Department of the Interior September 17, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Receipt of Applications for Permit
Document Number: E7-18279
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
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/or marine mammals.
Call for Nominations for the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board
Document Number: E7-18274
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations for three members to the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. The Board provides advice concerning management, protection and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on the public lands administered by the Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of Agriculture, through the Forest Service.
Announcement That BLM-Alaska Has Discontinued Its Planning Efforts for the South Portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
Document Number: E7-18267
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, is discontinuing preparation of the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the South portion of the National Petroleum ReserveAlaska (NPR-A) and its accompanying Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
Document Number: E7-18219
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a General Management Plan (GMP) for the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Monument). The GMP will prescribe the resource conditions and visitor experiences that are to be achieved and maintained at the Monument over the next 15 to 20 years. To facilitate sound planning and environmental assessment, the NPS intends to gather information necessary for the preparation of the EIS and obtain suggestions and information from other Agencies and the public on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Comments and participation in this scoping process are invited. Participation in the planning process will be encouraged and facilitated by various means, including newsletters and public meetings. The NPS will conduct public scoping meetings to explain the planning process and to solicit opinion about issues to address in the GMP/EIS. Notification of all such meetings will be announced in the local press and in NPS newsletters.
Receipt of Application of Endangered Species Recovery Permits
Document Number: E7-18218
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We announce our receipt of an application to conduct certain activities pertaining to enhancement of survival of endangered species.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: E7-18200
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Washita National Wildlife Refuge, Custer County, OK, and Optima National Wildlife Refuge, Texas County, OK
Document Number: E7-18165
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and draft environmental assessment (EA) for the Washita and Optima National Wildlife Refuges (Refuges, NWRs) for public review and comment. In this draft CCP/EA, we describe how we intend to manage these Refuges for the 15-year period beginning when we make the final version of this CCP/EA available.
30 Day Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for Public Comment
Document Number: 07-4589
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a proposed new collection of information (OMB 1024-XXXX).
National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting
Document Number: 07-4588
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (the Commission) will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 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 intoduced in the 110th Congress to establish memorials in the District of Columbia and its environs, as follows:
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years 2007 to 2012
Document Number: 07-4586
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-09-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
On August 23, 2007, pursuant to 30 CFR 256 and 40 CFR 1501.7 as a matter of information to the public, the MMS published in the Federal Register a Call for Information and Nomination and Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea OCS planning areas. The Call is the initial step of a multiple sale process that incorporates planning and analysis for the Alaska lease sales included in the proposed final OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007- 2012. We inadvertently omitted a page-size map of the Beaufort Sea Planning Area which should have accompanied a page-size map of the Chukchi Sea Planning Area and instead included two duplicate page-size maps of the Chukchi Sea Planning Area. The correct Beaufort Sea Planning Area map accompanies this notice.
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