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

Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: 05-21636
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
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.
Issuance of Permits
Document Number: 05-21635
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The following permits were issued.
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: 05-21634
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
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.
Information Collection Renewal Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0019; North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey
Document Number: 05-21632
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent a request to OMB to renew approval for our information collection associated with the North American woodcock singing ground survey. The current OMB control number for this information collection is 1018-0019, which expires October 31, 2005. We have requested that OMB renew approval of this information collection for a 3-year term.
Information Collection Renewal Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0010; Mourning Dove Call Count Survey
Document Number: 05-21631
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent a request to OMB to renew approval for our information collection associated with the mourning dove call count survey. The current OMB control number for this information collection is 1018-0010, which expires October 31, 2005. We have requested that OMB renew approval of this information collection for a 3-year term.
Notice of Availability of the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge in Bertie County, NC
Document Number: 05-21607
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The Fish and Wildlife Service announces that the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge are available for distribution. The plan and environmental impact statement were prepared pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and describe how the refuge will be managed over the next 15 years. The compatibility determinations for hunting, fishing, environmental education and interpretation, trapping of selected furbearers for management, forest management, and resource research studies are also available within the plan.
Notice of Public Meeting, Western Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Document Number: 05-21605
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Western Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Document Number: 05-21602
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
This notice announces a meeting of the Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The business meeting will be held on December 6, 2005, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the Arizona State Office located at One North Central Avenue, 8th floor. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. The agenda items to be covered include: Review of the August 23, 2005 Meeting Minutes; BLM State Director's Update on Statewide Issues; New RAC Member Orientation; Presentations on San Pedro Water Rights Issues; Rangeland Inventory and Monitoring; Arizona Land Use Planning Update; RAC Questions on Written Reports from BLM Field Managers; Field Office Rangeland Resource Team Proposals; Reports by the Standards and Guidelines, Recreation, Off-Highway Vehicle Use, Public Relations, Land Use Planning and Tenure, and Wild Horse and Burro Working Groups; Reports from RAC members; and Discussion of future meetings. A public comment period will be provided at 11:30 a.m. on December 6, 2005, for any interested publics who wish to address the Council.
Colorado River Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Document Number: 05-21595
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Pursuant to subsection 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. subsection 4332 (2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Colorado River Management Plan, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona. The FEIS describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of several alternatives, including a modified preferred alternative, for future management of public use of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park, including the Lower Gorge. The analysis includes both commercial and non-commercial uses. The FEIS incorporates changes based on comments on the Draft EIS, and includes the responses to public comments.
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0038
Document Number: 05-21577
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-31
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request approval for the collection of information for 30 CFR PART 783, Underground Mining Permit ApplicationsMinimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources.
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal; Scheduled Public Meeting; Colorado
Document Number: 05-21570
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-28
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Secretary of Agriculture has filed an application requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw approximately 14,919 acres of National Forest System lands in Douglas, Teller, Park, and Jefferson Counties, Colorado. This notice segregates the lands from location and entry under the U.S. Mining Laws for up to 2 years. This notice also establishes the time and place of the public meeting.
Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP/EIS) for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, MT
Document Number: 05-21569
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-28
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP/EIS) for public land and resources in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Montana. BLM invites the public to review and comment on the range and adequacy of the draft alternatives and their associated environmental effects. The DRMP/EIS provides direction and guidance for the management of about 375,000 acres of public land and 42,800 acres of existing oil and gas leases.
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and Transfer of Jurisdiction; Colorado
Document Number: 05-21568
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-28
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The U.S. Department of Energy has filed an application requesting the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw from surface entry and mining and transfer jurisdiction of 160 acres of public land in Moffat County, Colorado, to be utilized as a uranium mill tailings disposal site. This notice segregates the land for a period of 2 years from surface entry and mining.
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Beaufort Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 202, March 2007
Document Number: 05-21549
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-28
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
The Secretary's approved 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2002-2007 provides for 3 sales: Sales 186, 195, and 202 to be held in the Beaufort Sea Programlanning Area. The presale process incorporated planning and analysis for all three sales. From the initial step in the process (the Call for Information and Nominations (Call)) through the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/ Consistency Determination (CD) step, the process covered the multiple- sale proposals. However, we indicated that we would conduct and did conduct complete National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), OCS Lands Act, and Coastal Zone Management Act processes for each sale, including a proposed and final Notice of Sale. The environmental analysis and the CD for Sale 202 will focus primarily on new issues, new scientific information, and/or changes in the state's federally-approved coastal management plan. The Call NOI to Prepare an EIS for Sales 186, 195, and 202 was published in the Federal Register on September 19, 2001, at 66 FR 48268. The Beaufort Sea Multiple-Sale Final EIS for these sales was released in February 2003 (OCS EIS/EA, MMS 2003-001). Sales 186 and 195 were held on September 24, 2003, and March 30, 2005, respectively. When the multiple-sale EIS was prepared, MMS indicated it would do an EA for Sales 195 and 202 if no significant new issues or impacts are identified. The MMS is now initiating a RFI for Beaufort Sea Sale 202.
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission Meeting
Document Number: 05-21538
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-28
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior
This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Suspension of Trade in Threatened Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso
Document Number: 05-21534
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-28
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), give notice that we are suspending import of and foreign commerce in beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) caviar and meat originating in the Black Sea littoral states of Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, the Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey, and Ukraine effective immediately. This suspension applies to shipments that have been exported directly from these countries, re-exported through an intermediary country, or transported as personal or household effects, and it prohibits foreign commerce in the course of a commercial activity. We are taking this action under the special rule that was promulgated to control the trade of threatened beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) (70 FR 10493; March 4, 2005). Interstate commerce in beluga sturgeon caviar or meat from the Black Sea basin that was legally imported into the United States before the trade suspension is not prohibited.
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Mountaintop Mining and Valley Fills
Document Number: 05-21474
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-28
Agency: Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Office of Surface Mining, Engineers Corps, Army Department
The above agencies announce the availability of the FPEIS that considers developing policies, guidance, and coordinated agency decision-making processes to minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, the adverse environmental effects to waters of the United States and to fish and wildlife resources affected by mountaintop mining operations, and to environmental resources that could be affected by the size and location of excess spoil-disposal sites in valley fills within the Appalachian study area in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. This FPEIS was prepared as part of a settlement agreement that resolved the Federal claims brought in Bragg v. Robertson, Civ. No. 2:98-0636 (S.D.W.Va.). This FPEIS was prepared consistent with the provision set forth in 40 CFR 1503.4(c) of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA, which allow the agencies to attach an errata sheet to the statement instead of rewriting the draft statement and to circulate the errata, comments, responses, and the changes, rather than the entire document. The agencies are filing the entire statement with a new cover sheet as the FPEIS. The FPEIS is being made available by mail and can be viewed on the Internet at https://www.epa.gov/region3/ mtntop/index.htm. The FPEIS can also be viewed at local offices of the above agencies and at selected local libraries. Copies of the FPEIS may be obtained by writing to the address listed below.
Colorado: Filing of Plats of Survey
Document Number: 05-21451
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The plats of survey of the following described land will be officially filed in the Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Lakewood, Colorado, effective 10 a.m., October 18, 2005. All inquiries should be sent to the Colorado State Office (CO-956), Bureau of Land Management, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215-7093. The plat (in two sheets) which includes the field notes, and is the entire record of this survey of Tract 37, in suspended Township 44 North, Range 5 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted August 17, 2005. The supplemental plat of section 24, in Township 1 North, Range 72 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, created new Lots 106, 107 and 108 in the NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ of Section 24, and is based upon the boundaries of the Whitedare unpatented Mining Claim, CMC-115653, as defined by the dependent resurvey accepted August 20, 2003, was accepted August 16, 2005. The supplemental plat of Tract 39, patented April 3, 1986, Patent No. 05-86-0022 in Township 1 North, Range 72 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, which added the patented acreage value of Tract 39, that was omitted from the June 20, 1985 plat which created Tract 39, was accepted August 16, 2005. The supplemental plat which corrects and supersedes the supplemental plat accepted April 19, 2005, which incorrectly depicted the mineral survey number of the Mayflower and Little Boy Lodes in Township 48 North, Range 2 East, Sec. 29, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on July 27, 2005. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurveys and surveys, facilitating a land exchange in Township 1 North, Range 79 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted August 11, 2005. The field notes, as depicted on two plat-only plats, of the remonumentation of certain corners was requested by the Geographic Coordinate Data Base Program Manager, Washington Office, under BPA: NAB-000008, Task Order No. NAD-000095, in Townships 12 North, Ranges 68 and 69 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on September 1, 2005. The supplemental plat of section 20, creating new Lot 111 in the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ of Section 20, is based upon Mineral Survey No. 19744, Roberta, Golden Rule, and Queen of the Valley approved October 19, 1916, and the dependent resurvey accepted March 13, 1963, in Township 1 North, Range 71 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was requested by the Canon City Field Office and was accepted on September 12, 2005. The plat and field notes, of the dependent resurvey and surveys was requested by the Uncompahgre Field Office, with the approval of the State Director, Colorado, in order to identify public land boundaries and a portion of the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary, in Township 51 North, Range 9 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on September 28, 2005. These plats and resurvey notes were requested by the Bureau of Land Management for administrative and management purposes. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurveys and surveys requested by the USDA Forest Service, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, through the State Director, Colorado, in order to identify the National Forest boundaries in Township 6 North, Range 77 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on August 24, 2005. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey and survey requested by the Regional Director of Lands, Rocky Mountain Region, USDA, Forest Service, through the State Director, Colorado, in order to identify the National Forest boundaries for management purposes in Township 10 North, Ranges 73 and 74 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on August 26, 2005. The plat (in 2 sheets), which is the entire record, of the dependent resurvey and survey, requested by the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, through the State Director, Colorado, in order to locate certain forest service boundaries that pertain to fuel reduction projects north of Gardner, CO., in Township 25 South, Range 70 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on September 1, 2005. The plat and field notes, of the dependent resurvey and survey, was requested by the Rocky Mountain Region, USDA, Forest Service, through the State Director, Colorado, in order to identify the National Forest boundaries for fuels reduction management purposes in Township 5 South, Range 72 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on September 7, 2005. The plats and field notes, representing the dependent resurvey and surveys in Townships 36 and 37 North, Range 14 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Group 1391,Colorado, were accepted August 10, 2005. These surveys were requested by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, with the approval of the State Director, Colorado, in order to identify the boundary of Ute Mountain Ute lands for management purposes. The plat and field notes, of the completion survey of Township 33 North, Range 19 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, was requested by the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque, New Mexico, with the approval of the State Director, Colorado, in order to identify the reservation boundaries, was accepted September 7, 2005. 8,404.14 acres are included in this original survey.
Injurious Wildlife Species; Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus); Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 05-21440
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-10-27
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, extend the comment period on a proposed rule to add all forms of live black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), including gametes and viable eggs, to the list of injurious fish under the Lacey Act and on the draft environmental assessment and draft economic analysis prepared in association with the proposed rule.
Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Number: 05-21439
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Draft Recovery Plan for the Short-Tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus
Document Number: 05-21430
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-27
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of the Draft Recovery Plan for the Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) for public review and comment.
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Personal Watercraft Use
Document Number: 05-21426
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-10-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This final rule designates areas where personal watercraft (PWC) may be used in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan. This final rule implements the provisions of the National Park Service (NPS) general regulations authorizing parks to allow the use of PWC by promulgating a special regulation. The NPS Management Policies 2001 require individual parks to determine whether PWC use is appropriate for a specific park area based on an evaluation of that area's enabling legislation, resources and values, other visitor uses, and overall management objectives.
Oil, Gas, and Sulphur Operations and Leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-Waiver of Fees
Document Number: 05-21281
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-10-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
In light of the interruption of operations of the MMS Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR) in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, this rule waives until January 3, 2006, the payment of certain existing cost recovery fees that would be paid to MMS.
Notice of Extension of the Call for Nominations for the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (NCA) Advisory Council
Document Number: 05-21398
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the call for nominations for ten membership positions on the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area Advisory Council. The original notice calling for nominations published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2005 [70 FR 54403]. The original deadline for the call for nominations was October 14, 2005. The purpose of this notice is to extend the nomination period until October 31, 2005. The Council advises the Secretary and the BLM on resource management issues associated with the McInnis Canyons NCA and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness.
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Correction of Public Land Order No. 6619; Opportunity for Public Meeting; Wisconsin
Document Number: 05-21394
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2310.3-1, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to extend Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6619 for an additional 20-year period. This order withdrew 4,107 acres of public land in Juneau County, Wisconsin, from surface entry and reserved the land for use by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage in conjunction with the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action and to request a public meeting. This notice also corrects an error in the legal description published in the Federal Register on July 25, 1986 (51 FR 26687).
Emergency Closure of Public Lands: Harney County, OR
Document Number: 05-21393
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Notice is hereby given that certain public lands are temporarily closed to public use for the purpose of discharge of firearms, from September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006. The authorized BLM officer has determined that shooting within one-quarter mile of Frenchglen, Oregon, may be a safety hazard to the residents. During the closure period, BLM will prepare National Environmental Policy Act documentation to consider a permanent closure. The closed area occurs on BLM land around Frenchglen, Oregon, in Willamette Meridian, T. 32 S., R. 32 E., Section 02, Lots 3 and 4 east of the 115 kV power transmission line OR-012617, S\1/2\NW\1/4\ east of the 115kV power transmission line OR-012617, N\1/2\SW\1/4\ north of Hwy 205, E\1/2\SW\1/4\ east of Elbow Springs Road, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ east of Elbow Springs Road. Closure signs will be posted at main entry points to the area and along the boundary as necessary. Maps of the closure area and information may be obtained from the BLM Burns District Office and at various locations in Burns, Hines, and Frenchglen.
Notice of Initiation of the Nomination and Selection Process for the Pinedale Anticline Working Group, Sublette County, WY
Document Number: 05-21390
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
On August 15, 2002, the Secretary of the Interior signed the Charter to establish the Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG). Several interest groups, governmental agencies, and local interests are represented on the PAWG. Individuals or groups interested in completing the remainder of the 2-year membership term of the PAWG should submit the specified information within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Nominations and supporting documentation should be sent to: Bureau of Land Management, Pinedale Field Office, ATTN: Mike Stiewig, PAWG Coordinator, P.O. Box 768, Pinedale, Wyoming 82941.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-day Finding on Petitions to Establish the Northern Rocky Mountain Distinct Population Segment of Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) and to Remove the Gray Wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountain Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Species
Document Number: 05-21344
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), announce a 90- day finding for two petitions(1) the first that sought removal of the gray wolf from the designation of endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA); and (2) the second that requested to establish the northern Rocky Mountain Distinct Population Segment (Rocky Mountain DPS) of gray wolf (Canis lupus) and to remove the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountain DPS from the Federal list of threatened and endangered species, pursuant to the ESA. Although only one of these petitions presented substantial information, we have considered the collective weight of evidence indicating that the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves may qualify as a DPS and that delisting may be warranted. We are initiating a status review to determine if delisting the species is warranted. To ensure that the review is comprehensive, we are soliciting information and data regarding this species.
Meeting Notice for National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board
Document Number: 05-21336
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Advisory Board will meet December 6, 2005, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PST) at the Best Western Sunridge Inn, One Sunridge Way, Baker City, Oregon. Meeting topics will include a Center Update, Marketing, and other topics as may come before the board. The meeting is open to the public. Public comment is scheduled for 10 to 10:15 a.m.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Horner Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Document Number: 05-21332
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
Document Number: 05-21330
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Document Number: 05-21283
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The title of this information collection request (ICR) is ``30 CFR Part 227Delegation to States; 30 CFR Part 228Cooperative Activities with States and Indian Tribes; and 30 CFR Part 229 Delegation to States.'' We changed the title of this ICR to clarify the regulatory language we are covering under 30 CFR parts 227, 228, and 229 and to reflect OMB approval of consolidation of two ICRs, titled: 1010-0087: 30 CFR Part 228Cooperative Activities with States and Indian Tribes; and 1010-0088: 30 CFR Part 227Delegation to States. In the two ICRs, much of the general information was repeated and cross referenced. This consolidated ICR 1010-0087 eliminates that duplication of effort and redundancy of data and, also, includes 30 CFR part 229 information collection burden hours, which were not included in the previous information collections (1010-0087 and 1010-0088).
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)-Plans and Information-Protection of Marine Mammals and Threatened and Endangered Species
Document Number: 05-21282
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
MMS is extending to January 6, 2006, the comment period of the proposed rule titled, ``Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)Plans and InformationProtection of Marine Mammals and Threatened and Endangered Species'' published on September 6, 2005 (70 FR 52953). The previous deadline for comments was November 7, 2005. This notice will extend the original 60-day comment period to 120 days. This extension is necessary because of damage caused in the New Orleans area by Hurricane Katrina and the Louisiana/Texas area by Hurricane Rita and subsequent flooding. The extension will provide additional time to the oil and gas industry for reviewing and preparing comments to the rule as it recovers from these disasters.
Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation, Shasta and Tehama Counties, CA
Document Number: 05-21260
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Bureau
The Bureau of Reclamation will hold an additional public scoping meeting to solicit input on the scope of the environmental document, alternatives, concerns, and issues to be addressed in the EIS to be prepared. The notice of intent to prepare the EIS and notice of public scoping meetings was published in the Federal Register on October 7, 2005 (70 FR 58744).
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 05-21225
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Cape Cod National Seashore; Two Hundred Fifty-Fifth Notice of Meeting; Correction
Document Number: 05-21224
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service published a document in the Federal Register of October 5, 2005 concerning the Two Hundred Fifty-Fifth Notice of Meeting of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission. The document contained an incorrect date.
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park; Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 05-21223
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 05-21222
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior�09�09
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (the Commission) will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at 1:30 p.m., at the National Building Museum, Room 312, 401 F Street, NW., Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss currently authorized and proposed memorials in the District of Columbia and its environs. In addition to discussing general matters and conducting routine business, the Commission will review the status of legislative proposals introduced in the 108th Congress to establish memorials in the District of Columbia and its environs, as follows:
National Preservation Technology and Training Board-National Center for Preservation Technology and Training: Meeting
Document Number: 05-21221
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988)), that the Preservation Technology and Training Board (Board) of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service will meet on Monday, October 31, 2005, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Board was established by Congress to provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to the National Park Service's National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (National Center) in compliance with section 404 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470x-2(e)). The Board will meet in the De Vargas Room of the Hotel St. Francis at 210 Don Gaspar Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501telephone (505) 983-5700. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and end no later than 5 p.m. The Board's meeting agenda will include: National Center response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita; review and comment on National Center operational priorities for FY 2006; status of FY 2006 National Center budget and initiatives; development and launch of the Lee H. Nelson Prize in Historic Preservation Technology; proposed Wingspread Conference on Sustainability in Preservation; and Board workgroup reports. The Board meeting is open to the public. Facilities and space for accommodating members of the public are limited, however, and persons 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 Board. Persons wishing more information concerning this meeting, or who wish to submit written statements, may contact: Mr. John A. Burns, Acting Assistant Associate Director, Heritage Preservation Assistance Programs, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 2250 MIB, Washington, DC 20240telephone (202) 354-2118. Increased security in the Washington, DC area may cause delays in the delivery of the U.S. Mail or commercial delivery to government office buildings. In addition to U.S. Mail or commercial delivery, written comments may be sent by fax to Mr. Burns at (202) 371-6473. Minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection no later than 90 days after the meeting at the office of the Acting Assistant Associate Director, Heritage Preservation Assistance Programs, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 2250 MIB, Washington, DC 20240telephone (202) 354-2118.
Announcement of a National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) Meeting for Gates of the Arctic National Park
Document Number: 05-21220
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) announces an SRC meeting within the Alaska Region for Gates of the Arctic National Park. The purpose of the meeting is to develop and continue work on subsistence hunting program recommendations and other related subsistence management issues. This meeting is open to the public and will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is welcomed to present written or oral comments to the SRC. The NPS SRC program is authorized under Title VIII, Section 808, of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meeting minutes will be available for public inspection approximately six weeks after the meeting.
Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information Collection Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Number: 05-21219
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Geological Survey, Department of the Interior
The collection of information referred herein applies to a World-Wide Web site that permits individuals to count frogs and toads. The Web site is termed Frogwatch USA. Information will be used by scientists and Federal, State, and local agencies to identify wetlands showing significant declines in populations of amphibians. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 2,000. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,000 hours. Affected Public: Primarily U.S. residents.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Distinct Population Segment of the California Tiger Salamander in Sonoma County
Document Number: 05-21205
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-10-25
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the reopening of the comment period on the proposed designation of critical habitat for the distinct population segment (DPS) of the California tiger salamander in Sonoma County and the availability of the draft economic analysis of the proposed designation of critical habitat. The draft economic analysis identifies potential costs of approximately $336 million over a 20-year period or approximately $17 million per year as a result of the proposed designation of critical habitat, including those costs coextensive with listing. We are reopening the comment period to allow all interested parties an opportunity to comment simultaneously on the proposed rule and the associated draft economic analysis. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they will be incorporated into the public record as part of this comment period, and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule.
Availability of a Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for the California Red-Legged Frog and Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle for the Burrows and Big Bluff Ranches in Tehama County, CA
Document Number: 05-21172
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-24
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
This notice advises the public that the owners of the Burrows Ranch and Big Bluff Ranch (Applicants) have applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an enhancement of survival permit pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act). The permit application includes a proposed Safe Harbor Agreement (Agreement) between the Applicants and the Service for the threatened California red-legged frog (CRLF, Rana aurora draytonii) and the valley elderberry longhorn beetle (VELB, Desmocerus californicus dimorphus). The Agreement and permit application are available for public comment.
Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information Collection Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
Document Number: 05-21164
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-24
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 a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas and Exploration and Development Project, Sublette County, Wyoming, and Possible Amendment to the Pinedale Resource Management Plan
Document Number: 05-21170
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Pinedale Field Office, announces its intent to prepare an SEIS on the potential impacts of authorizing year round natural gas and condensate/oil development activities within the Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas and Exploration and Development Project Area (PAPA). This supplemental environmental impact analysis may be used to amend the Pinedale Resource Management Plan (1988). The Pinedale Field Manager is the authorized officer for this project.
Endangered Species Recovery Permits and Applications
Document Number: 05-21055
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-21
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The following applicant has applied for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act.
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for the Castle Peak and Eight Mile Flat Oil and Gas Expansion Project, Newfield Rocky Mountains, Inc.
Document Number: 05-21043
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and associated regulations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the Castle Peak and Eight Mile Flat oil and gas expansion project proposed by Newfield Rocky Mountains, Inc., formerly Inland Resources, Inc. This FEIS and ROD are being announced concurrently per 40 CFR part 1506 (b) (2).
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Initiate the Public Scoping Process
Document Number: 05-21042
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-10-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Challis Field Office, will be directing the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will analyze the mining impacts resulting from L&W Stone's Amended Plan of Operations in Custer County, Idaho.
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