Department of the Interior July 25, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Public Meeting, Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Document Number: E7-14384
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-25
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) Idaho Falls District Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Section 10 Permit Application, Draft Horseshoe-Bartlett Habitat Conservation Plan, and Draft Implementing Agreement for Incidental Take by the Salt River Project, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona
Document Number: E7-14354
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-25
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from the Salt River Project (SRP) (applicant) for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended. If approved, the permit would be for a period of 50 years, and would authorize incidental take of 16 species currently listed under the Act, as well as of species that may become listed under the Act in the future. We request comments and plan to hold a public hearing on the application and associated documents.
Notice of Realty Action: Airport Lease and Non-Competitive (Direct) Sale in Searchlight, NV
Document Number: E7-14338
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to initially lease and then convey 21.4 acres of public land located south of the town of Searchlight, Nevada, for a public airport. An existing airport is located on public and private lands, and the center portion of the airport runway is located on lands currently owned by Searchlight Airpark Developers, LLC (Searchlight). Searchlight proposes to develop a residential airpark on the remaining portion of its private lands and use its 1,600 feet of private runway in conjunction with the 3,700 feet of runway located on public lands. Searchlight has requested that the existing airport runway be leased and then conveyed to it at the appraised fair market value of the land. At a future date, the BLM proposes to sell the 21.4 acres of public airport runway to Searchlight by non-competitive (direct) sale at not less than the appraised fair market value. The sale of the airport runway will require a cadastral survey and updated appraisal prior to conveyance.
Notice of Realty Action; Issuance of a 5-Year Renewable Lease of Public Land, Caribou Lake, AL
Document Number: E7-14336
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-07-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has determined that issuance of a 5-Year renewable land lease to resolve unauthorized use and occupancy of public land, approximately one (1) acre in size, on the shore of Caribou Lake, including an existing 10'x14' cabin, located approximately 13 miles southeast of the rural community of Cantwell, Alaska, is consistent with the 1985 BLM Glennallen District Management Framework Plan and East Alaska Final Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement. This action is pursuant to section 302 (b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, and 43 CFR 2920.0-6. The leasing of public land is within the authority of the Secretary of the Interior. The annual rental amount will be required to be paid in advance as outlined in 43 CFR 2920.8(a), and through Instruction Memorandum AK-2005-028.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) and Proposed Taxonomic Revision
Document Number: 07-3591
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2007-07-25
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 417,577 acres (ac) (168,992 hectares (ha)) fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat designation. The proposed critical habitat is located in Tuolumne, Mono, Fresno, Inyo, and Tulare counties, California. We also propose a taxonomic revision of the listed entity from distinct population segment (DPS) to subspecies, Ovis canadensis sierrae, based on recent published information.
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