Department of the Interior October 14, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Plan Amendment (PA) to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) Project located in San Bernardino County, California. The Secretary of the Interior signed the ROD on October 7, 2010 which constitutes the final decision of the Department. The ROD/Approved PA are effective immediately.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988)), that the National Preservation Technology and Training Board (NPTT Board) of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service, will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 26-27, 2010 in Austin, Texas. The NPTT Board was established by Congress to provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) in compliance with Section 404 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470x-2(e)). The NPTT Board will meet at the Embassy Suites Hotel Austin Downtown/Town Lake at 300 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704 telephone (512) 469-9000. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 26 and from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on October 27. The NPTT Board's meeting agenda will include: Review and comment on NCPTT FY2010 accomplishments and operational priorities for FY2011; FY2011 National Center budget and initiatives; the National Center's Sustainability and Preservation initiative; ``greening'' of historic buildings; funding for research; and preservation training programs. The NPTT Board meeting is open to the public. Facilities and space for accommodating members of the public are limited; however, guests will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. Any member of the public may file a written statement concerning any of the matters to be discussed by the NPTT Board.

This interim final rule implements certain safety measures recommended in the report entitled, ``Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf'' (Safety Measures Report), dated May 27, 2010. The President directed the Department of the Interior to develop the Safety Measures Report to identify measures necessary to improve the safety of oil and gas exploration and development on the Outer Continental Shelf in light of the Deepwater Horizon event on April 20, 2010, and resulting oil spill. To implement the practices recommended in the Safety Measures Report, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement is amending drilling regulations related to well control, including: subsea and surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, well completion, and well plugging.