Department of the Interior August 15, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Document Number: E8-18963
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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. This information collection request (ICR) pertains to valuation of oil and gas produced from Federal onshore and offshore leases. We changed the title of this ICR to meet OMB requirements and to reflect the consolidation of two ICRs relating to Federal oil and gas valuation. The new title of this ICR is ``30 CFR Parts 202, 204, and 206, Federal Oil and Gas Valuation.'' In this extension, we are consolidating the following ICRs, which allows programwide review of Federal oil and gas leases: 1010-0136, previously titled ``30 CFR Part 202Royalties, Subpart CFederal and Indian Oil and Subpart DFederal Gas; and Part 206Product Valuation, Subpart CFederal Oil and Subpart DFederal Gas;'' and 1010-0155, previously titled ``30 CFR Part 204 Alternatives for Marginal Properties, Subpart CAccounting and Auditing Relief.''
Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
Document Number: E8-18938
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, ``Services'' or ``we'') propose to amend regulations governing interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Services are proposing these changes to clarify several definitions, to clarify when the section 7 regulations are applicable and the correct standards for effects analysis, and to establish time frames for the informal consultation process.
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008-09 Season
Document Number: E8-18930
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter, Service or we) proposes special migratory bird hunting regulations for certain Tribes on Federal Indian reservations, off-reservation trust lands, and ceded lands for the 2008-09 migratory bird hunting season.
Notice of Rescheduled Annual Tour of the Pinedale Anticline Working Group on September 26th, 2008
Document Number: E8-18907
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Record of Decision for the Pinedale Anticline Environmental Impact Statement (2000) the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Anticline Working Group (PAWG) will conduct its annual tour of the Pinedale Anticline Project Area in Pinedale, Wyoming on Friday, September 26th, 2008. The tour is open to the public and will begin at the BLM Pinedale field office at 8:30 a.m. To take part in the tour, an RSVP is required no later than Friday, September 19th, 2008.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Buffalo Gulch Mining Project, Cottonwood Field Office, Idaho County, ID
Document Number: E8-18906
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management Cottonwood Field Office will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) consistent with the regulations pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Under the provisions of Section 102(2)(c) of the NEPA, the BLM announces its intentions to prepare an EIS and solicit public comments regarding issues and resource information for this project. The BLM will analyze a proposal from Elk City Mining, LLC (ECM) to advance the Buffalo Gulch Mining Project to full scale production near Elk City, Idaho County, Idaho. This project was originally permitted in 1990 but never went into production. ECM's Plan of Operations includes an open pit mining operation and a cyanide heap leach facility to recover gold from the mined ore on their unpatented mining claims.
Realty Action; Conveyance of Public Lands; Wyoming
Document Number: E8-18901
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The following public lands in Big Horn County have been found suitable for conveyance to Big Horn County for airport purposes under the Act of May 24, 1928, as amended and 49 U.S.C. 47125 (2006).
Public Land Order No. 7697; Transfer of Public Land for the Crescent Junction Uranium Mill Tailings Repository; Utah; Correction
Document Number: E8-18900
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management published a document in the Federal Register on March 31, 2008, transferring public land to the Department of Energy. The document contained some errors in the land description.
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0067; Approval Procedures for Nontoxic Shot and Shot Coatings
Document Number: E8-18891
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2009. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2008
Document Number: E8-18717
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management's Alaska State Office will hold an oil and gas lease sale bid opening for all available tracts in the Northeast Planning Area, tracts straddling the Ikpikpuk River in the Northeast and Northwest planning areas, and tracts in the southern portion of the Northwest Planning Area. With the exception of new tracts in the Northwest Planning Area north of the Colville River, all tracts have been offered previously. Additionally, leased tracts that have been relinquished will be available in this sale.
Hanford Reach National Monument, Adams, Benton, Franklin and Grant Counties, WA
Document Number: E8-18445
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Hanford Reach National Monument (Monument). In this final CCP/EIS, we describe how the Monument will be managed for the next 15 years.
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