Department of the Interior June 21, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of a joint draft environmental impact statement and draft environmental impact report (draft EIS/EIR) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1967, as amended. We also announce receipt of applications for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, and receipt of a draft habitat conservation plan and natural community conservation plan. The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are cooperating agencies on the draft EIS/EIR.

This notice publishes the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Liquor Ordinance which repeals and replaces the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Beer and Liquor Tax Ordinance and any and all previous statutes. The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Liquor Ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale, manufacture, and distribution of liquor on the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas trust lands in conformity with the Federal laws and of the State of Texas where applicable and necessary. The enactment of this Ordinance will provide and important source of tax revenue for the continued operation and strengthening the Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas government and the delivery of Tribal government services and, the economic viability of Tribal enterprises. Although, the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Liquor Ordinance was adopted on October 1, 2018, it does not become effective until published in the Federal Register.

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tonopah Field Office, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Gemfield Mine Project and by this notice is announcing its availability.

In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Final Programmatic Damage Assessment Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS), Record of Decision, and Consent Decree, the Federal and State natural resource trustee agencies for the Florida Trustee Implementation Group (FL TIG) have prepared a Phase V.3 Florida Coastal Access Project: Draft Restoration Plan and Supplemental Environmental Assessment (Phase V.3 RP/SEA). The FL TIG is proposing a third phase of the Florida Coastal Access Project, including the acquisition of a coastal inholding parcel within the Navarre Beach Marine Park in Santa Rosa County, Florida, as the preferred alternative. This would continue the process of restoring lost recreational use in the Florida Restoration Area resulting from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. We invite comments on the draft Phase V.3 RP/SEA.

The Lakeview Interagency Office, which includes the Bureau of Land Management Lakeview District Office and the Fremont-Winema National Forest Supervisor's Office, will implement new hours of operation, weekdays, excluding Federal holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The hours of operation for all other Lakeview BLM Offices will not change.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin and by this notice is announcing the opening of the comment period.