Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
March 3-7, 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 March 3-7, 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.
MARCH 3, 2008
1. 73 FR 11431, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Notice of Availability, Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Action Statement,
2. 73 FR 11432, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AK-910-1310PP-ARAC], Notice of Public Meeting, BLM-Alaska Resource Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
3. 73 FR 11432, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-340-08-1430-FR 241A, IDI-32610-01, IDI-32611-01, and IDI-33660-01], Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification of Public Lands for Conveyance to Lemhi County, ID, ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
4. 73 FR 11434, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
5. 73 FR 11436, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, American Basin Fish Screen and Habitat Improvement Project, Sacramento River, California, ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact. Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and notice of public hearing.
6. 73 FR 11456, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), [Public Notice 6115], Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and National Interest Determination and the Programmatic Agreement for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Project.
MARCH 4, 2008
7. 73 FR 11660, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, ND, ACTION: Notice of availability.
8. 73 FR 11661, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Gaming, ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal--State Class III Gaming Amendment.
9. 73 FR 11661, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Notice of Intent To Prepare the Caliente Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Bakersfield Field Office, CA, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
10. 73 FR 11662, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AZ-330-07-1232-EB-AZ07], Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rules on Public Lands Managed by the Lake Havasu Field Office, Arizona and California With Request for Comment, ACTION: Proposed Supplementary Rules for the Lake Havasu Field Office.
11. 73 FR 11666, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-930-1430-ET; NMNM 116726], Public Land Order No. 7687; Revocation of Coal Classification Order No. 89 Dated July 9, 1962; New Mexico, ACTION: Public Land Order.
12. 73 FR 11667, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil and Gas Operations on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), ACTION: Notice of the Availability of Environmental Documents. Prepared for OCS Mineral Proposals on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.
13. 73 FR 11667, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Negotiations, ACTION: Notice.
14. 73 FR 11677, Notices, UNITED STATES-MEXICO INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION-UNITED STATES SECTION, United States Section; Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Long-Term Improvements to the USIBWC Rio Grande Flood Control Projects Along the Texas-Mexico Border, ACTION: Notice of availability for the record of decision (ROD).
MARCH 5, 2008
15. 73 FR 11837, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 080228330-8334-01] RIN 0648-XF96, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, ACTION: Temporary rule.
16. 73 FR 11849, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Parts 223 and 224, [Docket No. 080110038-8248-01] RIN 0648-XF03, Listing Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Designating Critical Habitat; 90-day Finding for a Petition to Reclassify the Loggerhead Turtle in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, ACTION: 90-day petition finding; request for information and comments.
17. 73 FR 11860, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, [CO-800-1610-DP 016C], Notice of Extension of Comment Period for the Draft San Juan Land Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Colorado, ACTION: Notice of Comment Period Extension.
18. 73 FR 11863, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) International Trade Administration (ITA) Import Administration DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Insular Affairs, [Docket No. 990813222-0035-03] RIN 0625-AA55, Office of Insular Affairs; Allocation of Duty-Exemptions for Calendar Year 2008 Among Watch Producers Located in the United States Virgin Islands, ACTION: Notice.
19. 73 FR 11870, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), RIN 0648-XB90, Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment/Habitat Conservation Plan, and Receipt of Applications for Incidental Take Permits from the Broughton Land Company, Columbia County, Washington, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
20. 73 FR 11872, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XG01, Endangered and Threatened Species; Revised Recovery Plan for Distinct Population Segments of Steller Sea Lion, ACTION: Notice of Availability, responses to comments.
21. 73 FR 11873, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XF98, Endangered Species; File No. 1614, ACTION: Issuance of permit.
22. 73 FR 11874, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XF15, Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean in 2007, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental take authorization; request for comments.
23. 73 FR 11895, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Supplemental Environmental Impact State-ment: Site Selection for the Expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, and Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement.
24. 73 FR 11907, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-7-000], Liberty Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Liberty Gas Storage Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
25. 73 FR 11909, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-68-000], Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Pipeline Compressor Addition Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
26. 73 FR 11944, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [80213-9421-0000-7B], Notice of Adoption of an Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of adoption of an environmental impact statement prepared by the National Park Service for the Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project.
27. 73 FR 11945, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [80221-1113-0000-C4], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon, ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year reviews; availability of completed 5-year reviews.
28. 73 FR 11950, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-056-5853-EU; N-79534 et al.; 8-08807; TAS: 14X5232], Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sealed Bid Sale of Public Lands in Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
29. 73 FR 11990, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program, ACTION: Notice of Award.
MARCH 6, 2008
30. 73 FR 12024, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 224, [Docket No. 080225302-8314-01] RIN 0648-XF85, Endangered and Threatened Species; Endangered Status for North Pacific and North Atlantic Right Whales, ACTION: Final rule.
31. 73 FR 12045, Proposed Rules, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 372, [EPA-HQ-TRI-2007-0318; FRL-8539-5] RIN 2025-AA22, Community Right-to-Know; Corrections and 2007 Up-dates to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Reporting Codes; Proposed Rule; Request for Public Comments, ACTION: Proposed rule.
32. 73 FR 12065, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R1-ES-2007-0006; 92210-1117-0000-B4] 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, ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of reopening of public comment period, and notice of public hearings.
33. 73 FR 12067, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R1-ES-2008-0033; 92210-1117-0000-B4] RIN 1018-AU91, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus), ACTION: Proposed rule; finding that the revision of critical habitat should not be made.
34. 73 FR 12191, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Manzanita Band of Kumeyaay Indians Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino Project, Calexico, Imperial County, CA, ACTION: Notice.
35. 73 FR 12204, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Notice of Cancellation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Stockbridge--Munsee Casino, Sullivan County, NY, ACTION: Notice.
36. 73 FR 12204, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Trust Acquisition of an Initial Reservation for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in the Town of Mashpee, Barnstable County, and Town of Middleboro, Plymouth County, MA, Including a Gaming Facility at the Middleboro Property, ACTION: Notice.
37. 73 FR 12205, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ACTION: Notice.
38. 73 FR 12207, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO, ACTION: Notice.
39. 73 FR 12209, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, ACTION: Notice.
40. 73 FR 12210, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Hastings Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Hastings, NE, ACTION: Notice.
41. 73 FR 12215, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ACTION: Notice.
42. 73 FR 12221, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, Fee Rate, ACTION: Notice.
MARCH 7, 2008
43. 73 FR 12412, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6696-6], Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability.
44. 73 FR 12459, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID 100 1220MA 241A: DBG081007], Notice of Public Meeting: Joint Recreation Resource Advisory Council Subcommittee to the Boise and Twin Falls Districts, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
45. 73 FR 12459, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-920-1310-FI]; [CAS 019806B], Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease CAS 019806B, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
46. 73 FR 12460, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-090-1430-ET; MTM 60957], Public Land Order No. 7690; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6664; Montana, ACTION: Public Land Order.
47. 73 FR 12460, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-090-1430-ET; WYW 88887], Public Land Order No. 7691; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6665; Wyoming, ACTION: Public Land Order.
48. 73 FR 12472, 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 Affair's Facility in East Orange, NJ, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.