Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior
November 16-20, 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 16-20, 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 16, 2009
1. 74 FR 58846, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, 33 CFR Part 334, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Island of Oahu, HI, ACTION: Final rule.
2. 74 FR 58859, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 229, [Docket No. 090218194-91045-02] RIN 0648-AX65, List of Fisheries for 2010, ACTION: Final rule.
3. 74 FR 58902, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 622, [Docket No. 080226312-91249-03] 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: Final rule.
4. 74 FR 58923, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 15 CFR Part 922, [Docket No. 090122044-91248-01] RIN 0648-AX58, Marine Sanitation Device Discharge Regulations for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, ACTION: Proposed rule; request for public comments.
5. 74 FR 58973, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-0090).
6. 74 FR 58974, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Agency Information Collection Activity, ACTION: Notice of a new information collection.
7. 74 FR 58975, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213 in the Central Planning Area (CPA) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), ACTION: Notice of availability of the proposed NOS for proposed Sale 213.
8. 74 FR 58976, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Minerals Management Service (MMS), Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Central Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213 (2010) Environmental Assessment, ACTION: Notice of availability of an environmental assessment.
9. 74 FR 58977, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-IA-2009-N247] [96300-1671-0000-P5], Receipt of Applications for Permit, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit.
10. 74 FR 59013, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [NRC-2009-0499; Docket No. 030-22168], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment to Byproduct Materials License No. 06-20971-01, for Unrestricted Release of the Eastern Connecticut State University's Facility in Willimantic, CT, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment.
NOVEMBER 17, 2009
11. 74 FR 59132, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN: 0648-XS91, North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and its advisory committees.
12. 74 FR 59147, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), [Project No. 13011-001], Shelbyville Hydro LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of Comments on the Pad and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests.
13. 74 FR 59240, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Notice of Availability of Draft Director's Order Concerning National Park Service (NPS) Policies and Procedures for Recovering Costs Associated With Providing Utility Services to Non-NPS Users, ACTION: Notice of availability.
14. 74 FR 59240, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N249; 94300-1122-0000-Z2], Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Anouncement of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
15. 74 FR 59444, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R2-ES-2008-0025 ; 92220-1113-0000-C6] RIN 1018-AV28, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, Part III, ACTION: Final rule.
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
16. 74 FR 59508, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 50 CFR Part 222, [Docket No. 0906181067-91356-01] RIN 0648-XP96, 2010 Annual Determination for Sea Turtle Observer Requirement, ACTION: Proposed rule.
17. 74 FR 59525, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XR86, Endangered Species; File No. 14510, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
18. 74 FR 59531, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Proposed Agency Information Collection; Comment Request; Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program, ACTION: Notice.
19. 74 FR 59543, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Office of Urban Indian Health Programs Uniform Data System, ACTION: Notice.
20. 74 FR 59561, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) Indian Health Service, Loan Repayment Program for Repayment of Health Professions Educational Loans.
21. 74 FR 59583, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Weekly Listing of Historic Properties.
22. 74 FR 59583, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions.
23. 74 FR 59588, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [NRC-2009-0504; Docket No. 030-29462], Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to the Approval for the Department of the Navy To Issue an Amendment to a Materials Permit for the Unrestricted Release of Building 150 at the Naval Medical Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Under Byproduct Materials License No. 45-23645-01NA, ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for Permit Amendment.
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
24. 74 FR 59956, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 17, [FWS-R1-ES-2009-0036; MO 92210 50083 B2] RIN 1018-AV47, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Flying Earwig Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion nesiotes) and Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly (M. pacificum) Throughout Their Ranges, ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
25. 74 FR 59958, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Information Collection; Federal and Non-Federal Financial Assistant Instruments, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
26. 74 FR 59958, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Information Collection; Youth Conservation Corps Application and Medical History, ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
27. 74 FR 59961, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XS97, Endangered Species; File No. 14604, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
28. 74 FR 59967, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Army (DA) United States Army Corps of Engineers, The Release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Town of Nags Head Proposed Beach Nourishment Project in Dare County, NC, ACTION: Notice.
29. 74 FR 59986, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Office of the Chief Information Officer, [Docket No. FR-5281-N-96], Recovery Act Reporting for the Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG), ACTION: Notice.
30. 74 FR 59988, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Office of the Chief Information Officer, [Docket No. FR-5281-N-95], Recovery Act Reporting for the Native American Housing Block Grant (NAHBG) Competitive Program, ACTION: Notice.
31. 74 FR 59989, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Geological Survey, Proposed Information Collection; Program Announcement for the Establishment of DOI Regional Climate Change Response Centers, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
32. 74 FR 59990, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R3-ES-2009-N246; 30120-1113-0000-F6], Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permit Application, ACTION: Notice of availability of permit application; request for comments.
33. 74 FR 59991, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting, ACTION: Notice of meeting.
34. 74 FR 59991, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.
35. 74 FR 60050, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 15 CFR Part 902 50 CFR Parts 223, 404, and 665, [Docket No. 071220872-91160-02] RIN 0648-AU71, Western Pacific Fisheries; Regulatory Restructuring, Part II, ACTION: Proposed rule; regulatory restructuring; request for comments.
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
36. 74 FR 60159, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 36 CFR Part 7, RIN 1024-AD73, Special Regulations; Areas of the National Park System, ACTION: Final rule.
37. 74 FR 60183, Rules and Regulations, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), 36 CFR Part 7, RIN 1024-AD82, Special Regulations; Areas of the National Park System, ACTION: Final rule.
38. 74 FR 60228, Proposed Rules, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), 50 CFR Part 92, [FWS-R7-MB-2009-0082] [91200-1231-9BPP-L2] RIN 1018-AW67, Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the 2010 Season, ACTION: Proposed rule.
39. 74 FR 60235, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) Forest Service, Ochoco National Forest, Lookout Mountain Ranger District; Oregon; Ochoco Summit; OHV Trail EIS, ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
40. 74 FR 60240, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), RIN 0648-XT03, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
41. 74 FR 60244, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) Department of the Navy, Notice of Availability and Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for the Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Military Relocation, ACTION: Notice.
42. 74 FR 60256, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Western Area Power Administration, Boulder Canyon Project--Post-2017 Application of the Energy Planning and Management Program Power Marketing Initiative, ACTION: Notice of proposal.
43. 74 FR 60259, Notices, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), [ER-FRL-8599-5], Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments.
44. 74 FR 60286, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-14846-B, F-14846-C, F-14846-B2, F-14846-F2, F-14846-H2; LLAK964000-L14100000-KC0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
45. 74 FR 60287, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [F-19328-B; LLAK964 000-L14100000-KC0000-P], Alaska Native Claims Selection, ACTION: Notice of Decision approving lands for conveyance.
46. 74 FR 60287, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R2-ES-2009-N217; 20124-1113-0000-F5], Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications, ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; request for public comment.
47. 74 FR 60288, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), [FWS-R4-R-2009-N173; 40136-1265-0000-S3], Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, St. Mary Parish, LA, ACTION: Notice of availability: final comprehensive conservation plan and finding of no significant impact.
48. 74 FR 60289, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLAZC010.L51010000.ER0000.LVRWA09A2310.241A; AZA 32315], Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Initiate Public Scoping for the Proposed Mohave County Wind Farm Project, Mohave County, AZ, ACTION: Notice of intent.
49. 74 FR 60290, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLNVL0000 L51010000.ER0000 LVRWF09F1640; N-82076; 09-08807; MO4500009275; TAS:14X5017], Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the One Nevada Transmission Line, NV, ACTION: Notice of Availability.
50. 74 FR 60291, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) National Park Service (NPS), Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Comprehensive Management Plan, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, ACTION: Notice.
51. 74 FR 60291, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLCAD0000L14300000.DS0000], Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan, Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Inyo, Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, and Tulare Counties, CA and Possible Land Use Plan Amendment, ACTION: Notice of Intent.
52. 74 FR 60292, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [LLCON01000 L0777 XX], Notice of Public Meeting, BLM Colorado Northwest Resource Advisory Council, Correction, Cancellation of Meeting, ACTION: Notice of public meeting; cancellation.
53. 74 FR 60292, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), [L12100000.PH0000 CO 912], Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations for the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council, ACTION: Notice.
54. 74 FR 60300, Notices, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), [Docket No. 50-282 and 50-306; NRC-2009-0507], Northern States Power Company; Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplement 39 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, the License Renewal of Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plants, Units 1 and 2.
55. 74 FR 60307, Notices, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) Federal Transit Administration, Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Intermodal Transit Improvements in Hercules, CA, ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
