Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
September 22-26, 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 22-26, 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 22, 2008
1. 73 FR 54566, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA), Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for Military Training Activities at Makua Military Reservation (MMR), Hawaii, ACTION: Notice of availability.
2. 73 FR 54569, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Proposed Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement for the Kemper County IGCC Project, Kemper County, MS, ACTION: Notice of Intent and Notice of Proposed Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement.
3. 73 FR 54586, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-430-000], Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Eminence Enhancement Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
4. 73 FR 54588, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Parker-Davis Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-138, ACTION: Notice of Order Concerning Firm Electric and Transmission Service Formula Rates.
5. 73 FR 54603, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary--Water and Science, Central Utah Project Completion Act, ACTION: Notice of Availability, Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), Hobble Creek Stream Restoration, Utah County, Utah.
6. 73 FR 54603, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-ES-2008-N0200; 10120-1113-0000-C2], Draft Recovery Plan for the Prairie Species of Western Oregon and Southwestern Washington, ACTION: Notice of document availability for review and comment.
7. 73 FR 54604, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Jamestown S'Klallam Amended Tribal Liquor Control Ordinance, ACTION: Notice.
8. 73 FR 54607, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa Liquor Control Code, ACTION: Notice.
9. 73 FR 54612, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [UTU 80808], Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction; Utah, ACTION: Notice of realty action.
10. 73 FR 54613, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-920-1430-FR; WYW-137524], Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Lease/Patent of Public Lands in Converse County, WY, ACTION: Notice.
11. 73 FR 54614, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
12. 73 FR 54614, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Park System Advisory Board; Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
13. 73 FR 54615, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
14. 73 FR 54616, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Franks Tract, Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta, CA, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) and notice of public scoping meetings.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
15. 73 FR 54679, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 901, [SATS No. AL-074-FOR; Docket No. OSM-2008-0015], Alabama Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
16. 73 FR 54717, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 43 CFR Part 3000, [WO-310-1310-PP-24 1A] RIN 1004-AE01, Minerals Management: Adjustment of Cost Recovery Fees, ACTION: Final rule.
17. 73 FR 54720, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Parts 600 and 635, [Docket No. 070801432-8663-02] RIN 0648-AV92, Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Tuna Fisheries; Pelagic and Bottom Longline Fisheries; Gear Authorization and Turtle Control Devices, ACTION: Final rule.
18. 73 FR 54786, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
19. 73 FR 54789, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XK66, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
20. 73 FR 54849, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-350-1430-EU-24 1A], Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Approval Number 1004-0153, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
21. 73 FR 54850, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-350-1430-PF-24 1A], Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0004, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
22. 73 FR 54851, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AZ-956-08-1420-BJ], Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; Arizona, ACTION: Notice.
23. 73 FR 54852, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ES-956-1910-5EML], ES-055520 Group 28, Maine, Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Maine.
24. 73 FR 54853, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-930-1430-ET, CACA 46634], Public Land Order No. 7716; Withdrawal of Federal Lands and Transfer of Jurisdiction; California, ACTION: Public Land Order.
25. 73 FR 54853, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AK010-1410-FP], Notice of Realty Action; Airport Lease, Sitka, Alaska, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
26. 73 FR 54853, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Extension of Concession Contracts, ACTION: Public notice.
27. 73 FR 54855, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
28. 73 FR 54890, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Southwest Transitway Project in Hennepin, Minnesota, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Southwest Transitway Project in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
29. 73 FR 54932, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 15 CFR Part 902 50 CFR Part 300, [Docket No. 080310411-8949-02] RIN 0648-AU14, Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Subsistence Fishing, ACTION: Final rule.
30. 73 FR 54977, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, 43 CFR Part 423, RIN 1006-AA55, Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation Facilities, Lands, and Waterbodies, ACTION: Interim final rule.
31. 73 FR 55021, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest; Wisconsin, Grub Hoe Vegetation and Transportation Management Project, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
32. 73 FR 55022, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Notice of Final Flat Fee Policy for Outfitting and Guiding Land Use Fees in the Alaska Region, ACTION: Notice of final policy.
33. 73 FR 55045, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XK45, Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans, ACTION: Notice of Availability; request for comments.
34. 73 FR 55122, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service Background Investigations of Individuals in Positions Involving Regular Contact With or Control Over Indian Children, OPM-306, ACTION: Notice.
35. 73 FR 55125, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Privacy Act of 1974, As Amended; Addition of a New System of Records, ACTION: Proposed addition of a new Privacy Act system of records.
36. 73 FR 55128, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV030-08-1430-ER; 08-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Blackhawk to Heybourne Transmission Line Project, Nevada, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
37. 73 FR 55128, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-957-08-1420-BJ], Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming.
38. 73 FR 55129, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-936-1430-ET; HAG-08-0208; WAOR-42920], Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Washington, ACTION: Notice.
39. 73 FR 55130, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Public Notice: Clarifying the Definition of "Substantial Restoration of Natural Quiet" at Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, ACTION: Notice of Disposition of Public Comments and Adoption of Clarification.
40. 73 FR 55165, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412], Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplement 36 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, and Public Meeting for the License Renewal of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
41. 73 FR 55450, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 21, [FWS-R9-MB-2007-0012; 91200-1231-9BPP] RIN 1018-AV35, Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Migratory Bird Import and Export Regulations, ACTION: Correcting amendments.
42. 73 FR 55451, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 223, [Docket No. 070727426-81200-01] RIN 0648-AV18, Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Protective Regulations for Threatened Puget Sound Steelhead, ACTION: Final rule.
43. 73 FR 55502, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA), Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Army Growth and Force Structure Realignment at Fort Bliss, Texas and New Mexico, ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
44. 73 FR 55507, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0370; FRL-8721-2], Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metallic Mineral Processing Plants, EPA ICR Number 0982.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0016, ACTION: Notice.
45. 73 FR 55511, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0709; FRL-8384-6], Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings, ACTION: Notice.
46. 73 FR 55512, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8721-1], Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Meeting of the Science Advisory Board, ACTION: Notice.
47. 73 FR 55523, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-MB-2008-N0255] [91100-3740-GRNT 7C], Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0100; North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grant Programs, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
48. 73 FR 55524, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-19154-13, F-19154-14, F-19154-45, F-19154-56, F-19154-61, F-19154-73, F-19154-84; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
49. 73 FR 55524, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-100-08-1310-NB], Call for Nominations To Fill Two Vacancies on the Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG), ACTION: Call for nominations for membership on the Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG).
50. 73 FR 55525, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-610-07-1990-AL], Call for Nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District Advisory Council, ACTION: Call for nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's California Desert District Advisory Council.
51. 73 FR 55546, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), Notice of Availability of Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Environmental Reviews Related to the Issuance of Authorizations To Construct and Operate Nuclear Power Plants.
52. 73 FR 55602, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 20, [FWS-R9-MB-2008-0032; 91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AV62, Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
53. 73 FR 55630, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 20, [FWS-R9-MB-2008-0032; 91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AV62, Migratory Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
54. 73 FR 55676, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 20, [FWS-R9-MB-2008-0032; 91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AV62, Migratory Bird Hunting; Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008-09 Late Season, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
55. 73 FR 55824, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Amended Record of Decision for the Hanford Comprehensive Land-Use Plan Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Amended record of decision.
56. 73 FR 55831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-444-000; Docket No. CP07-441-000], Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project, L.P.; Notice of Public Meetings To Take Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jordan Cove Energy and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project.
57. 73 FR 55833, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration, Record of Decision: Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operation of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, ACTION: Record of decision.
58. 73 FR 55840, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8720-2], Draft NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska (Permit Number AKG524000), ACTION: Notice of availability of draft NPDES general permit and request for public comment.
59. 73 FR 55842, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8585-9], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
60. 73 FR 55862, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Office of Conservation, Partnerships & Management Policy, Notice of Proposed New Information Collection for Donor Certification Form, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
61. 73 FR 55864, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R6-R-2008-N0187; 60138-1261-0000-S3], Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Lima, MT, ACTION: Notice of availability.
62. 73 FR 55865, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the Jackson Rancheria Liquor Control Ordinance, ACTION: Notice.
63. 73 FR 55866, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-070-08-1610-DQ-030E], Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Butte Field Office, Montana, ACTION: Notice of availability.
64. 73 FR 55867, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-040-1610-DR; 08-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Notice of Availability: Record of Decision for the Ely Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Nevada, ACTION: Notice of availability.
65. 73 FR 55868, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-070-1990-EX], Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed "M" Pit Mine Expansion at the Montana Tunnels Mine, Jefferson County, MT, ACTION: Notice of availability.
66. 73 FR 55869, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-921-08-1320-EL-P; MTM 98618], Notice of Invitation--Coal Exploration License Application MTM 98618, ACTION: Notice.
67. 73 FR 55873, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 03031655], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment Request to Byproduct Materials License No. 45-03499-08 for the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
68. 73 FR 55874, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-11789], Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Issuance of a License Amendment to Byproduct Material License No. 24-00196-07, for Unrestricted Release of a Facility for Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
69. 73 FR 55894, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Highway in Illinois, ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and other Federal agencies.
70. 73 FR 55895, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Nevada, ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Other Federal Agencies.
71. 73 FR 55896, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Washington, ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and other federal agencies.