Department of the Interior November 8, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Meeting
Document Number: 2011-28948
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-11-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Migratory Bird Permits; Definition of “Hybrid” Migratory Bird
Document Number: 2011-28942
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-11-08
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise the definition of ``hybrid'' as it relates to birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. At present, the definition applies only to hybrids of two species on the list of migratory birds at 50 CFR 10.13. We propose to revise the definition to make it clear that it applies to the offspring of any species listed at 50 CFR 10.13.
Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: 2011-28860
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-11-08
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) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and Associated Environmental Assessment for the Castle Rocks and Cedar Fields Areas, Burley Field Office, ID
Document Number: 2011-28854
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-11-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a Notice of Intent to Prepare a RMP Amendment and Associated Environmental Assessment for the Castle Rocks and Cedar Fields Areas in the Federal Register on August 23, 2011 [76 FR 52687] initiating the public comment period. In response to multiple requests, the BLM is extending the public comment period for the RMP Amendment and Associated Environmental Assessment for the Castle Rocks and Cedar Fields Areas until December 16, 2011.
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Quaking Aspen Wind Energy Project, Wyoming, and Notice of Segregation of Public Lands
Document Number: 2011-28852
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-11-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office, Rock Springs, Wyoming, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Quaking Aspen Wind Energy Project (Quaking Aspen). By this notice, BLM is: (1) Announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify potential issues related to the Quaking Aspen EIS; and (2) Segregating 3,698.35 acres of BLM-administered lands located within the Quaking Aspen right-of-way (ROW) application area from appropriation under the public land laws, including the 1872 Mining Law, but not the Mineral Leasing or Mineral Material Acts, for a period of 2 years from the date of publication of this notice.
Migratory Bird Permits; Double-Crested Cormorant Management in the United States
Document Number: 2011-28755
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-11-08
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), are requesting public comments to guide the preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment on the development of revised regulations governing the management of double- crested cormorants. Under current regulations, cormorant damage management activities are conducted annually at the local level by individuals or agencies operating under USFWS depredation permits, the existing Aquaculture Depredation Order, or the existing Public Resource Depredation Order. The depredation orders are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2014. This analysis will update the 2003 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS): Double-crested cormorant management in the United States (USFWS 2003).
Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council
Document Number: 2011-28751
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-11-08
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The North American Wetlands Conservation Council will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. This meeting is open to the public, and interested persons may present oral or written statements.
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Over The River TM
Document Number: 2011-28511
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-11-08
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of its Record of Decision (ROD) to issue a land-use permit authorizing the construction, display, and removal of the proposed Over The River \TM\ Art Project (OTR). The ROD is effective immediately upon publication of this notice.
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