Department of the Interior December 2, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of Eugenia woodburyana From Endangered to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule
Document Number: 2022-25706
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-12-02
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are reclassifying (downlisting) the plant Eugenia woodburyana (no common name) from an endangered species to a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), due to improvements in the species' status since its original listing in 1994. This action is based on a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial information, which indicates that E. woodburyana is not currently in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range, but it is likely to become so within the foreseeable future. We are also finalizing a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act to provide measures that are necessary and advisable for the conservation of E. woodburyana.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Dixie Valley Toad
Document Number: 2022-26237
Type: Rule
Date: 2022-12-02
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are listing the Dixie Valley toad (Anaxyrus williamsi), a toad species from Nevada, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This rule continues the protections of the Act applied to the Dixie Valley toad under our April 7, 2022, temporary emergency listing rule.
Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science Establishment; Request for Nominations
Document Number: 2022-26205
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-12-02
Agency: Department of the Interior, U.s. Geological Survey
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing and seeking nominations for the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science (Council). The Council will advise the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment and operations of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) and its nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs).
HEARTH Act Approval of Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Leasing Ordinance
Document Number: 2022-26211
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-12-02
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) approved the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Leasing Ordinance under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2012 (HEARTH Act). With this approval, the Tribe is authorized to enter into agricultural, business, residential, wind and solar, public, religious, educational, recreational, cultural, and other purposes leases without further BIA approval.
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Receipt of Permit Applications
Document Number: 2022-26265
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-12-02
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), invite the public to comment on species for which the Service has jurisdiction under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). With some exceptions, the MMPA prohibits activities with listed species unless Federal authorization is issued that allows such activities. This Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing permits for any activity it otherwise prohibits with respect to any species.
Filing of Plats of Survey; Utah
Document Number: 2022-26313
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-12-02
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) publishes this notice to inform the public of the official filing of the plats of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Utah State Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Document Number: 2022-26311
Type: Notice
Date: 2022-12-02
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is issuing a public notice of its intent to rescind the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Privacy Act system of records, INTERIOR/FWS-25, Contract and Procurement Records, from its existing inventory.
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