Department of the Interior February 21, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Availability of the Reclamation National Environmental Policy Act Handbook
Document Number: 2012-3963
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is announcing the availability of its updated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Handbook. This handbook is intended for use as guidance by Reclamation's NEPA practitioners. It provides a quick reference for existing laws, regulations, policies, and other guidance. It is a guidance document, and as such, does not create or alter any policy or otherwise implement any law and should not be cited as a source of authority. Reclamation is announcing the availability of its NEPA Handbook to assure transparency of its efforts to the public.
Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2012-3962
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of the Act of Sept 28, 1976, 16 U.S.C. 1901, and in accordance with the provisions of 36 CFR 9.17, Randy Elliott has filed a proposed plan of operations to conduct mining operations on lands embracing Mineral Survey No. 923, patented mineral property within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Public Availability: This plan of operations is available for inspection during normal business hours at the following locations: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and PreserveHeadquarters, Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway, Post Office Box 439, Copper Center, Alaska 99573. National Park Service, Alaska Regional OfficeNatural Resources Division, 240 West 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Extension of F-Line Streetcar Service to Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Document Number: 2012-3959
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the extension of the historic streetcar F-line from Fisherman's Wharf to the Fort Mason Center, in San Francisco, California.
Special Regulations; Areas of the National Park System, Cape Cod National Seashore
Document Number: 2012-3950
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is amending special regulations for Cape Cod National Seashore that authorize hunting to allow for a spring season hunt for Eastern Wild Turkey. The Final Rule implements the Record of Decision for the Cape Cod National Seashore Hunting Program Environmental Impact Statement of August 2007.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease CACA 50123, California
Document Number: 2012-3897
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease CACA 50123 from West Coast Land Service. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from November 1, 2010, the date of termination.
Spring Pygmy Sunfish Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances; Receipt of Application for Enhancement of Survival Permit; Beaverdam Springs, Limestone County, AL
Document Number: 2012-3880
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from Mr. Banks Sewell of Belle Mina Farm Ltd. (applicant) for an enhancement of survival permit (permit) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The permit application includes a proposed candidate conservation agreement with assurances (CCAA), between the applicant, the Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama, and the Service for the spring pygmy sunfish. The CCAA would be implemented at the BeaverdamMoss Creek/Spring Complex within Limestone County, Alabama. We have made a preliminary determination that the proposed CCAA and permit application are eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The basis for this preliminary determination is contained in a draft environmental action statement (EAS). We are accepting comments on the permit application, the proposed CCAA, and the draft EAS.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Publishing Notice of Receipt of Captive-Bred Wildlife Registration Applications
Document Number: 2012-3878
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to amend the regulations that implement the Endangered Species Act (Act) by establishing public notice and comment procedures for applications to conduct certain otherwise prohibited activities under the Act that are authorized under the Captive Bred Wildlife (CBW) regulations. This action would add procedural requirements to the processing of applications for registration under the CBW regulations. Notices of receipt of each application would be published in the Federal Register, and the Service would accept public comment on each application for 30 days. If the registration were granted, the Service would publish certain findings in the Federal Register. In addition, for persons meeting the criteria for registering under the CBW Program, each registration could remain effective for 5 years.
Information Collection; Prospecting for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur on the Outer Continental Shelf; Submitted for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-3853
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under Prospecting for Minerals Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur on the Outer Continental Shelf, and, in particular, that we are revising form BOEM-0134 to clarify requirements for environmental compliance.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2012-3833
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-02-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
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