Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
September 14-18, 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 14-18, 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 14, 2009
1. 74 FR 46904, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), 30 CFR Parts 203, 210, 250, 251, 253, 254, 256, 280, and 291, [Docket No. MMS-OMM-2009-0008] RIN 1010-AD52, Outer Continental Shelf--Technical Corrections, ACTION: Final rule; technical corrections and announcement of effective dates.
2. 74 FR 46914, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R8-IA-2007-0021; 96100-1671-0000-B6] RIN 1018-AV21, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Chatham Petrel, Fiji Petrel, and Magenta Petrel as Endangered Throughout Their Ranges, ACTION: Final rule.
3. 74 FR 46930, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Parts 222 and 223, [Docket No. 0809121212-91160-02] RIN 0648-AX20, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation, ACTION: Final rule.
4. 74 FR 46965, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2008-0131; MO-9221050083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat; Correction, ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding; correction.
5. 74 FR 46967, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Information Collection: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
6. 74 FR 46983, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army, Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Stationing and Training of Increased Aviation Assets Within U.S. Army Alaska, ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
7. 74 FR 46985, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army, Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Grow the Army Actions at Fort Lewis and the Yakima Training Center (YTC), WA, ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
8. 74 FR 47018, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N191; 94300-1122-0000-Z2], Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
9. 74 FR 47018, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
10. 74 FR 47019, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
11. 74 FR 47112, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R6-ES-2009-0035] [MO9221050083-B2] RIN 1018-AW24, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Taxonomic Change of Sclerocactus Glaucus to Three Separate Species, ACTION: Final rule.
12. 74 FR 47117, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 32, 2008-2009 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations.
13. 74 FR 47206, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-AY22, Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico Fisheries; Generic Amendment for Annual Catch Limits, ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS); notice of scoping meetings; requests for comments.
14. 74 FR 47230, 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 Caernarvon Project, ACTION: Notice of intent.
15. 74 FR 47240, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP09-449-000], Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Diamond Mountain Compressor Station Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Site Visit.
16. 74 FR 47245, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Interconnection of the Hualapai Valley Solar Project, Mohave County, AZ, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Meetings; Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement.
17. 74 FR 47269, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14877-B2, F-14935-B2; LLAK964000-L14100000-KC0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
18. 74 FR 47269, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Tumacacori National Historical Park, Tumacacori, AZ, ACTION: Notice.
19. 74 FR 47270, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, IA and Office of the State Archaeologist, Iowa City, IA, ACTION: Notice.
20. 74 FR 47270, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, ACTION: Notice.
21. 74 FR 47272, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, TX, ACTION: Notice.
22. 74 FR 47281, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 50-263; NRC-2009-0399], Northern States Power Company, LLC, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
23. 74 FR 47316, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, [Docket No. FR-5220-FA-01], Announcement of Funding Awards for the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grants Program Fiscal Year 2008, Part II, ACTION: Notice of funding awards.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
24. 74 FR 47471, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 44 CFR Parts 59, 61, 78, 79, 80, 201, and 206, [Docket ID FEMA-2006-0010] RIN 1660-AA36, Flood Mitigation Grants and Hazard Mitigation Planning, ACTION: Final rule.
25. 74 FR 47483, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2009-0063; 92220-1113-0000; C6] RIN 1018-AW80, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reinstatement of Protections for the Gray Wolf in the Western Great Lakes in Compliance With Settlement Agreement and Court Order, ACTION: Final rule.
26. 74 FR 47536, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [Docket No. FWS-R1-ES-2008-0073; 14420-1113-0000-C6], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition to Remove the Bliss Rapids Snail (Taylorconcha serpenticola) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition finding.
27. 74 FR 47559, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XQ29, Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Boom Exercise Drills at Point Mugu, California, ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental harassment authorization.
28. 74 FR 47614, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0115, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
29. 74 FR 47614, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2009-N139; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, Orleans Parish, LA, ACTION: Notice of availability: final comprehensive conservation plan and finding of no significant impact.
30. 74 FR 47640, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Capitol Expressway Light Rail Project in the City of San Jose and County of Santa Clara, CA. ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
31. 74 FR 47643, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Membership in the National Parks Overflights Advisory Group Aviation Rulemaking Committee, ACTION: Notice.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
32. 74 FR 47779, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-AV15, Public Meetings on Protective Regulations for Killer Whales in the Northwest Region Under the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act, ACTION: Proposed rule; notification of additional public meeting.
33. 74 FR 47781, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XR64, Marine Mammals; File No. 1000-1617, ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of application.
34. 74 FR 47795, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0703; FRL-8438-2], Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice.
35. 74 FR 47807, Notices, ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Draft Program Comment for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service Regarding the Effects of Communication Facilities Construction or Modification Subject To Review by the Federal Communications Commission, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Issue Program Comments for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service Regarding the Effects of Communication Facilities Construction or Modification Subject to Review by the Federal Communications Commission.
36. 74 FR 47811, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0094, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
37. 74 FR 47813, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLID933000.L14300000.FR0000; IDI-35568], Notice of Correction to Notice of Application for Recordable Disclaimer of Interest in Lands, Bingham County, ID, ACTION: Notice of correction.
38. 74 FR 47813, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Water Management Plans, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
39. 74 FR 47814, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2009-N189; 20124-1113-0000-F5], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.
40. 74 FR 47814, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2009-N190; 30120-1113-0000-F6], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of availability of permit applications; request for comments.
41. 74 FR 47815, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2009-N104; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Buck Island, Green Cay, and Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuges, U.S. VI, ACTION: Notice of availability: draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments.
42. 74 FR 47820, 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 Reopening of Public Comment Period To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, Silver State North and Silver State South Solar Projects, Primm, NV, ACTION: Notice.
43. 74 FR 47820, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNVS03000.L51010000.ER0000.F09F8590; NVN-84359; 9-08807: TAS:14X5017], Notice of Reopening of Public Comment Period To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Solar Millennium, LLC, Amargosa Farm Road Solar Energy Project, Nye County, Nevada, ACTION: Notice.
44. 74 FR 47821, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N194; 96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
45. 74 FR 47851, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Maritime Administration (MA), Privacy Act of 1974: Systems of Records, ACTION: Notice to establish systems of records.
46. 74 FR 47869, Presidential Documents, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Proclamation 8416 of September 14, 2009, Title 3-- The President Fifteenth Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act By the President of the United States of America, Part III, A Proclamation.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
47. 74 FR 47927, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Project, Virginia & Maryland, ACTION: Notice of intent.
48. 74 FR 47928, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Estuary Habitat Restoration Council; Open Meeting, ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
49. 74 FR 47937, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP09-68-000], Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed TEMAX and TIME III Projects.
50. 74 FR 47943, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8597-4], Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability.
51. 74 FR 47955, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 30-Day Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
52. 74 FR 47956, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Environmental Assessment for the Establishment of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial; Notice of Availability, ACTION: Notice of availability.
53. 74 FR 47956, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
54. 74 FR 47957, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
55. 74 FR 47975, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [NRC-2009-0411; Docket No. 030-10814], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 29-02608-03 for the Unrestricted Release of the Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC's Facility in Raritan, NJ, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
56. 74 FR 47987, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) in the City of Anaheim, Orange County, CA, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
