Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
June 29-July 3, 2009
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 June 29-July 3, 2009. 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.
JUNE 29, 2009
1. 74 FR 30907, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), 7 CFR Part 1410, RIN 0560-AH80, Conservation Reserve Program, ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
2. 74 FR 30959, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 43 CFR Part 3830, [LLWO3200000-L1999000.PP0000] RIN 1004-AE09, Required Fees for Mining Claims or Sites, ACTION: Final rule.
3. 74 FR 30964, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 622, [Docket No. 0808041045-9796-02] RIN 0648-AW64, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 16, ACTION: Final rule.
4. 74 FR 30996, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-ES-2009-0040; 92220-1113-0000-C5], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the Shortnose Sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris), ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.
5. 74 FR 31008, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP52, Endangered and Threatened Species: Notice of Availability for Public Comment on Guidance for Monitoring the Recovery of Pacific Northwest Salmon and Steelhead Listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act, ACTION: Notice of availability.
6. 74 FR 31009, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP73, Endangered Species; File No. 14272, ACTION: Issuance of permit.
7. 74 FR 31010, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XQ04, Marine Mammals; File No. 774-1714, ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment.
8. 74 FR 31011, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP92, Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, ACTION: Notice of issuance of a letter of authorization.
9. 74 FR 31031, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8923-7], Proposed CER-CLA Administrative Cashout Settlement; Anderson-Calhoun Mine and Mill Site, Leadpoint, WA, ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
10. 74 FR 31044, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N0101; 94300-1124-0000-T5], Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project, ACTION: Notice of extension of the public comment period on report and draft maps; notice of public meetings via Web cast and teleconference.
11. 74 FR 31045, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-R-2009-N109; 1265-0000-10137-S3], Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Harney County, OR, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental impact statement; request for comments.
12. 74 FR 31114, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R4-ES-2008-0104; MO 9221050083] RIN 1018-AU88, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the Georgia Pigtoe Mussel, Interrupted Rocksnail, and Rough Hornsnail with Critical Habitat, Part II, ACTION: Proposed rule.
JUNE 30, 2009
13. 74 FR 31225, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 622, [Docket No. 080226312-9085-01] RIN 0648-AW12, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 15B; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
14. 74 FR 31262, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Notice of Solicitation of Applications for Stakeholder Representative Members of the Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee, ACTION: Notice.
15. 74 FR 31303, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small Businesses in the Capital Region (Washington, DC) of the United States, ACTION: Notice.
16. 74 FR 31304, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Submission of Information Collection to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, ACTION: Notice.
17. 74 FR 31304, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-ES-2009-N120; 40120-1112-0000-F2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Etowah River Habitat Conservation Plan, Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Paulding, and Pickens Counties, GA, ACTION: Notice: receipt of applications for incidental take permits (ITPs) for the Etowah River Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP); availability of proposed HCP and environmental assessment (EA); request for comment.
18. 74 FR 31305, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), New Merced Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive Management Plan; Yosemite National Park; Mariposa and Madera Counties, CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement.
19. 74 FR 31306, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNVS0100.L51010000.ER0000.LVRWF09F8770; NVN-085077 and NVN-085801; 09-08807; TAS: 14X5017], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, Silver State North Solar Project and Silver State South Solar Project, Primm, NV, ACTION: Notice of intent.
20. 74 FR 31307, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLWO350000.L14300000], Notice of Availability of Maps and Additional Public Scoping for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development; Bureau of Land Management Approach for Processing Existing and Future Solar Applications, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
21. 74 FR 31308, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLWO350000.L14300000], Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, ACTION: Notice.
22. 74 FR 31309, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R8-ES-2009-N127; 81420-1113-0000-F3], Safe Harbor Agreement for the City of Elk Grove's Shed B and Whitelock Parkway Drainage Corridors, in Sacramento County, CA, ACTION: Notice of availability; receipt of application and proposed safe harbor agreement.
JULY 1, 2009
23. 74 FR 31357, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), 33 CFR Part 138, [Docket No. USCG-2008-0007] RIN 1625-AB25, Consumer Price Index Adjustments of Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limits of Liability--Vessels and Deepwater Ports, ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
24. 74 FR 31389, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R2-ES-2009-0030; 92210-1111-FY08-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates [=Rana] pipiens) in the Western United States as Threatened, ACTION: Notice of a 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
25. 74 FR 31411, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XP04, Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery in Relation to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Trawl Fisheries and to Conduct Public Scoping Meetings, ACTION: Notice; Extension of public comment period.
26. 74 FR 31417, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Postsecondary Education, [CFDA No. 84.382B], Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program, ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2008 grant slate for the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program.
27. 74 FR 31418, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information: Erma Byrd Scholarship Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009,
28. 74 FR 31420, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Finding of No Significant Impact: Disposition of DOE Excess Depleted Uranium, Natural Uranium, and Low-Enriched Uranium, ACTION: Finding of No Significant Impact.
29. 74 FR 31425, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8924-9], Issuance of a Final NPDES General Permit (GP) for Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country Within the Boundaries of the State of Washington (Permit Number WAG-13-0000), ACTION: Issuance of final NPDES General Permit.
30. 74 FR 31427, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0481; FRL-8425-1], Proposed Stipulated Injunction Involving Pesticides and Eleven Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act; Notice of Availability, ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comment.
31. 74 FR 31464, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CO-921-07-1320-EL; COC-70615], Notice of Public Meeting, To Receive Comments on an Environmental Analysis, Finding of No Significant Impact, Maximum Economic Recovery Report, and Fair Market Value for Coal Lease Application COC-70615, ACTION: Cancellation of scheduled Public Meeting.
32. 74 FR 31464, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2009-N130; 30120-1113-0000-F6], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments.
JULY 2, 2009
33. 74 FR 31647, Proposed Rules, SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION, 18 CFR Parts 806 and 808, Review and Approval of Projects, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public hearing.
34. 74 FR 31713, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Deauthorization of Water Resources Projects, ACTION: Notice of project deauthorizations.
35. 74 FR 31715, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA), Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE) Actions at Fort Benning, GA, ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
36. 74 FR 31723, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury, ACTION: Notice of intent.
37. 74 FR 31733, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8595-1], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
38. 74 FR 31745, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-21901-98; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
39. 74 FR 31746, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14948-A, F-14948-A2; AK-965-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
40. 74 FR 31746, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14932-A, F-14932-C, F-14932-D, F-14932-E, and F-14932-F; AK-965-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
41. 74 FR 31747, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-21901-36, F-221901-37, F-21901-38, F-21901-39, F-21901-40, F-21905-46; AK-964-1410-KC-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
42. 74 FR 31747, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians' Proposed 534-Acre Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Riverside County, California, ACTION: Notice of availability.
43. 74 FR 31748, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [ES-956-1420-BJ; Group No. 553, Minnesota], Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey, ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of survey; Minnesota.
44. 74 FR 31748, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNM920000 L13100000 FI0000; NMNM-96574], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 96574, ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
45. 74 FR 31749, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [NM-920-1310-08; OKNM 119294], Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease OKNM 119294, ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
46. 74 FR 31749, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW164394], Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
47. 74 FR 31749, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW157400], Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
48. 74 FR 31749, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW156543], Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.
49. 74 FR 31770, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [NRC-2009-0272; Docket No. 03003754], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Materials License No. 06-00217-06, for Remediation of Portions of a Site in Windsor, CT, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
JULY 3, 2009
Federal Holiday
