Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
October 22-26, 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 October 22-26, 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.
OCTOBER 22, 2007
1. 72 FR 59477, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 917, [KY-251-FOR], Kentucky Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
2. 72 FR 59489, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 944, [SATS No. UT-044-FOR; State Amendment Identification Number UT-1196], Utah Regulatory Program, ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment.
3. 72 FR 59496, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 223, RIN 0596-AB81, Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Special Forest Products and Forest Botanical Products, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comment.
4. 72 FR 59521, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-451-000], Black Bayou Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Black Bayou Gas Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, Monday, October 22, 2007.
5. 72 FR 59549, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
6. 72 FR 59549, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-140-08-1610-DP], Notice of Public Meeting, Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Subcommittees for the Glenwood Springs and Kremmling Resource Management Plan Revisions, ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
7. 72 FR 59550, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places;Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions, Monday, October 22, 2007.
8. 72 FR 59550, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Water Account, ACTION: Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report to the Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR).
9. 72 FR 59557, Notices, INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT, National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee: Notice of Meeting, Monday, October 22, 2007.
10. 72 FR 59558, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 40-9027], Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Cabot Corporation Proposed Decommissioning Plan for Site in Reading, PA, ACTION: Notice of availability and finding of no significant impact.
11. 72 FR 59561, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-31988], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Termination of Byproduct Materials License No. 04-29022-01 and Unrestricted Release of the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Facility in La Jolla, California, ACTION: Issuance of environmental assessment and finding of no Significant impact for license amendment.
12. 72 FR 59563, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 50-354], PSEG Nuclear, LLC; Hope Creek Generating Station Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to the Proposed License Amendment To Increase the Maximum Reactor Power Level, Monday, October 22, 2007.
OCTOBER 23, 2007
13. 72 FR 59947, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 55, [OAR-2004-0091; FRL-8479-6], Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for California, ACTION: Final rule--consistency update.
14. 72 FR 59979, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 261, RIN 0596-AC38, Amend Certain Paragraphs in 36 CFR 261.2 and 261.10 To Clarify Issuing a Criminal Citation for Unauthorized Occupancy and Use of National Forest System Lands and Facilities by Mineral Operators, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
15. 72 FR 59979, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Summer-Run Kokanee Population in Issaquah Creek, WA, as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.
16. 72 FR 59983, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) in the Big Lost River, ID, as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.
17. 72 FR 60025, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, [NV-912-07-1220PA-006F], Notice of Public Meeting: Recreation Subcommittee Meeting of the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada, Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin, Northeastern Great Basin and Mojave-Southern Great Basin Resource Advisory Councils, ACTION: Recreation Subcommittee Meeting.
18. 72 FR 60026, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-010-1020-DF; HAG 08-0005], Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council: Meeting.
19. 72 FR 60026, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-010-1430-ET; MTM 60957], Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Montana, ACTION: Notice.
20. 72 FR 60027, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-360-1430-EU; CACA-47028], Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Direct (Non-Competitive) Sale of Public Lands in Siskiyou County, CA, ACTION: Notice of realty action.
21. 72 FR 60068, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, RIN 1018-AU46, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Guajon (Eleutherodactylus cooki), Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
OCTOBER 24, 2007
22. 72 FR 60280, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 071011590-7610-02] RIN 0648-XD38, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, ACTION: Notification of rescission of temporary rule and reopening of DAM zone to normal fishing operations.
23. 72 FR 60325, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students; Overview Information; Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
24. 72 FR 60341, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF07-15-000], Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East to West Hubline Expansion Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings
25. 72 FR 60345, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-427-000], PetroLogistics Natural Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed PetroLogistics Gas Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
26. 72 FR 60385, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-920-1320-EL, WYW174407], Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Wyoming, ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale.
27. 72 FR 60386, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), [UT-030-07-1610-PH-24-1A], Notice of Resource Advisory Committee Meeting, ACTION: Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) Meeting.
28. 72 FR 60387, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-300-1020-PH; DDG080001], Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
29. 72 FR 60387, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [UT-910-08-1150-PH-24-1A], Notice of Utah's Resource Advisory Council and Recreation Resource Advisory Council Meetings, ACTION: Notice of Utah's Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RRAC) Meetings.
30. 72 FR 60388, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory Commission, ACTION: Notice of October 27, 2007 meeting.
31. 72 FR 60388, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
32. 72 FR 60410, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, RIN 1018-AU34, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Piperia yadonii (Yadon's piperia), Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
33. 72 FR 60482, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Part 502, RIN 3141-AA31, Definition for Electronic or Electromechanical Facsimile, Part IV, ACTION: Proposed rule.
34. 72 FR 60483, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Parts 502 and 546, RIN 3141-AA31, Classification Standards for Bingo, Lotto, Other Games Similar to Bingo, Pull Tabs and Instant Bingo as Class II Gaming When Played Through an Electronic Medium Using "Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids", Part IV, ACTION: Proposed rule.
35. 72 FR 60495, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Parts 542 and 543, RIN 3141-AA37, Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming, Part IV, ACTION: Proposed rule.
36. 72 FR 60508, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Part 547, RIN 3141-AA29, Technical Standards for Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids Used in the Play of Class II Games, Part IV, ACTION: Proposed rule.
37. 72 FR 60531, Presidential Documents, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Executive Order 13449 of October 20, 2007, Title 3-- The President Protection of Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations, Part V.
OCTOBER 25, 2007
38. 72 FR 60583, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 071018614-7615-01] RIN 0648-XD56, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, ACTION: Temporary rule.
39. 72 FR 60611, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 43 CFR Part 2, RIN 1090-AA61, Amendment to the Freedom of Information Act Regulations, ACTION: Proposed rule.
40. 72 FR 60617, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Mystic Ranger District, South Dakota, Upper Spring Creek Project Area, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
41. 72 FR 60618, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Lassen National Forest, California, Lassen National Forest Public Wheeled Motorized Travel Management EIS, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
42. 72 FR 60689, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0070; Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
43. 72 FR 60691, 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.
44. 72 FR 60691, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-310-1310-PP-24 1A], Oil and Gas Leasing: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations--Fees, Rentals, and Royalty, ACTION: Notification to terminate the heavy oil royalty reductions program.
45. 72 FR 60691, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-060-08-1430-EQ; MTM 044187], Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive Lease of Public Land in Pondera County, MT, ACTION: Designation of public lands in Pondera County, Montana, for FLPMA lease.
46. 72 FR 60702, Notices, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA), 8(a) Business Development Program Regulation Changes; Tribal Consultation, ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meeting.
47. 72 FR 60583, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 071018614-7615-01] RIN 0648-XD56, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fish-ing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, ACTION: Temporary rule.
48. 72 FR 60611, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 43 CFR Part 2, RIN 1090-AA61, Amendment to the Freedom of Information Act Regulations, ACTION: Proposed rule.
49. 72 FR 60617, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Black Hills National Forest, Mystic Ranger District, South Dakota, Upper Spring Creek Project Area, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
50. 72 FR 60618, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Lassen National Forest, California, Lassen National Forest Public Wheeled Motorized Travel Management EIS, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
51. 72 FR 60689, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0070; Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
52. 72 FR 60691, 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.
53. 72 FR 60691, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-310-1310-PP-24 1A], Oil and Gas Leasing: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations--Fees, Rentals, and Royalty, ACTION: Notification to terminate the heavy oil royalty reductions program.
54. 72 FR 60691, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-060-08-1430-EQ; MTM 044187], Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive Lease of Public Land in Pondera County, MT, ACTION: Designation of public lands in Pondera County, Montana, for FLPMA lease.
OCTOBER 26, 2007
55. 72 FR 60814, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), [I.D. 062006A] RIN 0648-XD10, Tak-ing of Threatened or Endangered Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Issuance of Permit, ACTION: Notice.
56. 72 FR 60823, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XD35, Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a U.S. Navy Shock Trial, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for implementation of regulations and a letter of authorization; request for comments and information.
57. 72 FR 60830, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA), Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) and Transformation Actions at Fort Benning, GA, ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).
58. 72 FR 60843, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Big Stone II Power Plant and Transmission Project Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0377), ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearing.
59. 72 FR 60844, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8487-8], Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Additional Expertise for the Science Advisory Board Asbestos Expert Panel, ACTION: Notice.
60. 72 FR 60846, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6692-3], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
61. 72 FR 60870, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security, Determination Pursuant to Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 as Amended by Section 102 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and as Amended by the Secure Fence Act of 2006, ACTION: Notice of determination.
62. 72 FR 60875, 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 an extension of an information collection (1028-0056).
63. 72 FR 60876, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-958-6310-PF-24 1A], Submission to Office of Management and Budget--Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0168, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
64. 72 FR 60877, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-800-1610-DP 016C], Notice of Availability of the Canyons of the Ancients Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Colorado, ACTION: Notice of availability.
65. 72 FR 60879, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [UT050-1610-012J], Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan (DRMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Richfield Field Office in Garfield, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Counties, UT, ACTION: Notice of availability.
66. 72 FR 60881, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, [ID 320 7122 EO 7979], Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G Mine Expansion Project.
67. 72 FR 60882, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-920-1320-EL], Powder River Regional Coal Team Activities: Notice of Public Meeting in Casper, WY, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
68. 72 FR 60883, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Comprehensive Management Plan; Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii; Notice of Availability
69. 72 FR 60885, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement; Record of Decision; Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Flight 93 National Memorial.
70. 72 FR 60886, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Preservation Technology and Training Board--National Center for Preservation Technology and Training: Meeting, ACTION: Notice.
71. 72 FR 60886, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Realty Action for Proposed Land Exchange.
72. 72 FR 60887, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Seventh Public Meeting for Reclamation's Managing for Excellence Project, ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and announcement of subsequent meetings to be held.
73. 72 FR 60988, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 158, [EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0415; FRL-8109-8] RIN 2070-AD51, Pesticides; Data Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial Pesticides, Part II, ACTION: Final Rule.