Department of the Interior May 20, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information Collection To Be Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Number: 05-10152
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
The collection of information referred herein applies to a World-Wide Web site questionnaire that permits individuals to report on the effects of the shaking from an earthquakeon themselves personally, buildings, other man-made structures, and ground effects such as faulting or landslides. The USGS may use the information to provide qualitative, quantitative, or graphical descriptions of earthquake damage. Estimated Completion Time: 6 minutes. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 100,000. Frequency: After each earthquake. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 10,000 hours. Affected Public: The general public. For Further Information Contact: To obtain copies of the survey, contact the Bureau clearance officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, telephone (703) 648-7313, or go to the Web site (https:// pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake/).
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Enterprise Rancheria Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino-Hotel Project, Yuba County, CA
Document Number: 05-10138
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs Bureau
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe (Enterprise Rancheria) as a cooperating agency, intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed 40 acre fee-to-trust transfer and casino and hotel project to be located in Yuba County, California. The purpose of the proposed action is to help provide a land base for, and address the socio-economic needs of the Enterprise Rancheria. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, concerns and alternatives to be considered in the EIS.
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: 05-10096
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and marine mammals.
Woody Biomass Utilization
Document Number: 05-10095
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior
This rule converts an interim final rule to a final rule, with minor adjustments in response to public comment. In addition, the numbering scheme was revised to conform to the existing regulatory structure. As a result of this rulemaking, Department of the Interior will allow service contractors to remove woody biomass generated as a result of land management service contracts whenever ecologically appropriate and in accordance with applicable law.
Notice of Invitation-Federal Coal Exploration License Application, WAOR 60818; Correction
Document Number: 05-10093
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In Federal Coal Exploration License Application, WAOR 60818, published February 25, 2005, as FR Doc. 05-3629, make the following correction: On page 9377, T. 14 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 8, E\1/2\SW\1/4\., should read T. 14 N., R. 1 W., Sec 8, E\1/2\NW\1/4\. Any party electing to participate in this exploration program shall notify, in writing, both the Oregon/Washington State Director, Bureau of Land Management at the address above and the Transalta Centralia Mining LLC, at 913 Big Hanaford Road, Centralia, Washington 98531. Such written notice must refer to serial number WAOR-60818 and be received no later than June 20, 2005, or 10 calendar days after the last publication of this notice in the Centralia Chronicle newspaper, whichever is later. This notice will be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the newspaper.
Meeting of the California Desert District Advisory Council
Document Number: 05-10092
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will meet in formal session on Friday, June 24, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Ontario Airport Hilton Hotel, located at 700 North Haven Avenue, in Ontario, California. Tentative agenda items include the following:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Pygmy Rabbit as Threatened or Endangered
Document Number: 05-10056
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 90-day finding on a petition to list the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. We find the petition does not provide substantial information indicating that listing the pygmy rabbit may be warranted. Therefore, we will not be initiating a further status review in response to this petition. We ask the public to submit to us any new information that becomes available concerning the status of the species or threats to it.
Land Use Planning; Correction
Document Number: 05-10015
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-05-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This document contains corrections to the final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, (70 FR 14561). The regulations related to cooperating agencies and cooperating agency status.
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