Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
August 31-September 4, 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 August 31-September 4, 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.
AUGUST 31, 2009
1. 74 FR 44836, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [FERC Docket No. CP09-161-000], Bison Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Comment Meetings for the Bison Pipeline Project.
2. 74 FR 44836, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [FERC Docket No. CP09-161-000], Bison Pipeline, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Comment Meetings for the Bison Pipeline Project.
3. 74 FR 44838, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP09-432-000], Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Ten Section Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting.
4. 74 FR 44838, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP09-432-000], Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Ten Section Storage Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting.
5. 74 FR 44867, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Water Delivery and Electric Service Data for the Operation of Irrigation and Power Projects and Systems: Proposed Information Collection, ACTION: Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and Budget.
6. 74 FR 44867, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Water Delivery and Electric Service Data for the Operation of Irrigation and Power Projects and Systems: Proposed Information Collection, ACTION: Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and Budget.
7. 74 FR 44868, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2008-MRM-0039], Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0139).
8. 74 FR 44868, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2008-MRM-0039], Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0139).
9. 74 FR 44872, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-010-L10600000 HI0000], Notice of Temporary Closure on Public Lands in the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range (Including the Britton Springs Administrative Site) in the Southeastern Portion of Carbon County, MT, and the Northern Portion of Big Horn County, WY, ACTION: Notice of Temporary Closure.
10. 74 FR 44872, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-010-L10600000 HI0000], Notice of Temporary Closure on Public Lands in the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range (Including the Britton Springs Administrative Site) in the Southeastern Portion of Carbon County, MT, and the Northern Portion of Big Horn County, WY, ACTION: Notice of Temporary Closure.
11. 74 FR 44914, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 10 CFR Part 431, [Docket Number EERE-2006-STD-0125] RIN 1904-AB58, Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
12. 74 FR 44970, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), 33 CFR Parts 151, 155, and 160, [Docket No. USCG-2008-1070] (RIN 1625-AB27), Nontank Vessel Response Plans and Other Vessel Response Plan Requirements, Part III, ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
13. 74 FR 45004, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), 33 CFR Parts 154 and 155, [Docket No. USCG-2001-8661] RIN 1625-AA26 [Formerly RIN 2115-AG05], Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology Revisions, Part IV, ACTION: Final rule.
14. 74 FR 45032, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 20, [FWS-R9-MB-2008-0124; 91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AW31, Migratory Bird Hunting; Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, Part V, ACTION: Final rule.
15. 74 FR 45032, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 20, [FWS-R9-MB-2008-0124; 91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AW31, Migratory Bird Hunting; Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, Part V, ACTION: Final rule.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
16. 74 FR 45116, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), 30 CFR Part 944, [SATS No. UT-045-FOR; Docket ID No. OSM-2008-0011], Utah Regulatory Program, ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
17. 74 FR 45240, 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 or reappointment of alternate representatives to occupy various positions on the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee.
18. 74 FR 45241, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling, ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
19. 74 FR 45257, Notices, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Excepted Service, ACTION: Notice.
20. 74 FR 45271, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Transit Improvements to the Orange Line, Cook County, IL, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
21. 74 FR 45273, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Transit Improvements to the Yellow Line, Cook County, IL, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
22. 74 FR 45276, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Transit Improvements to the Red Line, Cook County, IL, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
23. 74 FR 45343, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 20, [FWS-R9-MB-2009-0124] [91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AW31, Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2009-10 Early Season, ACTION: Final rule.
24. 74 FR 45353, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 226, [Docket No. 070717355-91122-02] RIN 0648-AV74, Endangered and Threatened Species; Critical Habitat for the Endangered Distinct Population Segment of Smalltooth Sawfish, ACTION: Final rule.
25. 74 FR 45396, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R2-ES-2008-0110] [MO 9221050083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly as Endangered with Critical Habitat, ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition finding.
26. 74 FR 45415, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), [Docket No. APHIS-2008-0119], Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions, ACTION: Notice.
27. 74 FR 45421, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XR35, Endangered Species; File No. 1556, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for modification.
28. 74 FR 45422, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XR34, Marine Mammals; File No. 14301, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
29. 74 FR 45423, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XR31, Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); First Fall Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
30. 74 FR 45438, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [FRL-8951-1], Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR), ACTION: Notice.
31. 74 FR 45466, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Draft General Management Plan/Wilderness Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI, ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft General Management Plan/Wilderness Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, WI.
32. 74 FR 45468, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNM915000 L14200000.BJ0000], Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, New Mexico, ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey.
33. 74 FR 45485, Notices, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), ACTION: Notice of permit applications received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
34. 74 FR 45555, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) United States Coast Guard (USCG), 15 CFR Part 909 33 CFR Part 151, [USCG-2007-0164] RIN 0648-AV68; 1625-AB24, Definition of Marine Debris for Purposes of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act, ACTION: Final rule.
35. 74 FR 45606, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Consolidated Farm Service Agency (CFSA), Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Conservation Reserve Program, ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) and request for comments.
36. 74 FR 45613, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XN24, Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Operations of a Liquified Natural Gas Port Facility in Massachusetts Bay, ACTION: Notice of issuance of an incidental harassment authorization.
37. 74 FR 45649, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2009-N138; 20124-1113-0000-C2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache) Recovery Plan, Second Revision, ACTION: Notice of document availability: Revised recovery plan.
38. 74 FR 45650, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties
39. 74 FR 45650, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
40. 74 FR 45656, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 40-9068; NRC-2008-0391], Lost Creek ISR, LLC; Lost Creek In-Situ Recovery Project; New Source Material License Application; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
41. 74 FR 45674, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 32, [Docket No. FWS-R9-NSR-2008-0042] [93270-1265-0000-4A] RIN 1018-AV80, 2008-2009 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations--Modifications, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
42. 74 FR 45831, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA)--Louisiana, Modification of Davis Pond Diversion Project, ACTION: Notice of intent.
43. 74 FR 45832, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA)--Louisiana, Stabilize Gulf Shoreline at Point Au Fer Island Feasibility Study, ACTION: Notice of intent.
44. 74 FR 45834, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA)--Louisiana, Maintain Landbridge Between Caillou Lake and the Gulf of Mexico Feasibility Study, ACTION: Notice of intent.
45. 74 FR 45846, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8596-9], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability,
46. 74 FR 45877, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLORV00000-L10200000.DD0000; HAG 9-0348], Notice of Public Meeting, National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board, ACTION: Meeting Notice for the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (NHOTIC) Advisory Board.
47. 74 FR 45891, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Environmental Impact Statement for the California High Speed Train Project From Palmdale to Bakersfield, CA, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
