. The Coastal-Puget Sound bull trout population segment encompasses all Pacific Coast drainages within Washington, including Puget Sound. The St. Mary-Belly River bull trout population segment occurs in northwest Montana. The Jarbidge River population segment occurs in Nevada. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/25/04 69 FR 35767 NPRM--Correction 07/19/04 69 FR 43058 Final Action 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ12 _______________________________________________________________________ 1676. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE ARROYO TOAD Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 2004, Settlement agreement. Abstract: We will propose designation of critical habitat for the arroyo toad, an endangered species known from California and Mexico. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/28/04 69 FR 23254 Correction to NPRM 05/17/04 69 FR 27886 Final Action 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT42 [[Page 73369]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1677. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER SANTA BARBARA COUNTY DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 15, 2004, Court Order. Abstract: We will propose designation of critical habitat for the Santa Barbara County Distinct Population Segment of the California tiger salamander, an endangered species in California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/22/04 69 FR 3064 NPRM--Reopen Comment, Public Hearing Announcement 04/13/04 69 FR 19364 NPRM-Reopen Comment Period, NOA Draft Econ Analysis 10/07/04 69 FR 60138 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT44 _______________________________________________________________________ 1678. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE RIVERSIDE FAIRY SHRIMP Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 2004, Court order. Abstract: We will propose designation of critical habitat for the Riverside fairy shrimp, an endangered species in California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/27/04 69 FR 23023 NPRM: NOA, Draft Econ Analysis and Reopen Comment Period 10/19/04 69 FR 61461 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT45 _______________________________________________________________________ 1679. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA, SUBPART C AND SUBPART D; 2005-2006 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH REGULATIONS Priority: Routine and Frequent. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means for the subsistence taking of fish and shellfish during the 2005-06 regulatory year. This rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual review cycle. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/03/04 69 FR 5105 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT46 _______________________________________________________________________ 1680. MARINE MAMMALS: REVISED DEFINITION OF ``AUTHENTIC NATIVE ARTICLES OF HANDICRAFTS AND CLOTHING'' Priority: Info./Admin./Other. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1631 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18.3 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A final rulemaking action that removes language put into place by an FWS interim rule intended to govern the taking of northern sea otters by Alaska Natives for use in creating and selling handicrafts and clothing under section 101(b), the Native exemption section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The proposed rule was published on June 4, 2004. Our interim rule revised the definition of ``authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing'' in 50 CFR 18.3, to limit takes to the period ``on or before December 21, 1972'' and precluded the take of sea otters by Alaska Natives for use in creating and selling handicrafts and clothing under section 101(b). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/04/04 69 FR 31582 NPRM Comment Period End 08/03/04 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 400 ARL SQ 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-5496 Fax: 703 358-1869 Email: martin--kodis@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT48 [[Page 73370]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1681. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SPECIAL RULE TO CONTROL THE TRADE IN THREATENED BELUGA STURGEON Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Proposed special rule (under section 4(d) of ESA) allowing the importation into the United States of products from Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) populations listed as threatened under the Act and in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), if certain conditions are satisfied by the exporting (i.e., range country) or re-exporting country. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/29/04 69 FR 38863 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: John Field, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1708 Email: john--field@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AI11 RIN: 1018-AT54 _______________________________________________________________________ 1682. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; EMERGENCY CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR SANTA ANA SUCKER Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will designate critical habitat for the Santa Ana Sucker, known from California, on an emergency basis. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/26/04 69 FR 8911 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 08/19/04 69 FR 51416 Final Rule 02/26/04 69 FR 8839 NPRM-NOA-Draft Econ Analysis and Reopen Comment Period 10/01/04 69 FR 58876 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/25/04 69 FR 62238 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT57 _______________________________________________________________________ 1683. CONFERRING DESIGNATED PORT STATUS ON MEMPHIS, TN, LOUISVILLE, KY, AND HOUSTON, TX Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to make Houston, TX, Louisville, KY, and Memphis, TN, designated ports under section 9(f) of the Endangered Species Act. This action would allow the direct importation and exportation of wildlife and wildlife products through these growing international ports. We are proposing to amend the regulations in 50 CFR 14 to reflect this designation. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/22/04 69 FR 21806 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-LE-3000 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1949 Fax: 703 358-1947 Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT59 _______________________________________________________________________ 1684. REGULATIONS FOR NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATIONS OF THE WESTERN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on the proposal to reduce regulatory restrictions for gray wolves within the nonessential experimental populations in ID and MT on private lands. These relaxed regulations will result in minor positive economic benefits to private landowners. Additionally, we are defining a process for voluntary and cooperative transfer of management responsibilities for wolves back to the States of ID and MT. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/09/04 69 FR 10956 NPRM; Notice of Public Hearing 04/06/04 69 FR 18035 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State Federalism: This action may have federalism implications as defined in EO 13132. Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT61 [[Page 73371]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1685. PERMIT REVOCATION REGULATIONS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMITS Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.22(b)(5); 50 CFR 17.32(b)(5); 50 CFR 13.28 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to repromulgate regulations that were vacated by the District Court for the District of Columbia due to failure to provide adequate notice and comment on the rule. The rule will establish specific provisions for revoking incidental take permits issued under the authority of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Rule 05/25/04 69 FR 29669 Final Rule Effective 05/25/04 69 FR 29669 NPRM 05/25/04 69 FR 29681 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Richard E Sayers Jr., Chief, Branch of Consultation and Habitat Conservation Planning, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, ARLSQ-420, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive Mailstop ARL-SQ 420, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2106 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: rick--sayers@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT64 _______________________________________________________________________ 1686. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING MANATEE PROTECTION AREAS IN LEE COUNTY, FL Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are planning to put an emergency rule in place to designate several new manatee protection areas in Lee County, FL. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Final Rule 04/07/04 69 FR 18279 Emergency Final Rule Effective 04/07/04 69 FR 18279 NPRM 08/06/04 69 FR 48101 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT65 _______________________________________________________________________ 1687. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; BUENA VISTA LAKE SHREW CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to propose to designate critical habitat for the Buena Vista Lake Shrew, which occurs in California. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/19/04 69 FR 51417 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT66 _______________________________________________________________________ 1688. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER, CENTRAL DPS; 50 CFR 17 Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.29 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense), Central California population (Central population). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/10/04 69 FR 48569 Final Action 08/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Additional Information: The NPRM that published 08/10/2004 (69 FR 48569) used the wrong RIN: it used 1018-AF68. It should have used 1018- AT68. Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT68 _______________________________________________________________________ 1689. SEASONS, HARVEST LIMITS, METHODS, AND MEANS RELATED TO TAKING OF WILDLIFE FOR SUBSISTENCE USES DURING 2005-06 REGULATORY YEAR (SUBPART D) Priority: Routine and Frequent. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 100 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2005-06 regulatory year. This rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to annual review. [[Page 73372]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/31/04 69 FR 53023 Final Action 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT70 _______________________________________________________________________ 1690. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING AND CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLY Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, December 31, 2004. Abstract: We plan to finalize the listing of and designation of critical habitat for the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot butterfly. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/06/01 66 FR 46575 NPRM; Public Hearing and Extension of Public Comment Period 09/26/01 66 FR 49158 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Marjorie Nelson, Chief, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 435 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-2434 Email: marjorie--nelson@fws.gov Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AH40 RIN: 1018-AT96 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Long-Term Actions United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1691. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1994 AMENDMENTS TO THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1374 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Section 104 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act authorizes the Director of the Service, acting on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to issue permits for activities otherwise prohibited by the Act. Regulations will be developed for issuance of permits and the 1994 amendments to the Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AE72 _______________________________________________________________________ 1692. TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS BY LEVEL B HARASSMENT; ISSUANCE OF GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PERMITS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 103-238; 16 USC 1361 to 1407 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service proposes to issue regulations that would allow us to authorize harassment but not injury or death of marine mammals under our jurisdiction, for scientific research and for photography for educational or commercial purposes. This rule would further implement the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 700, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2095 Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF26 _______________________________________________________________________ 1693. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE; ADDITION OF THE ASIAN SWAMP EEL Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will review economic and biologic information on the 17 species in the swamp eel family, Synbranchidae, for possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. [[Page 73373]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Kari Jonell Duncan, Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, Branch of Invasive Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 810B, 4401 North Fairfax Drive Room 810-B, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2464 Fax: 703 358-1800 Email: kari--duncan@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AF53 _______________________________________________________________________ 1694. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DETERMINATION OF ENDANGERED STATUS AND DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE GILA CHUB Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are proposing endangered status and the designation of critical habitat for the Gila chub. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/09/02 67 FR 51947 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AG16 _______________________________________________________________________ 1695. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED STATUS FOR 12 SPECIES OF PICTURE-WING FLIES FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose endangered status pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for 12 species of Hawaiian picture- wing flies--Drosophila aglaia, D. differens, D. hemipeza, D. heteroneura, D. montgomeryi, D. mulli, D. musaphilia, D. neoclavisetae, D. obatai, D. ochrobasis, D. substenoptera, and D. tarphytrichia. These species are found on one or more of the following Hawaiian Islands: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii. These 12 species face substantial threats from one or more of the following: habitat degradation, loss of host plants, biological pest control, and predation from alien arthropods. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/17/01 66 FR 3964 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AG23 _______________________________________________________________________ 1696. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING THE DOLLY VARDEN AS A THREATENED SPECIES IN WASHINGTON DUE TO SIMILARITY OF APPEARANCE TO BULL TROUT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We propose to list the Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) as threatened under the ``Similarity of Appearance'' provision of the Endangered Species Act in Washington, due to its similarity of appearance to the bull trout. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/09/01 66 FR 1628 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH68 _______________________________________________________________________ 1697. RELEASE OF CAPTIVE-REARED MALLARDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j) CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are resuming review of all aspects of regulations pertaining to the release and harvest of captive-reared mallards. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Intent 08/28/01 66 FR 45274 Notice of Availability 08/26/03 68 FR 51231 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI05 [[Page 73374]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1698. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING AND DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THREE SNAILS AND ONE AMPHIPOD Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1544; 16 USC 4201 to 4245; PL 99-625; 100 Stat. 3500 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, February 6, 2002, Settlement agreement. Abstract: We propose to list and designate critical habitat for Koster's tyronia, Noel's amphipod, Pecos assiminea, and the Roswell springsnail in New Mexico and Texas. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/12/02 67 FR 6459 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 05/31/02 67 FR 38059 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI15 _______________________________________________________________________ 1699. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CACTUS FERRUGINOUS PYGMY OWL Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will propose a new designation of critical habitat for the Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl distinct population segment found in Arizona. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/27/02 67 FR 71031 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 02/25/03 68 FR 8730 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/28/03 68 FR 22353 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI48 _______________________________________________________________________ 1700. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REVISIONS TO GENERAL EXCEPTIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 95-616; 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 106-108 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Under this rule, some public institutions which are now exempted from permit requirements would be required to obtain permits in order to possess migratory birds. It would create new exemptions for State and Federal resource managers and it would establish husbandry requirements applicable to exempt facilities. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations, Businesses Government Levels Affected: State, Federal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 634, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI96 _______________________________________________________________________ 1701. REVISION OF THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TRANSPORT OF EAGLE FEATHERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a; 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 1531 to 1544 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 22 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We will develop regulations that allow the temporary transport of eagle feathers to and from the United States by Indian people of Canada and regulations that will streamline the permit process that allows transport of eagle feathers to and from Canada and Mexico by members of federally recognized Indian tribes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-LE-3000 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-1949 Fax: 703 358-1947 Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ00 _______________________________________________________________________ 1702. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING OF THE WESTERN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We plan to remove the western Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species. The reason for this action is the following: On the basis of estimates compiled in December 2002, we conclude that the wolf population has achieved the required third year of its population recovery criteria. [[Page 73375]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 04/01/03 68 FR 15879 NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AF20 RIN: 1018-AJ04 _______________________________________________________________________ 1703. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 31, 2004, Settlement agreement. Final, Judicial, November 2005. Abstract: We will re-propose the designation of critical habitat for the California red-legged frog, a threatened species endemic to California and Baja California, Mexico. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/13/04 69 FR 19619 Final Action 11/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin, Chief, Office of Conservation and Classification, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 452, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ16 _______________________________________________________________________ 1704. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE SPECIES; BOIGA SNAKES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: FWS will review available economic and biological information on snakes in the genus Boiga for possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 09/12/03 68 FR 53705 NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kari Jonell Duncan, Chief, Division of Environmental Quality, Branch of Invasive Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 810B, 4401 North Fairfax Drive Room 810-B, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2464 Fax: 703 358-1800 Email: kari--duncan@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT28 _______________________________________________________________________ 1705. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; AMENDMENT TO MANATEE PROTECTION AREAS IN FLORIDA (BARGE CANAL EXCEPTION) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Service is planning to make a final determination on the proposed rule to create an exception to the regulations governing the Barge Canal manatee refuge in Brevard County, Florida. Under this exception, parties may apply for authorization to conduct otherwise prohibited activities in the refuge if they can demonstrate to the Service that the activity can be pursued in such a manner that manatees will not be taken. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/16/02 67 FR 18572 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard, Chief, Division of Consultation, Habitat Conservation Planning, Recovery and State Grants, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 420, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AH80 RIN: 1018-AT39 [[Page 73376]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1706. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING OF THE MIAMI BLUE BUTTERFLY Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Duplicate of RIN 1018-AT51 09/24/04 RIN: 1018-AH30 _______________________________________________________________________ 1707. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REVISIONS TO THE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS ISSUED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/10/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Nancy Green Phone: 703 358-2105 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: nancy--green@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AH93 _______________________________________________________________________ 1708. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE TINIAN MONARCH FLYCATCHER FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 09/21/04 69 FR 56367 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AE40 RIN: 1018-AI14 _______________________________________________________________________ 1709. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE TOPEKA SHINER Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 07/27/04 69 FR 44735 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI20 _______________________________________________________________________ 1710. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT FOR 5 GUAM SPECIES Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 10/28/04 69 FR 62944 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI25 _______________________________________________________________________ 1711. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE COLUMBIA-KLAMATH DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE BULL TROUT Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 10/06/04 69 FR 59996 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Energy Effects: Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by Executive Order 13211. Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI52 _______________________________________________________________________ 1712. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER AS THREATENED; RECLASSIFYING SONOMA COUNTY AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action--Listing Central DPS 08/04/04 69 FR 47211 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI68 _______________________________________________________________________ 1713. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR 11 MOBILE RIVER BASIN FRESHWATER MUSSELS Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 07/01/04 69 FR 40084 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI73 [[Page 73377]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1714. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR FIVE APPALACHIAN MUSSELS Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 08/31/04 69 FR 53136 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI76 _______________________________________________________________________ 1715. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR A PLANT, THE PIERSON'S MILK-VETCH Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM--Reopen Public Comment Period, NOA of Draft econ Analysis 04/06/04 69 FR 18016 Final Action 08/04/04 69 FR 47329 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI77 _______________________________________________________________________ 1716. CHANGES IN LIST OF SPECIES IN APPENDICES TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/14/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert Gabel Phone: 703 358-1708 Fax: 703 358-2276 Email: roddy--gabel@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI90 _______________________________________________________________________ 1717. ENDANGERED SPECIES AND PESTICIDE REGULATION Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 402 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM--NOA for Environmental Assessment 07/02/04 69 FR 40346 Final Action 08/05/04 69 FR 47732 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Richard E Sayers Phone: 703 358-2106 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: rick--sayers@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AI95 _______________________________________________________________________ 1718. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 08/31/04 69 FR 53182 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Chris Nolin Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: chris--nolin@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AT52, Related to 1018-AG29 RIN: 1018-AJ15 _______________________________________________________________________ 1719. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DE-DESIGNATION OF MANATEE PROTECTION AREAS IN FLORIDA Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.108 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 07/07/04 69 FR 40796 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AH80 RIN: 1018-AJ23 _______________________________________________________________________ 1720. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA, SUBPART C AND SUBPART D--2004-2005 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Priority: Routine and Frequent CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 100 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 07/01/04 69 FR 40174 Final Rule Correction 08/31/04 69 FR 53011 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Federalism: This action may have federalism implications as defined in EO 13132. Agency Contact: William W. Knauer Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AJ25 _______________________________________________________________________ 1721. EXTENSION OF EXISTING AMENDED 4(D) RULE FOR PREBLE'S MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE IN COLORADO AND WYOMING Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 17 CFR 40 [[Page 73378]] Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 05/20/04 69 FR 29101 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Patrick Leonard Phone: 703 358-2171 Fax: 703 358-1735 Email: patrick--leonard@fws.gov Related RIN: Related to 1018-AF30 RIN: 1018-AJ26 _______________________________________________________________________ 1722. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; APPROVAL OF HEVI-STEEL AS A NONTOXIC SHOT MATERIAL FOR WATERFOWL HUNTING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 08/09/04 69 FR 48163 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Brian Millsap Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT32 _______________________________________________________________________ 1723. 2004-2005 REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND SPORT FISHING REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/30/04 69 FR 39552 NPRM--Correction 07/14/04 69 FR 42127 NPRM--Correction 07/23/04 69 FR 43964 Final Rule Effective 08/31/04 69 FR 54349 Final Action 09/08/04 69 FR 54349 Final Rule Correction 09/17/04 69 FR 55994 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Local, State Agency Contact: Leslie Marler Phone: 703 358-2397 Email: leslie--marler@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT40 _______________________________________________________________________ 1724. LAND CONSERVATION PLANNING (REFUGE MANUAL CHAPTER 602 FW 2) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: None Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/10/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Ross Alliston Phone: 703 358-2388 Email: ross--alliston@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT41 _______________________________________________________________________ 1725. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; PROPOSED 2004-05 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING REGULATIONS (PRELIMINARY) WITH REQUESTS FOR INDIAN TRIBAL PROPOSALS Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM--Supplemental Proposals for Migr. Game Bird Hunting Regs for 2004-05 Season; Not. of Meetings06/09/04 69 FR 32417 PR, supplemental--Prop. Frameworks for Early Season Migr. Bird Hunting Regs; Notice of Mtgs. 07/21/04 69 FR 43694 NPRM--Prop. Migr. Bird Hunting Regs on Certain Federal Indian Reservations for 2004-05 Season 08/17/04 69 FR 51036 NPRM--Prop. Frameworks for Late Seas. Migr. Bird Hunting Regs-- PR Suppl. 08/24/04 69 FR 52128 Final Frameworks for Early Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 08/30/04 69 FR 52970 Final Early Seasons & Bag and Possession Limits, Cert. Migr. Gm. Birds, Contig. U.S., AK, HI, PR, VI 09/01/04 69 FR 53564 Final Migr. Bird Hunting Regs on Certain Federal Indian Reservations for 2004-05 Early Season 09/03/04 69 FR 53990 Final Frameworks for Late Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 09/23/04 69 FR 57140 Final Migratory Bird Hunting Regs on Certain Federal Indian Reservations for 2004-05 Late Season 09/29/04 69 FR 58236 Final Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds 09/27/04 69 FR 57752 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal Agency Contact: Brian Millsap Phone: 703 358-1714 Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AI30 RIN: 1018-AT53 _______________________________________________________________________ 1726. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN AK: SPECIFYING RATIOS OF INTERESTS/QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/15/04 69 FR 19964 Final Action 10/14/04 69 FR 60957 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: William W. Knauer Phone: 907 786-3873 Fax: 907 786-3898 [[Page 73379]] Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov RIN: 1018-AT58 _______________________________________________________________________ 1727. RESERVED/EXCEPTED RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: None Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/10/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Carol Carson Phone: 703 358-2490 RIN: 1018-AT71 BILLING CODE 4310--55--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage National Park Service (NPS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1728. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.32 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would allow personal watercraft use in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC93 _______________________________________________________________________ 1729. GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.29 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would allow personal watercraft use in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC95 _______________________________________________________________________ 1730. CURECANTI RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.51 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would allow personal watercraft use in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC99 _______________________________________________________________________ 1731. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT; FUTURE APPLICABILITY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 3001 et seq CFR Citation: 43 CFR 10.13 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule relates to one section of the regulations that implement the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This section will clarify the applicability of NAGPRA to museums and Federal agencies following the statutory deadlines for completion of summaries and inventories. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: John Robbins, Assistant Director, Cultural Resources, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NC340, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 343-3388 Fax: 202 343-5260 Email: john--robbins@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD05 _______________________________________________________________________ 1732. REVISIONS TO RIGHT-OF-WAY REGULATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 462k CFR Citation: 36 CFR 14 Legal Deadline: None [[Page 73380]] Abstract: This rule will revise existing regulations relating to the issuance of right-of-way permits across lands and waters under National Park Service administration. The current regulations are outdated. The new regulations will provide a process for the review, consideration, and approval or denial of requests for rights-of-way. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Bernard Fagan, Deputy Chief, Office of Policy and Regulations, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-7469 Fax: 202 219-8835 Email: chick--fagan@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD16 _______________________________________________________________________ 1733. COST RECOVERY FOR SPECIAL PARK USES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 462k CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The National Park Service issues special use permits for activities such as special events, commercial photography, and utility rights-of-way in areas of the National Park System. Processing these permit requests is costly, but the NPS has not instituted a system for cost recovery, as is authorized by law. This rule will establish a procedure to enable the NPS to recover its costs from the permit beneficiaries. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Bernard Fagan, Deputy Chief, Office of Policy and Regulations, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-7469 Fax: 202 219-8835 Email: chick--fagan@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD18 _______________________________________________________________________ 1734. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE: PERSONAL WATERCRAFT USE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 462(k) CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.12 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would allow personal watercraft use in designated areas of the park. The rule is necessary because the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AD21 _______________________________________________________________________ 1735. HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 16 USC 4702 CFR Citation: 36 CFR 67 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would amend 36 CFR part 67, which governs the certification of historic structures to receive Federal income tax incentives. This action is necessary so that the rule will more accurately reflect the management structure of the program, clarify the applicable standards of rehabilitation, and more rationally allocate the apportionment of the application fees. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Bryan Mitchell, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, NC330, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 354-2078 Fax: 202 371-5197 Email: bryan--mitchell@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD24 _______________________________________________________________________ 1736. VESSEL MANAGEMENT IN GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 410hh-4 CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13.65 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would modify quotas and operating requirements for four types of motorized watercraft in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The rulemaking is necessary so that the National Park Service may more efficiently manage motorized watercraft use and protect park resources. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AD25 _______________________________________________________________________ 1737. MAKING PICTURES, TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS OR SOUND TRACKS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 36 CFR 5 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would revise the filming regulations in 43 CFR part 5 and 36 CFR part 5 to implement Public Law 106-206 (May 26, 2000) by: (1) Establishing a reasonable fee for commercial filming activities and [[Page 73381]] similar projects; (2) establishing uniform guidelines for commercial filming permit programs in agencies of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and (3) implementing requirements that agencies respond to applicants for commercial filming or still photography permits in a timely manner. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AD30 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage National Park Service (NPS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1738. COMMERCIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 105-391 CFR Citation: 36 CFR 52 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Public Law 105-391 became effective on November 13, 1998. The new Act mandates revised procedures for issuing commercial use authorizations. Section 417 of Public Law 105-391 requires that the Secretary promulgate implementing regulations as soon as practicable after the effective date of the Act. Existing regulations governing commercial use within National Parks are not adequate to administer the provisions of the new statute and must be revised to reflect new requirements. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/27/02 67 FR 70899 NPRM Comment Period End 01/27/03 Final Action 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Cynthia Orlando, Chief of Concessions, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7156 Fax: 202 219-1173 Email: cindy--orlando@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AC85 _______________________________________________________________________ 1739. FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.20 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would allow personal watercraft use in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/23/04 69 FR 51788 NPRM Comment Period End 10/22/04 Final Rule 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC94 _______________________________________________________________________ 1740. BIGHORN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.92 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule would allow personal watercraft use in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/05/04 69 FR 25043 NPRM Comment Period End 07/06/04 Final Rule 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC96 _______________________________________________________________________ 1741. BOATING AND WATER USE ACTIVITIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 3 CFR Citation: 36 CFR 3 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This part was last updated comprehensively in the early 1980's. This regulation will help to address new and emerging technology, clarify some regulations for the benefit of the public and enforcement staff, implement changes to reduce safety concerns, and make NPS regulations more consistent with State regulations in order to reduce confusion with the public. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/26/03 68 FR 51207 NPRM Comment Period End 12/24/03 Final Action 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined [[Page 73382]] Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AD07 _______________________________________________________________________ 1742. ALASKA PARK UNITS; SPECIAL REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 462k CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Park Service regulations require us to publish certain closures, designations, activity restrictions, or conditions as rulemakings in the Federal Register. This rule will publish that information for national park units in Alaska. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/02/04 69 FR 17355 NPRM Comment Period End 06/01/04 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Bernard Fagan, Deputy Chief, Office of Policy and Regulations, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-7469 Fax: 202 219-8835 Email: chick--fagan@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD13 _______________________________________________________________________ 1743. NATIVE AMERICAN HANDICRAFTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 5964 CFR Citation: 36 CFR 51 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would implement section 416 of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998, which encourages promotion of the sale of authentic United States Indian, Alaska native, Native Samoan, and Native Hawaiian handicrafts in units of the National Park System. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/25/04 69 FR 15286 Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Acting Chief of Concessions, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7156 RIN: 1024-AD20 _______________________________________________________________________ 1744. APOSTLE ISLANDS; SNOWMOBILES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.82 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would allow snowmobiles in designated areas of the park. This rulemaking is necessary because NPS general regulations that currently allow snowmobiles require that parks designate specific routes and areas for snowmobile use. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/12/04 69 FR 49841 NPRM Comment Period End 10/12/04 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Chick Fagan, Office of Policy, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street N.W.Room 7252 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-7456 RIN: 1024-AD26 _______________________________________________________________________ 1745. APOSTLE ISLANDS; OFF-ROAD VEHICLES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.82 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would allow off-road vehicles in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because the NPS general regulations currently allow off-road vehicles require that parks designate specific routes and areas for off-road vehicle use. The rule is now part of 1024-AD26. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/12/04 69 FR 49841 NPRM Comment Period End 10/12/04 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Chick Fagan, Office of Policy, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street N.W.Room 7252 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-7456 RIN: 1024-AD27 _______________________________________________________________________ 1746. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK--SNOWMOBILE REGULATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.13; 36 CFR 7.22; 36 CFR 7.21 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Final rule to establish daily limits and operating requirements for snowmobiles within Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/07/04 69 FR 54072 NPRM Comment Period End 10/07/04 Final Rule 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall, Special Assistant, Office of the Director, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3145 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AD29 [[Page 73383]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Long-Term Actions National Park Service (NPS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1747. SPECIAL REGULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM; RELIGIOUS CEREMONIAL COLLECTION OF GOLDEN EAGLETS IN WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 42 USC 2000bb CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.101 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: NPS has preliminarily determined that under certain circumstances it is appropriate to allow the Hopi Tribe to collect golden eaglets within Wupatki National Monument for religious ceremonial purposes. This rule would authorize this activity upon terms and conditions sufficient to protect park resources against impairment, and consistent with the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/22/01 66 FR 6516 NPRM Comment Period End 03/23/01 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Patricia L. Parker, Chief, American Indian Liaison Office, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 354-6963 Fax: 202 371-6609 Email: pat--parker@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AC86 _______________________________________________________________________ 1748. GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; SPECIAL REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.97 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This advance notice of proposed rulemaking will seek public comment on a range of potential management options for addressing appropriate pet management within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, consistent with protecting national park resources and assuring visitor safety. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 01/11/02 67 FR 1424 ANPRM Comment Period End 03/12/02 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Brian O'Neill, Superintendent, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Fort Mason Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123-0022 Phone: 415 561-4739 Fax: 415 561-4710 Email: brian--o'neill@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD03 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions National Park Service (NPS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1749. BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.85 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 08/02/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC92 _______________________________________________________________________ 1750. LAKE MEREDITH RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.57 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 05/27/04 69 FR 30216 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC97 _______________________________________________________________________ 1751. CHICKASAW RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.50 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 09/02/04 69 FR 53630 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AC98 _______________________________________________________________________ 1752. AMISTAD RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.79 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 05/27/04 69 FR 30206 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AD00 _______________________________________________________________________ 1753. LAKE ROOSEVELT RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.55 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 06/25/04 69 FR 35519 [[Page 73384]] Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall Phone: 202 208-4206 RIN: 1024-AD01 _______________________________________________________________________ 1754. DELAWARE WATER GAP NRA COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FEES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.71(e) Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/06/04 69 FR 40562 Final Action 09/24/04 69 FR 57171 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Bernard Fagan Phone: 202 208-7469 Fax: 202 219-8835 Email: chick--fagan@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD14 _______________________________________________________________________ 1755. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK SNOWMOBILE USE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.7 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 09/02/04 69 FR 53626 Final Action Effective 10/04/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kym A. Hall Phone: 202 208-4206 Related RIN: Duplicate of 1024-AC82 RIN: 1024-AD15 _______________________________________________________________________ 1756. USE OF SERVICE ANIMALS IN NATIONAL PARK AREAS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 2.7 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/01/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Bernard Fagan Phone: 202 208-7469 Fax: 202 219-8835 Email: chick--fagan@nps.gov RIN: 1024-AD17 _______________________________________________________________________ 1757. APOSTLE ISLANDS; ICE AUGERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.82 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/01/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Chick Fagan Phone: 202 208-7456 RIN: 1024-AD28 BILLING CODE 4310--70--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) _______________________________________________________________________ 1758. INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 25 USC 385 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 175 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule contains procedures governing the operation of BIA- owned power utilities. BIA is revising this rule to incorporate new procedures on billing and collection of government debt. Once these changes are made, BIA will publish a new proposed rule for public comment. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/07/96 61 FR 29040 NPRM Comment Period End 08/06/96 NPRM 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559, 1849 C Street NW. MS 3543 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-5480 RIN: 1076-AD45 _______________________________________________________________________ 1759. BUY INDIAN ACT REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(5) CFR Citation: 48 CFR 14 app A Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will regulate the implementation of BIA's longstanding policy of contracting with Indian-owned firms on a preferential basis and will regulate the determination of eligibility and availability of Indian firms to perform a specific requirement for products, services, and road construction outside the State of Oklahoma and regulate the authority to deviate from the general policy and will regulate the determination of eligibility throughout contractual performance. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kim Romine, Acting Chief, Division of Acquisition, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2051 Mercator Drive, Reston, VA 20191 Phone: 703 390-6461 Fax: 703 390-6582 RIN: 1076-AE07 [[Page 73385]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1760. TRIBAL REVENUE ALLOCATION PLANS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 290 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for reviewing tribal plans for allocating revenues from gaming activities. The Secretary must determine whether the proposed rule is sufficient to promote tribal economic development and fund essential tribal programs, benefits, and services. BIA plans to revise the regulations in part 290 to include additional criteria to assist the Secretary in making this determination. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: George Skibine, Director, Indian Gaming Management Staff, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 2070 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 219-4066 RIN: 1076-AE24 _______________________________________________________________________ 1761. INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 2802 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 12 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: BIA plans to amend its regulation governing law enforcement in Indian country by revising section 12.4 of subpart A and by adding new section 12.24 to subpart C to allow tribal law enforcement officials to travel outside Indian country to respond to incidents in another area and to transport evidence to and from locations in Indian country. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, Tribal Agency Contact: Peter Maybee, Division of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW. MS 4550 - MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-5787 Fax: 202 208-6170 RIN: 1076-AE35 _______________________________________________________________________ 1762. PROCLAMATION OF RESERVATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 467 CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will define the procedures and criteria to be used for issuance of reservation proclamations by the Secretary of the Interior. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Eufrona Snyder, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-3614 Fax: 202 219-1065 RIN: 1076-AE40 _______________________________________________________________________ 1763. LOAN GUARANTY, INSURANCE, AND INTEREST SUBSIDY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 1496 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 103 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are revising our regulations to comply with the Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002, specifically 25 U.S.C. 1485(I), which requires the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations to facilitate, administer, and promote transfers of liens and guaranteed and insured portions of loans as intended under the Act. We also are introducing regulations to implement 25 U.S.C. 1497A and 1499, statutory changes dating back to 1988, concerning the guarantee of bonds and supplemental surety bonds. The lack of regulations relating to this subject has inhibited the use of these provisions. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: David B. Johnson, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of the SolicitorDivision of Indian Affairs1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-3026 RIN: 1076-AE42 _______________________________________________________________________ 1764. USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN JUDGMENT FUNDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 1401 et seq CFR Citation: 25 CFR 87 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will update the existing provisions to reflect the changes to the Indian Judgment Funds Distribution Act that were made in 1992 by Public Law 102-572. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4603 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7626 Fax: 202 219-2327 RIN: 1076-AE43 _______________________________________________________________________ 1765. PREPARATION OF ROLLS OF INDIANS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 61 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will add the enrollment eligibility criteria for individuals who apply to share in the distribution of Western Shoshone [[Page 73386]] Judgment funds. It will also set forth the method for establishing an application deadline date. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4603 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7626 Fax: 202 219-2327 RIN: 1076-AE44 _______________________________________________________________________ 1766. STANDARDS FOR APPROVING TRIBAL PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 117c CFR Citation: 25 CFR 111 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will provide standards for the review and approval of tribal requests for the authority to make per capita distributions from tribal funds held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior under Public Law 98-164, 25 U.S.C. 117a and 117b. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4603 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7626 Fax: 202 219-2327 RIN: 1076-AE45 _______________________________________________________________________ 1767. INDIAN HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 13 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 181 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will streamline the approval and funding process for tribal highway safety projects. These projects are designed to reduce traffic accidents on Indian Reservations and the resulting property damage, injuries, and death. Ten to 30 tribes participate in the program annually. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Charles L. Jaynes, Program Administrator, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Safety Management 201 Third Street NW. Suite 310, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: 505 245-2100 Fax: 505 245-2106 RIN: 1076-AE47 _______________________________________________________________________ 1768. APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 25 USC 9 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 2 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will: (1) Clarify who has a right to file and appeal; (2) provide firm deadlines for filing appeals and responses; (3) provide options to appellants if BIA delays making a decision on an appeal; and (4) Provide an expedited process for certain classes of appeals. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Cathy Wilson, Supervisory Water Rights Specialist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 400 North 5th Street, 13th Floor POB 10, MS 420 Two Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602 379-6789 Fax: 602 379-6835 RIN: 1076-AE48 _______________________________________________________________________ 1769. HOME-LIVING PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL CLOSURE AND CONSOLIDATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 107-110 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 36; 25 CFR 48 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: As required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary of the Interior has developed proposed regulations using negotiated rulemaking that address home-living programs and school closure and consolidation. The provisions covering home-living situations address home-living staffing, programs, and privacy. The closure and consolidation portion of the rule contains procedures for closing, consolidating, or substantially curtailing a school. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/12/04 69 FR 41770 NPRM Comment Period End 11/09/04 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Catherine Freels, Designated Federal Official, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 500 Gold Ave. SW. Room 7202, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: 505 248-7240 RIN: 1076-AE51 [[Page 73387]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) _______________________________________________________________________ 1770. IRRIGATION PROJECTS AND SYSTEMS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 385 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 171 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: BIA is revising this rule to incorporate new procedures on billing and collection of Government debt. Once these changes are made, BIA will publish a new proposed rule for public comment. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/05/96 61 FR 35167 NPRM Comment Period End 09/03/96 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559, 1849 C Street NW. MS 3543 MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-5480 RIN: 1076-AD44 _______________________________________________________________________ 1771. CERTIFICATES OF DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 9 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 70 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will codify procedures for processing certificates of degree of Indian blood. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/18/00 65 FR 20775 NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/20/00 65 FR 38228 NPRM Comment Period End 07/17/00 NPRM Comment Period Extended 08/16/00 NPRM Comment Period Extended 06/25/01 66 FR 33654 NPRM Comment Period End 12/31/01 Final Action 09/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Duane Bird Bear, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal Government Services 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7641 Fax: 202 513-0679 RIN: 1076-AD97 _______________________________________________________________________ 1772. ALASKA RESUPPLY OPERATION Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: R.S. 465 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 142 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule makes technical revisions to reflect terms now in common usage, e.g., ``Regional Director'' and ``Traffic Manager.'' A new section refers to the application of Indian preference in hiring pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (25 USC 479). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/03/00 65 FR 47704 NPRM Comment Period End 10/02/00 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Duncan Brown, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 7229 MIB1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-4582 Fax: 202 219-2100 Email: duncan--l--brown@ios.doi.gov RIN: 1076-AE04 _______________________________________________________________________ 1773. LEASES AND PERMITS ON INDIAN TRUST AND RESTRICTED LANDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 635 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 162 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: BIA plans to amend its regulations governing leasing of Indian trust and restricted lands by revising subpart A and by adding subpart C and D covering residential leases and business leases on trust and restricted land. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/10/04 69 FR 6500 NPRM Comment Period End 05/10/04 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Kayla Danks, Real Estate Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW. MS 4639 - MIB, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-3615 Fax: 202 219-1065 RIN: 1076-AE36 _______________________________________________________________________ 1774. REINDEER IN ALASKA Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 500 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 243 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will codify procedures for processing requests for reindeer by non-native Alaskans. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/11/04 69 FR 11784 NPRM Comment Period End 06/09/04 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Warren Eastland, Wildlife Biologist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, P.O. Box 25520, Juneau, AK 99802 Phone: 907 586-7321 RIN: 1076-AE37 _______________________________________________________________________ 1775. NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING PERMITS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 640d et seq CFR Citation: 25 CFR 161 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will govern the grazing of livestock on the Navajo Partitioned Lands (NPL) of the former Navajo-Hopi Joint Use Area of the 1982 Executive order reservation. The [[Page 73388]] purpose of these regulations is to conserve the rangelands of the NPL in order to maximize future use of the land for grazing and other purposes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/12/03 68 FR 64023 NPRM Comment Period End 02/10/04 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: James Orwin, Soil Conservationist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 3061 MIB 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-6464 Fax: 202 219-0006 RIN: 1076-AE46 _______________________________________________________________________ 1776. NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001 Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: PL 107-110 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 39; 25 CFR 42 Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, June 8, 2003. Abstract: Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107- 110), the Secretary of the interior must develop regulations using negotiated rulemaking to address the following issues: (1) Defining adequate yearly progress, which is the essential measurement for determining that schools are providing quality education; (2) establishing separate geographic attendance areas for each Bureau- funded school; (3) establishing a formula for determining the minimum amount of funds necessary to fund each Bureau-funded school; (4) establishing a system of direct funding and support of all Bureau- funded schools under the formula established in section 1127 of the Act; (5) establishing guidelines to ensure the constitutional and civil rights of Indian students regrading the right to privacy, freedom of religion and expression, and due process in connection with disciplinary actions (suspension and expulsion); and (6) establishing a method for administering grants to tribally controlled schools. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/25/04 69 FR 8752 NPRM Comment Period End 06/24/04 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Organizations Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Catherine Freels, Designated Federal Official, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 500 Gold Ave. SW. Room 7202, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: 505 248-7240 RIN: 1076-AE49 _______________________________________________________________________ 1777. WINNEMUCCA COURT OF INDIAN OFFENSES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 13 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 11 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would revise part 11 to add the Winnemucca Indian tribe to the list of Courts of Indian Offenses. The purpose of establishing a Court of Indian Offenses at the Winnemucca tribe is to protect the persons, land, lives, and property of tribal members until the tribe reassumes or creates a law and order program for the reservation. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Ralph Gonzales, Tribal Relations Specialist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7629 RIN: 1076-AE52 _______________________________________________________________________ 1778. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: Pub L 107-11 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 31; 25 CFR 36 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs recently published the final rule implementing the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Bureau developed this rule using a negotiated rulemaking process during which a broadly representative negotiated rulemaking committee represented and considered the views of all affected tribes and types of schools. The final rule thus embodies the best ideas of all the parties as to how the Act should be implemented. In publishing the final rule, the Bureau affected several provisions in other areas of 25 CFR. This rule removes these provisions in order to remove potential conflicts from title 25. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Catherine Freels, Designated Federal Official, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 500 Gold Ave. SW. Room 7202, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: 505 248-7240 RIN: 1076-AE54 [[Page 73389]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) _______________________________________________________________________ 1779. INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 25 CFR 170 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 07/19/04 69 FR 43090 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal Agency Contact: LeRoy Gishi Phone: 202 208-4359 RIN: 1076-AE17 _______________________________________________________________________ 1780. COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES--ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN SCHOOL Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 13; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 5 USC 301 CFR Citation: 25 CFR 11 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule adds the Albuquerque Indian School property to the existing Santa Fe Indian School Court of Indian offenses. This action establishes a judicial forum for administering justice on this property. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 08/20/04 69 FR 51556 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 10/19/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Ralph Gonzales, Tribal Relations Specialist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 513-7629 RIN: 1076-AE53 BILLING CODE 4310--02--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Prerule Stage Minerals Management Service (MMS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1781. REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIAL, PERSONNEL AND PIPE HANDLING OPERATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.108 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Describe the need for the rule and why rulemaking is preferable to non-rulemaking alternatives. Material, personnel and pipe handling operations are an inherent part of OCS oil and gas operations. From 1995 to 2004 there have been 54 incidents associated with these operations, resulting in 49 injuries and six fatalities. MMS believes a revised rule may be needed to guide industry in addressing proper equipment operational practices, maintenance procedures and general safety requirements when performing these operations. MMS is examining various approaches to regulating these operations because the current performance-based regulations do not appear to be ensuring safe operations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Joseph Levine, Chief, Operations Analysis Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 4024, MS 4024 381 Eldon Street, Herndon, VA 20170-4817 Phone: 703 787-1032 Email: rules.comments@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD14 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Minerals Management Service (MMS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1782. LATE AND OVERPAYMENT INTEREST Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 218; 30 CFR 230 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule allows MMS to pay interest on Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas royalty overpayments and makes interest charges more equitable between the payor and the recipient. Interest will be paid on overpayments related to royalty, rent and estimates resulting from sales of Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas production. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Regulatory Specialist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211 Phone: 303 231-3211 Fax: 303 231-3385 Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC27 _______________________________________________________________________ 1783. TAKES VS. ENTITLEMENTS REPORTING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 31 USC 9701 et seq; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 5 USC 301 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 205 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule addresses reporting and payment requirements for [[Page 73390]] production removed and sold from a Federal lease, unit participating area, or communitization agreement beginning September 1996. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 03/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Local, State Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Regulatory Specialist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211 Phone: 303 231-3211 Fax: 303 231-3385 Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC29 _______________________________________________________________________ 1784. PREPAYMENT OF ROYALTIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1735 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 204 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule allows payors to prepay royalty in lieu of monthly royalty payments for their marginal properties with approval from the affected States. It will establish the criteria used by payors, States, and MMS to calculate, report, and monitor royalty prepayments. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Regulatory Specialist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211 Phone: 303 231-3211 Fax: 303 231-3385 Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC31 _______________________________________________________________________ 1785. ROYALTY RELIEF TERMS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 25 USC 396 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule amends the circumstances that discontinue the existing royalty relief for end-of-life oil and gas leases and expands the eligibility criteria for leases to qualify for this program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC58 _______________________________________________________________________ 1786. DATA RELEASE AND DEFINITIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 subpart A Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will amend 30 CFR part 250 by adding a new definition revising the existing definition, clarifying or expanding certain requirements, and making administrative changes. We are adding a new section pertaining to notifying MMS on production status. We are reorganizing the forms data release table and adding entries for three new forms. We are expanding the requirements pertaining to submitting digital data. The proposed rule will provide additional time for exploration and development activities through the use of suspensions of operations for qualified leases in Alaska. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 NPRM Comment Period End 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC99 _______________________________________________________________________ 1787. VALUATION OF OIL FROM INDIAN LEASES Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 84 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 1010-AD00 _______________________________________________________________________ 1788. REDUCTION TO ROYALTY RELIEF IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The recently published final rule 1010-AC71 created a process for certain leases (those that are inadequately helped by our formal relief systems) to seek special royalty relief. However overly restrictive eligibility criteria may exclude some leases that fulfill statutory purposes while redundant criteria may include other leases that do not fit statutory purposes. This rule will refine the eligibility criteria to include marginal discoveries in the shallow water part of the Gulf of Mexico that may offer meaningful conservation or infrastructure preservation benefits. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD02 [[Page 73391]] _______________________________________________________________________ 1789. LEASING OF SULPHUR OR OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rulemaking will rewrite the existing rules at 30 CFR part 256 to make them clearer. The rule has been reorganized and streamlined to better reflect the 5-year and lease sale processes as they have evolved since the last rewrite in the 1980's. There are few substantive changes to the rule. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 NPRM Comment Period End 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Jane A. Roberts, Paralegal Specialist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 623, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070 Phone: 703 787-1275 RIN: 1010-AD06 _______________________________________________________________________ 1790. SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS FOR ULTRA-DEEP DRILLING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would allow suspension of operations for leases in less than 800 meters of water on geologic structures targeted by an ultra-deep well that has commenced drilling. The high cost and complexity of drilling an ultra-deep well discourage companies from drilling without sufficient expectation of using the information as part of a larger drilling program. This proposed rule allows companies that drill an ultra-deep well to use the information gained to analyze geologically related leases and provides additional time to drill those leases. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD09 _______________________________________________________________________ 1791. PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would revise subpart B to incorporate the general Endangered Species Act (ESA) reporting requirements for which MMS has recently received OMB approval. Because ESA restrictions on take for listed marine mammals cannot be lifted without prior Marina Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) authorization, MMS needs to ensure MMPA authorization in those situations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD10 _______________________________________________________________________ 1792. PIPELINE SAFETY RULE PHASE I Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 30 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250; 43 USC 1331 et seq Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Subpart J Safety regulations are 20 years old and technically and administratively out of date with MMS policies, practices, and safety requirements issued elsewhere in regional notices to lessees (NTLs) and letters to lessees (LTLs). This proposed rule is the first phase of a planned two-phase update of the regulations. This phase I will incorporate the NTLs and LTLs and give the requirements the force and weight of law. Additionally, the rule will be rewritten and reformatted for added clarity and will incorporate several new pipeline design standards to technically update the design information included in the current regulation. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD11 _______________________________________________________________________ 1793. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION RATES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would eliminate the requirements for setting maximum efficient rates (MER) for most [[Page 73392]] reservoirs. This will eliminate burdensome recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Also, this rewrite will amend sections on oil and natural gas burning, flaring and venting. These amendments will clarify when an operator may burn oil or flare or vent natural gas; it also sets clear limits on the amounts that may be burned, flared, or vented. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD12 _______________________________________________________________________ 1794. SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: MMS is seeking comments on various regulatory approaches to improving the effectiveness of safety management systems on OCS facilities. Investigation and analysis of accidents that continue to occur on the OCS point to the lack of a safety management system or inadequate or improper implementation of a safety management system as a primary or contributing factor. While the majority of operators on the OCS (over 60 percent) have implemented safety management systems, the remaining operators have failed to voluntarily adopt them. Investigations show a correlation between accident rates and lack of adequate safety management systems. Encouragement and promotion of voluntary participation has not yielded continuous improvement across the entire industry as desired. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Local Agency Contact: Bud Danenberger, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Eldon Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1598 RIN: 1010-AD15 _______________________________________________________________________ 1795. ADMINISTRATIVE COST RECOVERY FOR OCS OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The FY 2005 budget request for MMS includes $1 million to be raised in cost recovery fees to offset the bureau's operating costs. The fees will be requested under the authority provided in title V of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (31 U.S.C. 9701), a Governmentwide authority that permits cost recovery. This rule proposes eight new fees, as well as changes to several existing fees. All of the proposed fee amounts are based on recovering the cost of providing certain services that benefit a specific applicant, rather than the general public. Some of the existing fees included in this rule could be raised by a Notice To Lessee (NTL) for inflation alone; however, they are being raised by a factor higher than the current inflation percentage, thus, they are included in this rule. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Angela Mazzullo, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Eldon Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1691 RIN: 1010-AD16 _______________________________________________________________________ 1796. OPEN AND NONDISCRIMINATORY MOVEMENT OF OIL AND GAS AS REQUIRED BY THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1863 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 270 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) requires pipelines to provide open and non-discriminatory access to shippers of production. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has historically enforced this provision through its enforcement of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Interstate Commerce Act. Beginning in the 1990s, FERC began relinquishing NGA jurisdiction over some of these pipelines. FERC contended it still maintained authority under OCSLA, however, the Courts have ruled otherwise. In order to provide shippers with a methodology to file complaints alleging denial of access or discriminatory access, MMS is proposing regulations to fill this regulatory gap. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Martin Grieshaber, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225 Phone: 303 231-3211 RIN: 1010-AD17 [[Page 73393]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage Minerals Management Service (MMS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1797. PLANS AND INFORMATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 25 CFR 250; 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: MMS requires companies to submit for approval their exploration and development plans for activities on the Outer Continental Shelf. The companies must submit these plans before they can begin any activities, except preliminary activities. This rule would rewrite the requirements into clearer language and organize them into discrete sections by topic, to make them easier to follow. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/17/02 67 FR 35372 Comment Period Extended 12/13/02 67 FR 46616 Final Action 12/00/04 Final Rule Effective 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC47 _______________________________________________________________________ 1798. INCIDENT REPORTING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: There continues to be rapid growth in offshore exploration and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico. Since safety is our top priority, we must upgrade our accident investigation functions. To do this we need accurate and timely information. This rule is the only way to require operators, lessees, and permit holders in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to give us a written report about each OCS accident. It will also establish clearer guidelines for accident reporting thresholds and timing. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/08/03 68 FR 40585 NPRM Comment Period End 12/05/03 Final Action 12/00/04 Final Action Effective 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC57 _______________________________________________________________________ 1799. PROPRIETARY TERMS AND DATA DISCLOSURE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250; 30 CFR 251 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would modify the proprietary terms for geophysical data and information and any of their derivatives that MMS acquires under 30 CFR part 251. We propose to change the beginning of the proprietary terms from the date of submission to MMS to the date MMS issues the permit. The rule would also allow selective disclosure of geological and geophysical data and information and allow selective disclosure of data and information generated on a lease to persons with a direct interest in issues concerning field determination and royalty relief eligibility. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/17/02 67 FR 46942 NPRM Comment Period End 09/18/02 Final Action 12/00/04 Final Action Effective 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC81 _______________________________________________________________________ 1800. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FOR OFFSHORE FLOATING PRODUCTION FACILITIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are proposing to amend our regulations to better address floating offshore platforms that, until now, have not been expressly covered. This will require a complete rewrite of subpart I to include floating production systems. These systems are variously described as column-stabilized units; floating production, storage, and offloading facilities; tension-leg platforms; spars; etc. We are also incorporating into our regulations a body of industry standards pertaining to floating productions systems, and this will save the public the costs of developing government standards. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/27/01 66 FR 66851 NPRM Comment Period End 02/12/02 Comment Period Extended 03/28/02 67 FR 14902 Final Action 12/00/04 Final Action Effective 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC85 _______________________________________________________________________ 1801. DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE--API 510--PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTION CODE: MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, RATING, REPAIR, AND ALTERATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule proposes adding a document to be incorporated by reference into MMS's regulations governing oil and gas and sulphur operations in the outer continental [[Page 73394]] shelf (OCS). This revision will ensure that lessees use the best available and safest technologies while operating in the OCS. The new document, API 510, is titled Pressure Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/27/01 66 FR 66848 NPRM Comment Period End 02/25/02 Final Action 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC95 _______________________________________________________________________ 1802. BLOWOUT PREVENTION FOR PRODUCTION TREE COILED TUBING WORKOVER OPERATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The rule would upgrade blowout prevention requirements for well workover operations conducted using coiled tubing while the well- head production tree is in place. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/22/04 69 FR 34625 NPRM Comment Period End 08/23/04 Final Action 06/00/05 Final Action Effective 07/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC96 _______________________________________________________________________ 1803. FEDERAL OIL VALUATION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 5 USC 301 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 210 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would amend the existing rule governing valuation for royalty purposes of crude oil produced from Federal leases. These changes would refine several technical aspects of this rule relating to which published market prices are most appropriate to value crude oil not sold at arm's length and what transportation deductions should be allowed. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/20/03 68 FR 50087 NPRM Comment Period End 09/19/03 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 09/26/03 68 FR 55556 NPRM Comment Period End 11/10/03 Final Action 05/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: State Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Regulatory Specialist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211 Phone: 303 231-3211 Fax: 303 231-3385 Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD04 _______________________________________________________________________ 1804. FEDERAL GAS VALUATION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would amend the existing rules governing valuation for royalty purposes of natural gas produced from Federal leases. In evaluating these rules, MMS has identified several issues that warrant further public comment. MMS is therefore proposing these amendments in an effort to improve the current rule and to correct some technical problems. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Public Meetings 04/10/03 68 FR 17565 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Regulatory Specialist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211 Phone: 303 231-3211 Fax: 303 231-3385 Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD05 _______________________________________________________________________ 1805. RIGHTS OF USE AND EASEMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would extend existing bonding requirements of Rights of Use and Easement holders to cover decommissioning. Most Rights of Use and Easement holders need bonding to cover their obligations, so this will not increase the cost for them. This rule changes the length of time that the bond must be kept in place. The other changes clarify existing provisions. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/02/04 69 FR 17355 NPRM Comment Period End 06/01/04 Commend Period Extended 06/07/04 69 FR 31778 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 [[Page 73395]] Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD13 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions Minerals Management Service (MMS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1806. ACCOUNTING RELIEF FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 30 CFR 204 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 09/13/04 69 FR 55076 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: State Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt Phone: 303 231-3211 Fax: 303 231-3385 Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AC30 _______________________________________________________________________ 1807. APPEALS OF MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE ORDERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 30 CFR 242; 30 CFR 290; 43 CFR 4 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/01/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Platte Clark Phone: 202 208-2394 RIN: 1010-AC80 _______________________________________________________________________ 1808. TEMPORARY ABANDONED WELLS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/01/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray Phone: 703 787-1600 Fax: 703 787-1093 Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov RIN: 1010-AD08 BILLING CODE 4310--MR--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) _______________________________________________________________________ 1809. ABANDONED COAL REFUSE SITES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 829; 30 CFR 830; 30 CFR 845; 30 CFR 870 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: OSM intends to propose new rules governing permitting and performance standards for the recovery of coal from abandoned coal refuse piles. The rules are required to implement section 2503(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Art Abbs, Birmingham Field Office Director, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215, Homewood, AL 35209 Phone: 205 290-7282 Email: aabs@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AB70 _______________________________________________________________________ 1810. REVEGETATION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 816 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will revise the topsoil replacement and revegetation standards. The revisions will encourage species diversity on reclaimed lands, remove a possible impediment to the use of woody vegetation in revegetating mined land, and provide similar revegetation success standards in both areas of more than 26 inches of precipitation and in areas of less than 26 inches of precipitation. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jim Fulton, Chief, Denver Field Division, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303 844-1400 Email: jfulton@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC02 _______________________________________________________________________ 1811. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 780; 30 CFR 784; 30 CFR 800 Legal Deadline: None [[Page 73396]] Abstract: We are considering rulemaking to ensure adequate funding for the treatment of unanticipated long-term pollutant discharges including acid or toxic mine drainage, that develop as a result of surface mining operations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 05/17/02 67 FR 35070 ANPRM Comment Period End 10/15/02 67 FR 46617 NPRM 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: State Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, MS 10, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-2829 Email: drice@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC05 _______________________________________________________________________ 1812. TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, OR SALE OF PERMIT RIGHTS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 774 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The National Mining Association (NMA) filed a lawsuit in Federal district court seeking to overturn certain provisions adopted in our 2000 Ownership and Control final rule. Under the terms of the settlement, OSM agreed to, among other things, publish a proposed rule for public comment concerning the transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights by December 31, 2004. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Earl Bandy, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2679 Regency Road, Lexington, KY 40503 Phone: 859 260-8427 Email: ebandy@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC48 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) _______________________________________________________________________ 1813. INDIAN LANDS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 700; 30 CFR 740; 30 CFR 750 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: OSM regulates mining on Indian lands and the State regulates mining on non-Indian lands. OSM proposed revisions to its regulations to clarify that the definition of ``Indian lands'' at 30 CFR 700.5 includes individual Indian trust allotments located within an approved tribal land consolidation area. The proposed clarification was required under the terms of a settlement agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe to settle the tribes' challenges to a May 1989 Indian lands rulemaking. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/19/99 64 FR 8464 NPRM Comment Period End 06/21/99 64 FR 18585 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Tribal Agency Contact: Stephen Sheffield, Chief, Division of Technical Support, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, MS 10 SIB 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-2883 RIN: 1029-AB83 _______________________________________________________________________ 1814. PLACEMENT OF EXCESS SPOIL Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 780; 30 CFR 781; 30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 817 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will establish permit application requirements and review procedures for applications that propose to place excess spoil from surface coal mining operations into waters of the United States. In addition, it will modify the backfilling and grading regulations to minimize the creation of excess spoil and it will revise the regulations governing surface coal mining operations within 100 feet of a perennial or intermittent stream to more closely track the underlying statutory provisions. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/07/04 69 FR 1036 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Dave Hartos, Physical Scientist, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Three Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Phone: 412 937-2902 Email: dhartos@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC04 _______________________________________________________________________ 1815. PROCESSING STATE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 732 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are proposing revisions to our regulations governing the processing of State program amendments to provide additional assurances that the amendments are processed in a timely manner. An approved State program amendment allows a State to regulate surface coal mining operations within its borders. The existing regulations require us to take over an approved State program when the State fails to amend its program in a timely manner. This can be disruptive to the mining industry, expensive for the Federal Government, [[Page 73397]] and, in many instances, unwarranted by the nature of the outstanding amendment. This rule will allow OSM to take action that is more appropriate in situations where the outstanding amendment does not impair the integrity of the approved State Program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/03/03 68 FR 67776 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Andy DeVito, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, MS 210 SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-2701 Email: adevito@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC06 _______________________________________________________________________ 1816. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL SETTLEMENT RULE Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR 843; 30 CFR 847 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: We are proposing revisions to certain provisions of our December 19, 200, final Ownership and Control rule in order to effectuate a settlement agreement that we entered into with the National mining Association. Among other things, the rule would revise provisions of the 200 final rule pertaining to the definitions of ownership and control, permit eligibility determinations, and challenges to ownership or control listings or findings. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/29/03 68 FR 75036 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Earl Bandy, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2679 Regency Road, Lexington, KY 40503 Phone: 859 260-8427 Email: ebandy@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC08 _______________________________________________________________________ 1817. FEE ALLOCATION RULE Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870; 30 CFR 872 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule sets forth the criteria and procedures that we are proposing to use to establish fees under the abandoned mine reclamation program provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The fixed-rate fees established under SMCRA expire September 30, 2004. However, the Act requires that, for coal produced after that date, fees be established to continue to provide for transfers from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the Combined Benefit Fund. This proposed rule would implement that requirement. We are also proposing to revise our regulations governing allocation and disposition of the fees collected and of other AML Fund income. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/17/04 Final Action 03/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, MS 10, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-2829 Email: drice@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC47 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) _______________________________________________________________________ 1818. ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION FEES Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Rule 09/17/04 69 FR 56122 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Danny Lytton Phone: 202 208-2788 Email: dlytton@osmre.gov RIN: 1029-AC46 BILLING CODE 4310--05--S [[Page 73398]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Reclamation (RB) _______________________________________________________________________ 1819. PUBLIC CONDUCT ON BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FACILITIES, LANDS AND WATERBODIES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 43 USC 3736; 16 USC 460 1-31; . . . CFR Citation: 43 CFR 423 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule would establish regulations regarding public conduct on Reclamation lands and Reclamation projects, waters, and real property subject to the administration of Reclamation or in its custody. The rule is necessary to ensure the safety of the public, Reclamation employees, dams, facilities, and other resources in our jurisdiction. This proposed rule would replace an interim rule that we issued on April 17, 2002, and extended on April 3, 2003. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Gary Anderson, Policy Analyst, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007 Phone: 303 445-2891 RIN: 1006-AA45 _______________________________________________________________________ 1820. IMPLEMENATION OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER OPERATING AGREEMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 104 Stat 3294 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 419 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would implement the Truckee River Operating Agreement. The agreement was negotiated to cover water stored in, released from, and passed through Truckee River reservoirs to satisfy Orr Ditch Decree water rights. The rule would ensure that this water conforms with the Orr Ditch Decree and the Truckee River General Eclectic Decree except where the water rights are either: (1) Voluntarily relinquished or (2) transferred under State law. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kenneth Parr, Manager, Special Projects, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area Office, 705 North Plaza Street, Room 320, Carson City, NV 89701-4015 Phone: 775 882-3436 RIN: 1006-AA48 BILLING CODE 4310--09--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Land Management (BLM) _______________________________________________________________________ 1821. DESERT LAND ENTRIES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2520 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will transfer much of the regulation on entries of desert land to the BLM Manual if the underlying statute is not repealed as no longer practical. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-7779 Fax: 202 452-7708 Email: jeff--holdren@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC56 _______________________________________________________________________ 1822. COST RECOVERY; MINERAL FILINGS AND OPERATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 565 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100; 43 CFR 3200; 43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3500; 43 CFR 3600; 43 CFR 3700; 43 CFR 3800 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will amend regulations for user fees for locatable minerals, mineral materials, and leasable minerals (solids and fluids) to adjust current fees or establish new fees in accordance with title V of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (user charges), OMB Circular A-25 User Charges and section 304 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/15/00 65 FR 78440 NPRM Comment Period End 02/13/01 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 04/16/01 66 FR 19413 Second NPRM 11/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Energy Effects: Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by Executive Order 13211. Agency Contact: Cynthia Ellis, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-5012 Fax: 202 653-5287 Email: cynthia--ellis@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC64 _______________________________________________________________________ 1823. MINERAL PATENT APPLICATIONS; ADVERSE CLAIMS, PROTESTS, AND CONFLICTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3730; 43 CFR 3740; 43 CFR 3820; 43 CFR 3860; 43 CFR 3870 Legal Deadline: None [[Page 73399]] Abstract: This rule will revise the filing and administrative procedures for mineral patent applications. It will also revise the procedures for filing adverse claims or protests against mineral patent applications and for mineral-in-character challenges to nonmineral land entries. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Barbara Gauthier-Warinner, Mineral Specialist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-0398 Email: barbara--gauthier-warinner@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AD32 _______________________________________________________________________ 1824. CONSERVATION; HELIUM LEASING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 50 USC 167 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 16; 43 CFR 3196 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will redesignate, amend, and extend the regulations on conservation of helium to facilitate administration and implementation of provisions in the Helium Privatization Act. The rule will move these regulations to 43 CFR subpart 3196 to consolidate helium-related regulations in one area for ease in finding and complying with them. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 12/19/00 65 FR 79325 ANPRM Comment Period End 03/26/01 NPRM 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Joseph B. Peterson, Chief, Division of Helium Resources, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Amarillo Field Office 801 S. Fillmore, Suite 500, Amarillo, TX 79101 Phone: 806 324-2614 RIN: 1004-AD35 _______________________________________________________________________ 1825. OIL AND GAS ONSHORE ORDER NO. 1 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 30 USC 1740 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3164 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule would clarify the schedule for submitting and processing applications, define terms used, and introduce concepts that will make filing and processing more efficient. BLM does not intend to add significant new requirements. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: James Burd, Natural Resource Specialist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, MS 501 LS1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-5017 RIN: 1004-AD59 _______________________________________________________________________ 1826. ALASKA NATIVE VETERAN ALLOTMENTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 270-1 to 270-3 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2568 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule would delete the requirement at 43 CFR 2568.77 that a veteran applicant must have posted the corners of his or her claim prior to filing an application with BLM. Removal of this requirement would place veteran allotment applicants on the same footing as thousands of applicants who filed under the original 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Connie Van Horn, Native Allotment Coordinator, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, 13, Anchorage, AK 99513 Phone: 907 271-3767 RIN: 1004-AD60 _______________________________________________________________________ 1827. MARGINAL OIL/GAS ROYALTY RATE REDUCTION PROGRAM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3103.4-2 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rulemaking will replace the existing stripper oil royalty reduction program. The new program will incorporate most of the Inspector General's concerns and recommendations from its three audits. In addition, the new program will expand Federal royalty relief to marginal gas production. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Rudy Baier, Division of Fluid Mineral Lease and Reservoir Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 653-2153 RIN: 1004-AD65 [[Page 73400]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage Bureau of Land Management (BLM) _______________________________________________________________________ 1828. RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES; RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2800; 43 CFR 2880 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The rule will amend the regulations governing rights-of-way issued under both the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Mineral Leasing Act by revising cost recovery policies and procedures and adjusting cost recovery fees to reflect cost increases since the current regulations became effective in 1987. The rule will also eliminate the automatic exemptions from cost recovery for Federal agencies except when they are exempted by law. It will also establish policies on paying rent in advance and a financial penalty for paying rent late. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/15/99 64 FR 32106 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 10/13/99 64 FR 55452 NPRM Comment Period End 11/12/99 Final Action 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 260, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-7782 Email: ron--montagna@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC74 _______________________________________________________________________ 1829. GRAZING ADMINISTRATION--EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 85 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. RIN: 1004-AD42 _______________________________________________________________________ 1830. OIL AND GAS LEASING OPERATIONS; BONDING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100; 43 CFR 3104; 43 CFR 3154 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule increases minimum bond amounts for individual lease bonds and Statewide bonds. It changes BLM's current policy of terminating only the period of liability of bonds. Under the new rule, we will cancel bonds after determining that all lease obligations are met. Finally, the rule clarifies the responsibilities of record title holders and operating rights owners. The final rule is based upon a portion of a proposed rule published with the RIN 1004-AC94. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/03/98 63 FR 66840 NPRM Comment Period End 07/19/99 Final Action 02/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, MS 401, Regulatory Management Group (WO-630) MS 401 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-5049 Email: ian--senio@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AD56 _______________________________________________________________________ 1831. LAND USE PLANNING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 43 USC 1711 to 1712 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1600 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will revise procedures relating to resource management planning. The rule is needed to emphasize the importance of working with Federal and State agencies and local and tribal governments through cooperating agency relationships in developing, amending, and revising BLM's resource management plans. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/20/04 69 FR 43378 NPRM Comment Period End 09/20/04 Final Rule 01/00/05 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Michael H. Schwartz, Group Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-5198 Email: michael--schwartz@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AD57 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Long-Term Actions Bureau of Land Management (BLM) _______________________________________________________________________ 1832. APPEALS PROCEDURES; HEARINGS PROCEDURES Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1840; 43 CFR 1850 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: BLM proposes to amend its regulations that govern administrative review procedures for protests of proposed decisions contested appeals of BLM decisions, and hearings on the record. The proposed regulations would provide more consistent procedures for administrative review of BLM decisions, and would clarify when and how BLM decisions go into effect and whether an appeal will stay the effectiveness of a BLM decision. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/17/96 61 FR 54120 NPRM Comment Period End 01/17/97 61 FR 58160 Second NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None [[Page 73401]] Agency Contact: Cynthia Ellis, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 452-5012 Fax: 202 653-5287 Email: cynthia--ellis@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC99 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Completed Actions Bureau of Land Management (BLM) _______________________________________________________________________ 1833. LEASES, PERMITS, AND EASEMENTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2920 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Rule for Minimum Impact Land Use Permits Only 06/24/04 69 FR 32351 Final Rule Effective for Minimum Impact Land Use Permits Only 07/24/96 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren Phone: 202 452-7779 Fax: 202 452-7708 Email: jeff--holdren@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AB51 _______________________________________________________________________ 1834. SALES--FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2710 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Ted Hudson Phone: 202 452-5042 Fax: 202 653-5287 Email: ted--hudson@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AB77 _______________________________________________________________________ 1835. COALBED METHANE DEVELOPMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3170 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn - No Further Action To Be Taken 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: David R. Stewart Phone: 703 440-1728 Email: dave--stewart@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC27 _______________________________________________________________________ 1836. DISPOSAL OF RESERVED MINERALS UNDER THE STOCK RAISING HOMESTEAD ACT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3814 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Roger Haskins Phone: 202 452-0355 RIN: 1004-AC59 _______________________________________________________________________ 1837. INDIAN ALLOTMENTS Priority: Info./Admin./Other CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2530 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren Phone: 202 452-7779 Fax: 202 452-7708 Email: jeff--holdren@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC77 _______________________________________________________________________ 1838. CAREY ACT GRANTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2610 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren Phone: 202 452-7779 Fax: 202 452-7708 Email: jeff--holdren@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC80 _______________________________________________________________________ 1839. OIL AND GAS LEASING AND OPERATIONS Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Local Agency Contact: Ian Senio Phone: 202 452-5049 Email: ian--senio@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AC94 _______________________________________________________________________ 1840. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMPLIANCE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1890 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn - No Action To Be Taken 09/27/04 [[Page 73402]] Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Cynthia Ellis Phone: 202 452-5012 Fax: 202 653-5287 Email: cynthia--ellis@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AD38 _______________________________________________________________________ 1841. SUPPLEMENTARY RULES FOR PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS AT GRAND STAIRCASE- ESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 8365 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Ted Hudson Phone: 202 452-5042 Fax: 202 653-5287 Email: ted--hudson@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AD40 _______________________________________________________________________ 1842. WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 6300 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jeff Jarvis Phone: 202 452-5189 Email: jeff--jarvis@blm.gov Related RIN: Related to 1004-AB69, Split from 1004-AD54 RIN: 1004-AD46 _______________________________________________________________________ 1843. MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS; SURFACE MANAGEMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3809 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Michael H. Schwartz Phone: 202 452-5198 Email: michael--schwartz@blm.gov RIN: 1004-AD53 _______________________________________________________________________ 1844. WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 43 CFR 6300 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn - No action to be taken at this time. 09/27/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jeff Jarvis Phone: 202 452-5189 Email: jeff--jarvis@blm.gov Related RIN: Related to 1004-AB69 RIN: 1004-AD54 _______________________________________________________________________ 1845. LOCATION, RECORDING, AND MAINTENANCE OF MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Priority: Info./Admin./Other CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3830 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 07/01/04 69 FR 40293 Final Action Effective 06/30/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Roger Haskins Phone: 202 452-0355 RIN: 1004-AD62 BILLING CODE 4310--84--S _______________________________________________________________________ Department of the Interior (DOI) Final Rule Stage Office of the Secretary (OS) _______________________________________________________________________ 1846. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 31 USC 6901 through 6907 CFR Citation: 43 CFR 44 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule amends the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the transfer of responsibility for operating the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program from the Bureau of Land Management to the Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of the Secretary. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Rule 12/00/04 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Bill Howell, Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 Phone: 202 208-5308 Email: william--howell@ios.doi.gov RIN: 1093-AA09 [FR Doc. 04-25763 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-10-S