Department of the Interior June 17, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice publishes an amendment to the Colorado River Tribal Health and Safety Code, Article 2, Section 2-403(12) `` Liquor. The code regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the Colorado River Tribe's Reservation. The land is located on trust land and this Code allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the Colorado River Tribe's Reservation and will increase the ability of the tribal government to control the tribe's liquor distribution and possession, and at the same time will provide an important source of revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal services.

This notice publishes the La Posta Band of Mission Indians Liquor Control Ordinance. The Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale and consumption of liquor within the La Posta Band of Mission Indians' Reservation. The land is located on trust land and this Ordinance allows for the possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within the La Posta Band of Mission Indians' Reservation and will increase the ability of the tribal government to control the tribe's liquor distribution and possession, and at the same time will provide an important source of revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal services.

This notice advises the public that Pioneer Meadows Development, LLC; BCI Properties, LLC; DBJ Holdings, LLC; BB Investment Holdings, LLC; and BPHI, LLC (Applicants) have applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit (permit), pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Applicants have requested a 42-month permit to authorize the incidental take of the endangered Carson wandering skipper (Psuedocopaeodes eunus obscurus, ``skipper'') on 39 acres of habitat associated with the development of a mixed residential and commercial use community within the city limits of Sparks, Nevada. We are requesting comments on the permit application (application) and on whether the proposed Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) qualifies as a ``low-effect'' HCP eligible for a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. We explain the basis for this possible determination in a draft Environmental Action Statement (EAS), which is also available for public review.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) to support amendments of the regulations governing grazing administration. The analysis provided in the FEIS is intended to inform the public of the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects on the human environment of the proposed action and each alternative.