Department of the Interior January 25, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Interim Deputation Agreements; Interim BIA Adult Detention Facility Guidelines
Document Number: 2011-1661
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice announces the online publication of the Interim BIA Adult Detention Facility Guidelines and the Interim Model Deputation Agreements that will be used by the Office of Justice Services following passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. Three Interim Model Deputation Agreements will be used: one agreement for tribes in Public Law 83-280 States, one for tribes in Oklahoma, and a general deputation agreement for tribes in other parts of the United States. The documents are published on the Indian Affairs Web site.
Special Law Enforcement Commissions
Document Number: 2011-1588
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice announces the online publication of the Interim Special Law Enforcement Commission Policy, Rules and Procedures, the Interim Special Law Enforcement Commission Protocols and the Interim Domestic Violence Waiver that will be used by the Office of Justice Services following passage of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. The documents are published on the Indian Affairs Web site.
New Mexico Regulatory Program
Document Number: 2011-1511
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the New Mexico regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``New Mexico program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (``SMCRA'' or ``the Act''). New Mexico proposes revisions to and additions of rules about Ownership and Control (``O & C''). New Mexico intends to revise its program to be consistent with the rules published in the Federal Register notices published on December 3, 2007, Ownership and Control (72 FR 68000); December 19, 2000, Application and Permit Information Requirements, Permit Eligibility, definitions of Ownership and Control, the AVS, Alternative Enforcement (65 FR 79582); and October 28, 1994, Use of the AVS in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Permit Approval, Standards and Procedures for Ownership and Control Determinations (59 FR 54306). This document gives the times and locations that the New Mexico program and proposed amendment to that program are available for your inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
Regulation and Enforcement; Renewable Energy Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf-Acquire a Lease Noncompetitively
Document Number: 2011-1505
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
BOEMRE is withdrawing the direct final rule to amend BOEMRE's renewable energy regulatory provisions that pertain to noncompetitive acquisition of leases, published on November 26, 2010 (75 FR 72679), under Docket ID: BOEM-2010-0045. In the direct final rule, BOEMRE stated that if it received significant adverse comments during the rule's 30-day comment period, it would publish a notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register. BOEMRE has determined that it has received significant adverse comments during the comment period and, therefore, is withdrawing the direct final rule. BOEMRE intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking within 30 days of the date of this notice in order to reinitiate rulemaking. The proposed rule will have a 30-day public comment period. All comments received in response to the original November 26, 2010, notice will be considered in relation to the proposed rule unless they are withdrawn by the commenters, so those who commented on the original November 26, 2010, direct final rule need not re-submit their comments. However, parties who responded to the November 26, 2010, notice may submit additional comments on the proposed rulemaking.
Renewal of OMB Control Number 1004-0041
Document Number: 2011-1454
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request approval to continue the collection of information from applicants for grazing permits and leases, and from holders of grazing permits and leases. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved this information collection activity, and assigned it control number 1004- 0041.
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed San Juan Basin Energy Connect Project, San Juan County, New Mexico, and La Plata County, Colorado
Document Number: 2011-1453
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office, Farmington, New Mexico, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed San Juan Energy Connect Project, and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
Notice of Temporary Closure of Caves With Significant Bat Resources on Public Lands in New Mexico
Document Number: 2011-1451
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Notice is hereby given that a temporary closure of caves and abandoned mines (sites) with significant bat resources is in effect on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico to reduce the risk of mortality to bat populations from white- nosed syndrome.
Notice of Public Meeting; Western Montana Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: 2011-1443
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Western Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, New Mexico
Document Number: 2011-1442
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The plats of survey described below are scheduled to be officially filed in the New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico, thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication.
Renewal of the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group
Document Number: 2011-1392
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), after consultation with the General Services Administration, has renewed the Trinity River Adaptive Management Working Group (Working Group) for 2 years. The Working Group provides recommendations on all aspects of the implementation of the Trinity River Restoration Program and affords stakeholders the opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River restoration efforts.
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Liquor Control Law
Document Number: 2011-1391
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-25
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
This notice publishes Liquor Control Law No. LB-06-08 of the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel (Nation). The Liquor Control Law regulates and controls the possession, sale, and consumption of liquor within the tribal lands. The tribal lands are located in Indian country and this Liquor Control Law allows for possession and sale of alcoholic beverages within their boundaries. The Liquor Control Law contains provisions requiring the Nation to issue licenses to all businesses that intend to sell liquor. This Liquor Control Law will increase the ability of the tribal government to control the Nation's liquor distribution and possession, and at the same time will provide an important source of revenue for the continued operation and strengthening of the tribal government and the delivery of tribal services.
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