Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
November 10-14, 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 November 10-14, 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.
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
1. 73 FR 66555, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 52, [EPA-R05-OAR-2004-IL-0003; FRL-8730-4], Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; CILCO (AmerenEnergy) Edwards, ACTION: Final rule.
2. 73 FR 66569, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 926, [SATS No. MT-029-FOR, Docket ID: OSM-2008-0022], Montana Regulatory Program, ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment.
3. 73 FR 66591, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Fee Schedule for Linear Rights-of-Way Authorized on National Forest System Lands, ACTION: Notice of Adoption of Mandatory Right-of-Way Land Use Fee Schedule.
4. 73 FR 66597, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XJ24, Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Low-Energy Marine Geophysical Survey in the Santa Barbara Channel, November 2008, ACTION: Notice; issuance of incidental take authorization.
5. 73 FR 66669, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement/Comprehensive Management Plan; Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Hawaii County, HI; Notice of Availability.
6. 73 FR 66670, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan (GMP) for Fort Donelson National Battlefield, TN.
7. 73 FR 66671, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
8. 73 FR 66672, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
9. 73 FR 66688, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in California, ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and Other Federal Agencies.
NOVEMBER 11, 2008
Federal Holiday
NOVEMBER 12, 2008
10. 73 FR 66803, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Parts 222 and 223, [Docket No. 0810061316-81420-02] RIN 0648-XL11, Sea Turtle Conservation; Shrimp Trawling Requirements, ACTION: Temporary rule.
11. 73 FR 66831, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, RIN 1018-AV52 [FWS-R4-ES-2008-0047], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Louisiana Black Bear, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period, notice of availability of draft economic analysis, and amended required determinations.
12. 73 FR 66835, Notices, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Notice of Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
13. 73 FR 66837, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Genesis, Inc. Exploration Drilling Project Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT, ACTION: Revised Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
14. 73 FR 66879, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Navy, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Basewide Utility Infrastructure Improvements at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, CA, ACTION: Notice.
15. 73 FR 66889, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [P-13296-000], BPUS Generation Development LLC; Notice of Application for Preliminary Permit Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests.
16. 73 FR 66890, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-21-000], Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 85 North Expansion Project Request for Comments on Environmental Issues and Notice of Public Meetings and Public Site Visits.
17. 73 FR 66893, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0588; FRL-8388-5], Acrolein, d-Phenothrin, and Sulfometuron Methyl, Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability, ACTION: Notice.
18. 73 FR 66896, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8739-9], Proposed Issuance of a General NPDES Permit (GP) for Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in the State of Washington (Permit Number WAG-13-0000), ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft general NPDES permit.
19. 73 FR 66918, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Renewal of the Public Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of Reestablishment.
20. 73 FR 66918, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-670-08-1610-DR], Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Eastern San Diego County Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of availability.
21. 73 FR 66919, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Final Environmental Impact Statement; General Management Plan; Olympic National Park, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Mason Counties, WA; Notice of Approval of Record of Decision.
22. 73 FR 66964, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Parts 50, 51, 53 and 58, [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735; FRL-8732-9] RIN 2060-AN83, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
NOVEMBER 13, 2008
23. 73 FR 67118, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Mystic Ranger District, SD, Slate Castle Project Area, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
24. 73 FR 67120, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, RIN 0596-AC66, Land Management Plan Guidance, ACTION: Notice of issuance of agency interim directive; request for comment.
25. 73 FR 67194, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R7-R-2008-N0069; 70133-1265-0000-S3], Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Fairbanks, AK, ACTION: Notice of availability of the revised comprehensive conservation plan and finding of no significant impact for environmental assessment.
26. 73 FR 67195, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-922-09-1310-FI; COC71373], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
27. 73 FR 67195, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-922-09-1310-FI; COC70104], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
28. 73 FR 67195, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-922-09-1310-FI; COC70105], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
29. 73 FR 67196, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLAKF03000-LV.CL.00000000-F029421], Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive Sale of Reversionary Interest, Portion of Recreation and Public Purposes Patent Number 50-65-0288, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
30. 73 FR 67197, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2008 MRM-0039], Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0139).
31. 73 FR 67201, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Mid-Atlantic Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220, ACTION: Call for Information and Interest/Nominations (Call) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
32. 73 FR 67206, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Minidoka Dam Spillway Replacement; Minidoka County, ID, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
33. 73 FR 67211, Notices, INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT, Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB); Notice of Meeting.
34. 73 FR 67213, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 04000341], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Source Materials License No. Stc-133 Authorizing the Use of Site-Specific Derived Concentration Guideline Levels When Determining if Unrestricted Release Criteria Has Been Met for the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Nuclear Supply Center Depot in New Haven, IN, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
35. 73 FR 67253, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY United States Mint, Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee November 2008 Public Meeting, ACTION: Notification of Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee November 2008 public meeting.
36. 73 FR 67256, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 25 CFR Parts 15, 18, 179 43 CFR Parts 4, 30, RIN 1076-AE59, Indian Trust Management Reform, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
NOVEMBER 14, 2008
37. 73 FR 67390, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 36 CFR Part 13, RIN 1024-AD69, National Park System Units in Alaska, ACTION: Final rule.
38. 73 FR 67470, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census, [Docket Number: 071227905-81306-02], American Indian Areas (AIAs) Program for the 2010 Census--Notice of Final Criteria and Guidelines, ACTION: Notice of final criteria, guidelines, and program implementation.
39. 73 FR 67501, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-420-000], Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Hubline/East to West Project.
40. 73 FR 67509, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8587-6], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
41. 73 FR 67541, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-ES-2008-N0115; 10120-1113-0000-C2], Revised Recovery Plan for Sihek or Guam Micronesian Kingfisher (Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina), ACTION: Notice of document availability.
42. 73 FR 67542, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-22290, F-22305; AK-962-1410-HY-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
43. 73 FR 67542, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-070-08-1610-DO], Notice of Intent To Revise a Resource Management Plan for the Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of intent.
44. 73 FR 67544, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AK-011-08-1610-DR-087L], Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Bay Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS), ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision.
45. 73 FR 67565, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Michigan, ACTION: Notice of Decision by FHWA and Notice of Limitation of Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and Other Federal Agencies.
46. 73 FR 67576, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Parts 700, 724, 773, 785, 816, 817, 845, 846, 870, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 879, 880, 882, 884, 885, 886, and 887, RIN 1029-AC56 [Docket ID: OSM-2008-0003], Abandoned Mine Land Program, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
