Selected list of Federal Register items of interest to the Department of the Interior
July 30 - August 3, 2007
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 July 30 - August 3, 2007. 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.
JULY 30, 2007
1. 72 FR 41497, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XB55, Marine Mammals; File No. 633-1778, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
2. 72 FR 41516, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
3. 72 FR 41516, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
4. 72 FR 41517, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
5. 72 FR 41518, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Issuance of Permits, ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for marine mammals.
6. 72 FR 41518, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sporting Conservation Council, ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
7. 72 FR 41519, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14939-C and F-14939-D; AK-932-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
8. 72 FR 41519, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK, ACTION: Notice.
9. 72 FR 41522, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, ACTION: Notice.
10. 72 FR 41525, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ACTION: Notice.
JULY 31, 2007
11. 72 FR 41679, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, RIN 1018-AV25, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Devils River Minnow, ACTION: Proposed rule.
12. 72 FR 41703, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Hell Canon Ranger District, Custer, South Dakota--Norbeck Wildlife Project, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
13. 72 FR 41712, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Navy, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Navy Training Operations in the Northwest Training Range Complex and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings, ACTION: Notice.
14. 72 FR 41730, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-390-000], Enstor Houston Hub Storage and Transportation, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Houston Hub Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
15. 72 FR 41731, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket Nos. CP07-8-001 and CP07-8-002], Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.'s Amended Guardian Expansion/Extension Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
16. 72 FR 41733, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-406-000], Monroe Gas Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Monroe Gas Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
17. 72 FR 41764, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) Directorate of Science and Technology (Office of National Laboratories within the Office of Research), Science and Technology Directorate; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF).
18. 72 FR 41772, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-080 6350-DP; HAG 07-0-158], Salem District Resource Advisory Committee.
19. 72 FR 41772, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-921-1310-FI-07; NMNM 111742], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 111742, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
20. 72 FR 41772, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
21. 72 FR 41811, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Notice of Approval of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for Proposed Development Activities at the Juneau International Airport, Juneau, AK, ACTION: Notice of approval of the Record of Decision.
22. 72 FR 41819, Corrections, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AK-050-1430-EQ-P; AA-081894], Notice of Realty Action; Issuance of a 5-year Renewable Lease of Public Land, Caribou Lake, Alaska.
AUGUST 1, 2007
23. 72 FR 42103, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Laramie Plains National Wildlife Refuges, Wyoming, ACTION: Notice of Availability; Request for Comments.
24. 72 FR 42104, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Alere Riverside Avenue Development, City of Rialto, San Bernardino County, CA, ACTION: Notice of availability and receipt of application.
25. 72 FR 42105, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Fisher Family Residence Construction Project, Mendocino County, CA, ACTION: Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment (EA); Receipt of an Application for Incidental Take Permit.
26. 72 FR 42106, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
27. 72 FR 42108, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Big Cypress National Preserve Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Committee; Notice of Establishment, ACTION: Notice of establishment.
28. 72 FR 42109, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Saguaro National Park, AZ, ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Saguaro National Park.
29. 72 FR 42110, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Ellis Island Development Concept Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, New York and New Jersey, ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ellis Island Development Concept Plan, Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island.
30. 72 FR 42132, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Technical Study Panel on the Utilization of Belt Air and the Composition and Fire Retardant Properties of Belt Materials in Underground Coal Mining, ACTION: Notice of meeting, public comment deadline.
31. 72 FR 42298, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Office of the Secretary of Defense, 32 CFR Part 229, Protection of Archaeological Resources: Uniform Regulations, , ACTION: Final rule.
32. 72 FR 42316, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), 15 CFR Part 922, [Docket No. 0612242956-7411-02] RIN 0648-AT18, Establishment of Marine Reserves and a Marine Conservation Area Within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; Correction, ACTION: Final rule; correction.
33. 72 FR 42363, Proposed Rules, LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION, 45 CFR Part 1626, Restrictions on Legal Assistance to Aliens, ACTION: Termination of Rulemaking and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
34. 72 FR 42373, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0195], Monsanto Company; Determination of Nonregulated Status for Soybean Genetically Engineered for Glyphosate Herbicide Tolerance, ACTION: Notice.
35. 72 FR 42376, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Colville National Forest; Washington; Republic Ranger Station Excess Residence Sale, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
36. 72 FR 42378, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, [FSM 2350], Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period for Proposed Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST) Directives.
37. 72 FR 42401, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XB10, Endangered Species; File No. 1526-01, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit modification.
38. 72 FR 42424, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments.
39. 72 FR 42425, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of Nine Southeastern Species, , ACTION: Notice.
40. 72 FR 42426, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Notice of Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Endangered Vermilion Darter, ACTION: Notice of document availability.
41. 72 FR 42427, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-19155-3; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
42. 72 FR 42427, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-310-0777-XG, Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest California Resource Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
43. 72 FR 42428, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, San Joaquin River Restoration Program, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Program Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (PEIS/EIR) and Notice of Scoping Meetings.
44. 72 FR 42440, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-07188], Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Issuance of a License Amendment to By-product Material License No. 21-05199-02, for Unrestricted Release of Former Facilities for the State of Michigan, Department of Environmental Quality, Lansing, MI, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
AUGUST 3, 2007
45. 72 FR 43176, 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. 070712318-7318-01; I.D. 110306A] RIN 0648-AU81, Sea Turtle Conservation; Observer Requirement for Fisheries, ACTION: Final rule.
46. 72 FR 43186, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 070726420-7421-01] RIN 0648-XB74, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, ACTION: Temporary rule.
47. 72 FR 43222, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. 04-085-5], Contact Information for Alfalfa Producers To Determine Proximity to Roundup Ready Alfalfa Fields, ACTION: Notice.
48. 72 FR 43223, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho; Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Management Plan and Off-highway Vehicle Designation, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
49. 72 FR 43225, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Pinaleno Ecosystem Restoration Project, Safford Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, Graham County, Arizona, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
50. 72 FR 43228, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Utah, EIS for Oil and Gas Leasing, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
51. 72 FR 43251, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Improvements to the Freeport Harbor Navigation Project, Brazoria County, TX, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
52. 72 FR 43293, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Establishment of Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado, ACTION: Establishment of Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.
53. 72 FR 43294, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-220-1220-MA], Notice of Temporary Closure/Restriction Order of Castle Rocks State Park and Castle Rocks Inter-Agency Recreation Area Near Almo, ID, ACTION: Notice.
54. 72 FR 43294, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, ACTION: Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale.
55. 72 FR 43294, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Emergency Approval of a 6 Month Study Package; 60-Day Notice of Intent To Inform the Public of This Collection of Information; National Park Service's Evaluation of Pilot Interventions To Increase Healthful Physical Activity in Parks, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
56. 72 FR 43314, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), [Public Notice 5874], Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact from Construction of a New Livestock Crossing near San Luis, Arizona, ACTION: Notice.
57. 72 FR 43324, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Preparation of an Alternatives Analysis/Environmental Impact Statement for High-Capacity Transit Improvements in the Central Mesa Corridor, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Alternatives Analysis/Environmental Impact Stateme