Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
April 21-25, 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 April 21-25, 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.
APRIL 21, 2008
1. 73 FR 21323, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a Proposed Special Area Management Plan for the Otay River Watershed, San Diego County, CA, ACTION: Notice of intent.
2. 73 FR 21337, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. PF07-15-000], Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East to West Hubline Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Related to an Alternative Pipeline Route Under Consideration.
3. 73 FR 21339, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP07-208-000], Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rex East Project.
4. 73 FR 21361, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Invasive Species Advisory Committee, ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee.
5. 73 FR 21361, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Gaming, ACTION: Notice of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Amendment Taking Effect.
6. 73 FR 21362, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-210-5101-ER-D050, IDI-35183/NVN-84663], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed China Mountain Wind Project, ACTION: Notice of intent.
7. 73 FR 21363, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2007-OMM-0072], MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-NEW Lease of Submerged Lands for Alternative Energy Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); New Collection; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a new information collection (1010-NEW) and request for comments.
8. 73 FR 21375, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
9. 73 FR 21375, 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.
10. 73 FR 21377, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; Testing, Evaluation and Approval of Mining Products, ACTION: Notice.
11. 73 FR 21418, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 52, [EPA-R08-OAR-2006-0098; FRL-8551-2] RIN 2008-AA01, Federal Implementation Plan for the Billings/Laurel, MT, Sulfur Dioxide Area, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
12. 73 FR 21468, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, RIN 0596-AB86, National Forest System Land Management Planning, Part III, ACTION: Final rule and record of decision.
APRIL 22, 2008
13. 73 FR 21578, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 224, [Docket No. 080401502-8537-01] RIN 0648-XG94, Endangered And Threatened Species; Endangered Status for the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale, ACTION: Final determination regarding petitioned action; 6-month extension.
14. 73 FR 21588, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) International Trade Administration (ITA) Import Administration, [C-570-913], Notice of Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China.
15. 73 FR 21591, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XH27, Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, ACTION: Applications for scientific research permits, permit modifications, and renewals.
16. 73 FR 21594, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XE70, Marine Mammals; File No. 10091, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
17. 73 FR 21614, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), and Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH) programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
18. 73 FR 21625, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP08-85-000], Columbia Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Appalachian Expansion Project--Hamlin Compressor Station and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
19. 73 FR 21640, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Proposed Information Collection; Hunting and Fishing Application and Report Forms for National Wildlife Refuges, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
20. 73 FR 21641, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2008-N0014; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, Anson and Richmond Counties, NC, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
21. 73 FR 21643, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0054;30120-1113-0000 C4], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Reviews[FU1], ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species.
22. 73 FR 21645, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2008-N0073; 80221-1113-0000-F5], Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment.
23. 73 FR 21646, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R6-ES-2008-N0074; 60120-1113-0000-D2], Receipt of Application of Endangered Species Recovery Permits, ACTION: Notice of availability and receipt of application.
24. 73 FR 21646, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a new information collection.
25. 73 FR 21647, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-22100, F-22102; AK-962-1410-HY-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
26. 73 FR 21648, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-200-0777-XZ-241A], Notice of Meeting, Front Range Resource Advisory Council (Colorado), ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
27. 73 FR 21648, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ID-300-1020-PH; DDG080003], Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
28. 73 FR 21648, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-922-08-1310-FI; COC60856], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
29. 73 FR 21649, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NMNM 032449, NMNM 048730, NMNM 52411, and NMNM 52412], Public Land Order No. 7706; Modification of Public Land Order Nos. 2131 and 2228 and Secretarial Orders dated July 17, 1947 and August 12, 1948; New Mexico, ACTION: Public Land Order.
30. 73 FR 21649, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales, ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders.
31. 73 FR 21649, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Temporary Concession Contract for Pinnacles National Monument, CA, ACTION: Notice of proposed award of temporary concession contract for the operation of the Pinnacles Campground Store within Pinnacles National Monument, CA.
32. 73 FR 21692, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 745, [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049; FRL-8355-7] RIN 2070-AC83, Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
APRIL 23, 2008
33. 73 FR 21819, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 946, [VA-124-FOR; Docket ID OSM-2007-0013], Virginia Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final rule; Approval of amendment.
34. 73 FR 21902, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, State of Alaska--Termination of Withdrawal
35. 73 FR 21913, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XH02, Endangered and Threatened Species; Recovery Plans, ACTION: Notice of Availability; request for comments.
36. 73 FR 21917, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Revised Draft Framework for Developing the National System of Marine Protected Areas and Response to Comments, ACTION: Extension of public comment period; Notice on the Revised Draft Framework for Developing the National System of Marine Protected Areas.
37. 73 FR 21975, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), [FWS-R1-R-2008-N0040; 1265-0000-10137-S3], Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Hawai'i, ACTION: Notice of availability for the draft monument management plan and environmental assessment; announcement of public meetings; request for comments.
38. 73 FR 21977, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0088; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Issuance of Permits, ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for endangered species and marine mammals.
39. 73 FR 21978, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2008-N0006; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Volusia and Lake Counties, FL, ACTION: Notice of availability: Draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
40. 73 FR 21979, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0072; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
41. 73 FR 21982, 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.
42. 73 FR 21983, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-920-09-1320-EL, WYW176107], Coal Lease Exploration License, WY, ACTION: Notice of Invitation for Coal Exploration License, Antelope Coal Co. WYW176107, Wyoming.
43. 73 FR 22001, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Environmental Impact Statement: Cameron County, TX, ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
44. 73 FR 22002, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: I-70 Kansas City to St. Louis, MO, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
APRIL 24, 2008
45. 73 FR 22111, Proposed Rules, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 147, [EPA-R09-OW-2007-0248; FRL-8556-9], Navajo Nation; Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program; Proposed Primacy Approval and Minor Revisions, ACTION: Proposed rule.
46. 73 FR 22127, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. APHIS-2008-0042], Control of Russian Knapweed; Availability of an Environmental Assessment, ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
47. 73 FR 22129, 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.
48. 73 FR 22161, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0079; 30120-8312-0463], Assessment Plan for Natural Resources Injured by Releases of Hazardous Substances From Dow Chemical Company's Midland, MI, Plant on the Tittabawassee River, ACTION: Notice of availability of draft assessment plan; request for comments.
49. 73 FR 22162, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WO-210-08-1610-PN], Notice of Availability of Revised NEPA Handbook, ACTION: Notice of availability.
50. 73 FR 22164, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Southern Delivery System, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, ACTION: Notice for the extension of the public comment period and the announcement of a public listening session for the Southern Delivery System Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).
51. 73 FR 22178, Notices, INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT, National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee: Notice of Meeting,
52. 73 FR 22254, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 26, RIN 1018-AV43, Public Access, Use, and Recreation Regulations for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
APRIL 25, 2008
53. 73 FR 22321, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Information Collection; Qualified Products List for Water Enhancers, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
54. 73 FR 22361, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 12737-001], Gathright Hydroelectric Project; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval of Use of the Traditional Licensing Process,
55. 73 FR 22365, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-6698-2], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
56. 73 FR 22429, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0103, Conservation Order for Control of Mid-Continent Light Geese, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
57. 73 FR 22430, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0115, Application for Training at the National Conservation Training Center, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
58. 73 FR 22447, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425], Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplement 34 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, and Public Meeting for the License Renewal of Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2