Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
November 26-30, 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 November 26-30, 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.
NOVEMBER 26, 2007
1. 72 FR 65940, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XD97, Endangered Species; File No. 10022, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
2. 72 FR 65948, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the Nourishment of 25,000 feet of Beach in Topsail Beach, Pender County, NC, ACTION: Notice of intent.
3. 72 FR 65950, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Dam Powerhouse Rehabilitations and Possible Operational Changes at the Wolf Creek, Center Hill, and Dale Hollow Dams, Kentucky and Tennessee, ACTION: Notice of intent.
4. 72 FR 65951, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Availability of Final Bi-National Report for the Great Lakes--St. Lawrence Seaway Study, ACTION: Notice of availability.
5. 72 FR 65980, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Habitat Conservation Plan for Chevron's North American Exploration and Production Unit in the Lokern Area of the Southern San Joaquin Valley, Kern County, CA, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) and notice of public meetings.
6. 72 FR 65981, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Liquor Ordinance of the Karuk Tribe of California, ACTION: Notice.
7. 72 FR 65983, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [(NM-920-1310-08); (NMNM 98795)], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 98795, ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
8. 72 FR 65984, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [(NM-920-1310-08); (NMNM 97871)], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 97871, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
9. 72 FR 66024, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Transit Improvements in the Draper Corridor of Metropolitan Salt Lake City, UT, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
NOVEMBER 27, 2007
10. 72 FR 66048, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 070417093-7582-02] RIN 0648-AV54, List of Fisheries for 2008, ACTION: Final rule.
11. 72 FR 66122, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, RIN 1018-AU86, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Acanthomintha ilicifolia (San Diego Thornmint), ACTION: Proposed rule; re-opening of comment period, corrections to proposed critical habitat, notice of availability of draft economic analysis, and amended Required Determinations.
12. 72 FR 66130, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, RIN 0596-AC61, Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Forest Service Proposed Wind Energy Directives (FSM 2720, FSH 2609.13 and FSH 2709.11), ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
13. 72 FR 66137, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XE08, Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, ACTION: Notice.
14. 72 FR 66138, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XC38, Marine Mammals; File No. 1034-1854, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
15. 72 FR 66182, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), [Docket No. USCG-2007-29114], Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee; Vacancies, ACTION: Notice of committee establishment and request for applications.
16. 72 FR 66186, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
NOVEMBER 28, 2007
17. 72 FR 67251, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Part 546, Class II Classification Standards, ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
18. 72 FR 67251, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Part 547, Technical Standards for Electronic, Computer, or Other Technologic Aids Used in the Play of Class II Games, ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
19. 72 FR 67268, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Clearwater National Forest; Idaho; Travel Management Plan, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
20. 72 FR 67282, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), [Docket No.: 071121729-7734-01], Solicitation of Applications for the Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC) Program, ACTION: Notice.
21. 72 FR 67313, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0102, Special Use Permit Applications on National Wildlife Refuges Outside Alaska, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
22. 72 FR 67314, 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 1018-0095; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Experimental Populations, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
23. 72 FR 67315, 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 1018-0066; Marine Mammal Tagging, Marking, and Reporting Certificates, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
24. 72 FR 67316, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-050-5853-ES; N-75716 and N-41566-14; 8-08807], Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
25. 72 FR 67317, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-050-5853-ES; N-82423; 8-08807; TAS-14X5232], Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes in Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
26. 72 FR 67318, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-957-08-1420-BJ], Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, WY, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming.
27. 72 FR 67321, Notices, FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION, Sunshine Act Meeting
28. 72 FR 67428, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, RIN 1018-AU93, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for 12 Species of Picture-Wing Flies From the Hawaiian Islands, Part III, ACTION: Proposed rule.
NOVEMBER 29, 2007
29. 72 FR 67594, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0071], National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Notice of Intent To Reestablish, ACTION: Notice of intent.
30. 72 FR 67606, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-200-1430-FR; COC-64330], Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Logan County, CO, ACTION: Notice of realty action.
31. 72 FR 67609, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-04781], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 21-00182-03, for Unrestricted Release of the Pharmacia and Upjohn Company's Facilities in Kalamazoo, MI, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
32. 72 FR 67611, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-34325], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Amendment of a Materials Permit in Accordance With Byproduct Materials License No. 03-23853-01va, for Unrestricted Release of a Department of Veterans Affairs' Facility in Coatesville, PA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
NOVEMBER 30, 2007
33. 72 FR 67696, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. APHIS-2007-0094], National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Notice of Solicitation for Membership, ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.
34. 72 FR 67712, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XE02, Endangered and Threatened Species; Initiation of a Status Review for Shortnose Sturgeon, ACTION: Notice; request for information.
35. 72 FR 67713, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XD60, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; An On-ice Marine Geophysical and Seismic Programs in the U.S. Beaufort Sea, ACTION: Notice of receipt of three applications and proposed incidental take authorizations; request for comments.
36. 72 FR 67722, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6693-6], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
37. 72 FR 67744, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI), Office of the Secretary, National Invasive Species Council; Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Committee.
38. 72 FR 67745, 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 1018-0023; Migratory Bird Surveys, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
39. 72 FR 67747, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, ACTION: Notice of teleconference.
40. 72 FR 67747, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-800-1430-ES; COC-71969], Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Colorado, ACTION: Notice.
41. 72 FR 67748, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-040-1610-DQ], Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ely Field Office, Nevada, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
42. 72 FR 67750, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 30-Day Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for Public Comment, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
43. 72 FR 67752, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Negotiations, ACTION: Notice.
44. 72 FR 67754, Notices, UNITED STATES-MEXICO INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION-UNITED STATES SECTION, United States Section; Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of No Significant Impact for Improvements to the Main and North Floodways Levee System in the Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Project, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties, TX, ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Final Finding of No Signifi-cant Impact (FONSI).
45. 72 FR 67779, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Environmental Impact Statement: Christian, Shelby, Fayette, Marion, Clinton, Jefferson and Washington Counties, IL, ACTION: Notice of Intent.