Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
September 7-11, 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 September 7-11, 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.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
Federal Holiday
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
1. 74 FR 46090, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XQ10, Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Blasting and Dredging Operations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Marine Corps in the U.S. Marine Corps Slipway at the Blount Island Facility, Duval County, FL, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments.
2. 74 FR 46201, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service Customer Satisfaction Survey, ACTION: Notice.
3. 74 FR 46219, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
4. 74 FR 46220, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2009-N180; 33430-1122-0000 F2], Proposed Low Effect Habitat Conservation Plan for Quad Cities Nuclear Station, Rock Island County, IL, ACTION: Notice: Receipt of application for an incidental take permit; notice of availability.
5. 74 FR 46222, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N179; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
6. 74 FR 46401, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R4-ES-2009-0029 MO 9221050083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Eastern Population of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) as Threatened, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
7. 74 FR 46413, Notices, UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (ICDA) Agency for International Development (AID), National Environmental Policy Act: Categorical Exclusions for Certain Internal, Domestic USAID Activities Funded From the USAID Operating Expense Account, ACTION: Directive of Final Action and Request for Comments.
8. 74 FR 46448, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MMS-2009-OMM-0004], MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0071, Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates, Extension of a Collection; Submitted for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request, ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1010-0071).
9. 74 FR 46451, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-11126; LLAK-962000-L14100000-HY0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
10. 74 FR 46452, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [MT-LLMTC03000-L13200000EL0000 NDM 97633], Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale, North Dakota, ACTION: Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale.
11. 74 FR 46452, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, B.F. Sisk Dam Corrective Action Project, Merced County, CA, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) and notice of public scoping meeting.
12. 74 FR 46453, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Reach 4B, Eastside Bypass and Mariposa Bypass Low Flow Channel and Structural Improvements Project Under the San Joaquin River Restoration Program, Merced County, California, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and Notice of Scoping Meetings.
13. 74 FR 46455, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 215 in the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (2010), ACTION: Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an EA.
14. 74 FR 46456, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R5-R-2008-N198; 50133-1265-XENP-S3], Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Kent County, MD, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and draft environmental assessment; request for comments.
15. 74 FR 46458, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLUTG01100-09-L13100000-EJ0000], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Greater Chapita Wells Natural Gas Infill Project, Uintah County, UT, ACTION: Notice of intent.
16. 74 FR 46459, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Concessions Management Advisory Board, Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
17. 74 FR 46459, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLIDB00000 L11500000.CB0000 LXSS024D0000: 4500008921], Notice of Public Meeting: Resource Advisory Council to the Boise District, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
18. 74 FR 46460, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLCOS05400-L17110000 PA000 LXSIGGCA0000], Notice of Proposed Supplementary Rules for Public Lands in Colorado: Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA) and Adjacent Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office, Montrose and Delta Counties, CO, ACTION: Proposed supplementary rules for the GGNCA and adjacent public lands in southwestern Colorado.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
19. 74 FR 46521, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2009-0006] [MO 922105 0082-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition to List Astragalus anserinus (Goose Creek milkvetch) as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice of a 12-month petition finding.
20. 74 FR 46540, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2009-0060] [92210-1111-0000-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Cirsium wrightii (Wright's marsh thistle) as Threatened or Endangered with Critical Habitat, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of a status review.
21. 74 FR 46548, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R7-ES-2009-0051; 9221050083], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Pacific Walrus as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
22. 74 FR 46551, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-ES-2009-0047] [MO 92210530083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Amargosa Toad (Bufo nelsoni) as Threatened or Endangered, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding and initiation of status review.
23. 74 FR 46582, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, RIN 0710-ZA04, Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21, ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
24. 74 FR 46583, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Navy, Notice of Record of Decision for Norfolk Harbor Channel Dredging, Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA, ACTION: Notice.
25. 74 FR 46616, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission; Notice of Meeting.
26. 74 FR 46616, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0027, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
27. 74 FR 46617, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Meeting for the Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council Within the Alaska Region, ACTION: Notice of meeting for the Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council within the Alaska Region.
28. 74 FR 46624, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 030-34325; NRC-2009-0392], Notice of Environmental Assessment Related to the Issuance of a License Amendment to Master Materials License 03-23853-01va, for Unrestricted Release of Two Buildings at Veterans Affairs Facility in Iowa City, IA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
29. 74 FR 46642, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Maritime Administration (MA), [Docket Number: MARAD-2008-0060], Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
30. 74 FR 46738, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Six Rivers National Forest, Mad River Ranger District, Ruth, CA; Kelsey Peak Timber Sale and Fuelbreak Project, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
31. 74 FR 46739, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Gila National Forest; New Mexico; Gila National Forest Travel Management Rule Implementation, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
32. 74 FR 46742, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XR49, Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities; Harbor Activities Related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, ACTION: Notice; issuance of incidental harassment authorization.
33. 74 FR 46745, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XR52, Marine Mammals; File No. 14534, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
34. 74 FR 46747, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN: 0648-XR56, North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
35. 74 FR 46770, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8597-2], Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability.
36. 74 FR 46784, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of the Secretary, Request for Comments on the Strategic Plan Framework as Input for Revision and Updating of the Departmental Strategic Plan, ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
37. 74 FR 46786, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LL91310000EI], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Leasing of National System of Public Lands for Geothermal Resource Development in the Haiwee Geothermal Leasing Area Located in Inyo County, CA and To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan of 1980, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
38. 74 FR 46787, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNVC0100000.L91310000.EJ0000.LXSIGEOT0000; MO4500008734; NVN 087795; 09-08807; TAS: 14X5575], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Salt Wells Energy Projects, Churchill County, NE, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
39. 74 FR 46788, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), [Docket No. MM-2008-MRM-0018], Major Portion Prices and Due Date for Additional Royalty Payments on Indian Gas Production in Designated Areas Not Associated With an Index Zone, ACTION: Notice of major portion prices for calendar year 2007.
40. 74 FR 46788, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNV9330000.L14300000.ET0000; NVN50818; 09-08807; TAS: 14X1109], Austin Administrative Site: Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting, Lander County, NV, ACTION: Notice.
41. 74 FR 46790, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AK-963-1410-ET; AA-12484], Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Alaska, ACTION: Notice.
42. 74 FR 46790, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNV056000.L58530000.EU0000; N-81926 et al; 9-08807; TAS: 14X5232], Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Online Auction of Public Lands in Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice of realty action.
43. 74 FR 46799, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 50-391; NRC-2008-0369], Tennessee Valley Authority, Watts Bar Nuclear Station, Unit 2; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplement to the Operating License Final Environmental Statement and Conduct Scoping Process.
44. 74 FR 46836, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Parts 13 and 22, [FWS-R9-MB-2008-0057; 91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AV81, Eagle Permits; Take Necessary To Protect Interests in Particular Localities, Part II, ACTION: Final rule.
