Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
February 4 - 8, 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 February 4-8, 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.
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
1. 73 FR 6430, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 43 CFR Part 3130, [WO-310-1310-PP-241A] RIN 1004-AD78, Oil and Gas Leasing; National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska, ACTION: Final rule.
2. 73 FR 6453, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to analyze and disclose new information relative to oil and gas leasing of 44,720 acres on the Big Piney Ranger District.
3. 73 FR 6454, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Clearwater National Forest, ID; Travel Management Plan, ACTION: Revised notice; intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. The original notice was published in the Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 228, November 28, 2007/Notices, pages 67268-67270. A revised notice was published in the Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 243, December 19, 2007/Notices, pages 71874-71876.
4. 73 FR 6491, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Vocational Rehabilitation Services Projects for American Indians With Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year,
5. 73 FR 6495, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-36-000], Chestnut Ridge Storage L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Junction Natural Gas Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
6. 73 FR 6522, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R5-R-2008-N0021; 50130-1265-0000-S3; ABC Code: S3], Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, Sussex, NJ, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
7. 73 FR 6524, 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 renewal of a current approved information collection.
8. 73 FR 6525, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [Docket No. [CA-310-0777-XG], Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest California Resource Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
9. 73 FR 6525, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
10. 73 FR 6527, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Clean Water Act (CWA).
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
11. 73 FR 6660, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2008-0013; 1111 FY07 MO-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Gunnison's Prairie Dog as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice of a 12-month petition finding.
12. 73 FR 6684, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-ES-2008-0014; 92210-1117-0000-B4] RIN 1018-AV05, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) and Proposed Taxonomic Revision, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period, notice of availability of draft economic analysis, and amended required determinations.
13. 73 FR 6734, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-921-08-1320-EL-P; NDM 97633], Notice of Coal Lease Application--NDM 97633--BNI Coal Limited, ACTION: Notice.
14. 73 FR 6734, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-940-08-1420-BJ], Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; New Mexico, ACTION: Notice.
15. 73 FR 6735, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-921-03-1320-EL; COC-072168], Notice of Invitation for Coal Exploration License Application, Bowie Resources, LLC. COC-072168; Colorado, ACTION: Notice of Invitation for Coal Exploration License.
16. 73 FR 6736, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW163874], Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
17. 73 FR 6736, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Rescind 1990 Cruise Ship Management Policy, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, ACTION: Rescind 1990 Cruise Ship Management Policy, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
18. 73 FR 6736, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area and Folsom Power House State Historic Park General Plan/Resource Management Plan, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact. Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and notice of public meeting.
19. 73 FR 6737, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Final Public Meeting for Reclamation's Managing for Excellence Project, ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
20. 73 FR 6738, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0055, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
FEBRUARY 6, 2008
21. 73 FR 6895, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Parts 223 and 226, [Docket No. 070801431-7787-01] RIN 0648-AV35, Endangered and Threatened Species; Critical Habitat for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
22. 73 FR 6939, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; Indian Education--Demonstration Grants for Indian Children; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008,
23. 73 FR 6967, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0061; FRL-8350-2], Tribal Pesticide Program Council; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice.
24. 73 FR 6994, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Reports, ACTION: Notice of availability of draft revised marine mammal stock assessment reports for three stocks of northern sea otters in Alaska; request for comments.
25. 73 FR 6996, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Privacy Act of 1974; as Amended; Creation of a New System of Records, ACTION: Proposed addition of a new system of records.
26. 73 FR 6999, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-08-1310FI; TXNM 106958], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 106958, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
27. 73 FR 6999, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-08-1310FI; TXNM 106959], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease TXNM 106959, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
28. 73 FR 6999, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-910-07-7122-PN-C002], Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rules for Public Land Administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado, Relating to Camping and Occupancy of Public Lands, ACTION: Proposed supplementary rules for public lands within the State of Colorado.
29. 73 FR 7002, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-050-5853-ES; N-66348; 8-08807: TAS: 14X5232], Notice of Realty Action: Lease/Conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes of Public Lands in Clark County, Nevada, ACTION: Notice.
30. 73 FR 7003, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-410-1430-EU; IDI-35797], Notice of Realty Action; Proposed Direct Sale of Public Land, Idaho, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
FEBRUARY 7, 2008
31. 73 FR 7206, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 30 CFR Part 100, RIN 1219-AB57, Criteria and Procedures for Proposed Assessment of Civil Penalties, ACTION: Final rule.
32. 73 FR 7236, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2008-0023; 1111 FY07 MO-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Bonneville Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utah) as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice; initiation of status review, and solicitation of new information.
33. 73 FR 7237, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R2-ES-2008-0018; 92210-1117-0000-B4] RIN 1018-AV25, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Devils River Minnow (Dionda diaboli), ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period, notice of availability of draft economic analysis, amended required determinations, and notice of public hearing.
34. 73 FR 7260, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XF09, Endangered and Threatened Species: Program Review for Section 7 Counterpart Regulations National Fire Plan Activities, ACTION: Notice; availability of report.
35. 73 FR 7316, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Temporary Road Closure of BLM-Administered Road; Rio Blanco County, CO, ACTION: Temporary Road Closure of BLM-Administered Road; Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
FEBRUARY 8, 2008
36. 73 FR 7508, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Natural Resources and Environment Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide, ACTION: Notice of Availability of proposed changes in the Virginia NRCS State Technical Guide for review and comment.
37. 73 FR 7555, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6695-7], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
38. 73 FR 7577, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Office of Public and Indian Housing Office of Native American Programs, [Docket No. FR-5194-N-04], Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Indian Housing Block Grant Survey, ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
39. 73 FR 7582, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Proclaiming Certain Lands, Mt. Taylor Property, as an Addition to the Pueblo of Laguna Reservation of New Mexico, ACTION: Notice of Reservation Proclamation.
40. 73 FR 7583, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects, ACTION: Notice of proposed rate adjustments.
41. 73 FR 7588, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-070-1990-EX], Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed "M" Pit Mine Expansion at Montana Tunnels Mine, Jefferson County, Montana, ACTION: Notice of availability.
42. 73 FR 7589, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, Moapa Valley Water District, [NV-040-5101-ER-F851; N-79742; 8-08807], Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project, Nevada, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
43. 73 FR 7589, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [Docket No. AZ-910-0777-XP-241A], State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting, ACTION: Notice of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting.
44. 73 FR 7636, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 30 CFR Parts 49 and 75, RIN 1219-AB53, Mine Rescue Teams, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.