Department of the Interior August 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Kitsap County Coroner's Office, Port Orchard, WA
Document Number: 05-16879
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 05-16878
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Boston Harbor Islands Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 05-16877
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory Commission
Document Number: 05-16875
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This notice sets forth the date of the September 7, 2005 meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission.
The Transportation Plan/ Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Grand Teton National Park, WY
Document Number: 05-16874
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service published a Notice of Availability on June 6, 2005 (70 FR 107) for the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Transportation Plan, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The public comment period was to expire on August 1, 2005. This notice extends the public comment period until August 25, 2005.
Public Land Order No. 7644; Revocation of 4 Bureau of Reclamation Orders and 2 Public Land Orders; Idaho
Document Number: 05-16873
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This order revokes 4 Bureau of Reclamation Orders and 2 Public Land Orders in their entirety as they affect 6,785.75 acres of lands withdrawn for the Minidoka Reclamation Project. This order opens 2,767.04 acres of public lands to all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, and 4,018.71 acres of lands to such uses as may be authorized by law on National Forest System lands. This order also opens all of the lands to the mining laws.
Notice of Invitation-Coal Exploration License Application MTM 94825
Document Number: 05-16872
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Spring Creek Coal Company in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in the following- described lands located in Big Horn County, Montana, encompassing 1917.50 acres:
Public Land Order No. 7643; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7464; Montana
Document Number: 05-16871
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This order extends Public Land Order No. 7464 for an additional 5-year period. This extension is necessary to continue to protect reclamation of the Zortman-Landusky mining area.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Document Number: 05-16869
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Mary's Igloo Native Corporation. The lands are located in Lot 2, U.S. Survey No. 604, Alaska, and T. 3 S., Rgs. 30, 31, and 32 W., Kateel River Meridian; T. 4 S., R. 32 W., Kateel River Meridian; and Ts. 3 and 4 S., R. 33 W., Kateel River, Alaska, in the vicinity of Mary's Igloo Alaska, and contains 18,915.33 acres. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Nome Nugget.
Alaska Lands Conveyance
Document Number: 05-16868
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision directing conveyance of lands pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act will be issued to Shee Atika, Incorporated, for certain lands in T. 47 S., R. 66 E., Copper River Meridian, located in the vicinity of Sitka, Alaska, containing approximately 20 acres. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Ketchikan Daily News.
Oil, Gas, and Sulphur Operations and Leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-Cost Recovery
Document Number: 05-16854
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
MMS is changing some existing fees and implementing several new fees to offset MMS's costs of performing certain services relating to its minerals programs.
Request for Comments on the Preparation of a New 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007-2012; and on the Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed 5-Year Program
Document Number: 05-16905
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-24
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) requires the Department of the Interior to solicit information from interested and affected parties during the preparation of a 5-year OCS oil and gas leasing program. The current 5-year program covers the period July 2002 to July 2007. The Department's MMS intends to prepare a new 5-year program for July 2007 to July 2012 to succeed the current one. Section 18 requires completion of a lengthy, multi-step process of public consultation and analysis before the Secretary of the Interior may approve a new 5-year program. The section 18 process includes the following required steps: This initial solicitation of comments; development of a draft proposed program, a proposed program, and a proposed final program; and Secretarial approval. The MMS will also prepare an EIS that analyzes the alternatives considered for the new 5- year program. This notice announces the start of the EIS preparation process. The MMS will consider comments received in response to this notice in developing the draft proposed program and in determining the scope of the EIS. The public will have additional opportunities to comment on the draft proposed program, the draft EIS, and the proposed program.
Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Draft of Second Revision
Document Number: 05-16833
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-24
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we) announces the availability of the Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Draft of Second Revision, for public review and comment.
San Luis Drainage Feature Re-evaluation Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Merced, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, and Stanislaus Counties, CA
Document Number: 05-16821
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-24
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Bureau
The Bureau of Reclamation is extending the public review and comment period for the Draft EIS to Thursday, September 1, 2005. The notice of availability of the Draft EIS and notice of public hearings was published in the Federal Register on June 2, 2005, (70 FR 32370). The public review period was originally scheduled to end on August 1, 2005.
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Criteria for Evaluating Water Conservation Plans
Document Number: 05-16818
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-24
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Bureau
To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) developed and published the Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Criteria). Note: For the purpose of this announcement, Water Management Plans are considered the same as Water Conservation Plans (Plans). The CVPIA requires Reclamation to evaluate, and revise if necessary, the Criteria every 3 years. Reclamation is publishing this notice to allow the public to comment on the revised 2005 draft Criteria. Public comment on the revised Criteria is invited at this time. The draft revision is available for review and comment. A copy of the draft revision can be found at the following Web site: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/ documents/2005DraftCriteria.pdf. A copy of the draft revision can be obtained by contacting persons at the address below. After the review period, if no significant changes are made based on comments from the public, the Criteria will be final. After the Criteria is final, it will be used to evaluate Plans.
Survey Plat Filing; Maine
Document Number: 05-16815
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-24
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Announcement to Extend Comment Period on the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement on Excess Spoil Generation and Disposal and Stream Buffer Zone Rulemaking
Document Number: 05-16802
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-24
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are allowing additional time for the public to submit suggestions on significant issues and specific alternatives that we should consider in the planning and preparation on an environmental impact statement on the excess spoil generation and disposal and stream buffer zone rulemaking. We received multiple requests to extend the comment period by a week beyond the last public scoping meeting in order for the meeting participants to fully consider discussions within the meeting. We believe that this is reasonable request and are granting an extension of public comment period.
Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Tungsten-Iron-Copper-Nickel, Iron-Tungsten-Nickel Alloy, and Tungsten-Bronze (Additional Formulation), and Tungsten-Tin-Iron Shot Types as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots; Availability of Environmental Assessments
Document Number: 05-16718
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-08-24
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we, us, or USFWS) proposes to approve four shot types or alloys for hunting waterfowl and coots and to change the listing of approved nontoxic shot types in 50 CFR 20.21(j) to reflect the cumulative approvals of nontoxic shot types and alloys. These four shot types or alloys were submitted to us separately, and we published advance notices of proposed rulemakings for these shot types under RINs 1018-AU04, 1018-AU09, 1018-AU13, and 1018-AU28, respectively. We now combine all these actions under RIN 1018-AU04. In addition, we propose to approve alloys of several metals because we have approved the metals individually at or near 100% in nontoxic shot.
Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Iron-Tungsten-Nickel Shot as Nontoxic for Hunting Waterfowl and Coots
Document Number: 05-16720
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-23
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we, us, or USFWS) approves shot formulated of 62 percent iron, 25 percent tungsten, and 13 percent nickel as nontoxic for waterfowl and coot hunting in the United States. We assessed possible toxicity effects of the Iron-Tungsten-Nickel (ITN) shot, and determined that it is not a threat to wildlife or their habitats, and that further testing of ITN shot is not necessary. We have prepared a Final Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact in support of this decision. This rule also corrects an error and adds clarity to the list of currently approved nontoxic shot types.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the California Tiger Salamander, Central Population
Document Number: 05-16234
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-23
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are designating critical habitat for the Central population of the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 199,109 acres (ac) (80,576 hectares (ha)) fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The critical habitat is located within 19 counties in California.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Reconstruction of BIA Route 27 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, SD
Document Number: 05-16600
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-22
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 cooperation of the Oglala Sioux Tribe (Tribe), intends to gather the information necessary to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed reconstruction of BIA Route 27 near Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The BIA intends to coordinate the preparation of this EIS with consultations under the National Historic Preservation Act. The purpose of the proposed action is to improve the roadway to current safety standards. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, alternatives and content to be considered in the EIS.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Greenville Rancheria's Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Tehama County, CA
Document Number: 05-16599
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-22
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 National Indian Gaming Commission as a cooperating agency, intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed 333.66 acre trust acquisition and casino development project to be located in unincorporated Tehama County, California. The purpose of the proposed action is to help provide for the economic development of the Greenville Rancheria (Tribe). This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, alternatives and content for inclusion in the EIS.
Public Hearing and Public Comment Period on Termination of Federal Enforcement for Parts of the Missouri Permanent Regulatory Program
Document Number: 05-16573
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-08-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), announced our decision to substitute Federal enforcement for parts of the Missouri permanent regulatory program (Missouri program) on August 22, 2003 (68 FR 50944). We are announcing today that the Governor of Missouri petitioned us to consider returning to Missouri the authority to enforce those parts of the Missouri program for which we substituted Federal enforcement. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Air and Land Protection Division, Land Reclamation Program (MLRP) is the regulatory authority responsible for implementing and enforcing the Missouri program. If we approve Missouri's petition, we will terminate Federal enforcement for those parts of the Missouri program for which we substituted Federal enforcement and return full enforcement authority to the MLRP. We are providing an opportunity for interested persons to comment on the Missouri Governor's petition to reassume authority of those parts of the Missouri program currently being enforced by us (Administrative Record No. MO-664.42). This document gives the dates and times during which interested persons may submit written comments or participate in the scheduled public hearing regarding Missouri's petition. This document also includes the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Correction of Special Rule to Control the Trade of Threatened Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso
Document Number: 05-16569
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-22
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are correcting a special rule promulgated under Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), to exempt the import and export of, and foreign and interstate commerce in, certain products of beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) from the permit requirements under 50 CFR 17.32. These corrections are not substantive.
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
Document Number: 05-16393
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-08-22
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service or we) is proposing to establish the 2005-06 late-season hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. We annually prescribe frameworks, or outer limits, for dates and times when hunting may occur and the number of birds that may be taken and possessed in late seasons. These frameworks are necessary to allow State selections of seasons and limits and to allow recreational harvest at levels compatible with population and habitat conditions.
Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Clark County, NV; Termination of Recreation and Public Purposes Classification and Segregation; Withdrawal of the Formerly Classified Lands by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
Document Number: 05-16492
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-18
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell by public auction 86 parcels of Federal public land, aggregating approximately 3,197.00 acres, more or less, in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. The sale will be under the authority of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2343), as amended by Title IV of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 1994) (SNPLMA). The SNPLMA sale will be subject to the applicable provisions of Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719), and BLM land sale and mineral conveyance regulations at 43 CFR parts 2710 and 2720. The sale will be conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 16, 2005, using competitive bidding procedures under the regulations, at not less than the appraised fair market value (FMV) of each parcel. BLM may also continue the auction of up to five additional parcels near Laughlin, Nevada (hereinafter, ``the Laughlin parcels''), which remain unsold from a BLM competitive oral auction held in Laughlin, Nevada, on June 15, 2005. These five parcels aggregate approximately 1,796.65 acres and have been for sale on the Internet since the June 15, 2005, sale. If not sold on the Internet by November 16, 2005, BLM will take oral bids on these parcels at not less than the appraised fair market value of each parcel, at the proposed November 16, 2005, sale. Sealed bids may also be submitted for these parcels. These parcels are not within the SNPLMA disposal boundary and are sold solely under the authority of FLPMA. They were originally noticed for sale in the Federal Register on March 30, 2005, at 70 FR 16301. That notice provides that, ``If not sold, any parcel described above in this Notice may be identified for sale at a later date without further legal notice.'' 70 FR at 16303. More information on these parcels, as well as all parcels involved with the November 16 sale, is available at https:// propertydisposal.gsa.gov. If sold on the Internet or at the November 16, 2005, sale, these parcels will be sold under the terms of conditions of the original notice at 70 FR 16301. BLM's decision to sell the Laughlin parcels has already undergone notice and comment procedures pursuant to the sale regulations at 43 CFR part 2700. Environmental documentation prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act for sale of the Laughlin parcels has also undergone a public comment period. Therefore, BLM will not be accepting any new comments regarding the continued auction of the Laughlin parcels.
Notice of Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Endangered Catesbaea melanocarpa
Document Number: 05-16372
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-18
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the final recovery plan for Catesbaea melanocarpa (no common name). This endangered plant species is a small spiny shrub of the family Rubiacea. It is extremely rare and is known from Puerto Rico, St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbuda, Antigua, and Guadeloupe. The recovery plan includes specific recovery goal/objectives and criteria to be met to delist Catesbaea melanocarpa under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council Meeting
Document Number: 05-16356
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-18
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (MCNCA) Advisory Council will hold its next meeting of 2005 on September 7, 2005. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. and will be held at the Fruita City Office Building, 325 East Aspen Avenue, Fruita, CO. An additional meeting will be held on December 7, 2005 at the Mesa County Administration Building; 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO.
Draft Post-Delisting Monitoring Plan for Eggert's Sunflower (Helianthus eggertii
Document Number: 05-16275
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-18
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we) announces the availability of the Draft Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for Eggert's Sunflower (Helianthus eggertii) (PDM). We propose to monitor the status of Eggert's sunflower over a 5-year period, from the date of final delisting under the Endangered Species Act (Act) in 2005 through 2010. Monitoring will be through (1) annual evaluation of information already routinely being collected by 7 agencies that have entered into long- term management agreements with us covering 27 populations of H. eggertii, and (2) a total census of these populations during the 2nd and 5th year of the monitoring period. We solicit review and comment on this Monitoring Plan from local, State and Federal agencies, and the public.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Helianthus eggertii
Document Number: 05-16274
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-18
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing the plant Helianthus eggertii (Eggert's sunflower) from the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), because recovery actions have secured a number of populations and identified additional populations not previously known. Therefore, the threatened designation no longer correctly reflects the current status of this plant. This action is based on a review of all available data, which indicate that the species is now protected on Federal, State, and county lands; is more widespread and abundant than was documented at the time of listing; and is more resilient and less vulnerable to certain activities than previously thought. Due to the recent development of a management plan for H. eggertii, a management plan for the barrens/woodland ecosystem, and an Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering and Development Center, on whose land a significant number of sites/populations occur, new management practices will include managing for, and monitoring the areas that contain, this species. Occurrences of H. eggertii are also found on six other Federal, State, or county lands, five of which now have conservation agreements with us to protect, manage, and monitor the species. The remaining site is jointly owned by the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission and The Nature Conservancy and has a dedicated conservation easement and a management plan in place to protect H. eggertii. At the time of listing, there were 34 known H. eggertii sites occurring in 1 county in Alabama, 5 counties in Kentucky, and 8 counties in Tennessee. The species was not defined in terms of ``populations'' at that time. Increased knowledge of H. eggertii and its habitat has resulted in increased success in locating new plant sites. Presently, there are 287 known H. eggertii sites (making up 73 populations) distributed across 3 counties in Alabama, 9 counties in Kentucky, and 15 counties in Tennessee. Consequently, H. eggertii is not likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range and, therefore, is no longer considered to be threatened.
Final Supplementary Rules on Public Land in Oregon and Washington
Document Number: 05-16162
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-18
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office is implementing supplementary rules for public lands within the states of Oregon and Washington. The rules are needed in order to protect the area's natural resources and provide for public health and safety. The rules are based on existing regulations and address camping and residency, vehicles and off-road vehicles, fire, conduct, firearms, sanitation and refuse and permits. The supplementary rules promote consistency between BLM rules on these topics and similar rules of other natural resource agencies including the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Oregon Parks and Recreation, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Modified Competitive Sale and Competitive Sale of Public Lands, Grand County, Colorado
Document Number: 05-16316
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides notice that it will offer five parcels of public lands located in Grand County, Colorado, for sale at not less than their respective appraised fair market values. The Kremmling Field Manager has determined that because Parcels 1 and 5 have no legal access via any public road and are surrounded by private lands, they will be offered for sale only to the current adjoining landowners under modified competitive sale procedures. Parcels 2, 3, and 4, which have legal access via public roads, will be sold individually under competitive sale procedures open to any person or entity qualified to bid. Sales of all parcels will be by sealed bid only.
Non-Competitive Sale of Reversionary Interest, Portion of Recreation and Public Purposes Act Patent Number 27-80-0056
Document Number: 05-16315
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The State of Nevada has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to purchase, at fair market value, 102.5 acres of land in Clark County, Nevada, free and clear of a reversionary interest held by the United States, pursuant to a direct sale conducted in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
Final Supplementary Rule for the Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, Relating to Possession of Open Containers of Alcohol While Operating or Riding on/in Motor Vehicles
Document Number: 05-16314
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing a final supplementary rule to apply to the public lands administered by the Arizona State Office. The final supplementary rule prohibits the illegal use of alcohol on public lands. BLM needs the final supplementary rule to protect natural resources and the health and safety of public land users. The final supplementary rule will allow BLM law enforcement officers to enforce a regulation prohibiting the possession of open containers of alcohol while operating or riding on/ in motor vehicles on public lands in a manner consistent with current Arizona State law and BLM California supplementary rules.
Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease CACA 45944
Document Number: 05-16313
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, Summitt Ventures Inc, timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease CACA 45944 for lands in Kern County, California, and it was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from April 1, 2005, the date of termination.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Document Number: 05-16312
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that two appealable decisions approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Olgoonik Corporation. The lands are located in T. 16 N., R. 29 W., T. 14 N., R. 30 W., Tps. 4 S., Rs. 11 and 12 W., Umiat Meridian, in the vicinity of Wainwright, Alaska, aggregating 6,524.46 acres. Notice of the decisions will also be published four times in the Arctic Sounder.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Document Number: 05-16311
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Heirs, Devisees and/or Assigns of Frank Titus. The land is located in T. 6 S., R. 21 E., Kateel River Meridian, in the vicinity of Ruby, Alaska, and contain 39.98 acres. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Document Number: 05-16310
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Kake Tribal Corporation. The lands are located in Township 57 South, Range 72 East, Copper River Meridian, in the vicinity of Frederick Sound, Alaska, and contain 180.20 acres. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Daily Sitka Sentinel.
Lease of Public Lands, Alaska
Document Number: 05-16307
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew a lease of approximately one acre of public land near Farewell, Alaska under the provisionsof Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) for Mr. Dewayne G. Covey to operate trapping activities and maintain an existing cabin.
Expiration of Public Land Orders and Opening of Lands; Idaho
Document Number: 05-16306
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management announces the expiration of two public land orders affecting 32,978.34 acres of public lands. This order opens the lands to surface entry.
Marine Mammals; Native Exemptions
Document Number: 05-16277
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), amend regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), as amended. This action revises our existing definition of ``authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing'' to reflect a December 28, 1992, Court ruling, which found that our regulation defining ``authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing'' is inconsistent with the MMPA.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of the Mariana Fruit Bat (Pteropus mariannus mariannus
Document Number: 05-16270
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a Notice of Review in the Federal Register on July 6, 2005, concerning initiation of 5-year reviews for 33 species in Region 1. The document contained incorrect listing information and names for the Mariana crow (Corvus kubaryi) and the Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus mariannus).
Availability of Draft National Management Plan for the Genus Caulerpa
Document Number: 05-16244
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
This notice announces the availability of the draft National Management Plan for the Genus Caulerpa (NMP) for public review and comment. The draft was prepared by the Caulerpa Working Group of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, as authorized by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.). Comments received will be considered in preparing the final NMP, which will guide cooperative and integrated management of Caulerpa species in the United States.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of Tooth Cave Ground Beetle
Document Number: 05-16181
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-16
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces a 5- year review of the Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act). The purpose of reviews conducted under this section of the Act is to ensure that the classification of species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.12) is accurate. The 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review.
Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications
Document Number: 05-16176
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-16
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Document Number: 05-16171
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-16
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that a Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge are available for review and comment. The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, requires the Service to develop a comprehensive conservation plan for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose in developing a comprehensive conservation plan is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year strategy for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management, conservation, legal mandates, and Service policies. In addition to outlining broad management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, plans identify wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available to the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife observation, wildlife photography, and environmental education and interpretation. Significant issues address in the draft plan include: threatened and endangered species; migratory birds, habitat restoration; invasive exotic species control; funding and staffing; and land acquisition.
Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for the Florida Scrub-Jay Resulting From the Proposed Construction of a Single-Family Home in Sarasota County, FL
Document Number: 05-16168
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-16
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Jeffrey and Patricia Adams (Applicants) request an incidental take permit (ITP) pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended (Act). The Applicants anticipate removal of about 0.22 acre of Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) foraging, sheltering, and possibly nesting habitat, incidental to lot preparation for the construction of a single-family home and supporting infrastructure in Sarasota County, Florida (project). The loss of 0.22 acre of foraging, sheltering, and possibly nesting habitat is expected to result in the take of one family of scrub-jays. The Applicants' Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) describes the mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects of the project to the scrub-jay. These measures are outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The Service has determined that the Applicants' proposal, including the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, would individually and cumulatively have a minor or negligible effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ``low-effect'' project and qualifies as a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 2, Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6, Appendix 1). The Service announces the availability of the Applicants' ITP application, HCP, and Screening Form for Low-Effect HCP Determinations for the incidental take application. Copies of the ITP application, HCP, and Screening Form may be obtained by making a request to the Regional Office (see ADDRESSES). Requests must be in writing to be processed. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Modified Competitive Sales of Public Land; Oregon, Parcel I (OR 55523) and Parcel II (OR 60928)
Document Number: 05-16161
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-08-16
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This notice announces the proposed sale of two small parcels of public land, totaling 3.89 acres, located in Lane County, Oregon at not less than appraised market value. These parcels are proposed to be sold through modified competitive procedures.
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