Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
September 15-19, 2008
Below is the weekly list of Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior. This list includes items appearing in the Federal Register during the week of September 15-19, 2008. If you have any questions or wish to receive full-text copies of any of the items on this list, please contact the Department of the Interior Library by phone at (202) 208-5815, e-mail at Library@nbc.gov, or in person or by mail at 1849 C Street, NW, MS 1151, Washington, DC 20240.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
1. 73 FR 53116, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 30 CFR Part 49, RIN 1219-AB56, Mine Rescue Team Equipment, ACTION: Final rule.
2. 73 FR 53124, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 30 CFR Part 75, RIN 1219-AB40, Fire Extinguishers in Underground Coal Mines, ACTION: Final rule.
3. 73 FR 53143, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 300, [EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011; FRL-8715-1], National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List, ACTION: Direct final Notice of Deletion of the Berks Landfill Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.
4. 73 FR 53180, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, 43 CFR Part 419, RIN 1006-AA48, Operation of the Truckee River and Other Reservoirs, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
5. 73 FR 53211, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the City of Raleigh, Little River Reservoir Project in Wake County, NC, ACTION: Notice of intent.
6. 73 FR 53264, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0237; 80221-1113-0000-F5], Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
7. 73 FR 53265, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R5-FHC-2008-N0234; 53330-1335-0000-J3], Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
8. 73 FR 53265, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of new information collection.
9. 73 FR 53267, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-0048).
10. 73 FR 53267, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14930-B, F-14930-C, F-14930-D, F-14930-E, F-14930-M; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
11. 73 FR 53268, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-19155-16; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
12. 73 FR 53268, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-025-1990-EX-241A; HAG8-0195], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Celatom Mine Expansion Plan of Operations From EP Minerals, LLC, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
13. 73 FR 53269, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-680-1430-ET; CACA 50194], Notice of Proposed Legislative Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; California, ACTION: Notice of withdrawal application and segregation.
14. 73 FR 53273, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-1310-08; TXNM 118200], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 118200, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
15. 73 FR 53273, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-1310-08; TXNM 118211], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 118211, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
16. 73 FR 53274, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-1310-08; TXNM 118212], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 118212, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
17. 73 FR 53274, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-1310-08; TXNM 118213], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 118213, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
18. 73 FR 53274, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2008-OMM-0038], MMS Information Collection Activities: 1010-0050 Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0050).
19. 73 FR 53277, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Meeting of Concessions Management Advisory Board, ACTION: Notice of meeting of Concessions Management Advisory Board.
20. 73 FR 53277, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting
21. 73 FR 53278, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
22. 73 FR 53294, Notices, PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER AND CONSERVATION PLANNING COUNCIL, Proposed Amendments to Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, ACTION: Proposed amendments to the Council's Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
23. 73 FR 53439, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R6-R-2008-N0186; 60138-1261-0000-S3], Wetland Management Districts, South Dakota, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment; request for comments.
24. 73 FR 53440, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0205; 20124-1113-0000-F2], Williamson County Regional Habitat Conservation Plan, Williamson County, TX, ACTION: Notice of availability: Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Regional Habitat Conservation Plan.
25. 73 FR 53441, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), American Indian Population and Labor Force Report, ACTION: Notice of proposed renewal of a current information collection; comment request.
26. 73 FR 53492, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-ES-2008-0089; 92210-1117-0000-B4] RIN 1018-AV90, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Critical Habitat for the California Red-Legged Frog (Rana aurora draytonii), Part II, ACTION: Proposed rule.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
27. 73 FR 53718, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 55, [EPA-R01-OAR-2008-0112; A-1-FRL-8709-4], Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for Massachusetts, ACTION: Final rule.
28. 73 FR 53775, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 21 CFR Parts 129 and 165, [Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0446], Beverages; Bottled Water, ACTION: Proposed rule.
29. 73 FR 53793, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), 30 CFR Part 250, [Docket ID: MMS-2008-OMM-0023] RIN 1010-AD50, Technical Changes to Production Measurement and Training Requirements, ACTION: Proposed rule.
30. 73 FR 53820, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Forest Certification and Its Implications for America's National Forests, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
31. 73 FR 53823, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, RIN 0596-AC50, Final Directives for Forest Service Outfitting and Guiding Special Use Permits and Insurance Requirements for Forest Service Special Use Permits, ACTION: Notice of final directives; response to public comment.
32. 73 FR 53898, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R6-ES-2008-N0229; 60120-1113-0000-D2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permits.
33. 73 FR 53898, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-100-1310-DB], Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Project, ACTION: Notice of availability.
34. 73 FR 53899, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, for Manassas National Battlefield Park, VA, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan for Manassas National Battlefield Park.
35. 73 FR 53899, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
36. 73 FR 53900, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior Office of the Inspector General - DOI, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency; Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership, ACTION: Notice.
37. 73 FR 53905, Notices, INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT, Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB); Notice of Meeting.
38. 73 FR 53907, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-16045], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment Request to Byproduct Materials License 45-09599-01 for the Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
39. 73 FR 54125, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, RIN 0596-AC74, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado, Regulatory Risk Assessment, ACTION: Proposed rule; risk assessment and request for comments.
40. 73 FR 54125, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R4-ES-2008-0082; 92210750083-B2] RIN 1018-AU85, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Frosted Flatwoods Salamander and Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander, ACTION: Proposed rule; supplemental information.
41. 73 FR 54163, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sporting Conservation Council, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
42. 73 FR 54163, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ES-956-1910-07-5MMS; ES-055517 Group No. 180 Wisconsin], Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Wisconsin.
43. 73 FR 54163, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ES-956-1910-BK-5YMG; ES-055518 Group No. 181, Wisconsin], Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Wisconsin.
44. 73 FR 54176, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-33261], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment Request to Byproduct Materials License 37-30062-01 for the Defense Logistics Agency/Defense Distribution Center, New Cumberland, PA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
45. 73 FR 54177, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-29879], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment Request to Byproduct Materials License 29-28005-01 for the Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
46. 73 FR 54200, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Delaware, ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and Other Federal Agencies.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2008
47. 73 FR 54317, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 36 CFR Part 7, RIN 1024-AD53, Special Regulation: Areas of the National Park System, ACTION: Final Rule.
48. 73 FR 54345, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R1-ES-2008-0096; MO 9221050083-B2] RIN 1018-AW34, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Plant Lepidium papilliferum (Slickspot Peppergrass) as Endangered, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
49. 73 FR 54356, Notices, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Draft Program Comment for Department of Defense Rehabilitation Treatment Measures, ACTION: Notice of intent to issue program comments for Department of Defense Rehabilitation Treatment Measures.
50. 73 FR 54363, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Revised Land and Resource Management Plan: Kiowa, Rita Blanca, Black Kettle, and McClellan Creek National Grasslands; Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, ACTION: Notice of Initiation to revise the Cibola National Forest and Grasslands Land and Resource Management Plan.
51. 73 FR 54396, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8585-8], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
52. 73 FR 54398, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-R04-OW-2008-0179; FRL-8717-6], Final Determination of the Assistant Administrator for Water Pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act Concerning the Proposed Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps Project in Issaquena County, MS, ACTION: Notice.
53. 73 FR 54423, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0230; 20124-1113-0000-F5], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.
54. 73 FR 54424, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0251; 94300-1122-0000-Z2], Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meetings, ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
55. 73 FR 54424, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a new information collection.
56. 73 FR 54425, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Geological Survey: Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Establishment of a New System of Records, ACTION: Proposed establishment of a new system of records.
57. 73 FR 54428, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Riverton Dome Coal Bed Natural Gas and Conventional Gas Development, Wind River Indian Reservation, Fremont County, WY, ACTION: Notice.
58. 73 FR 54429, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-9261; AK-962-1410-HY-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
59. 73 FR 54429, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Availability, ACTION: Notice of availability of a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area General Management Plan.
60. 73 FR 54430, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting.
61. 73 FR 54430, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
62. 73 FR 54433, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Petitions for Modification, ACTION: Notice of petitions for modification of existing mandatory safety standards.
63. 73 FR 54450, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Environmental Impact Statement: Kern County, CA, ACTION: Notice of Intent.