Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
November 9-13, 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 November 9-13, 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.
NOVEMBER 9, 2009
1. 74 FR 57607, Rules and Regulations, ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME (AFRH), 38 CFR Part 200, [Docket No. AFRH 2009-01] RIN 3030-ZA00, Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, ACTION: Final rule.
2. 74 FR 57615, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 20, [FWS-R9-MB-2009-0003] [91200-1231-9BPP-L2] [RIN 1018-AW46], Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Tungsten-Iron-Fluoropolymer Shot Alloys as Nontoxic for Hunting Water-fowl and Coots, ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
3. 74 FR 57696, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (OASPIH), [Docket No. FR-5067-N-05], Extension and Expansion of HUD's Implementation Guidance for Section 901 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations To Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006, as Revised by Section 11003 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 To Include Calendar Years 2008 and 2009 Program Funds, ACTION: Notice.
4. 74 FR 57698, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Acceptance of Concurrent Jurisdiction, ACTION: Notice.
5. 74 FR 57698, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-0059).
6. 74 FR 57699, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Determination of Valid Existing Rights Within the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, ACTION: Notice of decision.
7. 74 FR 57701, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R1-R-2009-N178; 1265-0000-10137-S3], Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, American Samoa, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; announcement of public open house meetings; request for comments.
8. 74 FR 57702, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N238] [96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
9. 74 FR 57712, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 40-9068; NRC-2009-0391], Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment and Opportunity To Provide Comments for Exemption Request for Lost Creek ISR, LLC, Sweetwater County, WY, ACTION: Notice of availability.
10. 74 FR 57804, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2009-0075; MO-9221050083-B2], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions, Part III, ACTION: Notice of review.
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
11. 74 FR 57987, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R9-IA-2009-12] [96100-1671-000-B6] [RIN 1018-AV75], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule To List Five Foreign Bird Species in Colombia and Ecuador, South America, Under the Endangered Species Act, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the public comment period.
12. 74 FR 58043, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0080, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
13. 74 FR 58043, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-960-09-L5101000.ER0000 LVRWB09B2400; CACA-48668, 49501, 49502, 49503], Notice of Availability of the Draft Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation System Environmental Impact Statement and the Draft California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment, ACTION: Notice of availability.
14. 74 FR 58044, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLWO2600000 L10600000 XQ0000], Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; Meeting, ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
15. 74 FR 58045, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
Federal Holiday
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
16. 74 FR 58239, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Helena National Forest, MT, Telegraph Vegetation Project, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
17. 74 FR 58243, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XS81, Marine Mammals; File Nos. 14682, 10018, 13846, 14451, 14585, 14599, 14122, 14296, 14353, ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications.
18. 74 FR 58245, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XS83, Endangered and Threatened Species: Recovery Plan Preparation for the Threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American Green Sturgeon, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a recovery plan; request for information.
19. 74 FR 58248, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XQ82, Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Russian River Estuary Management Activities, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments.
20. 74 FR 58260, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services--Capacity Building Program for Traditionally Underserved Populations: Technical Assistance for American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Projects Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.406. ACTION: Notice of proposed priority.
21. 74 FR 58262, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting, and Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement To Support Construction and Startup of the Mississippi Gasification, LLC, Industrial Gasification Facility in Moss Point, MS, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting, and Notice of Proposed Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement.
22. 74 FR 58265, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Loan Guarantee Program, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Federal Loan Guarantee To Support Construction and Start-Up of the Indiana Gasification, LLC, Industrial Gasification Facility in Rockport, IN, ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting, and Notice of Proposed Floodplain and Wetland Involvement.
23. 74 FR 58303, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) Office of Public and Indian Housing Office of Native American Programs, [Docket No. FR-5318-FA-01], Announcement of Funding Awards for the Indian Community Development Block Grant Recovery Act Program, ACTION: Announcement of funding awards.
24. 74 FR 58307, 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 modified decision approving lands for conveyance.
25. 74 FR 58308, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-19148-12, F-19148-15; LLAK964000-L14100000-HY0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
26. 74 FR 58308, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-8096-03; LLAK964000-L14100000-KC0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
27. 74 FR 58309, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-22467; LLAK-962000-L14100000-HY0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
28. 74 FR 58309, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-22789; LLAK-962000-L14100000-HY0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
29. 74 FR 58309, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [AA-12466, AA-84417, AA-87834; LLAK965-L14100000-KC0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
30. 74 FR 58310, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Contra Loma Reservoir and Recreation Area, Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Antioch, CA--Central Valley Project, ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) and notice of a Stakeholders Workshop.
31. 74 FR 58310, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Tribal Consultation on Draft Revisions to 25 CFR Parts 81 & 82, ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meetings.
32. 74 FR 58311, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLAZ9120000.L12200000.AL00006100.241A], State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting, ACTION: Notice of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting.
33. 74 FR 58311, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Advisory Board for Exceptional Children, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
34. 74 FR 58312, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNVSO0500.L58530000.ER0000; N-85687; 9-08807; TAS:14X5232), Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Land, Clark County, NV, ACTION: Notice of realty action.
35. 74 FR 58319, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 50-005; NRC-2009-0495], Pennsylvania State University: Penn State Breazeale Reactor; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
36. 74 FR 58533, Presidential Documents, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Executive Order 13518 of November 9, 2009, Title 3-- The President Employment of Veterans in the Federal Government.
37. 74 FR 58554, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 300, [EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-8979-2], National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the California Gulch Superfund Site, ACTION: Direct final rule.
38. 74 FR 58602, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), RIN 0648-XS76, Multi-species Habitat Conservation Plan, ACTION: Notice of availability of draft environmental impact statement, multi-species habitat conservation plan, and receipt of application; notice of public meeting.
39. 74 FR 58607, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XS82, Endangered Species; File No. 14634, ACTION: Issuance of permit.
40. 74 FR 58616, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Construction of Lower Bois d'Arc Creek Reservoir in Fannin County, TX, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
41. 74 FR 58617, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA), Record of Decision for Stationing and Training of Increased Aviation Assets Within U.S. Army Alaska, ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
42. 74 FR 58619, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 13526-001], Bowersock Mills and Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approval of Use of the Traditional Licensing Process.
43. 74 FR 58622, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Docket No. CP10-4-000], Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Phase V Expansion Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues.
44. 74 FR 58625, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8799-2], Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability.
45. 74 FR 58646, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0119, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
46. 74 FR 58647, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSRME), Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0098, ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
47. 74 FR 58647, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [CA-169-1610DP-025B], Notice of Availability of Carrizo Plain National Monument Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, California, ACTION: Notice of availability.
48. 74 FR 58648, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNVL00000.L51100000.GN0000.LVEMCF050000; 09-08807; TAS: 14X5017], Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Bald Mountain Mine North Operations Area Project in White Pine County, NV, ACTION: Notice of availability.
49. 74 FR 58648, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation, Proposed New Central Valley Project Water Service Contract, El Dorado County Water Agency, El Dorado County, CA, ACTION: Reopening of comment period for review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR).
50. 74 FR 58649, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: The Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR, ACTION: Notice.
51. 74 FR 58650, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA, ACTION: Notice.
52. 74 FR 58651, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM, ACTION: Notice.
53. 74 FR 58652, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Announcement of National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
54. 74 FR 58652, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-ES-2009-N219] [41910-1112-0000-F2], Permit(s); Commercial Park in Brevard County, FL, ACTION: Notice of receipt of application for an extension of incidental take permit; availability of proposed low-effect habitat conservation plans; request for comment/information.
55. 74 FR 58653, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-ES-2009-N225; 40120-1112-0000-F2], Receipt of 32 Applications for Incidental Take Permits for Single Family and Duplex Residential Developments on the Fort Morgan Peninsula, Baldwin County, AL, ACTION: Notice: Receipt of applications for incidental take permits (ITPs) for Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs); availability of proposed HCPs and environmental assessment (EA); request for comment.
56. 74 FR 58784, Rules and Regulations, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), 40 CFR Part 112, [EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8979-8] RIN 2050-AG16, Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Amendments, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
