Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
March 24-28, 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 24-28, 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 24, 2008
1. 73 FR 15482, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XG56, Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit application; request for comments.
2. 73 FR 15483, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XB83, Marine Mammals; Pinniped Removal Authority; Partial Approval of Application, ACTION: Notice.
3. 73 FR 15511, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 2101-084; Project No. 2155-024], Sacramento Municipal Utility District (California); Pacific Gas & Electric Company (California); Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper American River Project and the Chili Bar Project.
4. 73 FR 15513, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 12707-001], Hook Canyon Energy, LLC; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping, Solicitation of Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests.
5. 73 FR 15515, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket Nos. CP05-45-001; CP06-401-001], TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Love Ranch Relocation Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
6. 73 FR 15536, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
MARCH 25, 2008
7. 73 FR 15661, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 23 CFR Part 661, [FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2007-27536] RIN 2125-AF20, Indian Reservation Road Bridge Program, ACTION: Final rule.
8. 73 FR 15674, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 622, [Docket No. 970730185-7206-02] RIN 0648-XG40, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Closure of the 2008 Gulf of Mexico Recreational Fishery for Red Snapper, ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
9. 73 FR 15694, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, 36 CFR Parts 223, 228, 261, 292, and 293, RIN 0596-AB98, Locatable Minerals Operations, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
10. 73 FR 15769, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R5-R-2008-N0018; 50133-1265-PKRP-S3], Wapack National Wildlife Refuge, Hillsborough County, NH, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
11. 73 FR 15770, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Land Acquisitions; Puyallup Tribe, Washington, ACTION: Notice of Final Agency Determination to Take Land into Trust under 25 CFR Part 151.
12. 73 FR 15771, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-957-08-1420-BJ], Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming.
13. 73 FR 15772, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-310-0777-XX], Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast California Resource Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
14. 73 FR 15772, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AK-963-1410-FQ; F-14223], Public Land Order No. 7692; Partial Revocation of Public Land Order No. 5150, as Amended; Alaska, ACTION: Public Land Order.
15. 73 FR 15773, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ES-960-1430-ET; MNES-017121], Public Land Order No. 7693; Revocation of the Withdrawal Established by Executive Order Dated February 4, 1909; Minnesota, ACTION: Public Land Order.
16. 73 FR 15773, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-060-1430-ET; MTM 68761], Public Land Order No. 7695; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6674; Montana, ACTION: Public Land Order.
17. 73 FR 15774, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MTM 21943], Public Land Order No. 7696; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6669; Montana, ACTION: Public Land Order.
18. 73 FR 15774, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ES-960-1430-ET; WIES-016527], Public Land Order No. 7694; Revocation of Executive Order Dated April 7, 1868; Wisconsin, ACTION: Public Land Order.
19. 73 FR 15774, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Central Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 207 (2008) Environmental Assessment, ACTION: Notice of availability of an environmental assessment.
20. 73 FR 15775, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 207 in the Western Planning Area (WPA) in the Gulf of Mexico, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Proposed Sale 207.
MARCH 26, 2008
21. 73 FR 15885, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), 30 CFR Parts 203, 206, 210, 216, 218, and 227, [Docket No. MMS-2008-MRM-0021] RIN 1010-AD20, Reporting Amendments, ACTION: Final rule.
22. 73 FR 15966, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Shasta Trinity National Forest, South Fork Management Unit, California Salt Timber Harvest and Fuels Hazard Reduction Project, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
23. 73 FR 16037, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0042; 80221-1112-0000-F2], Tehachapi Uplands Multi-species Habitat Conservation Plan, ACTION: Notice of intent.
24. 73 FR 16054, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Fiscal Year 2008 Funding Agreements With Self-Governance Tribes, ACTION: Notice.
25. 73 FR 16055, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-320-1330-PE-24 1A], Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Approval Number 1004-0041, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
26. 73 FR 16057, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-140-1610-DT-009C], Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Resource Management Plan Amendment for Portions of the Roan Plateau Planning Area Designated as Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Public Lands in Garfield County, CO, ACTION: Notice of availability.
27. 73 FR 16058, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Extension of the Concession Contract for Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, MT, ACTION: Notice of proposal to extend the concession contract for the operation of the Ok-A-Beh Marina within Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, MT.
28. 73 FR 16090, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS), [Public Notice 6151], Notice of Receipt of Application for Presidential Permit for Border Facilities Related to the Frontera Juarez Pipeline and Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Assessment, and Notice of Flood Plain and Wetland Involvement, ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application for Presidential Permit for Border Facilities Related to the Frontera Juarez Pipeline and Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Assessment, and Notice of Flood Plain and Wetland Involvement.
MARCH 27, 2008
29. 73 FR 16224, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), 15 CFR Part 922, [Docket No. 080302355-8413-01] RINs 0648 AT14, 0648 AT15, 0648 AT16, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Regulations, ACTION: Proposed rule.
30. 73 FR 16246, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Natural Resources and Environment Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), Conservation Security Program, ACTION: Notice.
31. 73 FR 16266, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XG25, Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Operation of an LNG Facility in Massachusetts Bay, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization and receipt of application for five-year regulations; request for comments and information.
32. 73 FR 16296, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF08-12-000], Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northern Lights 2009-2010 Zone EF Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
33. 73 FR 16319, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0052; 1112-0000-81440-F2], Receipt of Applications for Five Incidental Take Permits for the Construction of 24 Single-Family Homes and an Addition to an Existing Single-Family Home in Santa Cruz County, CA, ACTION: Notice of availability.
34. 73 FR 16321, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-320-1330-PE-24 1A], Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Approval Number 1004-0103, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
35. 73 FR 16323, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [UTU 08463, UTU 53990, UTU 010096, UTU 42889], Public Land Order No. 7395; Revocation of Public Land Order Nos. 494, 565, 983, and 1011, Utah; Correction, ACTION: Correction.
36. 73 FR 16323, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-920-1310-FI); (CACA 47607 and CACA 47608], Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases CACA 47607 and CACA 47608, ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases.
37. 73 FR 16323, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Quarry Visitor Center Final Environmental Impact Statement, Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah, ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Quarry Visitor Center, Dinosaur National Monument.
38. 73 FR 16323, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory Commission, ACTION: Notice of May 3, 2008 Meeting.
39. 73 FR 16325, 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 Hampton, VA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
MARCH 28, 2008
40. 73 FR 16580, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), 15 CFR Part 922, [Docket No. 080311420-8412-01] RIN 0648-AT17, Revisions to Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Regulations, ACTION: Proposed rule.
41. 73 FR 16617, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR 223 and 224, [Docket No. 080318441-8467-01] RIN 0648-AV36, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Notice of 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Ribbon Seal as a Threatened or Endangered Species, ACTION: Notice of a 90-day petition finding; request for information; and initiation of status reviews of ribbon, bearded, ringed, and spotted seals.
42. 73 FR 16621, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Bridger-Teton National Forest; Revised 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.
43. 73 FR 16642, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XG69, Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit, ACTION: Notice; intent to issue the EFP; request for comments.
44. 73 FR 16646, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XE32, Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Surf Zone Testing/Training and Amphibious Vehicle Training and Weapons Testing, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization and receipt of application for five-year regulations; request for comments and information.
45. 73 FR 16653, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Sierra Vista Specific Plan Project, Corps Permit Application Number 200601050, ACTION: Notice of intent.
46. 73 FR 16662, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-13-000], Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Floridian Natural Gas Storage Project.
47. 73 FR 16663, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-398-000; CP07-399-000; CP07-400-000; CP07-401-000; CP07-402-000], Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company, LLC; Gulf South Pipeline Company, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Gulf Crossing Project.
48. 73 FR 16702, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Renewal of Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1040-0001, DOI Programmatic Clearance for Customer Satisfaction Surveys, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
49. 73 FR 16703, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians' Proposed 29.87 Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Gaming Development Project, Contra Costa County, CA, ACTION: Notice.
50. 73 FR 16704, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Grant Availability to Federally Recognized Indian Tribes for Projects Implementing Traffic Safety on Indian Reservations, ACTION: Notice.
51. 73 FR 16706, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14916-A, F-14916-A2; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
52. 73 FR 16707, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-922-08-1310-FI-P; MTM 93982 and MTM 93983], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases MTM 93982 and MTM 93983, ACTION: Notice.
53. 73 FR 16707, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NV-056-5853-EU; N-66686 and N-84735; 8-08807; TAS: 14X5232], Notice of Realty Action: Modified Com-petitive Sealed Bid Sale of Public Lands in Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
54. 73 FR 16710, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Pipestone National Monument, MN.
55. 73 FR 16710, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Termination of the Restoration Plan/Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Seagrass Restoration Within Biscayne National Park.
56. 73 FR 16727, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-01125], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment To Byproduct Nuclear Materials License No. 45-10414-01, for Unrestricted Release of A James Madison University Facility In Harrisonburg, VA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.