Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
March 17-21, 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 17-21, 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 17, 2008
1. 73 FR 14179, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 943, [SATS No. TX-058-FOR; Docket No. OSM-2007-0018], Texas Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
2. 73 FR 14195, 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. 080229341-8367-01] RIN 0648-XF89, Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat: Notice of Finding on a Petition to List Five Rockfish Species in Puget Sound (Washington) as Endangered or Threatened Species Under the Endangered Species Act, ACTION: Notice of finding; request for information, and initiation of status review.
3. 73 FR 14203, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) Economics and Statistics Administration Bureau of the Census, [Docket Number 070913515-7516-01], Alaska Native Areas (ANAs) for the 2010 Census--Proposed Criteria and Guidelines, ACTION: Notice of proposed program revisions and request for comments.
4. 73 FR 14228, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), RIN 0648-XF79, Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; National Marine Fisheries Service File No. 932-1905; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service File No. PRT-009526, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
5. 73 FR 14237, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Navy, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Navy Training Activities in the Gulf of Alaska, ACTION: Notice.
6. 73 FR 14263, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0033]; [20124-1113-0000-F5], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.
7. 73 FR 14264, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Final Environmental Impact Statement on the White Wind Farm Project in Brookings County, SD, ACTION: Notice of availability.
8. 73 FR 14266, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0045]; [96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
9. 73 FR 14267, 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 Amendments.
10. 73 FR 14267, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID 111 1610 DQ 049D DBG071006], Notice of Correction to Notice of Availability of Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Idaho, ACTION: Notice of Correction.
11. 73 FR 14267, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-060-1320-EL, WYW163340], Notice of Availability of the West Antelope II Federal Coal Lease by Application Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Hearing, Wyoming, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
12. 73 FR 14268, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
13. 73 FR 14274, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Indian Gaming Commission, Notice of Approval of Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinances, ACTION: Notice.
MARCH 18, 2008
14. 73 FR 14480, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0039; 30120-1113-0000-F6], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments.
15. 73 FR 14482, 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.
16. 73 FR 14483, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-670-08-1220-DO], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area in Imperial County, CA, ACTION: Notice of intent.
17. 73 FR 14484, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-010-1990-EX; 08-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Newmont Mining Corporation's Amendment to the Genesis-Bluestar Plan of Operations, Nevada, ACTION: Notice.
MARCH 19, 2008
18. 73 FR 14831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-0079).
19. 73 FR 14833, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Final Determination Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Steilacoom Tribe of Indians, ACTION: Notice of Final Determination.
20. 73 FR 14835, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Publication of the New U.S. World Heritage Tentative List: 15-Day Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Initial U.S. Nominations to the World Heritage List, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
21. 73 FR 14838, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0054, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
MARCH 20, 2008
22. 73 FR 14939, Rules and Regulations, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), 45 CFR Part 670, RIN 3145-AA48, Conservation of Antarctic Animals and Plants, ACTION: Final rule.
23. 73 FR 14950, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R3-ES-2008-0030; 1111 FY07 MO-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the U.S. Population of Coaster Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) as Endangered, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
24. 73 FR 14979, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-66-000], Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C.: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Petal No. 3 Compressor Station Expansion and New Caverns Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
25. 73 FR 14995, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2008-N0023, 21012-11130000-C4], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Reviews of 28 Southwestern Species, ACTION: Notice of reviews.
26. 73 FR 14997, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sporting Conservation Council, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
27. 73 FR 14997, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Muscogee (Creek) Nation Liquor and Beverage Code, ACTION: Notice.
28. 73 FR 15002, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-6681-B, AA-6681-C, AA-6681-D, AA-6681-E, AA-6681-A2; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
29. 73 FR 15002, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [OR-030-1020-PG; HAG 08-0063], Meeting Notice for the John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council.
30. 73 FR 15002, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Notice of Call for Nominations for Appointment of Primary and Alternate Representatives, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of call for nominations for appointment or reappointment of primary representatives, and appointment of alternate representatives to occupy various positions on the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee.
31. 73 FR 15004, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW133637], Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
32. 73 FR 15004, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW137035], Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
33. 73 FR 15007, Notices, MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION, The United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: See List of Evaluation Related ICRs Planned for Submission to OMB in Section A, ACTION: Notice.
34. 73 FR 15011, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 72-26], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of No Significant Impact for an Exemption to the Requirements of 10 CFR 72.70(c)(6) for the Diablo Canyon Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of No Significant Impact for Exemption.
MARCH 21, 2008
35. 73 FR 15123, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Information Collection; National Woodland Owner Survey, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
36. 73 FR 15150, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Site Selection for the Expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, ACTION: Notice of additional public scoping meeting.
37. 73 FR 15186, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Central Utah Project Completion Act, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Implementation of a Conjunctive Use Water Efficiency project in Eastern Juab County, Utah.
38. 73 FR 15186, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2008-N0065; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Upper Ouachita and Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuges and the Louisiana Wetlands Management District, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Upper Ouachita and Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuges and the Louisiana Wetlands Management District.
39. 73 FR 15188, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0041; 30120-1122-0000 F2], Notice: Receipt of application for an Enhancement of Survival Permit; Request for Comments, ACTION: Notice of availability and receipt of application.
40. 73 FR 15189, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Absaloka Mine Crow Reservation South Extension Coal Lease Approval, Mine Development Plan and Related Federal and State Permitting Actions, Big Horn County, MT, ACTION: Notice.
41. 73 FR 15191, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Enterprise Rancheria Gaming Facility and Hotel Fee-to-Trust Acquisition Project, Yuba County, CA, ACTION: Notice.
42. 73 FR 15191, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [UT-062-08-1220-PM], Notice of Emergency Motorized Vehicle Closure and Restrictions for Specified Routes During the 2008 Moab Jeep Safari; Moab Field Office, UT, ACTION: Notice of Emergency Motorized Vehicle Closure and Restrictions.
43. 73 FR 15192, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-305-1430-PF-01-24 1A], Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0189, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
44. 73 FR 15193, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14908-A2; F-14908-B2; AK-965-1410-HY-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
45. 73 FR 15193, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-10973, AA-11037, AA-12572, AA-11031, AA-10720, AA-11045, AA-10723, AA-10748, AA-11048, AA-10755, AA-11009; AK-962-1410-HY-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
46. 73 FR 15194, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AK-010-08-1610-DQ-086L], Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS), ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision (ROD).
47. 73 FR 15278, Notices, UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Fort Field Diversion Dam Reconstruction, Utah County, UT, ACTION: Notice of availability.