Department of the Interior February 10, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The BLM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) on December 9, 2011 [76 FR 77008]. This Notice of Correction changes/clarifies the names of the regions that are coordinating the Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) and Supplemental EISs, extends the scoping period, and adds 11 Forest Service Land Management Plans (LMPs) to this process. The Eastern Region referred to in the previous NOI is now known as the Rocky Mountain Region; while the Western Region referred to in the previous NOI is now known as the Great Basin Region. The added Forest Service LMPs include: Rocky Mountain Region [cir] ColoradoRoutt National Forest Plan (1998) [cir] UtahAshley National Forest Plan (1986) [cir] UtahManti-Lasal National Forest Plan (1986) [cir] UtahWasatch-Cache National Forest Plan (2003) [cir] WyomingBridger-Teton National Forest Plan (1990) [cir] WyomingMedicine Bow National Forest Plan (2004) Great Basin Region [cir] IdahoBoise National Forest Plan (2003) [cir] IdahoChallis National Forest Plan (1987) [cir] IdahoSalmon National Forest Plan (1988) [cir] IdahoTarghee National Forest Plan (1997) [cir] MontanaBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Plan (2009)

On January 26, 2012, the BLM published a Notice of Intent to Collect Fees on Public Land in Mesa County, Colorado [77 FR 4058]. The BLM inadvertently published that the fee would be a Special Recreation Permit fee under 16 U.S.C. 6802(h). This Notice of Correction is intended to change the type fee being submitted to an Expanded Amenity Fee under 16 U.S.C. 6802(g)(2)(A).

In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Framework Agreement for Early Restoration Addressing Injuries Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the Federal and State natural resource trustee agencies (Trustees) prepared a Draft Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment (DERP/EA) describing and proposing a suite of early restoration projects intended to commence the process of restoring natural resources and services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which occurred on or about April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico. On December 14, 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior (DOI), published a notice in the Federal Register informing the public of the availability of the DERP/EA and seeking written comments. This notice included a mailing address error, which the Service corrects via this notice.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of the draft comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) for public review and comment. Great Bay NWR is located in Newington, New Hampshire, and is administered by staff at Parker River NWR in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The draft CCP/EA describes three alternatives for managing Great Bay NWR for the next 15 years. Alternative B is identified as the Service-preferred alternative. Also available for public review and comment are the draft compatibility determinations, which are included as appendix C in the draft CCP/EA.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered or threatened species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activities. The Act and the National Environmental Policy Act also require that we invite public comment before issuing these permits.