Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
January 28 - February 1, 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 January 28-February 1, 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.
JANUARY 28, 2008
1. 73 FR 4695, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), 33 CFR Part 165, [Docket No. USCG-2007-0128] RIN 1625-AA00, Safety Zone; Molokini Crater, Maui, HI, ACTION: Temporary final rule; request for comments.
2. 73 FR 4720, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2008-009; 92220-1113-0000; ABC Code: C3] RIN 1018-AV39, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Special Regulation for the Central Idaho and Yellowstone Area Nonessential Experimental Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains, ACTION: Final rule.
3. 73 FR 4736, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 648, [Docket No. 070627217-7523-02] RIN 0648-AV70, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Region Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus Amendment, ACTION: Final rule.
4. 73 FR 4774, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Resurrection Creek Restoration Phase II Project Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
5. 73 FR 4841, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XD79, Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Black Abalone Research Surveys at San Nicolas Island, Ventura County, CA, ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental take authorization.
6. 73 FR 4846, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XF22, Marine Mammals; File No. 775-1875, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
7. 73 FR 4856, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF07-12-000], Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Storage Factory Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings and Site Visit.
8. 73 FR 4858, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-2-000], MarkWest Pioneer, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Arkoma Connector Pipeline Project; and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
9. 73 FR 4911, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Workshop on Wind Turbine-Wildlife Interactions and Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public workshop and meeting.
10. 73 FR 4911, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2008-OMM-0007], MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0141 (30 CFR 250, Subpart D) Oil and Gas Drilling Operations, Revision of a Collection; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a revision of an information collection (1010-0141).
11. 73 FR 4914, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Draft Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan; San Juan Island National Historical Park, San Juan County, WA; Notice of Availability.
12. 73 FR 4915, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Meetings for the National Park Service (NPS) Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) Program Within the Alaska Region.
13. 73 FR 4916, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Flight 93 Advisory Commission, Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
14. 73 FR 4917, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Notice of Public Open Houses for Calendar Year 2008.
15. 73 FR 4917, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
16. 73 FR 4919, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA), [SGA/DFA-PY 05-05], Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA); Indian and Native American Employment and Training Program SGA, ACTION: Notice: Second Amendment to SGA/DFA-PY-05-05.
JANUARY 29, 2008
17. 73 FR 5115, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 080123076-8078-01] RIN 0648-XF27, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, ACTION: Temporary rule.
18. 73 FR 5177, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XF19, Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries; 2008 Harvest Guideline, ACTION: Notification of harvest guideline for crustaceans.
19. 73 FR 5177, 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: Announcement of initiation of status review; request for information; extension of comment period.
20. 73 FR 5184, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Record of Decision and Floodplain Statement of Findings for the Trinity Public Utilities District Direct Interconnection Project (DOE/EIS-0389), ACTION: Record of Decision.
21. 73 FR 5205, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Draft Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances and Application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit for the Page Springsnail in Yavapai County, AZ, ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of application.
22. 73 FR 5206, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0011; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Issuance of Permits, ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for marine mammals.
23. 73 FR 5207, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
24. 73 FR 5208, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-310-1310-08-24-1A-PP], Extension of Approved Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, OMB Control Number 1004-0196, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
25. 73 FR 5209, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Continuation of Visitor Services, ACTION: Public Notice.
26. 73 FR 5209, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, African Burial Ground National Monument, NY, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, African Burial Ground National Monument.
27. 73 FR 5209, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), General Management Plan/Environmental Assessment, Finding of No Significant Impact, for Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma, ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact for the General Management Plan/Environmental Assessment, Chickasaw National Recreation Area.
JANUARY 30, 2008
28. 73 FR 5471, Proposed Rules, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 147, [EPA-R08-OW-2007-0153; FRL-8522-5], Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana; Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program; Proposed Primacy Approval and Minor Revisions, ACTION: Proposed rule.
29. 73 FR 5497, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest; Michigan; Niagara EIS, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
30. 73 FR 5544, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-45-000], Dominion Transmission Incorporation; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Utica 7 Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
31. 73 FR 5552, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-46-000], Tarpon Whitetail Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Whitetail Natural Gas Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
32. 73 FR 5583, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0002], [20124-1113-0000-F5], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.
33. 73 FR 5583, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N007], [20124-1113-0000-F5], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.
34. 73 FR 5584, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-030-1050-HF-PALE; NV-030-04-003; 8-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Notice to the Public of Emergency Closure of Public Lands, Douglas County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
35. 73 FR 5584, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-010-1020-DF; HAG 08-0050], Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council: Meeting.
36. 73 FR 5585, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-200-1430-ES; COC-63837], Notice of Realty Action: Termination of Classification, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
37. 73 FR 5585, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-160-08-1110-PI], Notice of Order Closing Public Lands to Motorized Use, Gunnison and Saguache Counties, CO, ACTION: Notice of Closure.
38. 73 FR 5586, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-921-1430-ET; WYW 142589], Public Land Order No. 7688; Withdrawal of Public Lands for the Protection of Yermo xanthocephalus Plant Habitat; Wyoming, ACTION: Public Land Order.
39. 73 FR 5586, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-065-5870-EU; N-76426; 8-08807; TAS: 14X5260], Notice of Realty Action: Direct (Non-Competitive) Sale of Public Lands, Nye County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
40. 73 FR 5588, 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.
41. 73 FR 5590, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Extension of Concession Contracts, ACTION: Public Notice.
42. 73 FR 5590, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Minor Boundary Revision at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, ACTION: Announcement of boundary revision and land exchange.
43. 73 FR 5591, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
44. 73 FR 5593, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Notice of Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part, ACTION: Notice of Affirmative Decisions on Petitions for Modification Granted in Whole or in Part.
45. 73 FR 5625, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement on Transit Improvements in the North-South Corridor of Kansas City, MO, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
JANUARY 31, 2008
46. 73 FR 5784, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wild-life Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 16, [FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015; 94410-1342-0000-N3] RIN 1018-AV68, Injurious Wildlife Species; Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes From Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera, ACTION: Notice of inquiry.
47. 73 FR 5827, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 408 Permission and 404 Permit to Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency for the Natomas Levee Improvement Project, Sacramento, CA, ACTION: Notice of intent.
48. 73 FR 5831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-032-000], Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Herscher-Galesville Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
49. 73 FR 5833, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-4-000], Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Sheyenne Expansion Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Site Visit.
50. 73 FR 5866, 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 1018-0102; Applications for Special Use Permits on National Wildlife Refuges Outside Alaska, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
51. 73 FR 5867, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota, ACTION: Notice of availability.
52. 73 FR 5868, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0008; 80221-1113-0000-F5], Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
53. 73 FR 5869, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
54. 73 FR 5920, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-ES-2008-0010; 92210-1117-0000-B4] RIN 1018-AU81, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
FEBRUARY 1, 2008
55. 73 FR 6019, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, 25 CFR Parts 502, 522, 559 and 573, RIN 3141-AA23, Facility License Standards, ACTION: Final rule.
56. 73 FR 6073, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), 30 CFR Part 256, [Docket ID: MMS-2007-OMM-0064] RIN 1010-AD44, Bonus or Royalty Credits for Relinquishing Certain Leases Offshore Florida, ACTION: Proposed rule.
57. 73 FR 6109, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Klamath National Forest, CA; Thom-Seider Vegetation Management and Fuel Reduction Project, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
58. 73 FR 6146, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; Indian Education--Professional Development Grants; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008.
59. 73 FR 6180, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6695-6], Environmental Impact Statement and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
60. 73 FR 6200, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [1220-AL], Notice of Availability of Truckhaven Geothermal Leasing Area Final Environmental Impact Statement, California, ACTION: Notice of availability.
61. 73 FR 6200, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-066-07-1610-DQ-024E], Notice of Availability of Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana, ACTION: Notice of availability.
62. 73 FR 6201, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [UT-070-1310-EJ], Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the West Tavaputs Plateau Natural Gas Full Field Development Plan, Carbon and Duchesne Counties, Utah, ACTION: Notice of availability.
63. 73 FR 6202, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study; Benton, Yakima, and Kittitas Counties, Washington INT-DES 08-03, ACTION: Notice of Availability and Public Hearings on the Draft Planning Report and Environmental Impact Statement.
64. 73 FR 6203, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection, ACTION: Notice and request for comments for 1029-0091 and 1029-0118.
65. 73 FR 6241, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway in Indiana, ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), DOI.