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[April 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 78)]
[Unified Agenda]
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Department of the Interior
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Part XI
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
25 CFR Ch. I
30 CFR Chs. II and VII
36 CFR Ch. I
43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II
48 CFR Ch. 14
50 CFR Chs. I and IV
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled
for review or development between spring 2006 and fall 2006. The
Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require
publication of the agenda.
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, all Agency Contacts are located
at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct all comments and
inquiries with regard to these rules to the appropriate Agency contact.
You should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office
of Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, at the address above
or on 202-208-5257 or 202-208-3071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department
satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department
publish an agenda of rules that we have issued or expect to issue and
of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review.
     Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to publish an
agenda in April and October of each year identifying rules that
will have significant economic effects on a substantial number of
small entities. We have specifically identified in the agenda rules
that will have such effects.
 Richard A. Stephan,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
                     Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Final Rule Stage
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1467        Hydropower Licensing: Conditions and Prescriptions....................................    1090-AA91
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Long-Term Actions
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1468        Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type B Procedures................................    1090-AA29
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Completed Actions
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1469        Department Hearings and Appeals; Procedures Applicable in Adjudications Before the        1090-AA73
            Hearings Division.....................................................................
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                               Office of Hearings and Appeals--Proposed Rule Stage
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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1470        Procedures Applicable in Adjudications Before the Hearings Division...................    1094-AA52
1471        Special Procedures for Public Lands and Surface Mining Cases..........................    1094-AA53
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                                Office of Hearings and Appeals--Completed Actions
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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1472        Equal Access to Justice Act...........................................................    1094-AA49
1473        Hydropower Licensing Hearings Process.................................................    1094-AA51
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                                Office of the Special Trustee--Completed Actions
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1474        American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act......................................    1035-AA05
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                             United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage
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1475        Release of Captive-Reared Mallards....................................................    1018-AI05
1476        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Conservation Education.................    1018-AI66
1477        General Permit Procedures; Revision to Appeal Process for Migratory Bird Permits......    1018-AU19
1478        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Northern Rocky Mountains    1018-AU53
            Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf From the List of Endangered and
            Threatened Wildlife...................................................................
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                          United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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1479        List of Migratory Birds...............................................................    1018-AB72
1480        Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures.....................................................    1018-AC89
1481        Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).......................    1018-AD87
1482        U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; American Eel...................................    1018-AF09
1483        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing of the Bald Eagle in the Lower    1018-AF21
            48 States From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.........................
1484        Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians to the    1018-AF27
            United States.........................................................................
1485        Importation of Captive-Bred Exotic Birds Into the United States From Breeding             1018-AF44
            Facilities in Other Countries.........................................................
1486        Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife..............................    1018-AF46
1487        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification of the           1018-AG00
            Straight-Horned Markhor Population of the Torghar Region of Baluchistan, Pakistan,
            From Endangered to Threatened.........................................................
1488        Wild Bird Conservation Act: Review of Approved List of Captive-Bred Species...........    1018-AG64
1489        Addition of Black Carp to the List of Injurious Wildlife..............................    1018-AG70
1490        Corrections to Rights-of-Way Regulations..............................................    1018-AI12
1491        North American Wetlands Conservation Act and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation      1018-AI13
            Act Grant Administration Policies.....................................................
1492        Import of Polar Bear Trophies From Canada; Findings for the Gulf of Boothia and           1018-AI65
            Western Hudson Populations............................................................
1493        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Downlisting the Wood Bison From            1018-AI83
            Endangered to Threatened..............................................................
1494        Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to General Exceptions...............................    1018-AI96
1495        Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Possession of Migratory Birds for           1018-AI97
            Educational Purposes..................................................................
1496        Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals and Birds to the United States.........    1018-AJ24
1497        Injurious Wildlife Species; Boiga Snakes..............................................    1018-AT28
1498        Adding Silver Carp to the List of Injurious Wildlife..................................    1018-AT29
1499        Wild Bird Conservation Act; Review of Regulations To Allow Imports of Exotic Wild         1018-AT30
            Birds.................................................................................
1500        Marine Mammals; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Termination of    1018-AT34
            the Southern Sea Otter Translocation Program..........................................
1501        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Virginia Northern Flying    1018-AT37
            Squirrel From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species...........................
1502        Revised Definition of ``Destruction or Adverse Modification'' for Endangered Species      1018-AT50
            Act Section 7 Consultations...........................................................
1503        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule Reclassifying Argentinian     1018-AT56
            Broad-Snouted Caiman Population From Endangered to Threatened.........................
1504        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of Six Foreign Birds Under the     1018-AT62
            Endangered Species Act................................................................
1505        Migratory Bird Hunting: Revision of Language Used in Regulations for Approving            1018-AT67
            Nontoxic Shot for Use in Waterfowl Hunting............................................
1506        Mosquito and Mosquito-Borne Disease Management........................................    1018-AT72
1507        Strategic Growth of the National Wildlife Refuge System...............................    1018-AT73
1508        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Salt Creek Tiger Beetle Critical           1018-AT79
            Habitat Designation...................................................................
1509        Marine Mammals: Proposed Incidental Take Authorization During Specified Activities;       1018-AT82
            Beaufort Sea..........................................................................
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1510        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Cui-ui From the List of     1018-AT85
            Endangered and Threatened Wildlife....................................................
1511        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for Three     1018-AT91
            Willamette Species: Willamette Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly, and Kincaid's Lupine...
1512        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for the       1018-AT92
            Willowy Monardella....................................................................
1513        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for the       1018-AT93
            Alameda Whipsnake.....................................................................
1514        Protection of Bald Eagles; Definition.................................................    1018-AT94
1515        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C--Nonrural        1018-AT99
            Determinations........................................................................
1516        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential            1018-AU01
            Experimental Population for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in
            Tennessee.............................................................................
1517        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 4(d) Rule for the Pacific Coast            1018-AU11
            Distinct Population Segment of the Western Snowy Plover...............................
1518        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Preble's Meadow Jumping      1018-AU12
            Mouse.................................................................................
1519        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart      1018-AU15
            D: 2007-2008 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations...............................
1520        Negotiation of Annual Funding Agreements With Tribes (Manual Chapter).................    1018-AU16
1521        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Correction to the Grizzly Bear    1018-AU17
            Entry in the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife...............................
1522        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for        1018-AU32
            Rota Bridled White-Eye................................................................
1523        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Spikedace and     1018-AU33
            Loachminnow...........................................................................
1524        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for        1018-AU34
            Yadeon's Piperia......................................................................
1525        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Critical Habitat for      1018-AU37
            the Northern Spotted Owl..............................................................
1526        Civil Procedures......................................................................    1018-AU38
1527        CITES Appendix III Listing of Galax...................................................    1018-AU40
1528        Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Chukchi Sea..............    1018-AU41
1529        Migratory Bird Hunting; 2006-2007 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations; State          1018-AU42
            Frameworks, Tribal, Alaska Subsistence................................................
1530        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Re-Evaluation of Final Listing             1018-AU43
            Determination for Queen Charlotte Goshawk.............................................
1531        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Suisun    1018-AU44
            Thistle and Soft Birds Beak...........................................................
1532        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU45
            Holmgren and Shivwits Milk Vetches....................................................
1533        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU46
            Alabama Beach Mouse...................................................................
1534        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Critical Habitat               1018-AU48
            Designation for the Wintering Piping Plover...........................................
1535        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Adding Graham's Beardtongue (Penstemon     1018-AU49
            grahamii) to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants, With Designation of
            Critical Habitat......................................................................
1536        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the       1018-AU50
            Laguna Mountains Skipper..............................................................
1537        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU51
            Braunton's Milk-Vetch and Lyon's Penchaeta............................................
1538        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the       1018-AU52
            Canada Lynx...........................................................................
1539        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Great Lakes Distinct        1018-AU54
            Population Segment of the Gray Wolf From the List of Endangered and Threatened
            Wildlife..............................................................................
1540        Federal Duck Stamp Contest Regulations................................................    1018-AU56
1541        Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Spring/Summer Regulations for the 2007      1018-AU59
            Season................................................................................
1542        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Marbled Murrelet From       1018-AU60
            the List of Endangered and Threatened Species.........................................
1543        2006-07 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations.........................    1018-AU61
1544        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amending the Formats of the Lists of       1018-AU62
            Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................
1545        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of 27 Species From the Federal     1018-AU64
            List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife............................................
1546        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential            1018-AU65
            Experimental Population of Black-Footed Ferrets in Eastern Wyoming....................
1547        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Idaho Springsnail From      1018-AU66
            the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife........................................
1548        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Maguire Daisy From the      1018-AU67
            List of Endangered and Threatened Plants..............................................
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1549        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of a Nonessential              1018-AU68
            Experimental Population of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow in Texas.....................
1550        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reclassification of the           1018-AU69
            Running Buffalo Clover From Endangered to Threatened..................................
1551        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Makhnati Island Area...    1018-AU70
1552        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska: 2008-2009 Subsistence      1018-AU71
            Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations..............................................
1553        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU72
            Astragalus Desereticus (Deseret Milk-Vetch)...........................................
1554        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing and Critical Habitat for Arctic    1018-AU73
            Grayling..............................................................................
1555        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the       1018-AU74
            Hine's Emerald Dragonfly..............................................................
1556        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Comal Springs         1018-AU75
            Dryopid Beetle, Comal Springs Riffle Beetle, and Peck's Cave Amphipod.................
1557        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU76
            Catesbaea Melanocarpa.................................................................
1558        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Hidden    1018-AU77
            Lake Bluecurls, Vail Lake Ceanothus, and Mexican Flannelbush..........................
1559        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Guajon    1018-AU78
1560        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Cape      1018-AU79
            Sable Seaside Sparrow.................................................................
1561        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Bear      1018-AU80
            Valley Sandwort, Southern Mountain Wild-Buckwheat, and Ash-Grey Indian Paintbrush.....
1562        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU81
            Tidewater Goby........................................................................
1563        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU82
            Alabama Sturgeon......................................................................
1564        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU83
            Monterey Spineflower..................................................................
1565        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU84
            Nevin's Barberry......................................................................
1566        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for           1018-AU85
            Flatwoods Salamander..................................................................
1567        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for San       1018-AU86
            Diego Thornmint.......................................................................
1568        Critical Habitat Designation for Five Endangered Freshwater Mussels and Two Threatened    1018-AU87
            Freshwater Mussels in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama...................................
1569        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Determination and Critical         1018-AU88
            Habitat Designation for Georgia Pigtoe and Interrupted Rocksnail......................
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                            United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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1570        Federal Falconry Standards and Falconry Permitting....................................    1018-AG11
1571        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Statuses of 12 Species of          1018-AG23
            Picture-Wing Flies From the Hawaiian Islands..........................................
1572        National Wildlife Refuge System; Appropriate Refuge Uses..............................    1018-AG46
1573        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Johnston's Frankenia        1018-AH53
            From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species....................................
1574        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Gila Trout From    1018-AH57
            Endangered to Threatened With a Special Rule..........................................
1575        Importation of Exotic Wild Birds Into the United States; Adding Blue-Fronted Amazon       1018-AH89
            Parrots From Argentina's Approved Sustainable Use Management Plan to the Approved List
            of Non-Captive Bred Species...........................................................
1576        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Two Australian Parakeets        1018-AI04
            From the List of Endangered and Threatened Species....................................
1577        Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits; Regulations for Managing Harvest of Light Goose       1018-AI07
            Populations...........................................................................
1578        Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations for Managing Resident Canada Geese Populations....    1018-AI32
1579        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Florida            1018-AI41
            Distinct Population Segment of the American Crocodile From Endangered to Threatened...
1580        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Policy for Enhancement-of-Survival         1018-AI67
            Permits for Foreign Species Listed Under the Endangered Species Act...................
1581        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AI71
            San Diego Fairy Shrimp................................................................
1582        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AI72
            California Gnatcatcher................................................................
1583        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of the Arizona Agave.........    1018-AI79
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1584        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Nonessential Experimental Population of    1018-AI80
            the Northern Aplomado Falcon..........................................................
1585        Migratory Bird Permits; Military Readiness Exemption..................................    1018-AI92
1586        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Eastern Distinct             1018-AJ03
            Population Segment of the Gray Wolf...................................................
1587        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting of the Western Distinct          1018-AJ04
            Population Segment of the Gray Wolf...................................................
1588        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Mexican Bobcat From the       1018-AT31
            List of Endangered Wildlife...........................................................
1589        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear    1018-AT38
            Population From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife........................
1590        Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in Regulations Governing Raptor Propagation...........    1018-AT60
1591        Regulations To Implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act..............................    1018-AT69
1592        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for St.       1018-AT90
            Andrew Beach Mouse, Perdido Key Beach Mouse, and Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse...........
1593        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart      1018-AT98
            D; 2006-2007 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations...............................
1594        Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Permit Requirement for Conservation Easement Lands....    1018-AU08
1595        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Southwest Alaska      1018-AU21
            Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)........
1596        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Arizona Distinct            1018-AU22
            Population Segment of the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl From the Federal List of
            Endangered and Threatened Wildlife....................................................
1597        National Wildlife Refuge System; Mission, Goals, and Purposes.........................    1018-AU24
1598        National Wildlife Refuge System; Wildlife-Dependent Recreation (Hunting and Fishing,      1018-AU25
            Wildlife Observation and Photography, Environmental Education, and Interpretation)....
1599        National Wildlife Refuge System; Wilderness Stewardship...............................    1018-AU27
1600        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AU30
            Southern California Distinct Vertebrate Population Segment of the Mountain Yellow-
            Legged Frog...........................................................................
1601        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Critical Habitat               1018-AU47
            Designation for the Kootenai River White Sturgeon.....................................
1602        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska: 2007-2008 Subsistence      1018-AU57
            Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations..............................................
1603        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard      1018-AU58
            as Threatened.........................................................................
1604        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Vacated Gray Wolf               1018-AU63
            Regulations...........................................................................
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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1605        Implementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.............    1018-AE72
1606        Taking of Marine Mammals by Level B Harassment; Issuance of General Authorization for     1018-AF26
            Scientific Research and Permits for Photography, Educational, and Commercial Purposes.
1607        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting the Gulf Coast Distinct          1018-AG40
            Population Segment of the Brown Pelican Population in the Southeastern United States..
1608        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Dolly Varden as a              1018-AH68
            Threatened Species in Washington Due to Similarity of Appearance to Bull Trout........
1609        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delisting and Withdrawal of Proposed       1018-AI48
            Critical Habitat for the Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.................................
1610        Revision of Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations........................................    1018-AI98
1611        Revision of the Regulations Governing the Transport of Eagle Feathers.................    1018-AJ00
1612        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amendment to the Nonessential              1018-AT36
            Experimental Population Rule for the Mexican Gray Wolf................................
1613        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Amendment to Manatee Protection Areas      1018-AT39
            in Florida (Barge Canal Exception)....................................................
1614        Adding Bighead Carp to the List of Injurious Wildlife.................................    1018-AT49
1615        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential            1018-AU00
            Experimental Population for the Topeka Shiner.........................................
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1616        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Gray Bat From      1018-AU20
            Endangered to Threatened..............................................................
1617        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations Applicable    1018-AU29
            to Permits Issued Under the Endangered Species Act....................................
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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1618        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Tibetan Antelope.......................    1018-AF49
1619        U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; Certain Turtle Species.........................    1018-AF69
1620        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Endangered Status and     1018-AG16
            Designation of Critical Habitat for the Gila Chub.....................................
1621        U.S. Proposals for CITES Appendix III; Black Cohosh...................................    1018-AI91
1622        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AJ11
            San Jacinto Valley Crownscale.........................................................
1623        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Salt Creek Tiger Beetle....    1018-AJ13
1624        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AJ16
            California Red-Legged Frog............................................................
1625        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Coachella Valley Milk-Vetch Critical       1018-AT74
            Habitat Designation...................................................................
1626        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Thread-Leaved Brodiaea Critical Habitat    1018-AT75
            Designation...........................................................................
1627        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AT78
            San Miguel Island Fox, Santa Rosa Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island Fox, and Santa
            Catalina Island Fox...................................................................
1628        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Southwestern Alaska        1018-AT81
            Coastal Areas.........................................................................
1629        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Arkansas River    1018-AT84
            Shiner................................................................................
1630        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AT86
            Spreading Navarretia..................................................................
1631        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designating Critical Habitat for           1018-AT88
            Southwestern Willow Flycatcher........................................................
1632        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for Western Snowy         1018-AT89
            Plover................................................................................
1633        Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of Four Shot Types or Alloys as Nontoxic.............    1018-AU04
1634        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart      1018-AU05
            D: 2006-2007 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations.....................
1635        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the    1018-AU23
            California Tiger Salamander, Sonoma County Population.................................
1636        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Gunnison's Sage Grouse.........    1018-AU35
1637        Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in Alaska; Spring/Summer Annual Harvest Regulations    1018-AU39
            for the 2006 Subsistence Season.......................................................
1638        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of Foreign Species.......    1018-AU55
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                                   National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1639        Revisions to Right-of-Way Regulations.................................................    1024-AD16
1640        Cost Recovery for Special Park Uses...................................................    1024-AD18
1641        Historic Preservation Certifications..................................................    1024-AD24
1642        Vessel Management in Glacier Bay National Park........................................    1024-AD25
1643        Making Pictures, Television Productions or Sound Tracks...............................    1024-AD30
1644        Disposition of Culturally Identifiable Human Remains..................................    1024-AD31
1645        Backcountry Use Restrictions at Wupatki National Monument.............................    1024-AD33
1646        Olympic National Park Special Regulations.............................................    1024-AD35
1647        St. Croix National Scenic River Vessel Speed Limits...................................    1024-AD36
1648        Voyageurs National Park--Special Regulations..........................................    1024-AD37
1649        National Park System Units in Alaska..................................................    1024-AD38
1650        National Capitol Region--Parking......................................................    1024-AD40
1651        Gateway National Recreation Area, Jamaica Bay Unit, Personal Watercraft Use...........    1024-AD41
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1652        Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Unit, Personal Watercraft Use............    1024-AD42
1653        Making Motion Pictures, Television Productions, or Soundtracks on Department of the       1024-AD43
            Interior Lands........................................................................
1654        Olympic National Park Special Regulations--Cape Lookout National Seashore.............    1024-AD44
1655        Dry Tortugas National Park--Special Regulations.......................................    1024-AD45
1656        Fire Island National Seashore--Off-Road Driving Regulations...........................    1024-AD46
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                                     National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1657        Gateway National Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft.................................    1024-AC95
1658        Curecanti Recreation Area; Personal Watercraft........................................    1024-AC99
1659        Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; Future Applicability..........    1024-AD05
1660        Boating and Water Use Activities......................................................    1024-AD07
1661        Native American Handicrafts...........................................................    1024-AD20
1662        Gulf Islands National Seashore: Personal Watercraft Use...............................    1024-AD21
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    National Park Service--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1663        Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Personal Watercraft................................    1024-AC93
1664        Special Regulation for Dry Tortugas Park..............................................    1024-AD32
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                                  Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1665        Irrigation Projects and Systems.......................................................    1076-AD44
1666        Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans.......................................................    1076-AE24
1667        Indian Country Law Enforcement........................................................    1076-AE35
1668        Use or Distribution of Indian Judgment Funds..........................................    1076-AE43
1669        Appeals From Administrative Actions...................................................    1076-AE48
1670        Unclaimed Moneys/Whereabouts Unknown..................................................    1076-AE55
1671        Grazing Permits.......................................................................    1076-AE57
1672        Probate of Indian Estates, Except for Members of the Five Civilized Tribes............    1076-AE59
1673        Tribal Probate Codes..................................................................    1076-AE61
1674        Land Acquisition......................................................................    1076-AE62
1675        Conveyances of Trust or Restricted Indian Land; Removal of Trust or Restricted Status.    1076-AE63
1676        Life Estates and Future Interests.....................................................    1076-AE64
1677        Trust Fund Accounting and Appeals.....................................................    1076-AE65
1678        Fee for Service.......................................................................    1076-AE66
1679        Law and Order on Indian Reservations..................................................    1076-AE67
1680        Probate of Indian Estates--Appeals to the Office of Hearings and Appeals..............    1076-AE71
1681        Leases and Permits....................................................................    1076-AE73
1682        Indian Country Detention Facilities and Programs......................................    1076-AE75
1683        Preference in Employment..............................................................    1076-AE76
1684        Revision of the Membership Roll of the Eastern Band of Cherokee of North Carolina.....    1076-AE77
1685        Oil and Gas, Geothermal, and Solid Minerals Agreements................................    1076-AE79
1686        Tribal Energy Resource Agreements.....................................................    1076-AE80
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                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1687        Alaska Resupply Operation.............................................................    1076-AE04
1688        Leases and Permits on Indian Trust and Restricted Lands...............................    1076-AE36
1689        Preparation of Rolls of Indians.......................................................    1076-AE44
1690        Home-Living Programs and School Closure and Consolidation.............................    1076-AE51
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                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1691        Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood................................................    1076-AD97
1692        Standards for Approving Tribal Per Capita Distributions...............................    1076-AE45
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                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1693        Indian Electric Power Utilities.......................................................    1076-AD45
1694        Reindeer in Alaska....................................................................    1076-AE37
1695        Proclamation of Reservations..........................................................    1076-AE40
1696        Leasing of Tribal Lands for Mineral Development.......................................    1076-AE68
1697        Terms and Conditions: Coal Leases.....................................................    1076-AE69
1698        Deposit of Proceeds From Lands Withdrawn for Native Selection.........................    1076-AE74
1699        Management of Tribal Assets of the Ute Indian Tribe...................................    1076-AE78
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                                   Minerals Management Service--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1700        Takes vs. Entitlements Reporting......................................................    1010-AC29
1701        Requirements for Material, Personnel and Pipe Handling Operations.....................    1010-AD14
1702        Safety Management Systems.............................................................    1010-AD15
1703        Reduction in Oil and Gas Royalty Rates in the Outer Continental Shelf Under the Deep      1010-AD29
            Water Royalty Relief Act..............................................................
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                                Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1704        Late and Overpayment Interest.........................................................    1010-AC27
1705        Prepayment of Royalties...............................................................    1010-AC31
1706        End-of-Life Royalty Relief............................................................    1010-AC58
1707        Valuation of Oil From Indian Leases...................................................    1010-AD00
1708        Reduction to Royalty Relief in Special Circumstances..................................    1010-AD02
1709        Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf......................    1010-AD06
1710        Pipeline Safety Rule Phase I..........................................................    1010-AD11
1711        Oil and Gas Production Rates..........................................................    1010-AD12
1712        Rights of Use and Easement............................................................    1010-AD13
1713        Open and Nondiscriminatory Movement of Oil and Gas as Required by the Outer               1010-AD17
            Continental Shelf Lands Act...........................................................
1714        Revisions to Rules Governing Platforms and Structures and Pipelines...................    1010-AD18
1715        Oil and Gas Well Cementing Requirements...............................................    1010-AD19
1716        Reporting Amendments..................................................................    1010-AD20
1717        Alternate Energy-Related Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf..........................    1010-AD30
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1718        Geothermal Valuation..................................................................    1010-AD32
1719        Deep Gas and Offshore Alaska Provisions...............................................    1010-AD33
1720        Revenue Sharing for Alternative Uses on the Outer Continental Shelf...................    1010-AD34
1721        Debt Collection.......................................................................    1010-AD35
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                                  Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1722        Incident Reporting....................................................................    1010-AC57
1723        Proprietary Terms and Data Disclosure.................................................    1010-AC81
1724        Data Release and Definitions..........................................................    1010-AC99
1725        Protection of Marine Mammals and Endangered Species...................................    1010-AD10
1726        Providing Contact Information to MMS..................................................    1010-AD22
1727        Cost Recovery for Plans, Permits, and Inspections for Oil and Gas Operations in the       1010-AD23
            Outer Continental Shelf...............................................................
1728        Documents Incorporated by Reference for Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations............    1010-AD24
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1729        Federal Sodium and Potassium Valuation................................................    1010-AD21
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1730        Plans and Information.................................................................    1010-AC47
1731        Blowout Prevention for Production Tree Coiled Tubing Workover Operations..............    1010-AC96
1732        Suspension of Operations for Ultra-Deep Drilling......................................    1010-AD09
1733        Administrative Cost Recovery for OCS Oil and Gas Operations...........................    1010-AD16
1734        Reduction in Oil and Gas Royalty Rates in the Outer Continental Shelf Under the Deep      1010-AD25
            Water Royalty Relief Act..............................................................
1735        Temporary Waiver of OCS Oil and Gas Fees..............................................    1010-AD27
1736        Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates--New Deep Gas and Offshore Alaska Provisions.....    1010-AD31
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                    Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1737        Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites...........................................................    1029-AB70
1738        Placement of Excess Spoil.............................................................    1029-AC04
1739        Financial Assurances..................................................................    1029-AC05
1740        Ownership and Control.................................................................    1029-AC08
1741        Tennesse Federal Program..............................................................    1029-AC50
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                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1742        Revegetation..........................................................................    1029-AC02
1743        Fee Allocation Rule...................................................................    1029-AC47
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                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1744        Indian Lands..........................................................................    1029-AB83
1745        Processing State Program Amendments...................................................    1029-AC06
1746        Civil Penalty Adjustments.............................................................    1029-AC48
1747        Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights........................................    1029-AC49
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                                      Bureau of Reclamation--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1748        Regulating Non-Contract Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower Basin................    1006-AA50
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                                   Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1749        Implemenation of the Truckee River Operating Agreement................................    1006-AA48
1750        Use of Reclamation Lands, Facilities, and Water Surfaces..............................    1006-AA51
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                                     Bureau of Reclamation--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1751        Public Conduct on Bureau of Reclamation Facilities, Lands and Waterbodies.............    1006-AA45
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                                    Bureau of Land Management--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1752        Gas Hydrate Production Incentives.....................................................    1004-AD81
1753        Enhanced Oil and Natural Gas Production Through Carbon Dioxide Injection..............    1004-AD82
1754        Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act;    1004-AD87
            Linear Right-of-Way Rental Payment Schedule...........................................
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                                 Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1755        Oil and Gas Onshore Order No. 1.......................................................    1004-AD59
1756        Marginal Oil/Gas Royalty Rate Reduction Program.......................................    1004-AD65
1757        Public Lands and Resources; Law Enforcement--Criminal; Recreation Programs............    1004-AD66
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1758        Heavy Oil Royalty Reduction Program...................................................    1004-AD67
1759        Mining Claims Under the General Mining Law; Surface Management........................    1004-AD69
1760        Oil and Gas Leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska.........................    1004-AD78
1761        Mineral Lands Available for Locating Lode and Placer Mining Claims and Mill and Tunnel    1004-AD79
            Sites; Special Laws in Addition to FLPMA That Require Recording or Notice.............
1762        Geothermal Resource Leasing; Geothermal Resources Unit Agreements: Unproven Areas.....    1004-AD86
1763        Sales: Federal Land Policy and Management Act.........................................    1004-AD88
1764        Color-of-Title and Omitted Lands......................................................    1004-AD89
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                                   Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1765        Grazing Administration--Exclusive of Alaska...........................................    1004-AD42
1766        Alaska Native Veteran Allotments......................................................    1004-AD60
1767        Permits for Recreation on Public Lands................................................    1004-AD68
1768        Sales of Forest Products; Preparation for Sale........................................    1004-AD70
1769        Segregation of Lands Proposed for Sale................................................    1004-AD74
1770        Oil and Gas; Combined Hydrocarbons Leasing; Tar Sands.................................    1004-AD76
1771        Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act.    1004-AD84
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1772        Cost Recovery; Mineral Filings and Operations.........................................    1004-AC64
1773        Appeals Procedures; Hearings Procedures...............................................    1004-AC99
1774        Mineral Patent Applications; Adverse Claims, Protests, and Conflicts..................    1004-AD32
1775        Conservation; Helium Leasing..........................................................    1004-AD35
1776        Stripper Well Royalty Reductions; Records Retention...................................    1004-AD71
1777        Mining Claim and Site Maintenance Fees--Fee Adjustment................................    1004-AD75
1778        Application Procedures and Filing of Forms; Correction of State Office Address for        1004-AD77
            Filings and Recordings................................................................
1779        Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Correcting Amendment..................................    1004-AD80
1780        Oil and Gas Lease Acreage Limitation Exemptions; Reinstatement of Oil and Gas Leases..    1004-AD83
1781        Application Procedures and Filing of Forms; Correction of State Office Address for        1004-AD85
            Filings and Recordings................................................................
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                                    Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1782        Making Motion Pictures, Television Productions, or Soundtracks on DOI Lands...........    1093-AA10
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1467. HYDROPOWER LICENSING: CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3; 16 USC 668dd(d)(1); 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 43
USC 1201; 43 USC 1740; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 25
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department of the Interior proposes a public review
process for hydropower conditions and prescriptions established by the
Department under the Federal Power Act. The Department also proposes to
create an administrative appeals process for review of these measures.
The Federal Power Act authorizes the Department to include in
hydropower licenses issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
conditions and prescriptions necessary to protect Federal and tribal
lands and resources when navigable waterways or Federal reservations
are used for hydropower generation. These proposed processes are
designed to coincide with and complement the commission's overall
licensing process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/09/04                    69 FR 54602
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/04
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Additional Information: Replaced by 1094-AA51.
Agency Contact: David Diamond, Director, Office of Policy Analysis,
Department of the Interior, Room 4426 MIB, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-1136
Fax: 202 208-4867
RIN: 1090-AA91
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1468. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS: TYPE B PROCEDURES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 42 USC 9651(c)
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow natural resource
trustees to bring a claim against a potentially responsible party for
resources that have been injured by a release of a hazardous substance.
CERCLA requires that natural resource damage assessment regulations be
promulgated and that the regulations be reviewed, and revised as
appropriate, every 2 years. This rulemaking is the biennial review of
the administrative process for conducting assessments as well as the
so-called type B procedures for determining injury and damages through
scientific and economic studies. This rulemaking will also address the
calculation of lost non-use values of natural resources, in compliance
with State of Ohio v. Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 432 (D.C.
Cir. 1989), which ordered the Department to allow for the assessment of
all reliably calculated values lost as a result of a natural resource
injury.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           07/16/96                    61 FR 37031
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/16/96
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Frank DeLuise, Assessment Program, Department of the
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Room
4449, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4143
RIN: 1090-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1469. DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS; PROCEDURES APPLICABLE IN
ADJUDICATIONS BEFORE THE HEARINGS DIVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 15; 30 CFR 301; 43 CFR 1850; 43 CFR 4
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Charles E. Breece
Phone: 703 235-3810
RIN: 1090-AA73
BILLING CODE 4310--RK--S
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1470. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE IN ADJUDICATIONS BEFORE THE HEARINGS
DIVISION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would amend regulations governing case
management and case processing by administrative law judges in OHA
field offices. The rules are necessary to increase efficiency in case
processing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Will A. Irwin, Administrative Judge, Department of the
Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 801 N. Quincy Street,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 235-3750
RIN: 1094-AA52
_______________________________________________________________________
1471. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC LANDS AND SURFACE MINING CASES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 315a
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would (1) state how to request reconsideration of a
decision; (2) limit the number of pleadings that may be filed by
parties in appeals to IBLA; (3) update addresses for serving copies of
notices of appeal; (4) state when IBLA may refer a case for a hearing
before an administrative law judge; and (5) specify a period for filing
an appeal of a judge's order. It will also (1) state when IBLA may
consolidate appeals; (2) establish standards for granting extensions
for filing pleadings; (3) prescribe procedures for motions in appeals;
and (4) state when a person may intervene in an appeal.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Final Action                    04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert More, Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals,
Department of the Interior, 801 North Quincy Street, Suite 300,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA53
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1472. EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/05/05                    70 FR 58167
Final Action                    02/08/06                     71 FR 6364
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Will A. Irwin
Phone: 703 235-3750
RIN: 1094-AA49
_______________________________________________________________________
1473. HYDROPOWER LICENSING HEARINGS PROCESS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              11/17/05                    70 FR 69804
Interim Final Rule Effective    05/17/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Robert More
Phone: 703 235-3810
RIN: 1094-AA51
BILLING CODE 4310--79--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Office of the Special Trustee (OST)
_______________________________________________________________________
1474. AMERICAN INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 1200
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    03/28/06                    71 FR 15338
Final Action Effective          03/28/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: James Richards
Phone: 505 816-1377
Fax: 505 816-1091
RIN: 1035-AA05
BILLING CODE 4310--02--S
[[Page 22777]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1475. RELEASE OF CAPTIVE-REARED MALLARDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are resuming review of all aspects of regulations
pertaining to the release and harvest of captive-reared mallards.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Intent                08/28/01                    66 FR 45274
Comment Period End              09/27/01                    66 FR 45274
Notice of Availability          08/26/03                    68 FR 51231
Comment Period End              12/20/03                    68 FR 51231
Notice of Availability          04/00/06
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI05
_______________________________________________________________________
1476. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CONSERVATION
EDUCATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17.21(g)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 17.21(g) of title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations addresses education as a valid component of Endangered
Species Act approved programs. An advance notice of proposed rulemaking
will request public input on conservation education requirements that
will be used in the development of a proposed rule that will propose a
Service position on conservation education.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Timothy J. Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Permits,
International, Division of Management Authority, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2350
Fax: 703 358-2281
Email: tim--vannorman@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI66
_______________________________________________________________________
1477. GENERAL PERMIT PROCEDURES; REVISION TO APPEAL PROCESS FOR
MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a; 16 USC 703 to 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13.29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service will propose to revise the permit appeal process
to transfer the final appeal decision on migratory bird permits to the
Director. Migratory bird permits are issued in the Service's seven
Regional offices. Current regulations provide that when a permit is
denied, and a subsequent request for reconsideration is denied, an
appeal may be submitted to the Regional Director for the Region in
which the issuing office is located. Adjusting the review structure in
the Regions and transferring the final appeal decision to the Director
will facilitate national consistency.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU19
_______________________________________________________________________
1478. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF
FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to establish a Northern Rocky Mountains
distinct population segment (DPS) of the gray wolf and remove the DPS
from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           02/08/06                     71 FR 6633
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/10/06                     71 FR 6633
NPRM                            08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AU54
RIN: 1018-AU53
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1479. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 704; 16 USC 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10.13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to revise the List of Migratory Birds to
conform with generally accepted taxonomy and nomenclature [i.e.,
English (common) and scientific names--as reflected in four published
supplements to the 7th (1998) edition of the American Ornithologists'
Union's Check-list of North American Birds]; and to add species of
known occurrence in the United States that are subject to protection
under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that do not appear on the current
list.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/09/95                    60 FR 24686
NPRM Comment Period End         07/10/95                    60 FR 24686
Second NPRM                     10/12/01                    66 FR 52281
Second NPRM Comment Period End  11/13/01                    66 FR 52281
Third NPRM                      04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________
1480. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3371 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 12
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to amend our regulations that establish
procedures relating to property seized and administrative forfeiture
under various laws enforced by the Service. This revision is intended
to provide uniform guidance for the bonded release, appraisement,
administrative proceeding, petition for remission, and disposal of
items subject to forfeiture. Also, these revisions are intended to
provide for greater consistency of Service seizure and forfeiture
procedures with those of the U.S. Customs Service. In August 2000, the
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act became law. CAFRA mandated many
changes to 50 CFR 12 that are incorporated in this second proposed
rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/27/95                    60 FR 58468
NPRM Comment Period End         01/26/96
Second NPRM                     09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________
1481. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10; 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This will be a revision to an existing rule that will
incorporate decisions/resolutions made at the second through thirteenth
meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/08/00                    65 FR 26663
NPRM Comment Period End         08/07/00                    65 FR 26663
Correction                      06/29/00                    65 FR 40167
Second NPRM                     04/00/06
Final Action                    04/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AD87
_______________________________________________________________________
1482. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; AMERICAN EEL
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action would add American eel to Appendix III to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora (CITES). If adopted, exports of the species would require
CITES documentation from the Service to ensure that foreign countries
accept the shipments. This action is necessary to monitor the impact of
trade on the species in an effort to maintain healthy populations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:  Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Marie Maltese, Biologist, Division of Scientific
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: marie--maltese@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AF09
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1483. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVING OF THE
BALD EAGLE IN THE LOWER 48 STATES FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to release additional supplementary information on
the previous proposal to remove the bald eagle from the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This action is based on continued
recovery gains and increasing population trends.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/06/99                    64 FR 36454
NPRM Comment Period End         10/05/99
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/16/06                     71 FR 8238
NPRM Comment Period End         05/17/06                     71 FR 8238
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AT94
RIN: 1018-AF21
_______________________________________________________________________
1484. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF WILD MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES,
AND AMPHIBIANS TO THE UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42; 16 USC 3371 to 3378
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule contains amendments designed to add
numerous transport standards to part 14 for reptiles and amphibians.
Standards have already been promulgated for mammals and birds.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Final Action                    06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________
1485. IMPORTATION OF CAPTIVE-BRED EXOTIC BIRDS INTO THE UNITED STATES
FROM BREEDING FACILITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: On March 17, 1994, we published a proposed rule that included
certain provisions of the Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA). This
planned re-proposal would allow importing of captive-bred birds from
facilities in other countries for species that are otherwise prohibited
from import under the WBCA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM (under 1018-AC15)          03/17/94                    59 FR 12784
Second NPRM                     06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: roddy--gabel@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AF44
_______________________________________________________________________
1486. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668, 704, 712, 1382, 1538(d) to (f), and
1540(f); 16 USC 3371 to 3378, 4223 to 4244, and 4901 to 4916; 18 USC
42; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will revise the importation, exportation,
and transportation regulations pertaining to the movement of all
wildlife and wildlife products into or out of the United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           07/15/98                    63 FR 38143
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/14/98
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________
1487. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED
RECLASSIFICATION OF THE STRAIGHT-HORNED MARKHOR POPULATION OF THE
TORGHAR REGION OF BALUCHISTAN, PAKISTAN, FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We received a petition to reclassify a certain population of
the straight-horned markhor from endangered to threatened. We must
determine whether a status review shows that the petitioned action is
warranted; if so, we will propose to change the classification of the
straight-
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horned markhor population of the Torghar Hills region of Baluchistan
Province, Pakistan, from endangered to threatened under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973. The markhor is a species of wild goat that occurs
in small, isolated populations in rugged, arid mountain habitats in
Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of positive 90-day
petition finding, init. of
status review                   09/23/99                    64 FR 51499
Notice Comment Period End, 64 FR
51499                           01/21/00
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AG00
_______________________________________________________________________
1488. WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT: REVIEW OF APPROVED LIST OF CAPTIVE-
BRED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under the Wild Bird Conservation Act, a species may be exempt
from the prohibitions of the Act if it qualifies for inclusion in an
approved list. One way for a species to be included is if the species
occurs in trade only as captive-bred specimens. We intend to seek
information and consider whether to amend this approved list, which was
established in 1994.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice                          05/29/01                    66 FR 29072
Comment Period End              07/30/01                    66 FR 29072
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AG64
_______________________________________________________________________
1489. ADDITION OF BLACK CARP TO THE LIST OF INJURIOUS WILDLIFE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will review biological and economic information, including
data and comments provided to the list of injurious wildlife under the
Lacey Act. A final determination is anticipated in 2006. An injurious
wildlife listing would prohibit importation into, or transportation
between, States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States by any means
whatsoever, except by permit for zoological, educational, medical, or
scientific purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           06/02/00                    65 FR 35314
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/01/00                    65 FR 35314
NPRM                            07/30/02                    67 FR 49280
NPRM Comment Period End         09/20/02                    67 FR 49280
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/04/03                    68 FR 33431
NPRM 2nd Comment Period End     08/04/03                    68 FR 33431
NPRM Comment Period 3rd
Reopening                       08/30/05                    70 FR 51326
NPRM Comment Period Extended    10/27/05                    70 FR 61933
NPRM 3rd Comment Period End     10/31/05                    70 FR 51326
NPRM Comment Period End         12/16/05                    70 FR 61933
Next Action                     08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
URL For More Information:
http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/issues/invasivespecies.cfm
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Invasive Species, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 322, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2034
Email: erin--williams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AG70
_______________________________________________________________________
1490. CORRECTIONS TO RIGHTS-OF-WAY REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 101-475
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to make revisions to the Rights-of-Way
(ROW) General Regulations to implement Public Law 101-475 by correcting
the names of Congressional Committees we must notify upon receipt of an
ROW application for an oil and gas pipeline 24 inches or more in
diameter and again before granting ROW. Finally, the proposal would
delete the 60-day waiting period after notification of our intent to
grant ROW, because Congress repealed the waiting period.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Janet Bruner, Deputy Division Chief, Division of
Realty, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, ARL SQ 622 4401 N Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2287
Email: janet--bruner@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI12
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1491. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT AND NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY
BIRD CONSERVATION ACT GRANT ADMINISTRATION POLICIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4401 et seq; 16 USC 6101 et seq
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Grant Administration Standards document is being
published to guide the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
and Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) grants
administration process.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Dr. Keith A. Morehouse, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Div. of Bird Habitat
Conservation MS MB4075, Arlington Square 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1784
Fax: 703 358-2282
Email: keith--morehouse@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI13
_______________________________________________________________________
1492. IMPORT OF POLAR BEAR TROPHIES FROM CANADA; FINDINGS FOR THE GULF
OF BOOTHIA AND WESTERN HUDSON POPULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18.30
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule announces proposed findings on the import of polar
bears (Ursus Maritimus) taken in sport hunts from the Canadian Gulf of
Boothia and Western Hudson polar bear populations under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Final Action                    08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI65
_______________________________________________________________________
1493. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DOWNLISTING THE
WOOD BISON FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to publish a proposed rule to downlist the Wood bison
from endangered to threatened. This action is being considered because
of progress in the recovery of this species.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: roddy--gabel@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI83
_______________________________________________________________________
1494. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REVISIONS TO GENERAL EXCEPTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 95-616; 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 106-108
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Under this rule, some public institutions which are now
exempted from permit requirements would be required to obtain permits
in order to possess migratory birds. It would create new exemptions for
State and Federal resource managers and it would establish husbandry
requirements applicable to exempt facilities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations,
Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State, Federal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI96
_______________________________________________________________________
1495. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REGULATIONS GOVERNING POSSESSION OF
MIGRATORY BIRDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2)); PL 95-616; PL 106-108;
16 USC 668a; 16 USC 703 to 712; . . .
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to amend migratory bird permit regulations
to create a new permit category establishing conditions and criteria
for obtaining a permit to possess migratory birds, including eagles,
for educational purposes. Currently, this activity is authorized by a
miscellaneous permit category.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           10/13/05                    70 FR 59710
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/12/05
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
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Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI97
_______________________________________________________________________
1496. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF WILD MAMMALS AND BIRDS TO THE
UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42 ; 16 USC 3371 to 3378
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to ask
the public for comments and input into the best process and spectrum of
updates needed to amend the regulations that establish standards for
the humane and healthful transport of wild birds and mammals. These
regulations have not been amended in more than 10 years and are
currently not in accordance with international requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           09/16/05                    70 FR 54700
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/15/05                    70 FR 54700
NPRM                            03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AJ24
_______________________________________________________________________
1497. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE SPECIES; BOIGA SNAKES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will review available economic and biological information
on snakes in the genus Boiga for possible addition to the list of
injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           09/12/03                    68 FR 53705
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/12/03                    68 FR 53705
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Invasive Species, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 322, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2034
Email: erin--williams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT28
_______________________________________________________________________
1498. ADDING SILVER CARP TO THE LIST OF INJURIOUS WILDLIFE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will review biological and economic information on the
silver carp and largescale silver carp for possible addition to the
list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. An injurious wildlife
listing would prohibit importation into, or transportation between,
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
any territory or possession of the United States by any means
whatsoever, except by permit for zoological, educational, medical, or
scientific purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           07/23/03                    68 FR 43482
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/22/03                    68 FR 43482
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
URL For More Information:
http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/issues/invasivespecies.cfm
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Invasive Species, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 322, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2034
Email: erin--williams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT29
_______________________________________________________________________
1499. WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT; REVIEW OF REGULATIONS TO ALLOW IMPORTS
OF EXOTIC WILD BIRDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15.41; 50 CFR 15.42
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will review the existing Wild Bird Conservation Act
regulations to allow imports of exotic wild birds and make
modifications as appropriate. On the basis of our experience and the
feedback of applicants, we will streamline procedures and make the
regulations more user-friendly.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT30
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1500. MARINE MAMMALS; ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
PROPOSED TERMINATION OF THE SOUTHERN SEA OTTER TRANSLOCATION PROGRAM
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; PL 99-625
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service plans to propose to terminate the southern sea
otter translocation program and to change regulations to allow sea
otters residing in designated translocation and management zones to
remain after the zones are abolished. The southern sea otter
translocation program, established under Public Law 99-625, has failed
to meet its established goals and objectives. A draft supplemental
environmental impact statement (SEIS), to be released for public
comment concurrent with the proposed rule, includes a full evaluation
of the southern sea otter translocation program and alternatives for
the future of the program. The proposed rule describes the actions
necessary to implement the proposed action identified in the SEIS. This
decision is consistent with recommendations from the southern sea otter
recovery team and resolves conflicts that have arisen between Fish and
Wildlife Service mandates under the Endangered Species Act and PL 99-
625.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM; draft suppl. environmental
impact statement                04/00/06
Final Action                    03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management
Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 400 ARL SQ, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-5496
Fax: 703 358-1869
Email: martin--kodis@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT34
_______________________________________________________________________
1501. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
VIRGINIA NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Due to recovery, the Service is planning to propose delisting
the Virginia northern flying squirrel.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT37
_______________________________________________________________________
1502. REVISED DEFINITION OF ``DESTRUCTION OR ADVERSE MODIFICATION'' FOR
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SECTION 7 CONSULTATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 402.02
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries
Service will revise the definition of ``destruction or adverse
modification'' to reflect the two Circuit Court of Appeals' decisions
that the existing regulation is invalid.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Richard E. Sayers Jr., Chief, Branch of Consultation
and Habitat Conservation Planning, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2106
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: rick--sayers@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT50
_______________________________________________________________________
1503. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SPECIAL RULE
RECLASSIFYING ARGENTINIAN BROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN POPULATION FROM
ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to downlist the broad-snouted caiman
(Caiman Latirostris) population in Argentina from endangered to
threatened under the Endangered Species Act, with a special rule (under
section 4(d) of ESA) allowing the importation into the United States of
skins and products from the Argentinian population of broad-snouted
caiman, if certain conditions are satisfied.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT56
[[Page 22784]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1504. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING OF SIX
FOREIGN BIRDS UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq.
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to list the following six foreign bird
species under the Endangered Species Act: the black stilt (Himantopus
novaezelandiae) of New Zealand; Caerulean Paradise-flycatcher
(Eutrichomyias rowleyi) of Sulawesi, Indonesia; giant ibis (Pseudibis
gigantea) of southern Laos and northern and eastern Cambodia; Gurney's
pitta (Pitta gurneyi) of southern Thailand; Long-legged warbler, also
known as the long-legged thicketbird (Trichocichla rufa), of Viti Levu,
Fiji; and Socorro mockingbird (Mimodes graysoni) of Revillagigedo
Islands, Mexico.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Marie Maltese, Biologist, Division of Scientific
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: marie--maltese@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT62
_______________________________________________________________________
1505. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: REVISION OF LANGUAGE USED IN REGULATIONS
FOR APPROVING NONTOXIC SHOT FOR USE IN WATERFOWL HUNTING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 742a to 742j
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20.134
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose a plain-language revision of 50 CFR 20.134 to make
it easier for the public to read and understand. The language governing
determination of Expected Environmental Concentrations (EEC) in
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems would be altered to make clear the
shot size and number of shot to be used in calculating the EECs. We
also plan to add language specifying the pH levels to be used in
calculating the EEC in water.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
migratorybirds.fws.gov
URL For Public Comments:
migratorybirds.fws.gov
Agency Contact: Dr. George T. Allen, Wildlife Biologist, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, MS 4107, Arlington, VA 22203-1610
Phone: 703 358-1825
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: george--t--allen@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT67
_______________________________________________________________________
1506. MOSQUITO AND MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This draft Service Manual chapter (606 FW 2) provides policy
for refuge managers to apply when determining how and when mosquito
populations may be managed on lands administered within the National
Wildlife Refuge System. This draft chapter is based on science and
includes a requirement for data-gathering both prior to and after
management actions. The draft chapter also includes a provision for
actions taken during emergencies. This chapter applies to all units of
the Refuge System where we have jurisdiction over such actions, whether
mosquito management is performed by the Service or by an outside
agency.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy                 09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Michael Higgins, Mosquito Coordinator, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Suite 670, Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: 410 573-4520
RIN: 1018-AT72
_______________________________________________________________________
1507. STRATEGIC GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Service Manual chapter (602 FW 5) outlines the process
and decision points for the consideration of lands proposed for
inclusion in the National Wildlife Refuge System (System). It explains
in detail the various steps in taking a proposal from the initial idea
stage to the Director's decision on whether a Region should proceed
with the detailed planning and public involvement required for a new
national wildlife refuge or major addition to an existing refuge, and
ultimately, to approval of a new refuge or substantial addition.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy                 09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dirck Byler, Department of the Interior, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 670,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2337
RIN: 1018-AT73
[[Page 22785]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1508. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SALT CREEK TIGER
BEETLE CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will propose to designate critical habitat for the Salt
Creek tiger beetle, a subspecies endemic to eastern Nebraska saline
wetlands and associated streams in the northern third of Lancaster
County and southern margin of Saunders County in Nebraska.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
NPRM; economic analysis         12/00/06
Final Action                    06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AJ13
RIN: 1018-AT79
_______________________________________________________________________
1509. MARINE MAMMALS: PROPOSED INCIDENTAL TAKE AUTHORIZATION DURING
SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES; BEAUFORT SEA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq.
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act authorizes issuance of
regulations to allow the incidental unintentional take of small numbers
of marine mammals in activities (other than commercial fishing) in
specific geographical areas. These proposed regulations would authorize
incidental take of polar bears and Pacific walrus in the Beaufort Sea
and adjacent northern coast of Alaska during oil and gas industry
activities for 5 years. Previous regulations expired on March 28, 2005.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/22/06                    71 FR 14446
NPRM Comment Period End         04/21/06
Final Action                    08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management
Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 400 ARL SQ, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-5496
Fax: 703 358-1869
Email: martin--kodis@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT82
_______________________________________________________________________
1510. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE CUI-
UI FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to propose to remove the Cui-ui, a
fish in Nevada, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
based on recovery of this species. Threats to the species have been
reduced, and the population has rebounded and surpassed recovery
levels.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT85
_______________________________________________________________________
1511. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THREE WILLAMETTE SPECIES: WILLAMETTE DAISY,
FENDER'S BLUE BUTTERFLY, AND KINCAID'S LUPINE
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 15, 2005.
Final, Statutory, October 15, 2006.
Final, Judicial, October 15, 2006.
Abstract: We proposed critical habitat for three Willamette species
(Willamette Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly, and Kincaid's Lupine) in
prairie habitat in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and Washington.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/02/05                    70 FR 66492
Public Hearing request duedate  12/19/05                    70 FR 66492
NPRM Comment Period End 70 FR
66492                           01/03/06
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis                        05/00/06
Final Action                    10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AE53
RIN: 1018-AT91
[[Page 22786]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1512. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE WILLOWY MONARDELLA
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 30, 2005.
Final, Statutory, October 30, 2006.
Final, Judicial, October 30, 2006.
Abstract: We proposed critical habitat for the Willowy monardella, a
plant in Southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/09/05                    70 FR 67956
Public Hearing request duedate  12/27/05                    70 FR 67956
NPRM Comment Period End 70 FR
67956                           01/09/06
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis                        05/00/06
Final Action                    11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT92
_______________________________________________________________________
1513. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE ALAMEDA WHIPSNAKE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 1, 2005.
Final, Statutory, October 1, 2006.
Final, Judicial, October 1, 2006.
Previous critical habitat, established 10/03/2000 (65 FR 58933; 1018-
AF98), is remanded by court.
Abstract: We propose critical habitat for the Alameda whipsnake, a
snake in central California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/08/00                    65 FR 12155
NPRM Comment Period Reopened;
notice of public hearing        05/15/00                    65 FR 30951
NPRM; reopening of comment
period                          06/23/00                    65 FR 39117
Final Action                    10/03/00                    65 FR 58933
NPRM                            10/18/05                    70 FR 60608
Public Hearing request duedate  12/02/05                    70 FR 60608
NPRM Comment Period End         12/19/05
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis                        05/00/06
Final Action                    09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AF98
RIN: 1018-AT93
_______________________________________________________________________
1514. PROTECTION OF BALD EAGLES; DEFINITION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 22.3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would establish a regulatory definition of
``disturb.'' The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act prohibits take of
eagle. Take is defined by the Act to include ``disturb.'' This rule is
necessary in the event the bald eagle is removed from the list of
threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The BGEPA will
become the primary law protecting bald eagles.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/16/06                     71 FR 8265
NPRM Comment Period End         05/17/06
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
URL For More Information:
migratorybirds.fws.gov
Agency Contact: Eliza Savage, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Rm. 4000, 4501 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2329
Email: eliza--savage@fws.gov
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AH74, Related to 1018-AF21
RIN: 1018-AT94
_______________________________________________________________________
1515. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA,
SUBPART C--NONRURAL DETERMINATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will revise the rural/nonrural
determinations based on 2000 Federal census data. This review/revision
is called for in 50 CFR 100.15 and 36 CFR 242.15.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3873
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT99
[[Page 22787]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1516. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION FOR 15 FRESHWATER MUSSELS, 1
FRESHWATER SNAIL, AND 5 FISHES IN TENNESSEE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to establish a nonessential
experimental population for 15 freshwater mussels, 1 freshwater snail,
and 5 fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston
River, Tennessee.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU01
_______________________________________________________________________
1517. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 4(D) RULE FOR THE
PACIFIC COAST DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service plans to propose a special rule for the Pacific
Coast population of the western snowy plover under section 4(d) of the
Endangered Species Act. The special rule would eliminate the take
prohibitions when entities involved in management activities have a
habitat management plan that has been approved by the Service in the
States of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU11
_______________________________________________________________________
1518. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING THE
PREBLE'S MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on our proposal to
remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from the List of Endangered
and Threatened Wildlife.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/02/05                     70 FR 5404
Public Hearing Request Due Date 03/21/05                     70 FR 5404
NPRM Comment Period End         05/03/05
NPRM Comment Period Reopened; 6-
month extension for
determination                   02/17/06                     71 FR 8556
NPRM Comment Period Extended;
Avail. of Genetics Data         03/30/06                    71 FR 16090
NPRM Comment Period End         04/18/06                     71 FR 8556
NPRM Comment Period End         05/18/06                    71 FR 16090
Final Action                    08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU12
_______________________________________________________________________
1519. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA,
SUBPART C AND SUBPART D: 2007-2008 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF WILDLIFE
REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will revise the regulations for seasons, harvest limits,
methods, and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses during the 2007-08 regulatory year. This rulemaking is necessary
because Subpart D is subject to an annual review.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/00/06
Final Action                    06/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3873
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU15
_______________________________________________________________________
1520. NEGOTIATION OF ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH TRIBES (MANUAL
CHAPTER)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee; 16 USC 742a to 742j; 16 USC 661
to 666c; PL 93-638; PL 103-413; PL 105-270; The Native American Policy
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of June 28, 1994 (Native American
Policy); 25 CFR 1000
[[Page 22788]]
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This Service manual chapter (512 FW 5) establishes policy
that refuge and hatchery managers (project leaders) and other Fish and
Wildlife Service employees will apply when reviewing and responding to
a request from a self-governance Indian tribe or consortium of tribes
to negotiate an annual funding agreement (AFA) under the provisions of
title IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
This chapter also provides general guidance that a project leader
should consider when reviewing a request for an AFA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy                 09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal
Agency Contact: Dave Walker, Refuge Policy Liaison, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 670, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2310
Fax: 703 358-2248
Email: dave--walker@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU16
_______________________________________________________________________
1521. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED CORRECTION
TO THE GRIZZLY BEAR ENTRY IN THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED
WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to correct an error in the original listing of
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) under the ESA. The historical
range included areas outside the species' range.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
endangered.fws.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU17
_______________________________________________________________________
1522. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ROTA BRIDLED WHITE-EYE
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 7, 2005, settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We propose designation of critical habitat for the Rota
bridled white-eye, an endangered species endemic to the island of Rota,
U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/14/05                    70 FR 54335
Due date for Public Hearing
Requests                        10/31/05                    70 FR 54335
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/05
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis and reopening of
comment period                  05/00/06
Final Action                    09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU32
_______________________________________________________________________
1523. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
FOR THE SPIKEDACE AND LOACHMINNOW
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the spikedace
and loachminnow, fish that are endemic to the upper Gila River basin of
Arizona and New Mexico.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/20/05                    70 FR 75545
Public Hearing request duedate  02/03/06
NPRM Comment Period End         02/21/06
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis and reopening of
comment period                  05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU33
_______________________________________________________________________
1524. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR YADEON'S PIPERIA
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 1, 2006.
Final, Judicial, September 1, 2007.
Abstract: We plan to propose to designate critical habitat for Yadeon's
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piperia, a plant in the Monterey region of central California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU34
_______________________________________________________________________
1525. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DETERMINATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1544; 16 USC 4201
to 4245
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 2005.
Final, Judicial, December 15, 2006.
Abstract: The Service plans to review designated critical habitat for
the Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina), a subspecies
federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, as
amended. This critical habitat is located on Federal land in CA, OR,
and WA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU37
_______________________________________________________________________
1526. CIVIL PROCEDURES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 U.S.C. 42-44; 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
668(a); 16 U.S.C. 1540(f); 16 U.S.C. 1382
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to revise our civil procedure regulations to make
them easier to understand, through use of simpler language and more
clearly explained procedures.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU38
_______________________________________________________________________
1527. CITES APPENDIX III LISTING OF GALAX
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to list the native plant species galax
(Galax urceolata) in Appendix III of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Pat Ford, Biologist, Division of Scientific Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Email: pat--ford@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU40
_______________________________________________________________________
1528. MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES;
CHUKCHI SEA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act authorizes issuance of
regulations to allow the incidental unintentional take of small numbers
of marine mammals in activities (other than commercial fishing) in
specific geographical areas. These regulations would authorize
incidental take of polar bears and Pacific walrus in the Chukchi Sea
and adjacent coast of Alaska during oil and gas industry activities for
5 years.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/00/06
Final Action                    03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Martin Kodis, Chief, Branch of Resource Management
Support, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 400 ARL SQ, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-5496
Fax: 703 358-1869
Email: martin--kodis@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU41
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1529. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; 2006-2007 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD HUNTING
REGULATIONS; STATE FRAMEWORKS, TRIBAL, ALASKA SUBSISTENCE
Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to establish annual hunting regulations
for certain migratory game birds for the 2006-07 hunting season. We
annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks), within which States may
select hunting seasons. We also request proposals from Indian tribes
that wish to establish special migratory bird hunting regulations on
Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands, and proposals for the
2006/07 spring/summer migratory bird subsistence season in Alaska.
Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide hunting opportunities for
recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and tribal governments
in the management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at
levels compatible with migratory bird population status and habitat
conditions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM--State fmwks; requests:
Tribal and AK Spr/Sum. 2007 AK
Migratory Bird Subsis Harvest
Proposals                       04/11/06                    71 FR 18562
NPRM Comment Period End         05/15/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Energy Effects:  Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by
Executive Order 13211.
Agency Contact: Ronald Kokel, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory
Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: ronald--kokel@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU42
_______________________________________________________________________
1530. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RE-EVALUATION OF
FINAL LISTING DETERMINATION FOR QUEEN CHARLOTTE GOSHAWK
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, July 2006.
Abstract: Pursuant to a court order, we will re-evaluate our final
listing determination for the Queen Charlotte goshawk, a bird, found in
southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Canada.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Comment Period Opened on Status
Review                          12/15/05                    70 FR 74284
SR Comment Period End           02/13/06
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU43
_______________________________________________________________________
1531. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR SUISUN THISTLE AND SOFT BIRDS BEAK
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 2006.
Final, Judicial, April 1, 2007.
Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat designation for Suisun
thistle and soft birds beak, two plants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/11/06                    71 FR 18455
Public Hearing Request Due Date 05/26/06                    71 FR 18455
NPRM Comment Period End         06/12/06
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis and reopening of
comment period                  09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU44
_______________________________________________________________________
1532. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR HOLMGREN AND SHIVWITS MILK VETCHES
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, March 17, 2006.
Final, Judicial, March 17, 2007.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat in southern Utah for
the Holmgren and Shivwits milk vetches, two plants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/29/06                    71 FR 15965
Public Hearing Request Due Date 05/15/06                    71 FR 15965
NPRM Comment Period End         05/30/06
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis and reopening comment
period                          08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
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Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU45
_______________________________________________________________________
1533. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR ALABAMA BEACH MOUSE
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 18, 2006.
Final, Judicial, January 18, 2007.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the Alabama
beach mouse along the coast of Alabama.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Original final rule--Endangered
status and CH for 3 beach mice  06/06/85                    50 FR 23872
12-mo finding for petition to
revise CH for 3 beach mice      09/26/00                    65 FR 57800
NPRM                            02/01/06                     71 FR 5515
Public Hearing request duedate  03/20/06                     71 FR 5515
NPRM Comment Period End         04/03/06
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU46
_______________________________________________________________________
1534. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REVISION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE WINTERING PIPING PLOVER
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to revise currently designated critical
habitat for the wintering piping plover in the coastal areas of North
Carolina.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Original Final Rule designating
critical habitat                07/10/01                    66 FR 36038
NPRM to revise critical habitat 06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU48
_______________________________________________________________________
1535. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ADDING GRAHAM'S
BEARDTONGUE (PENSTEMON GRAHAMII) TO THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED PLANTS, WITH DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 9, 2005.
Final, Judicial, December 9, 2006.
Abstract: We propose to add Graham's beardtongue (Penstemon grahamii)
to the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants, and also to designate
critical habitat for the species in areas of Colorado and Utah.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/19/06                     71 FR 3158
Public Hearing request duedate  03/06/06                     71 FR 3158
NPRM Comment Period End         03/20/06
NPRM; Reopening of Comment
Period; Notice of Public Hearing04/13/06                    71 FR 19158
Public Hearing                  04/26/06                    71 FR 19158
NPRM Comment Period End         05/19/06
NPRM; Availability of Cconomic
Analysis; Reopening of Comment
Period                          07/00/06
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU49
_______________________________________________________________________
1536. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR THE LAGUNA MOUNTAINS SKIPPER
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 30, 2005.
Final, Judicial, November 30, 2006.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the Laguna
Mountains skipper, a butterfly that lives in the mountains of southern
California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/13/05                    70 FR 73699
Public Hearing Request Due Date 01/27/06
NPRM Comment Period End         02/13/06
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NPRM; Reopening of Comment
Period; Notice of Public Hearing04/13/06                    71 FR 19157
Public Hearing                  04/27/06                    71 FR 19157
NPRM Comment Period End         05/15/06
Final Action                    11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU50
_______________________________________________________________________
1537. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR BRAUNTON'S MILK-VETCH AND LYON'S PENCHAETA
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 1, 2005.
Final, Judicial, November 1, 2006.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat in California for
Braunton's milk-vetch and Lyon's penchaeta, two plants.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/10/05                    70 FR 68982
Public Hearing request duedate  12/27/05
NPRM Comment Period End         01/09/06
NPRM; availability of economic
analysis and reopening of
comment period                  05/00/06
Final Action                    11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU51
_______________________________________________________________________
1538. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
DESIGNATION FOR THE CANADA LYNX
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 1, 2005.
Final, Judicial, November 1, 2006.
Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat for the Canada lynx
in the States of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, and Maine.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/09/05                    70 FR 68294
Public Hearing                  12/07/05                    70 FR 68294
Public Hearing                  12/14/05                    70 FR 68294
Public Hearing                  01/10/06
Public Hearing                  01/18/06
NPRM Comment Period End         02/07/06
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/16/06                     71 FR 8258
NPRM Comment Period End         04/30/06                     71 FR 8258
Final Action                    11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU52
_______________________________________________________________________
1539. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
GREAT LAKES DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF FROM THE LIST
OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to establish a Great Lakes distinct
population segment (DPS) of the gray wolf and remove the DPS from the
List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/27/06                    71 FR 15266
Public Hearing                  05/08/06                    71 FR 15266
Public Hearing                  05/10/06                    71 FR 15266
Public Hearing                  05/16/06                    71 FR 15266
Public Hearing                  05/17/06                    71 FR 15266
NPRM Comment Period End         06/26/06
Final Action                    03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AU53
RIN: 1018-AU54
_______________________________________________________________________
1540. <bullet> FEDERAL DUCK STAMP CONTEST REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 31; 16 USC 718; 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 91
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to amend the regulations governing the
annual migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp (Federal duck
stamp) art contest to raise the contest entry fee by $25, to $125;
update contest opening and entry deadline dates, locations, and mail
and Internet
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site information; specify penalties for contestants who contact judges
or copy designs from the Internet; relieve restrictions on our ability
to announce judges' names; clarify ambiguous language in our
regulations concerning matting of entries and minimum age of entrants;
and update or correct technical advising for the contest, the common
names and spelling of species on our list of contest design subjects,
and minor grammar errors.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/12/06                    71 FR 18697
NPRM Comment Period End         06/12/06
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
http://www.fws.gov/duckstamps
Agency Contact: Patricia Fisher, Chief, Federal Duck Stamp Program,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MBSP-4070, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2007
Fax: 703-358-2009
Email: pat--fisher@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU56
_______________________________________________________________________
1541. <bullet> MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA;
SPRING/SUMMER REGULATIONS FOR THE 2007 SEASON
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 92
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This action establishes annual spring/summer migratory bird
subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for the 2007 subsistence
season.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/06
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
http://alaska.fws.gov/ambcc/index.htm
Agency Contact: Fred Armstrong, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, 10011 E. Tudor Rd., MS 201,
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3887
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AU39
RIN: 1018-AU59
_______________________________________________________________________
1542. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
REMOVAL OF THE MARBLED MURRELET FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to delist the marbled murrelet. This
action is based on our 5-year review recommendation that the currently
listed entity does not meet the requirements of a distinct population
segment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU60
_______________________________________________________________________
1543. <bullet> 2006-07 REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND SPORT
FISHING REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd to 668ee; 16 USC
715(i)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 32
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to open additional national wildlife
refuges to hunting and/or sport fishing and to provide refuge-specific
regulations for those activities. This is an annual update for the
National Wildlife Refuge System that ensures adequate public notice of
openings/changes each fall. We operate hunting/fishing programs on
refuges in furtherance of the implementation of the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 directives to facilitate
compatible priority wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Leslie A Marler, Management Analyst, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife
Refuge System 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2397
Email: leslie--marler@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU61
_______________________________________________________________________
1544. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
AMENDING THE FORMATS OF THE LISTS OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
AND PLANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to amend the formats of the Lists of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and PLants, located at 50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12,
respectively. These changes are designed to ensure that the regulations
are easy for the public to understand and that they reflect current
policies and standards. No entry to these lists will be added, deleted,
or altered by these amendments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
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Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Martha E Balis-Larsen, Chief, Office of Program
Support, Endangered Species, Department of the Interior, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, <greek-i>330,
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2079
Fax: 703-358-1827
Email: martha--balislarsen@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU62
_______________________________________________________________________
1545. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
REMOVAL OF 27 SPECIES FROM THE FEDERAL LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED
WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to propose delisting 27 species
because they are presumed to be extinct.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU64
_______________________________________________________________________
1546. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF BLACK-FOOTED
FERRETS IN EASTERN WYOMING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service, under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species
Act, is planning to propose to establish a nonessential experimental
population of black-footed ferrets in eastern Wyoming. The population
at Thunder Basin National Grassland may be reintroduced in the Fall of
2006.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU65
_______________________________________________________________________
1547. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
REMOVAL OF THE IDAHO SPRINGSNAIL FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning a proposal to delist the Idaho
springsnail. This action is based on a 12-month status review that
indicates the currently listed entity is no longer a valid species
under the Endangered Species Act. A taxonomic review of the Idaho
springsnail and three other unlisted springsnail species seems to
indicate that the four species together are all part of the same,
larger species, which, based on a five factor threats analysis, may not
warrant listing at this time.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU66
_______________________________________________________________________
1548. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
REMOVAL OF THE MAGUIRE DAISY FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED
PLANTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to remove the Maguire daisy, a plant
in Utah, from the List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. This action
is due to recovery.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU67
_______________________________________________________________________
1549. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
DESIGNATION OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF THE RIO GRANDE
SILVERY MINNOW IN TEXAS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to propose a nonessential
experimental
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population of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow in Texas. This action is
being taken to achieve one of the species' recovery goals, to
reestablish the minnow in at least three other areas of its historic
range, as outlined in the 1999 recovery plan.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU68
_______________________________________________________________________
1550. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
PROPOSED RECLASSIFICATION OF THE RUNNING BUFFALO CLOVER FROM ENDANGERED
TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning a proposal to reclassify the running
buffalo clover from endangered to threatened. This plant is found in
AR, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, OH, and WV.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU69
_______________________________________________________________________
1551. <bullet> SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC
LANDS IN ALASKA; MAKHNATI ISLAND AREA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3101-3126
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to revise the jurisdiction of the Federal
Subsistence Management Program to include an area around Makhnati
Island near Sitka in southeastern Alaska. The submerged lands and
waters of this area are in Federal ownership and should be included
within the Federal Subsistence Management Program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3873
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU70
_______________________________________________________________________
1552. <bullet> SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC
LANDS IN ALASKA: 2008-2009 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH
REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3111
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish regulations for fishing seasons,
harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and
shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2008-09 regulatory year. The
rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual
public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking would replace the fish
and shellfish taking regulations included in the ``Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D, 2007-08
Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations,`` which expire on
March 31, 2008. This rule would also amend the Customary and
Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the
General Regulations related to the taking of fish and shellfish.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/07
Final Action                    03/00/08
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Theo Matuskowitz, Department of the Interior, United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management,
3601 C Street, Ste 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3867
Fax: 907-786-3898
Email: theo-- matuskowitz@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU71
_______________________________________________________________________
1553. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR ASTRAGALUS DESERETICUS (DESERET MILK-
VETCH)
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 19, 2007, court settlement.
Final, Judicial, January 18, 2008, court settlement.
court settlement.
Abstract: In accordance with a court settlement, we plan to propose
critical habitat for Astragalus desereticus (Deseret milk-vetch).
Considered extinct until its rediscovery in 1981, this species exists
in one small population in Utah County, Utah.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
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Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU72
_______________________________________________________________________
1554. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
LISTING AND CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ARCTIC GRAYLING
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to propose to list and designate critical habitat
under the Endangered Species Act for the Arctic grayling, a fish, in
Montana.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU73
_______________________________________________________________________
1555. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE HINE'S EMERALD DRAGONFLY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are planning to propose to designate critical habitat for
the federally endangered Hine's emerald dragonfly in Missouri,
Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU74
_______________________________________________________________________
1556. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR COMAL SPRINGS DRYOPID BEETLE, COMAL SPRINGS RIFFLE
BEETLE, AND PECK'S CAVE AMPHIPOD
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, June 29, 2006, settlement agreement.
Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are planning to propose to designate critical habitat for
the Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis), Comal
Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), and Peck's cave amphipod
(Stygobromus pecki). The three listed species are known only from four
spring systems (Comal Springs, Hueco Springs, Fern Bank Springs, and
San Marcos Springs) located in Hays and Comal Counties, Texas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU75
_______________________________________________________________________
1557. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR CATESBAEA MELANOCARPA
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, August 15, 2006.
Abstract: We are re-evaluating our prudency determination for the
designation of critical habitat for Catesbaea melanocarpa (no common
name), a plant, in Puerto Rico and St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands). If
prudent, we will propose to designate critical habitat.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU76
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_______________________________________________________________________
1558. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR HIDDEN LAKE BLUECURLS, VAIL LAKE
CEANOTHUS, AND MEXICAN FLANNELBUSH
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 20, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We are planning to propose to designate critical habitat for
the federally threatened Hidden Lake bluecurls, a plant, in California.
We are planning to propose to designate critical habitat for the
federally threatened Vail Lake ceanothus, a plant, in California. We
are planning to propose to designate critical habitat for the federally
endangered Mexican flannelbush, a plant, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU77
_______________________________________________________________________
1559. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR GUAJON
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 30, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We are re-evaluating our prudency determination for the
designation of critical habitat for Guajon, a frog, in Puerto Rico. If
prudent, we will plan to propose to designate critical habitat.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU78
_______________________________________________________________________
1560. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR CAPE SABLE SEASIDE SPARROW
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, October 24, 2006, Settlement agreement.
Final, Judicial, October 24, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are planning to propose a revision to existing critical
habitat for the Cape Sable seaside sparrow, a bird, from South Florida.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU79
_______________________________________________________________________
1561. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR BEAR VALLEY SANDWORT, SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN
WILD-BUCKWHEAT, AND ASH-GREY INDIAN PAINTBRUSH
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 9, 2006, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are planning to propose to designate critical habitat for
the Bear Valley sandwort, southern mountain wild-buckwheat, and ash-
grey Indian paintbrush, all federally threatened plants in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU80
_______________________________________________________________________
1562. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR TIDEWATER GOBY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
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CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 15, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We are planning to propose to designate critical habitat for
the federally endangered tidewater goby, a fish, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU81
_______________________________________________________________________
1563. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR ALABAMA STURGEON
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We are proposing to designate critical habitat for the
Alabama sturgeon, a fish, in Alabama and Mississippi.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU82
_______________________________________________________________________
1564. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR MONTEREY SPINEFLOWER
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, December 15, 2006, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for Monterey spineflower,
a plant, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU83
_______________________________________________________________________
1565. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR NEVIN'S BARBERRY
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 30, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are proposing to designate critical habitat for the
federally endangered Nevin's barberry, a plant, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU84
_______________________________________________________________________
1566. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR FLATWOODS SALAMANDER
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, January 31, 2007, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We plan to re-evaluate our prudency determination for the
designation of critical habitat for the flatwoods salamander, an
amphibian, that historically occured in AL, GA, FL, SC. If prudent, we
will plan to propose to designate critical habitat.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
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Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU85
_______________________________________________________________________
1567. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR SAN DIEGO THORNMINT
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, February 28, 2007, Settlement
agreement.
Abstract: We plan to propose critical habitat for San Diego thornmint,
a plant, in California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU86
_______________________________________________________________________
1568. <bullet> CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR FIVE
ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSELS AND TWO THREATENED FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, May 30, 2006, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are re-evaluating the prudency of critical habitat for
five endangered freshwater mussels: the fat threeridge (Amblema
neislerii), shinyrayed pocketbook (Lampsilis subangulata, recently
renamed Hamiota subangulata), Gulf moccasinshell (Medionidus
penicillatus), Ochlockonee moccasinshell (Medionidus simpsonianus), and
oval pigtoe (Pleurobema pyriforme), and two threatened freshwater
mussels: the Chipola slabshell (Elliptio chipolaensis) and purple
bankclimber (Elliptoideus sloatianus). If prudent, we will propose to
designate critical habitat. These mussels occur in drainages that
include the States of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU87
_______________________________________________________________________
1569. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
LISTING DETERMINATION AND CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR GEORGIA
PIGTOE AND INTERRUPTED ROCKSNAIL
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 2006, Settlement agreement.
Abstract: We are planning to propose to make a listing determination
and to designate critical habitat for the Georgia pigtoe (a mussel) and
the interrupted rocksnail (an aquatic snail), both of which occur in
the Mobile River Basin of Alabama and Georgia.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU88
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1570. FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS AND FALCONRY PERMITTING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.28; 50 CFR 21.29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose changes in the regulations governing the practice
of falconry in the United States. We propose substantial reorganization
of the current regulations, combining 50 CFR 21.28 and 21.29 and
reorganizing the topics in those sections. We will add or change some
provisions in the current regulations. The changes will make it easier
to understand the requirements for falconry and the procedures for
obtaining a falconry permit.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/09/05                     70 FR 6978
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/05                     70 FR 6978
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AG11
_______________________________________________________________________
1571. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING STATUSES OF
12 SPECIES OF PICTURE-WING FLIES FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, April 2006.
Abstract: We plan to finalize listing status under the Endangered
Species Act for 12 species of Hawaiian picture-wing flies: Drosophila
aglaia, D. differens, D. hemipeza, D. heteroneura, D. montgomeryi, D.
mulli, D. musaphilia, D. neoclavisetae, D. obatai, D. ochrobasis, D.
substenoptera, and D. tarphytrichia. These species are found on one or
more of the following Hawaiian Islands: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and
Hawaii.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/17/01                     66 FR 3964
Public Hearing                  03/05/01                     66 FR 3964
NPRM Comment Period End         03/19/01
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    10/04/05                    70 FR 57851
NPRM 1st reopened Comment Period
End                             11/03/05
NPRM 2nd Comment Period
Reopening                       11/18/05                    70 FR 69922
Second Comment Period End       12/02/05                    70 FR 69922
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AG23
_______________________________________________________________________
1572. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; APPROPRIATE REFUGE USES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668(dd) to 668(ee)
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This policy (FWS Manual) provides a procedure for determining
whether uses other than the six priority wildlife-dependent
recreational uses (hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and
photography, and environmental education and interpretation) are
appropriate on refuges. This policy establishes a process for deciding
when it is appropriate to allow nonpriority uses.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy (under 1018-
AG18)                           01/16/01                     66 FR 3673
Comment Period Extended         03/15/01                    66 FR 15136
Comment Period Reopened         05/15/01                    66 FR 26879
Comment Period Reopened         06/21/01                    66 FR 33268
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Additional Information: This RIN previously included policies
concerning mission, goals, and purposes; wildlife-dependent recreation
uses; and wilderness stewardship. These policies have been separated
into distinct actions, each bearing a unique RIN.
Agency Contact: Carol Carson, Refuge Program Specialist, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Suite 670, Arlington, VA 22205
Phone: 703 358-2490
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AG18
RIN: 1018-AG46
_______________________________________________________________________
1573. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
JOHNSTON'S FRANKENIA FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on the proposed rule to
remove the Johnston's frankenia from the List of Endangered and
Threatened Plants. This action is based on new information.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/22/03                    68 FR 27961
Public Hearing Request Due Date 07/07/03                    68 FR 27961
NPRM Comment Period End         08/20/03
Final Action                    05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AH53
_______________________________________________________________________
1574. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF
THE GILA TROUT FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED WITH A SPECIAL RULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
[[Page 22801]]
Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on the proposed rule to
reclassify the Gila trout from endangered to threatened, with a special
rule. This action is based on recovery.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/11/05                    70 FR 24750
Public Hearing                  06/28/05                    70 FR 24750
Public Hearing                  06/29/05                    70 FR 24750
NPRM Comment Period End         07/15/05
Final Action                    05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AH57
_______________________________________________________________________
1575. IMPORTATION OF EXOTIC WILD BIRDS INTO THE UNITED STATES; ADDING
BLUE-FRONTED AMAZON PARROTS FROM ARGENTINA'S APPROVED SUSTAINABLE USE
MANAGEMENT PLAN TO THE APPROVED LIST OF NON-CAPTIVE BRED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4901 to 4916
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would allow the importation into the United States
of Blue-fronted Amazon parrots removed from the wild in Argentina under
an approved sustainable use management plan. This is the first such
plan that, if approved, would contribute to the goals of the Wild Bird
Conservation Act to promote the conservation of exotic birds through
sustainable use.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/06/03                    68 FR 46559
NPRM Comment Period End         10/06/03                    68 FR 46559
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/29/05                    70 FR 15798
NPRM Comment Period End         04/28/05                    70 FR 15798
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/24/05                    70 FR 29711
NPRM Comment Period End         07/08/05
Final Action                    08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov
Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of Scientific
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AH89
_______________________________________________________________________
1576. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF TWO
AUSTRALIAN PARAKEETS FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will make a determination on our proposal to reclassify
the turquoise parakeet (Neophema pulchella) and the scarlet-chested
parakeet (Neophema splendida) from endangered to threatened under the
Endangered Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/02/03                    68 FR 52169
Public Hearing Request Due Date 10/17/03                    68 FR 52169
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/03
Final Rule                      09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Dr. Michael D. Kreger, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI04
_______________________________________________________________________
1577. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND PERMITS; REGULATIONS FOR MANAGING
HARVEST OF LIGHT GOOSE POPULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21 subpart E
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule authorizes new methods of take for light goose
hunting under 50 CFR part 20 and revises subpart E of 50 CFR part 21
for the management of overabundant light goose populations. It also
modifies the conservation order that will increase take of such
populations under the authority of this subpart.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/12/01                    66 FR 52077
NPRM Correction                 11/07/01                    66 FR 56266
NPRM Comment Period End         12/11/01                    66 FR 52077
NPRM Correction Comment Period
End                             12/14/01                    66 FR 56266
NPRM Comment Period Extended    12/10/01                    66 FR 63665
NPRM Extended Comment Period End01/25/02
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
[[Page 22802]]
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI07
_______________________________________________________________________
1578. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; REGULATIONS FOR MANAGING RESIDENT CANADA
GEESE POPULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742(a) to 742(j)
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish a regulation authorizing State
wildlife agencies to conduct indirect and/or direct population control
management activities on resident Canada geese, including the take of
birds. The intent of this rule is to allow State wildlife management
agencies sufficient flexibility to deal with problems caused by
resident Canada geese and to guide and direct Canada goose population
growth and management activities in the coterminous United States.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/21/03                    68 FR 50496
NPRM Comment Period End         10/20/03                    68 FR 50496
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI32
_______________________________________________________________________
1579. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF
THE FLORIDA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE AMERICAN CROCODILE FROM
ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on the proposed rule to
reclassify the Florida distinct population segment of the American
crocodile from endangered to threatened. This action is based on the
substantial improvement in the species' status and improved
understanding of the species' biology and management needs. Since its
listing in 1975, the population of the American crocodile in Florida
has more than doubled and its distribution has expanded. Land
acquisition has also provided protection for many important nesting
areas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/24/05                    70 FR 15052
Public Hearing Request Due Date 05/09/05                    70 FR 15052
NPRM Comment Period End         05/23/05
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI41
_______________________________________________________________________
1580. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; POLICY FOR
ENHANCEMENT-OF-SURVIVAL PERMITS FOR FOREIGN SPECIES LISTED UNDER THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will issue a policy clarifying the process for issuing
Enhancement-of-Survival permits for foreign species listed under the
Endangered Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Proposed Policy       08/18/03                    68 FR 49512
Comment Period End              10/17/03                    68 FR 49512
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Timothy J. Van Norman, Chief, Branch of Permits,
International, Division of Management Authority, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2350
Fax: 703 358-2281
Email: tim--vannorman@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI67
_______________________________________________________________________
1581. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN DIEGO FAIRY SHRIMP
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We proposed designation of critical habitat for the
endangered San Diego Fairy shrimp, a freshwater crustacean found in
southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/22/03                    68 FR 19888
Public Hearing Request Due Date 06/06/03                    68 FR 19888
NPRM Comment Period End         06/23/03
NPRM Comment Period Reopened;
Draft Economic Analysis; Notice
of Public Hearing               04/08/04                    69 FR 18516
Public Hearing                  04/29/04                    69 FR 18516
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/04
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
[[Page 22803]]
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI71
_______________________________________________________________________
1582. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, April 11, 2003, Court order.
Abstract: We plan to finalize critical habitat for the Coastal
California gnatcatcher, a threatened bird found in southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/24/03                    68 FR 20228
Public Hearing Request Due Date 06/09/03                    68 FR 20228
NPRM Comment Period End         06/23/03
NPRM Comment Period Reopen,
Draft Econ Analysis Avail,
Public Hearing                  04/08/04                    69 FR 18516
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/04
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI72
_______________________________________________________________________
1583. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING OF THE
ARIZONA AGAVE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on the proposal to
remove the Arizona agave (Agave arizonica), a plant, from the list of
threatened and endangered species. Since the listing, a growing body of
evidence has led to the determination that the succulent--found only
where the range of Toumey's agave (Agave toumeyana var. bella) and the
golden-flowered agave (Agave chrysantha) overlap--is indeed a hybrid of
the two parent-species. Controlled experiments on the reproductive
limitations of the Arizona agave conducted at the Desert Botanical
Garden in Phoenix have confirmed that the plant is a hybrid. Hybrid
plants--a phenomenon common among agaves--are not eligibile for
protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/11/05                     70 FR 1858
Public Hearing request duedate  02/25/05                     70 FR 1858
NPRM Comment Period End         03/14/05                     70 FR 1858
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI79
_______________________________________________________________________
1584. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; NONESSENTIAL
EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF THE NORTHERN APLOMADO FALCON
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to make a final determination on the proposed rule to
establish a nonessential experimental population for the Northern
aplomado falcon, to facilitate the recovery of this endangered species
and to ensure that its reintroduction will not impose new restrictions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM-scoping mtgs, NOI to prep
EA                              01/27/03                     68 FR 3889
Public Meetings, 2/3-6/2003, 2/
11/2003                         02/03/03                     68 FR 3889
ANPRM Comment Period End        02/11/03
NPRM                            02/09/05                     70 FR 6819
Public Hearing                  03/15/05                     70 FR 6819
NPRM Comment Period End         04/11/05
NPRM Comment Period Reopened,
Public Hearings, Avail of Draft
Monitoring Plan                 09/16/05                    70 FR 54701
Public Hearing                  10/11/05                    70 FR 54701
Public Hearing                  10/13/05                    70 FR 54701
Second NPRM Comment Period End  11/15/05                    70 FR 54701
Final Rule                      05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI80
_______________________________________________________________________
1585. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; MILITARY READINESS EXEMPTION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 107-314
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The 2003 Defense Authorization Bill, signed by the President
on December 2, 2002,
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requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop and issue
regulations that exempt the Armed Forces from incidental take of
migratory birds during authorized military readiness activities. The
Department of Defense must concur with these regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/02/04                    69 FR 31074
NPRM Comment Period End         08/02/04                    69 FR 31074
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI92
_______________________________________________________________________
1586. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING THE
EASTERN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We had planned to remove the eastern Distinct Population
Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf, consisting of 21 States, from the List
of Endangered and Threatened Species. Our reasons for this action were
the following: the achievement of all recovery criteria and completion
of suitable state wolf management plans by Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Michigan. However, as the result of an August 11, 2005, court ruling
that vacated the rule that established this DPS, we are now withdrawing
this proposed rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           04/01/03                    68 FR 15876
NPRM                            07/21/04                    69 FR 43664
Public Hearing request duedate  09/07/04                    69 FR 43664
NPRM Comment Period End         11/18/04
NPRM and Notice of Public
Hearings                        08/13/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  08/31/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  09/01/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  09/13/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  09/14/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  09/15/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  09/27/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  09/28/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  09/29/04                    69 FR 50147
NPRM/Notice of Public Hearing   09/29/04                    69 FR 58119
Public Hearing                  10/06/04                    69 FR 50147
Public Hearing                  10/20/04                    69 FR 58119
Final Action--Withdrawal of NPRM03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AF20, Related to 1018-AJ04, Related to
1018-AU63
RIN: 1018-AJ03
_______________________________________________________________________
1587. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING OF THE
WESTERN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We had planned to remove the western Distinct Population
Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf from the List of Endangered and
Threatened Species. Our reasons for this action were the following:
based on estimates compiled in December 2002, we concluded that the
wolf population has achieved the required third year of its population
recovery criteria. However, as the result of an August 19, 2005, court
ruling that vacated the rule that established this DPS, we are now
withdrawing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           04/01/03                    68 FR 15879
Final Action--Withdrawal of
ANPRM                           03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AF20, Related to 1018-AJ03, Related to
1018-AU63
RIN: 1018-AJ04
_______________________________________________________________________
1588. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVING THE
MEXICAN BOBCAT FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We received a petition to delist the Mexican bobcat (Lynx
rufus escuinapae). We determined as a result of our status review and
our review of the best available scientific information that the
species does not meet the definitions of endangered or threatened in
the ESA (i.e., that delisting is warranted), so we proposed to delist
the Mexican bobcat.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM; positive 12-month finding 05/19/05                    70 FR 28895
NPRM Public Hearing Request Due
Date                            07/05/05                    70 FR 28895
NPRM Comment Period End         08/17/05
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/23/05                    70 FR 70779
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Second Comment Period End       12/23/05                    70 FR 70779
Final Action                    05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Javier Alvarez, Biologist, Division of Scientific
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Email: javier--alvarez@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT31
_______________________________________________________________________
1589. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLY BEAR POPULATION FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED AND
THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to make a final determination on a
proposal to remove the Yellowstone population of grizzly bears from the
List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This population has reached
its recovery goals.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM and notice of public
hearing                         11/17/05                    70 FR 69854
Public Hearing                  01/09/06
Public Hearing                  01/10/06
Public Hearing                  01/11/06
Public Hearing                  01/12/06
NPRM; additional public hearing 01/25/06                     71 FR 4097
Public Hearing                  02/09/06                     71 FR 4097
NPRM Comment Period End         02/15/06
NPRM Comment Period Extended    02/16/06                     71 FR 8251
NPRM Comment Period End         03/20/06                     71 FR 8251
Final Action                    11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT38
_______________________________________________________________________
1590. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; CHANGES IN REGULATIONS GOVERNING RAPTOR
PROPAGATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 21.30
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We propose reorganization of current regulations, and adding
or changing of some provisions therein. The changes will make it easier
to understand the requirements for raptor propagation and the
procedures for obtaining a propagation permit.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/14/05                    70 FR 60052
NPRM Comment Period End         01/12/06
Final Action                    01/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Brian Millsap, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1714
Email: brian--millsap@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AG11
RIN: 1018-AT60
_______________________________________________________________________
1591. REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE SAFETY ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, June 19, 2004.
Abstract: We implement the Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) by adding
subpart K to 50 CFR 14. The CWSA amends the Lacey Act by making it
illegal to import, export, buy, sell, transport, receive or acquire in
interstate or foreign commerce live lions, tigers, leopards, snow
leopards, clouded leopards, cheetahs, jaguars and cougars or any hybrid
of these species, unless certain listed exceptions are met.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/31/06                     71 FR 5041
NPRM; reminder                  02/22/06                     71 FR 9080
NPRM Comment Period End         03/02/06                     71 FR 5041
NPRM Information Collection
Comment Period End              03/02/06
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT69
_______________________________________________________________________
1592. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ST. ANDREW BEACH MOUSE, PERDIDO KEY BEACH MOUSE,
AND CHOCTAWHATCHEE BEACH MOUSE
Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, November 15, 2005.
Abstract: We proposed critical habitat for the St. Andrew beach mouse,
Perdido Key beach mouse, and Choctawhatchee beach mouse along the coast
of the Florida panhandle and Alabama.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/15/05                    70 FR 74426
NPRM/Correction                 12/22/05                    70 FR 76018
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NPRM and NPRM/Correction Public
Hearing Request Due Date        01/30/06
NPRM and NPRM/Correction Comment
Period End                      02/13/06
Final Action                    09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT90
_______________________________________________________________________
1593. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA,
SUBPART C AND SUBPART D; 2006-2007 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF WILDLIFE
REGULATIONS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3124
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule will revise the regulations for seasons,
harvest limits, methods, and means for the subsistence taking of
wildlife during the 2006-07 regulatory year. This rulemaking is
necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual review cycle.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/11/05                    70 FR 46795
Public Meetings 9/20 through 10/
21/2005                         09/20/05                    70 FR 46795
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/05
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3873
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT98
_______________________________________________________________________
1594. KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR
CONSERVATION EASEMENT LANDS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668dd to 668ee; 16 USC 460k to 460k-4; 16 USC
668aa-33
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 36.39(j)
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We proposed this rule to comply with our commitments made
under a conservation easement among the United States, the State of
Alaska, and Koniag Inc. to permit public use of private lands within
the boundaries of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. The
conservation easement furthers the missions of the Service and the
National Wildlife Refuge System and the purposes of Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge. The easement lands affected by this rule are along
Karluk River and Karluk Lake on Kodiak Island, Alaska. This rule will
apply as long as the conservation easement is in place. Without this
rule, the Service would fail to perform an obligation and Koniag, Inc.
would have the right to terminate the conservation easement.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/30/05                    70 FR 57242
NPRM Comment Period End         10/31/05
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Abbey Kucera, Natural Resource Specialist, Department
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Kodiak
National Wildlife Refuge, 1390 Buskin River Road, Kodiak, AK 99615
Phone: 907 487-2600
Fax: 907 487-2144
Email: abbey--kucera@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU08
_______________________________________________________________________
1595. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SPECIAL RULE FOR
THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE NORTHERN SEA
OTTER (ENHYDRA LUTRIS KENYONI)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Statutory, April 2005.
Abstract: The special rule would allow for the non-commercial export as
well as (re-) import of authentic native articles of handicraft and
clothing that were derived from sea otters legally taken from the
listed population for subsistence purposes by Alaskan Natives in
accordance with the Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/09/05                    70 FR 46388
NPRM Comment Period End         10/11/05                    70 FR 46388
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AI44
RIN: 1018-AU21
_______________________________________________________________________
1596. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF THE
ARIZONA DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE CACTUS FERRUGINOUS PYGMY-OWL
FROM THE FEDERAL LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq.
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, May 2005.
Abstract: Following a court decision remanding the final Agency
decision to
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list the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl as endangered, we plan to
finalize our proposed rule to remove the Arizona distinct population
segment of the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl from the Federal List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and to remove its associated
critical habitat designation from our regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/03/05                    70 FR 44547
Public Hearing notice           09/07/05                    70 FR 53139
Public Hearing request duedate  09/19/05                    70 FR 44547
Public Hearing                  09/20/05                    70 FR 53139
NPRM Comment Period End         10/03/05                    70 FR 44547
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AI48
RIN: 1018-AU22
_______________________________________________________________________
1597. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; MISSION, GOALS, AND PURPOSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 666 (dd); 16 USC 666 (ee)
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This policy (FWS Manual) addresses the mission, goals, and
purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System in the context of the
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy (Under 1018-
AG46)                           01/16/01                     66 FR 3668
Comment Period Extended         03/15/01                    66 FR 15136
Comment Period Reopened         05/15/01                    66 FR 26879
Comment Period Reopened         06/21/01                    66 FR 33268
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Carol Carson, Refuge Program Specialist, Department of
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Suite 670, Arlington, VA 22205
Phone: 703 358-2490
Related RIN: Split from 1018-AG46
RIN: 1018-AU24
_______________________________________________________________________
1598. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; WILDLIFE-DEPENDENT RECREATION
(HUNTING AND FISHING, WILDLIFE OBSERVATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY,
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND INTERPRETATION)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668 (dd); 16 USC 668 (ee)
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997
establishes that wildlife-dependent recreational uses (including
hunting and fishing) are priority general public uses and must receive
priority consideration over the general public uses. This policy
describes how we will prioritize these uses. This policy also
establishes new visitor services requirements, essential elements of a
quality program, an additional level of environmental education
programs, and program evaluation methods.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy                 01/16/01                     66 FR 3681
Comment Period Extended         03/15/01                    66 FR 15136
Comment Period Reopened         05/15/01                    66 FR 26879
Comment Period Reopened         06/21/01                    66 FR 33268
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Tom Reed, National Wildlife Refuge System, Department
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of
Visitor Services, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2243
Email: tom--reed@fws.gov
James W. Kurth, Deputy Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1744
Related RIN: Split from 1018-AG46
RIN: 1018-AU25
_______________________________________________________________________
1599. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM; WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668 (dd); 16 USC 668 (ee)
CFR Citation: None
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This policy (FWS Manual) modifies existing policy for
implementing the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Administration Act, as
amended. This policy updates guidance on administrative and public
activities on wilderness within the Refuge System.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Proposed Policy                 01/16/01                     66 FR 3708
Comment Period Extended         03/15/01                    66 FR 15136
Comment Period Reopened         05/15/01                    66 FR 26879
Comment Period Reopened         06/21/01                    66 FR 33268
Final Action                    12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Nancy Roeper, National Wildlife Refuge System,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
Wildlife Resources Branch, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2389
Email: nancy--roeper@fws.gov
Related RIN: Split from 1018-AG46
RIN: 1018-AU27
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1600. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTINCT VERTEBRATE
POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE MOUNTAIN YELLOW-LEGGED FROG
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1533 et seq.
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: NPRM, Judicial, September 1, 2005.
Abstract: We are proposing to designate critical habitat for the
southern California distinct population segment of the mountain yellow-
legged frog in the mountains of southern California.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/13/05                    70 FR 54105
Due Date for Requests for Public
Hearings                        10/28/05                    70 FR 54105
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/05
Final Action                    09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU30
_______________________________________________________________________
1601. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REVISION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE KOOTENAI RIVER WHITE STURGEON
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1533 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Final, Judicial, February 1, 2006.
Abstract: We published an interim rule to revise the currently
designated critical habitat for the Kootenai River white sturgeon in
Idaho.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              02/08/06                     71 FR 6383
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/10/06                     71 FR 6383
Public Hearing                  03/16/06                     71 FR 6383
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      04/10/06
Final Action                    08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU47
_______________________________________________________________________
1602. <bullet> SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC
LANDS IN ALASKA: 2007-2008 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND SHELLFISH
REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3111
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242 ; 50 CFR 100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish regulations for fishing seasons,
harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and
shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2007-08 regulatory year. The
rulemaking is necessary because subpart D is subject to an annual
public review cycle. When final, this rulemaking would replace the fish
and shellfish taking regulations included in subpart D, Subsistence
Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations, which expire on March 31,
2007. This rule would also amend the Customary and Traditional Use
Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the General
Regulations related to the taking of fish and shellfish.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/22/05                    70 FR 76010
Public Meeting re. NPRM         02/16/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM         02/20/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM         02/23/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM         02/27/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM         02/28/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM         03/07/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM         03/14/06
Public Meeting re. NPRM         03/21/06
NPRM Comment Period End         03/24/06
Final Action                    03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: William W. Knauer, Office of Subsistence Management,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3873
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU57
_______________________________________________________________________
1603. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
LISTING THE FLAT-TAILED HORNED LIZARD AS THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: Other, Judicial, April 30, 2006, court order.
Abstract: As directed by the U.S. District Court for the District of
Arizona, we reinstate our 1993 proposed rule to list the flat-tailed
horned lizard as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The
species is endemic to the Sonoran Desert in southern California,
Arizona, and northwestern Mexico.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Reinstatement of Proposed Rule  12/07/05                    70 FR 72776
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/02/06                    71 FR 10631
[[Page 22809]]
Reopened NPRM Comment Period End03/15/06                    71 FR 10631
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AI51
RIN: 1018-AU58
_______________________________________________________________________
1604. <bullet> ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS;
REMOVAL OF VACATED GRAY WOLF REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Due to a court ruling on August 19, 2005, the Service is
removing the rule to reclassify and remove the gray wolf from the List
of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in portions of the conterminous
United States and the establishment of two special rules for threatened
gray wolves.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AJ03, Related to 1018-AJ04
RIN: 1018-AU63
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1605. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1994 AMENDMENTS TO THE MARINE MAMMAL
PROTECTION ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1361 to 1374
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Section 104 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act authorizes
the Director of the Service, acting on behalf of the Secretary of the
Interior, to issue permits for activities otherwise prohibited by the
Act. Regulations will be developed for issuance of permits and the 1994
amendments to the Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AE72
_______________________________________________________________________
1606. TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS BY LEVEL B HARASSMENT; ISSUANCE OF
GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PERMITS FOR
PHOTOGRAPHY, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 103-238; 16 USC 1361 to 1407
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service proposes to issue regulations that would allow us
to authorize harassment but not injury or death of marine mammals under
our jurisdiction, for scientific research and for photography for
educational or commercial purposes. This rule would further implement
the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Peter Thomas, Chief, Division of Management Authority,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2095
Email: peter--thomas@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________
1607. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING THE GULF
COAST DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT OF THE BROWN PELICAN POPULATION IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We plan to remove the Gulf Coast population of the brown
pelican (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi) from the List of Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife. We propose this action because the available data
indicate that the threats to the species in this range have been
removed or reduced and, as a result, brown pelican breeding levels have
been and continue to be at or above historical levels, and population
numbers and productivity continue to increase.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AG40
_______________________________________________________________________
1608. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING THE DOLLY
VARDEN AS A THREATENED SPECIES IN WASHINGTON DUE TO SIMILARITY OF
APPEARANCE TO BULL TROUT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Due to the species' similarity of appearance to the bull
trout, we propose to list the Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), a fish,
in Washington State as threatened under the ``Similarity of
Appearance'' provision of the Endangered Species Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/09/01                     66 FR 1628
Public Hearing Request Due Date 02/23/01                     66 FR 1628
NPRM Comment Period End         03/12/01
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta, Branch of Listing, Endangered Species
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Room 435, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AH68
_______________________________________________________________________
1609. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELISTING AND
WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSED CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CACTUS FERRUGINOUS PYGMY
OWL
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We proposed a new designation of critical habitat for the
Cactus ferruginous pygmy owl distinct population segment (DPS) found in
Arizona. We now propose to remove this DPS from the Federal list of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and withdraw our critical habitat
proposal.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/27/02                    67 FR 71031
Public Hearing                  01/23/03
NPRM Comment Period End         02/23/03
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/25/03                     68 FR 8730
NPRM Comment Period End         04/25/03                     68 FR 8730
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    04/28/03                    68 FR 22353
NPRM Comment Period End         06/27/03                    68 FR 22353
NPRM; Proposal to Withdraw      08/03/05                    70 FR 44547
NPRM---Public Meeting           09/07/05                    70 FR 53139
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AU22
RIN: 1018-AI48
_______________________________________________________________________
1610. REVISION OF MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 742a to 742j; PL 106-108
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will revise and update a significant portion of the
regulations governing migratory game bird hunting. This rule will also
use plain language to clarify these regulations.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:  Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI98
_______________________________________________________________________
1611. REVISION OF THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TRANSPORT OF EAGLE
FEATHERS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 668a; 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 1531 to 1544
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 22
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will develop regulations that allow the temporary
transport of eagle feathers to and from the United States by Indian
people of Canada and regulations that will streamline the permit
process that allows transport of eagle feathers to and from Canada and
Mexico by members of federally recognized Indian tribes.
Timetable: Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Tribal
Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Office of Law Enforcement,
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS-LE-3000, 4401
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North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: kevin--adams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AJ00
_______________________________________________________________________
1612. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; AMENDMENT TO THE
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION RULE FOR THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is exploring a revision to the Mexican gray wolf
nonessential experimental population rule. In 2005, the Adaptive
Management Oversight Committee of the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction
Project recommended a revision to the experimental population rule
after conducting a 5-year review of the program. The Service intends to
allow for the direct release of wolves into an expanded release area,
but still within the area where wolves are currently authorized to
occur. The Service also plans to expand upon the designated recovery
area, allowing for greater management flexibility when a wolf travels
outside of this area.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT36
_______________________________________________________________________
1613. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; AMENDMENT TO
MANATEE PROTECTION AREAS IN FLORIDA (BARGE CANAL EXCEPTION)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to make a final determination on the
proposed rule to create an exception to the regulations governing the
Barge Canal manatee refuge in Brevard County, Florida. Under this
exception, parties may apply for authorization to conduct otherwise
prohibited activities in the refuge if they can demonstrate to the
Service that the activity can be pursued in such a manner that manatees
will not be taken.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           09/01/00                    65 FR 53222
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/16/00
NPRM (under 1018-AH80)          08/10/01                    66 FR 42318
NPRM; public hearings (under
1018-AH80)                      08/29/01                    66 FR 45662
Public Hearing                  09/13/01                    66 FR 42318
NPRM Comment Period End         10/09/01
Final Action (under 1018-AH80)
effective 2/06/2002 or before   01/07/02                      67 FR 680
NPRM under 1018-AH80            04/16/02                    67 FR 18572
Public Hearing Request Due Date 05/31/02                    67 FR 18572
NPRM Comment Period End         06/17/02
Final Rule --Emergency Rule
Effective Immediately thru 1/20/
2003                            09/20/02                    67 FR 59408
Final Rule Effective Immediately11/08/02                    67 FR 68450
NPRM                            11/08/02                    67 FR 68490
NPRM Comment Period End 67 FR
68490                           02/06/03
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AH80
RIN: 1018-AT39
_______________________________________________________________________
1614. ADDING BIGHEAD CARP TO THE LIST OF INJURIOUS WILDLIFE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 18 USC 42
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 16
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We will review biological and economic information on Bighead
carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) for possible addition to the list of
injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. An injurious wildlife listing
would prohibit importation into, or transportation between, States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory
or possession of the United States by any means whatsoever, except by
permit for zoological, educational, medical, or scientific purposes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           09/17/03                    68 FR 54409
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/17/03                    68 FR 54409
Next Action Undetermined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
URL For More Information:
http://fws.gov/contaminants/issues/invasivespecies.cfm
Agency Contact: Erin Williams, Invasive Species, Department of the
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 322, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2034
[[Page 22812]]
Email: erin--williams@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT49
_______________________________________________________________________
1615. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF A
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION FOR THE TOPEKA SHINER
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning to establish a nonessential
experimental population for the Topeka shiner, a fish, in Missouri.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU00
_______________________________________________________________________
1616. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF
THE GRAY BAT FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Service is planning a proposal to reclassify the gray bat
from endangered to threatened.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
endangered.fws.gov
Agency Contact: Michelle Morgan, Endangered Species, Branch of Recovery
and Delisting, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 420, Arlington, VA
22203
Phone: 703 358-2061
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: michelle--morgan@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU20
_______________________________________________________________________
1617. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REVISIONS TO THE
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS ISSUED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES
ACT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1531 et seq
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 17
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Presently, Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate Conservation
Agreements with Assurances only allow incidental take of species. The
Service is proposing to clarify the range of activities permittable
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act. In addition,
the Service is proposing to amend the policies to allow for intentional
take of species in association with Safe Harbor Agreements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM Under 1018-AH93            09/10/03                    68 FR 53327
NPRM Comment Period Reopened
Under 1018-AH93                 02/23/04                     69 FR 8161
1018-AH93 Withdrawn             09/10/04
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions,
Organizations
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: Nancy Green, Biologist, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 430 E, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-1735
Email: nancy--green@fws.gov
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AH93
RIN: 1018-AU29
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1618. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; TIBETAN ANTELOPE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    03/29/06                    71 FR 15620
Final Action Effective          04/28/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michael D. Kreger
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: michael--kreger@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AF49
_______________________________________________________________________
1619. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; CERTAIN TURTLE SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    12/16/05                    70 FR 74700
Final Action Effective          06/14/06
[[Page 22813]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marie Maltese
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: marie--maltese@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AF69
_______________________________________________________________________
1620. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DETERMINATION OF
ENDANGERED STATUS AND DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE GILA CHUB
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    11/02/05                    70 FR 66663
Final Action Effective          12/02/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AG16
_______________________________________________________________________
1621. U.S. PROPOSALS FOR CITES APPENDIX III; BLACK COHOSH
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 23
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       03/16/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Patricia S. De Angelis
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: patricia--deangelis@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AI91
_______________________________________________________________________
1622. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN JACINTO VALLEY CROWNSCALE
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      10/13/05                    70 FR 59951
Final Action Effective          11/14/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AJ11
_______________________________________________________________________
1623. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING THE SALT
CREEK TIGER BEETLE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action under 1018-AJ13    10/06/05                    70 FR 58335
Final Action Effective          11/07/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AT79
RIN: 1018-AJ13
_______________________________________________________________________
1624. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Second NPRM                     11/03/05                    70 FR 66906
Public Hearing request duedate  12/19/05                    70 FR 66906
Other/Second NPRM Comment Period
End                             02/01/06
Final Action                    04/13/06                    71 FR 19244
Final Action Effective          05/15/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AJ16
_______________________________________________________________________
1625. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; COACHELLA VALLEY
MILK-VETCH CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Comment Period End              10/27/05                    70 FR 56434
Final Action                    12/14/05                    70 FR 74112
Final Action Effective          01/13/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT74
_______________________________________________________________________
1626. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; THREAD-LEAVED
BRODIAEA CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Second NPRM Comment Period End  10/20/05                    70 FR 58631
Final Action                    12/13/05                    70 FR 73819
Final Action Effective          01/12/06
[[Page 22814]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT75
_______________________________________________________________________
1627. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SAN MIGUEL ISLAND FOX, SANTA ROSA ISLAND FOX,
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FOX, AND SANTA CATALINA ISLAND FOX
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    11/09/05                    70 FR 67924
Final Action Effective          12/09/05                    70 FR 67924
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AI28
RIN: 1018-AT78
_______________________________________________________________________
1628. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA;
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL AREAS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 100; 36 CFR 242
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    12/27/05                    70 FR 76400
Final Action Effective          01/26/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: William W. Knauer
Phone: 907 786-3873
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT81
_______________________________________________________________________
1629. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER SHINER
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    10/13/05                    70 FR 59808
Final Action Effective          11/14/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT84
_______________________________________________________________________
1630. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE SPREADING NAVARRETIA
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    10/18/05                    70 FR 60658
Final Rule Effective            11/17/05                    70 FR 60658
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT86
_______________________________________________________________________
1631. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATING
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    10/19/05                    70 FR 60885
Final Action Effective          11/18/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1018-AI49
RIN: 1018-AT88
_______________________________________________________________________
1632. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL HABITAT
FOR WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    09/29/05                    70 FR 56970
Final Action Effective          10/31/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AT89
_______________________________________________________________________
1633. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; APPROVAL OF FOUR SHOT TYPES OR ALLOYS AS
NONTOXIC
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Fin rule; avail of Fin Env
Assessmt and Fdg of No Signif
Impact                          01/26/06                     71 FR 4294
Final rule effective (also
includes former RINs 1018-AU09,
1018-AU13, and 1018-AU28)       02/27/06                     71 FR 4294
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Agency Contact: George T. Allen
Phone: 703 358-1825
[[Page 22815]]
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: george--t--allen@fws.gov
Related RIN: Merged with 1018-AU09, Merged with 1018-AU13, Merged with
1018-AU28
RIN: 1018-AU04
_______________________________________________________________________
1634. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA,
SUBPART C AND SUBPART D: 2006-2007 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND
SHELLFISH REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 242 ; 50 CFR 100
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      03/29/06                    71 FR 15669
Final Rule Effective            04/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: William W. Knauer
Phone: 907 786-3873
Fax: 907 786-3898
Email: bill--knauer@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU05
_______________________________________________________________________
1635. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDER, SONOMA COUNTY
POPULATION
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
2nd NPRM Comment Period avail of
DEA                             10/25/05                    70 FR 61591
2nd NPRM Comment Period End     11/14/05
Second NPRM Comment Period End  11/28/05                    70 FR 69717
Final Action                    12/14/05                    70 FR 74137
Final Action Effective          01/13/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU23
_______________________________________________________________________
1636. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING GUNNISON'S
SAGE GROUSE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       03/16/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Douglas Krofta
Phone: 703 358-2105
Fax: 703 358-2434
Email: douglas--krofta@fws.gov
RIN: 1018-AU35
_______________________________________________________________________
1637. MIGRATORY BIRD SUBSISTENCE HARVEST IN ALASKA; SPRING/SUMMER ANNUAL
HARVEST REGULATIONS FOR THE 2006 SUBSISTENCE SEASON
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 92
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    02/28/06                    71 FR 10404
Final Action Effective (subpart
C of 50 CFR part 92)            03/30/06                    71 FR 10404
Final Action Effective (subpart
D of 50 CFR part 92) 04/02/2006
- 08/31/2006                    04/02/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Fred Armstrong
Phone: 907 786-3887
RIN: 1018-AU39
_______________________________________________________________________
1638. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 5-YEAR REVIEW OF
FOREIGN SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 17
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       12/20/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marie Maltese
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: marie--maltese@fws.gov
Related RIN: Related to 1018-AG63
RIN: 1018-AU55
BILLING CODE 4310--55--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1639. REVISIONS TO RIGHT-OF-WAY REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 462k
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 14
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise existing regulations relating to the
issuance of right-of-way permits across lands and waters under National
Park Service administration. The current regulations are outdated. The
new regulations will provide a process for the review, consideration,
and approval or denial of requests for rights-of-way.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
[[Page 22816]]
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD16
_______________________________________________________________________
1640. COST RECOVERY FOR SPECIAL PARK USES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 462k; 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Park Service issues special use permits for
activities such as special events, commercial photography, and utility
rights-of-way in areas of the National Park System. Processing these
permit requests is costly, but the NPS has not instituted a system for
cost recovery, as is authorized by law. This rule will establish a
procedure to enable the NPS to recover its costs from the permit
beneficiaries.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________
1641. HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 4702
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 67
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend 36 CFR part 67, which governs the
certification of historic structures to receive Federal income tax
incentives. This action is necessary so that the rule will more
accurately reflect the management structure of the program, clarify the
applicable standards of rehabilitation, and more rationally allocate
the apportionment of the application fees.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Bryan Mitchell, Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 354-2078
Fax: 202 371-5197
Email: bryan--mitchell@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD24
_______________________________________________________________________
1642. VESSEL MANAGEMENT IN GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 410hh-4
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13.65
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would modify quotas and operating requirements for
four types of motorized watercraft in Glacier Bay National Park and
Preserve. The rulemaking is necessary so that the National Park Service
may more efficiently manage motorized watercraft use and protect park
resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/06/06                    71 FR 10940
Final Rule                      07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________
1643. MAKING PICTURES, TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS OR SOUND TRACKS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise the filming regulations in 43 CFR part
5 and 36 CFR part 5 to implement Public Law 106-206 (May 26, 2000) by:
(1) Establishing a reasonable fee for commercial filming activities and
similar projects; (2) establishing uniform guidelines for commercial
filming permit programs in agencies of the Department of the Interior
and the Department of Agriculture; and (3) implementing requirements
that agencies respond to applicants for commercial filming or still
photography permits in a timely manner.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD30
_______________________________________________________________________
1644. DISPOSITION OF CULTURALLY IDENTIFIABLE HUMAN REMAINS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 25 USC 3001 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 10.11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish procedures for the disposition of
culturally identifiable human remains in the possession or control of
museums or Federal agencies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
[[Page 22817]]
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Tim McKeown, National NAGPRA Program officer,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 354-2206
Email: tim--mckeown@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD31
_______________________________________________________________________
1645. BACKCOUNTRY USE RESTRICTIONS AT WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.94
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will help NPS better manage backcountry areas to
protect cultural and natural resources in Wupatki National Monument
(NM). It is necessary because of repeated acts of vandalism, including
destruction of petroglyph panels, collecting of cultural and natural
objects for souvenirs, inappropriate disposal of human waste, off-trail
hiking, and littering. These actions have caused severe damage to
fragile park resources. Access to these areas would be restricted and
permitted only for research, traditional cultural activities, or other
well-justified special uses approved by the park superintendent. The
need for this rule has been documented in the recently approved General
Management Plan (GMP) for Wupatki NM. If the rule is not enacted, this
damage will continue and potentially lead to impairment of park
resources. The area is currently under an emergency closure.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________
1646. OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.28
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would make updates to the park's special
regulations relating to fishing, protection of forest lands within the
park, and conversion of longstanding closures and public use limits
into special regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________
1647. ST. CROIX NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER VESSEL SPEED LIMITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would establish vessel speed limits and other water
surface use restrictions as recommended in the lower St. Croix
Cooperative management plan (2002). This rule would affect only waters
in the NPS-managed zone of the River from the north city limits of
Stillwater, MN, to Xcel Hydorelectirc Dam at St. Croix Falls, WI.
Increase in use of this section of the river has led to visitor use
conflicts and resource damage. This rule would encourage safe water
use, manage visitor conflicts, and mitigate shoreline damage caused by
vessel wakes.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD36
_______________________________________________________________________
1648. VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK--SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Prior to the establishment of Voyageurs National Park and
continuing through today, the use of motorized boats have been allowed
on a limited number of interior lakes approximately 6 that are not road
accessible. Snowmobile use on these same lakes is permitted through
special regulations. Current regulations prohibit motorboat use on
lakes not accessible by a road and therefore a special regulation is
needed to allow motor boat use to continue.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD37
_______________________________________________________________________
1649. NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 462(k)
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 13
[[Page 22818]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The special regulations for Alaska, 36 CFR part 13, were
first adopted in 1981 as ``interim guidance.'' While individual
sections of part 13 have been amended and new sections added since
1981, there had been no comprehensive effort to revise the general and
park specific Part 13 regulations until a final rule was published on
January 3, 2005. That was Phase I of a comprehensive revision, and this
proposed rule is Phase II of the process. Phase II covers a variety of
diverse actions such as subsistence use of timber, seaweed collection
in Glacier Bay NP, Alsek River management issues, ORV use in Dry Bay,
fishing closure at Brooks Camp, managing camping and trail use at Kenai
Fjords NP, updating definitions, prohibiting motorized vehicles to herd
wildlife, and establishing wildlife viewing distances in several park
areas. NPS has committed to seek special regulations in areas where
they would be appropriate for the effective management of park areas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD38
_______________________________________________________________________
1650. NATIONAL CAPITOL REGION--PARKING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend the National Capital Region's special
regulations regarding violations for illegally parked vehicles. The
amendment will add a provision addressing parking violations when the
vehicle's driver is absent. Absence of a provision of this type in the
current regulations has resulted in the dismissal of citations and
increasing numbers of parking violations. The amendment would create a
rebuttable prima facie presumption that the registered owner of an
illegally parked vehicle was the person who committed the violation.
This is similar to the parking laws of many jurisdictions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD40
_______________________________________________________________________
1651. <bullet> GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, JAMAICA BAY
UNIT, PERSONAL WATERCRAFT USE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would designate areas where personal watercraft may
operate in the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/24/06                     71 FR 9495
NPRM Comment Period End         04/25/06
Final Rule                      09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD41
_______________________________________________________________________
1652. <bullet> GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, SANDY HOOK
UNIT, PERSONAL WATERCRAFT USE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 9a; 16 USC1
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would designate areas where personal watercraft may
operate in Gateway National Recreation Area.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/24/06                     71 FR 9488
NPRM Comment Period End         04/25/06
Final Rule                      09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD42
_______________________________________________________________________
1653. <bullet> MAKING MOTION PICTURES, TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS,
OR SOUNDTRACKS ON DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LANDS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 5.1
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) is revising regulations found
at 43 CFR 5.1 establish a reasonable fee for commercial filming
activities or similar projects, such as still photography, where a
permit is required. Public Law 106-206 directs the Secretaries of the
Interior and Agriculture to establish a reasonable fee system for
commercial filming and certain still photography activities on lands
under the Secretaries' jurisdiction.
[[Page 22819]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD43
_______________________________________________________________________
1654. <bullet> OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK SPECIAL REGULATIONS--CAPE
LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.49
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will implement the provisions of NPS general
regulations authorizing Cape Lookout National Seashore to allow the use
of Personal Watercraft (PWC). Personal watercraft use was suspended in
April 2002 and will continue to be prohibited until we promulgate a
special regulation. This special regulation will allow limited access
in well defined areas and under specific operating conditions while
operating within Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________
1655. <bullet> DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK--SPECIAL REGULATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 410 et seq
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.27
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule implements Public Law 102-525 (16 U.S.C.
410, et seq.), which established Dry Tortugas National Park and
abolished Fort Jefferson National Monument. It also implements
provisions for visitor use and resource protection.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________
1656. <bullet> FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE--OFF-ROAD DRIVING
REGULATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.20
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed rule would establish standards for eligibility
and issuance of driving permits for off-road vehicle operation on Fire
Island National Seashore lands. This rule would also establish limits
for use such as dates, times of day, and other operational conditions
for driving off-road on park lands. This rule is necessary so that the
National Park Service may more effectively manage off-road vehicle use
and protect park resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD46
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1657. GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.29
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would allow personal watercraft use
in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because
the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units
of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/24/06                     71 FR 9488
Final Rule                      06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AC95
[[Page 22820]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1658. CURECANTI RECREATION AREA; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 9a
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would allow personal watercraft use
in designated areas of the park. The rulemaking is necessary because
the regulations that currently allow personal watercraft use in units
of the National Park System expired on April 22, 2002.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/17/06                    71 FR 13792
NPRM Comment Period End         05/16/06
Final Rule                      07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________
1659. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT; FUTURE
APPLICABILITY
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 3001 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 10.13
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule relates to one section of the regulations
that implement the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA). This section will clarify the applicability of NAGPRA to
museums and Federal agencies following the statutory deadlines for
completion of summaries and inventories.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/20/04                    69 FR 61613
Final Rule                      06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Robbins, Assistant Director, Cultural Resources,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 343-3388
Fax: 202 343-5260
Email: john--robbins@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________
1660. BOATING AND WATER USE ACTIVITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 3
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 3
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This part was last updated comprehensively in the early
1980s. This regulation will help to address new and emerging
technology, clarify some regulations for the benefit of the public and
enforcement staff, implement changes to reduce safety concerns, and
make NPS regulations more consistent with State regulations in order to
reduce confusion with the public.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/26/03                    68 FR 51207
NPRM Comment Period End         12/24/03
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD07
_______________________________________________________________________
1661. NATIVE AMERICAN HANDICRAFTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 5964
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 51
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement section 416 of the National Parks
Omnibus Management Act of 1998, which encourages promotion of the sale
of authentic United States Indian, Alaska native, Native Samoan, and
Native Hawaiian handicrafts in units of the National Park System.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/25/04                    69 FR 15286
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jo A. Pendry, Concessions Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1201 I Street NW., Washington,
DC 20240
Phone: 202 513-7156
Fax: 202 219-1173
RIN: 1024-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________
1662. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE: PERSONAL WATERCRAFT USE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 462(k)
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.12
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would allow personal watercraft use in designated
areas of the park. The rule is necessary because the regulations that
currently allow personal watercraft use in units of the National Park
System expired on April 22, 2002.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/17/05                    70 FR 12988
Final Rule                      06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case, Regulatory Program Manager, Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7241
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AD21
[[Page 22821]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1663. PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE; PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 7.32
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/15/04                    69 FR 65556
Final Rule                      10/27/05                    70 FR 61893
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry L. Case
Phone: 202 208-4206
Email: jerry--case@nps.gov
RIN: 1024-AC93
_______________________________________________________________________
1664. SPECIAL REGULATION FOR DRY TORTUGAS PARK
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Duplicate of RIN 1024-AD45      04/12/06
RIN: 1024-AD32
BILLING CODE 4310--70--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1665. IRRIGATION PROJECTS AND SYSTEMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 385
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 171
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: BIA is revising this rule to incorporate new procedures on
billing and collection of Government debt. Once these changes are made,
BIA will publish a new proposed rule for public comment.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/05/96                    61 FR 35167
NPRM Comment Period End         09/03/96
Second NPRM                     05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Anevski, Civil Engineer, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS 4655 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5480
RIN: 1076-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________
1666. TRIBAL REVENUE ALLOCATION PLANS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 290
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for reviewing
tribal plans for allocating revenues from gaming activities. The
Secretary must determine whether the proposed rule is sufficient to
promote tribal economic development and fund essential tribal programs,
benefits, and services. BIA plans to revise the regulations in part 290
to include additional criteria to assist the Secretary in making this
determination.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: George Skibine, Director, Indian Gaming Management
Staff, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-4066
RIN: 1076-AE24
_______________________________________________________________________
1667. INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2802
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 12
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: BIA plans to amend its regulation governing law enforcement
in Indian country by revising section 12.4 of subpart A and by adding
new section 12.24 to subpart C to allow tribal law enforcement
officials to travel outside Indian country to respond to incidents in
another area and to transport evidence to and from locations in Indian
country.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, Tribal
Agency Contact: Peter Maybee, Division of Law Enforcement, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS 4550
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5787
Fax: 202 208-6170
RIN: 1076-AE35
_______________________________________________________________________
1668. USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN JUDGMENT FUNDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 1401 et seq
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 87
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will update the existing provisions to reflect the
changes to the Indian Judgment Funds Distribution Act that were made in
1992 by Public Law 102-572.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 513-7626
Fax: 202 219-2327
RIN: 1076-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________
1669. APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 9
[[Page 22822]]
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will: (1) Clarify who has a right to file and
appeal; (2) provide firm deadlines for filing appeals and responses;
(3) provide options to appellants if BIA delays making a decision on an
appeal; and (4) provide an expedited process for certain classes of
appeals.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Cathy Wilson, Supervisory Water Rights Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 400 North 5th
Street, 13th Floor POB 10, MS 420 Two Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 602 379-6789
Fax: 602 379-6835
RIN: 1076-AE48
_______________________________________________________________________
1670. UNCLAIMED MONEYS/WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 116
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will create one account in the Department to hold
Individual Indian Moneys funds of any account holders who cannot be
located. It will explain the actions the Department will take to
determine the current address of an account holder whose whereabouts
are unknown. It will set forth an account holder's duty to inform the
Department of a current address. It will authorize the holder of an IIM
account whose funds have been transferred to the Unknown Moneys account
to make a claim for the transferred funds at any time.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________
1671. GRAZING PERMITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 166
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the procedures the BIA uses to approve,
grant, and administer permits for grazing on tribal land, individually
owned Indian land, and Government land.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE57
_______________________________________________________________________
1672. PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE FIVE
CIVILIZED TRIBES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 36 Stat 856, as amended; secs 1, 2, 36 Stat 855, as
amended
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 15
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the procedures that the Secretary
follows to initiate the probate of the trust estate of a deceased
individual Indian who owned trust or restricted property.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE59
_______________________________________________________________________
1673. TRIBAL PROBATE CODES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2201 - 2211
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 18
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish procedures for a tribe to obtain the
Secretary's approval for a tribal probate code.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE61
_______________________________________________________________________
1674. LAND ACQUISITION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; RS 161
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 151; 25 CFR 226
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would address the procedures for and criteria
against which the Secretary will accept acquisitions of land into trust
or restricted status on behalf of an individual Indian or tribe.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
[[Page 22823]]
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE62
_______________________________________________________________________
1675. CONVEYANCES OF TRUST OR RESTRICTED INDIAN LAND; REMOVAL OF TRUST
OR RESTRICTED STATUS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 118 Stat 1773; 5 USC 301; 96 Stat 2515; RS 161
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 152
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement conveyances authorized by the
Indian Land Consolidation Act of 2000, as amended by the American
Indian probate Reform Act of 2004.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________
1676. LIFE ESTATES AND FUTURE INTERESTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 2201 - 2211; 25 USC 372; 25 USC 373;
25 USC 487; 25 USC 607; 25 USC 9; 94 Stat 2515; 96 Stat 530
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 179
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would update the methodology for valuation of life
estates and future interests and reflect requirements under the
American Indian Probate Reform Act that certain life estates be
``without regard to waste.''
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE64
_______________________________________________________________________
1677. TRUST FUND ACCOUNTING AND APPEALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 116 Stat 79; 25 USC 9; 5 USC 553; PL 103-412; PL 107-
153
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 116
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would define the administrative review and appeal
process for any issues arising from quarterly statements of performance
or historical statements of account.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE65
_______________________________________________________________________
1678. FEE FOR SERVICE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 35 Stat 312
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 213
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend procedures to acquire leases, establish
rent and royalty rates, ensure environmentally sound operations, and
remove restrictions against alienation on Indian lands.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE66
_______________________________________________________________________
1679. LAW AND ORDER ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 13; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 200; 25 USC 9; 28 Stat
586; 42 Stat 208; 5 USC 301; RS 463; RS 465
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 11
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would update the listing of Courts of Indian
Offenses (CFR Courts) and add provisions for drug abuse, child abuse,
and family violence.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Ralph Gonzales, Tribal Relations Specialist, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 513-7629
Fax: 202 208-5113
RIN: 1076-AE67
_______________________________________________________________________
1680. PROBATE OF INDIAN ESTATES--APPEALS TO THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND
APPEALS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 36 Stat 855 to 856, as amended
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 4
[[Page 22824]]
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish procedures to appeal Indian probate
matters to the Office of Hearings and Appeals
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE71
_______________________________________________________________________
1681. LEASES AND PERMITS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 162
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish procedures for entering into
business leases on Indian and Government lands.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE73
_______________________________________________________________________
1682. INDIAN COUNTRY DETENTION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL
104-4.
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2801
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is amending its regulations to
make clear the Bureau's intent and policy regarding detention centers
in Indian country throughout the United States. This action will affect
Federal officers who engage in activities throughout the country;
therefore, the information must be widely disseminated and universally
recognized, a regulatory amendment is the best action for the Bureau to
accomplish these goals.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Peter Maybee, Division of Law Enforcement, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS 4550
MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5787
Fax: 202 208-6170
RIN: 1076-AE75
_______________________________________________________________________
1683. PREFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 43; 25 USC 44; 5 USC 8336
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise the
preference in employment regulations by clarifying the application of
Indian preference within the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other
organizations within the Department of the Interior. This revision will
be consistent with the regulation for the application of Indian
preference for the Indian Health Service found at 43 CFR 136.41.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Elizabeth Colliflower, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 513-7612
Fax: 202 208-5113
RIN: 1076-AE76
_______________________________________________________________________
1684. REVISION OF THE MEMBERSHIP ROLL OF THE EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE OF
NORTH CAROLINA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 71 Stat 374, sec 2
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 75
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has asked that the
regulations in part 75 be removed because the Federal Government is not
involved in the tribe's enrollment process. The enrollment applications
are filed with the Tribal Enrollment Office, the Tribal Enrollment
Committee determines an applicant's eligibility, and the Tribal Council
decides any appeals concerning adverse determinations made by the
Tribal Enrollment Committee.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 513-7626
Fax: 202 219-2327
RIN: 1076-AE77
_______________________________________________________________________
1685. OIL AND GAS, GEOTHERMAL, AND SOLID MINERALS AGREEMENTS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 2101 to 2108; 25 USC 9
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 225
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will be a technical, administrative change to
clarify the entire subchapter regarding energy and minerals.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
[[Page 22825]]
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michele Singer, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary --
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
1849 C Street NW, MS 4141, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________
1686. <bullet> TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCE AGREEMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 109-58
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 224
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement title V, section 503 (Indian
Energy), of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which requires the Secretary
to establish and implement an Indian energy resource development
program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Darryl Francois, Office of Indian Energy and Economic
Development, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849
C Street NW, Washington , DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7253
RIN: 1076-AE80
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1687. ALASKA RESUPPLY OPERATION
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: R.S. 465
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 142
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule makes technical revisions to reflect terms
now in common usage, e.g., ``Regional Director'' and ``Traffic
Manager.'' A new section refers to the application of Indian preference
in hiring pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (25 USC
479).
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/03/00                    65 FR 47704
NPRM Comment Period End         10/02/00
Final Action                    05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Duncan Brown, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 7229 MIB 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4582
Fax: 202 219-2100
Email: duncan--l--brown@ios.doi.gov
RIN: 1076-AE04
_______________________________________________________________________
1688. LEASES AND PERMITS ON INDIAN TRUST AND RESTRICTED LANDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 635
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 162
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: BIA plans to amend its regulations governing leasing of
Indian trust and restricted lands by revising subpart A and by adding
subpart C and D covering residential leases and business leases on
trust and restricted land.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/10/04                     69 FR 6500
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/04
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Kayla Danks, Real Estate Services, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW. MS 4639-MIB,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3615
Fax: 202 219-1065
RIN: 1076-AE36
_______________________________________________________________________
1689. PREPARATION OF ROLLS OF INDIANS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 5 USC 301
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 61
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will add the enrollment eligibility criteria for
individuals who apply to share in the distribution of Western Shoshone
Judgment funds. It will also set forth the method for establishing an
application deadline date.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/19/05                    70 FR 28859
Comment Period End              07/18/05
Final Action                    05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 513-7626
Fax: 202 219-2327
RIN: 1076-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________
1690. HOME-LIVING PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL CLOSURE AND CONSOLIDATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 107-110
[[Page 22826]]
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 36; 25 CFR 48
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: As required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the
Secretary of the Interior has developed regulations using negotiated
rulemaking that address home-living programs and school closure and
consolidation. The provisions covering home-living situations address
home-living staffing, programs, and privacy. The closure and
consolidation portion of the rule contains procedures for closing,
consolidating, or substantially curtailing a school.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/12/04                    69 FR 41770
NPRM Comment Period End         11/09/04
Final Action                    07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Catherine Freels, Designated Federal Official,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 500 Gold Ave. SW.
Room 7202, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505 248-7240
RIN: 1076-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1691. CERTIFICATES OF DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 9
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 70
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will codify procedures for processing certificates
of degree of Indian blood.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            04/18/00                    65 FR 20775
NPRM Comment Period Extended    06/20/00                    65 FR 38228
NPRM Comment Period End         07/17/00
NPRM Comment Period Extended    08/16/00
NPRM Comment Period Extended    06/25/01                    66 FR 33654
NPRM Comment Period End         12/31/01
NPRM                            07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 513-7626
Fax: 202 219-2327
RIN: 1076-AD97
_______________________________________________________________________
1692. STANDARDS FOR APPROVING TRIBAL PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 117c
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 111
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will provide standards for the review and approval
of tribal requests for the authority to make per capita distributions
from tribal funds held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior under
Public Law 98-164, 25 U.S.C. 117a and 117b.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 513-7626
Fax: 202 219-2327
RIN: 1076-AE45
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________
1693. INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 175
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: John Anevski
Phone: 202 208-5480
RIN: 1076-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________
1694. REINDEER IN ALASKA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 243
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/11/04                    69 FR 11784
Final Action                    01/13/06                     71 FR 2426
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kathy Nunan
Phone: 202 208-3615
Fax: 202 219-1065
RIN: 1076-AE37
_______________________________________________________________________
1695. PROCLAMATION OF RESERVATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: None
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kathy Nunan
Phone: 202 208-3615
Fax: 202 219-1065
RIN: 1076-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________
1696. LEASING OF TRIBAL LANDS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 211
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE68
_______________________________________________________________________
1697. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: COAL LEASES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 200
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Michele Singer
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE69
_______________________________________________________________________
1698. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS FROM LANDS WITHDRAWN FOR NATIVE SELECTION
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 124
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    07/14/05                    70 FR 40660
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Lorie Curtis
Phone: 505 816-1203
RIN: 1076-AE74
_______________________________________________________________________
1699. MANAGEMENT OF TRIBAL ASSETS OF THE UTE INDIAN TRIBE
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 217
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Michele Singer
Phone: 202 273-4680
RIN: 1076-AE78
BILLING CODE 4310--02--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1700. TAKES VS. ENTITLEMENTS REPORTING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 30 USC 181 et
seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 31 USC 9701 et seq; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC
1331 et seq; 5 USC 301 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 205
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule addresses reporting and payment requirements for
production removed and sold from a Federal lease, unit participating
area, or communitization agreement beginning September 1996.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           11/29/05                    70 FR 71421
2nd ANPRM                       04/07/06                    71 FR 17774
ANPRM Comment Period End        06/06/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________
1701. REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIAL, PERSONNEL AND PIPE HANDLING OPERATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.108
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: MMS is seeking comments on various approaches to regulating
operations involving the movement of material, personnel, and pipe on
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) facilities. MMS is examining several
regulatory approaches because material, personnel, and pipe handling
incidents continue to occur on the OCS on a regular basis. Responses to
this request will help MMS establish an appropriate regulatory approach
for improving the safety of these operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Joseph Levine, Chief, Operations Analysis Branch,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Eldon
Street, Herndon, VA 20170-4817
Phone: 703 787-1032
Email: rules.comments@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD14
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_______________________________________________________________________
1702. SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: MMS is seeking comments on regulatory options for the
development of safety and environmental management systems (SEMS) for
operations conducted on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) under MMS
jurisdiction. The options range from voluntary implementation to
establishment of a 12-element program. MMS believes that effective use
of SEMS would improve safety and environmental performance on the OCS.
Comments on the options will help MMS determine the best approach for
integrating SEMS into its regulatory program.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Local
Agency Contact: Bud Danenberger, Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, 381 Eldon Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1598
RIN: 1010-AD15
_______________________________________________________________________
1703. REDUCTION IN OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATES IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL
SHELF UNDER THE DEEP WATER ROYALTY RELIEF ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203; 30 CFR 260
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Currently MMS regulations state that a lease is not entitled
to royalty suspension volume (RSV) if the lease is in a field that
included a lease that produced before Deep Water Royalty Relief Act. A
recent court decision held that MMS had no authority to deny royalty
relief based on those circumstances. Also, where an eligible lease was
placed on a field with other eligible leases, MMS regulations require
that all eligible leases share the one RSV. The court held MMS has no
authority to impose this restriction. Rulemaking is necessary to
conform the regulations to the court decision.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD29
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1704. LATE AND OVERPAYMENT INTEREST
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 218; 30 CFR 230
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule allows MMS to pay interest on Federal onshore and
offshore oil and gas royalty overpayments and makes interest charges
more equitable between the payor and the recipient. Interest will be
paid on overpayments related to royalty, rent and estimates resulting
from sales of Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas production.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________
1705. PREPAYMENT OF ROYALTIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1735
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 204
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule allows payors to prepay royalty in lieu of monthly
royalty payments for their marginal properties with approval from the
affected States. It will establish the criteria used by payors, States,
and MMS to calculate, report, and monitor royalty prepayments.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/00/07
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC31
_______________________________________________________________________
1706. END-OF-LIFE ROYALTY RELIEF
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the circumstances that
discontinue the existing royalty relief for end-of-life oil and gas
leases and expands the eligibility criteria for leases to qualify for
this program.
[[Page 22829]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________
1707. VALUATION OF OIL FROM INDIAN LEASES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2101 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et
seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would modify the regulations that establish royalty
value for oil produced from Indian leases and create a new form for
collecting value and differential data. These changes would decrease
reliance on oil posted prices and make Indian oil royalty valuation
more consistent with the terms of Indian leases.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           12/20/95                    60 FR 65610
NPRM                            02/12/98                     63 FR 7089
NPRM Comment Period Extended    04/09/98
NPRM Comment Period End         05/13/98
Comment Period Extended to 03/
20/2000                         02/28/00                    65 FR 10436
Supplemental NPRM               06/00/06
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End                             08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1010-AC24
RIN: 1010-AD00
_______________________________________________________________________
1708. REDUCTION TO ROYALTY RELIEF IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The recently published final rule 1010-AC71 created a process
for certain leases (those that are inadequately helped by our formal
relief systems) to seek special royalty relief. However overly
restrictive eligibility criteria may exclude some leases that fulfill
statutory purposes while redundant criteria may include other leases
that do not fit statutory purposes. This rule would refine the
eligibility criteria to include marginal discoveries in the shallow
water part of the Gulf of Mexico that may offer meaningful conservation
or infrastructure preservation benefits.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD02
_______________________________________________________________________
1709. LEASING OF SULPHUR OR OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will rewrite the existing rules at 30 CFR
part 256 to make them clearer. The rule has been reorganized and
streamlined to better reflect the 5-year and lease sale processes as
they have evolved since the last rewrite in the 1980's. There are few
substantive changes to the rule.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Jane A. Roberts, Paralegal Specialist, Department of
the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon,
VA 22070
Phone: 703 787-1275
RIN: 1010-AD06
_______________________________________________________________________
1710. PIPELINE SAFETY RULE PHASE I
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250; 43 USC 1331 et seq
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Subpart J Safety regulations are 20 years old and technically
and administratively out of date with MMS policies, practices, and
safety requirements issued elsewhere in regional notices to lessees
(NTLs) and letters to lessees (LTLs). This proposed rule is the first
phase of a planned two-phase update of the regulations. This phase I
will incorporate the NTLs and LTLs and give the requirements the force
and weight of law. Additionally, the rule will be rewritten and
reformatted for added clarity and will incorporate several new pipeline
design standards to technically update the design information included
in the current regulation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
[[Page 22830]]
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________
1711. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION RATES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend provisions regarding oil and natural
gas production. This is a complete rewrite of that section and
addresses issues such as production rates and burning oil and flaring
and venting natural gas. Currently there are restrictions on production
rates that are no longer needed and the limits on flaring and venting
natural gas are open to interpretation. The proposed rule would
eliminate most restrictions on production rates and clarify flaring and
venting limits.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD12
_______________________________________________________________________
1712. RIGHTS OF USE AND EASEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would extend existing bonding requirements of
Rights of Use and Easement holders to cover decommissioning. Most
Rights of Use and Easement holders need bonding to cover their
obligations, so this will not increase the cost for them. This rule
changes the length of time that the bond must be kept in place. The
other changes clarify existing provisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD13
_______________________________________________________________________
1713. OPEN AND NONDISCRIMINATORY MOVEMENT OF OIL AND GAS AS REQUIRED BY
THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1863
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 270
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) requires
pipelines to provide open and non-discriminatory access to shippers of
production. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has
historically enforced this provision through its enforcement of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Interstate Commerce Act. Beginning in the
1990s, FERC began relinquishing NGA jurisdiction over some of these
pipelines. FERC contended it still maintained authority under OCSLA,
however, the Courts have ruled otherwise. In order to provide shippers
with a methodology to file complaints alleging denial of access or
discriminatory access, MMS is proposing regulations to fill this
regulatory gap.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Scott Ellis, Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, P.O. Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225
Phone: 303 275-7125
RIN: 1010-AD17
_______________________________________________________________________
1714. REVISIONS TO RULES GOVERNING PLATFORMS AND STRUCTURES AND
PIPELINES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The proposed revisions are necessary because of aging OCS
infrastructure and the movement of OCS facilities into deeper waters
through the use of new technology. These proposed revisions would
require lease operators and pipeline right-of-way holders to: (1)
Submit information on the structural integrity of their OCS platforms;
(2) submit an inspection program to MMS yearly; (3) provide additional
information if they propose using unbonded flexible pipe or install
pipeline risers on floating platforms. The proposed rule, at the
request of industry, incorporates an industry-developed document into
our regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Larry Ake, Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20070
Phone: 703 787-1567
RIN: 1010-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________
1715. OIL AND GAS WELL CEMENTING REQUIREMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250.198; 30 CFR 250.415
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: MMS is proposing to incorporate by reference the First
Edition of the American Petroleum Institute's Recommended Practice for
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Cementing Shallow Water Flow Zones in Deep Water Wells (API RP 65) into
its regulations. This action will establish a series of best cementing
practices for lessees to evaluate when cementing wells in deep water
areas of the OCS that are prone to shallow water flow.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Joseph Levine, Chief, Operations Analysis Branch,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Eldon
Street, Herndon, VA 20170-4817
Phone: 703 787-1032
Email: rules.comments@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD19
_______________________________________________________________________
1716. REPORTING AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 2107; 25 USC 396; 30 USC 1023; 30 USC 1751(a);
30 USC 189; 30 USC 190; 30 USC 359; 31 USC 3716; 43 USC 1334; 44 USC
3505(a); 5 USC 301 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 210; 30 CFR 216; 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend current reporting requirements to
delete references to old reports, designations, systems, and codes; and
add new ones as needed, including taxpayer identification number
reporting required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act. It will also
change the definition of individual in the Privacy Act regulations to
be consistent with congressional intent. MMS faces substantial risk if
it does not provide regulatory authority for the current reporting
scheme.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________
1717. ALTERNATE ENERGY-RELATED USES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 285
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking is required by section 388 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005. This rule will establish a cohesive Federal
permitting process for alternate energy-related uses on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS), including renewable energy development, and
for alternate uses of existing OCS platforms. It will establish
procedures for revenue sharing with affected States and granting access
to the OCS for alternate energy-related uses.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           12/30/05                    70 FR 77345
NPRM                            08/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Amy White, Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1536
RIN: 1010-AD30
_______________________________________________________________________
1718. <bullet> GEOTHERMAL VALUATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 202; 30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 210; 30 CFR 212
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The current MMS regulations for geothermal valuation and
reporting must be changed to implement the recently passed Energy
Policy Act of 2005. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changes the
methodology for geothermal valuation and simplifies the calculations
for geothermal resources, for both direct use and electrical-generation
purposes
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Final Rule                      12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD32
_______________________________________________________________________
1719. <bullet> DEEP GAS AND OFFSHORE ALASKA PROVISIONS
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: PL 109-190
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, February 3, 2006.
Abstract: This rule implements three new royalty relief incentives
specified by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PL 109-190). The new
incentives are: (1) A royalty suspension volume of 35 BCF for gas
produced from ultra deep (20,000 feet or more subsea) reservoirs on
shallow water leases in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) Extension of at least
the existing deep gas incentives plus the new ultra deep gas incentive
to leases in the Gulf located in water depths between 200 and 400
meters of water; and (3) Provision of pre-production royalty relief to
leases offshore Alaska when it is necessary to promote development,
increased production, or production of marginal resources.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/06
Final Rule                      10/00/06
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________
1720. <bullet> REVENUE SHARING FOR ALTERNATIVE USES ON THE
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Priority: Other Significant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: PL 109-190
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 285
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements section 338(a)(2)(B) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005. The law requires DOI (MMS) to establish a formula
for equitable distribution of 8(g) revenue (27% of Federal royalties)
among States within 15 miles of the geographic center of a project for
alternative energy projects.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Marshall B. Rose, Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1536
Fax: 703 787-1141
Email: marshall.rose@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________
1721. <bullet> DEBT COLLECTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: PL 89-508
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 218
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: Current regulations do not contain a debt collection rule as
required by the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-508,
80 Stat. 308), as amended by the Debt Collection Act of 1982 and the
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat.
1321), and the Collection Standards (31 CFR Ch. IX) established jointly
by Departments of Treasury and Justice. This rulemaking will satisfy
the regulatory requirements.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1722. INCIDENT REPORTING
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: There continues to be rapid growth in offshore exploration
and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico. Since safety is our
top priority, we must upgrade our accident investigation functions. To
do this we need accurate and timely information. This rule is the only
way to require operators, lessees, and permit holders in the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) to give us a written report about each OCS
accident. It will also establish clearer guidelines for accident
reporting thresholds and timing.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/08/03                    68 FR 40585
NPRM Comment Period End         12/05/03
Final Action Effective          05/00/06
Final Action                    06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________
1723. PROPRIETARY TERMS AND DATA DISCLOSURE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250; 30 CFR 251
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would modify the proprietary terms for geophysical
data and information and any of their derivatives that MMS acquires
under 30 CFR part 251. We propose to change the beginning of the
proprietary terms from the date of submission to MMS to the date MMS
issues the permit. The rule would also allow selective disclosure of
geological and geophysical data and information and allow selective
disclosure of data and information generated on a lease to persons with
a direct interest in issues concerning field determination and royalty
relief eligibility.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/17/02                    67 FR 46942
NPRM Comment Period End         09/18/02
Final Action                    03/30/06                   71 FR 116033
Final Action Effective          05/01/06
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________
1724. DATA RELEASE AND DEFINITIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250 subpart A
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would amend 30 CFR part 250 subpart A by adding a
new definition revising the existing definition, clarifying or
expanding certain requirements, and making administrative changes. We
are adding a new section pertaining to notifying MMS on production
status. We are reorganizing the forms data release table and adding
entries for three new forms.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/23/05                    70 FR 14607
NPRM Comment Period End         06/21/05
Final Rule                      05/00/06
Final Rule Effective            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________
1725. PROTECTION OF MARINE MAMMALS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would revise subpart B to require lessees to
provide information on the requirements of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). It identifies
environmental, monitoring, and mitigation information that lessees must
submit with exploration and development and production. The proposed
rule would ensure that lessees conduct their activities in a manner
consistent with the provisions of the ESA and MMPA.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/06/05                    70 FR 52953
NPRM Comment Period End         11/07/05
Final Rule                      07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior,
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________
1726. PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION TO MMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 25 USC 396; 30 USC 189; 31 USC 3176; 43 USC 1334; 44
USC 3506(a); 5 USC 301 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 290
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: MMS needs to amend its current regulations to reflect updated
procedures for businesses to use when supplying MMS with their contact
information. Because the existing rule contains obsolete procedures,
MMS is not receiving updated contact information that it needs to be
able to send important correspondence to companies. This rule will put
a small burden on industry to complete an address/contact form on an
as-needed basis. The form will be made available to industry by request
or via the MMS website.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________
1727. COST RECOVERY FOR PLANS, PERMITS, AND INSPECTIONS FOR OIL AND GAS
OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 31 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Independent Office Appropriations Act of 1952 (31 U.S.C.
9701) established that government services should be self-sustaining to
the extent possible. This Act authorized Government agencies to charge
fairly for these services, based on the costs to the Government, the
value of the service to the recipient, public policy, and other
relevant facts. MMS incurs costs for various services it provides to
the oil and gas industry operating in the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS). This rule would enable MMS to recover these costs, which may
include filing fees for geological and geophysical permits, exploration
and development plans, deep water operations plans, well permits,
facility permits, and structure permits. MMS currently does not charge
for these services. Rulemaking is the only method available to impose
these fees and comply with the intent of Congress to recover Government
costs.
This is a separate rulemaking from the proposed rule for cost recovery
(RIN 1010-AD16), which proposes fees for different services.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           03/25/05                    70 FR 15246
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/25/05
NPRM                            11/14/05                    70 FR 69118
Final Rule                      05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
[[Page 22834]]
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Angela Mazzullo, Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, 381 Eldon Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1691
RIN: 1010-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________
1728. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FOR OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR
OPERATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1331 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule incorporates the new editions of 11 American
Petroleum Institute documents and 9 measurement standards. All of these
documents are currently incorporated by reference in regulations
governing oil and gas and sulfur operations in the OCS. Additionally,
the final rule incorporates the reaffirmed edition of 27 measurement
documents currently incorporated by reference. MMS looked at the non-
rule-making alternative of taking no action. This rule is important
because it will provide the oil and gas industry with uniform
guidelines and up-to-date requirements for design, construction,
operation, and maintenance of equipment OCS facilities.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Wilbon A. Rhone, Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1587
RIN: 1010-AD24
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1729. FEDERAL SODIUM AND POTASSIUM VALUATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 206
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will: (1) Create valuation rules for sodium and
potassium minerals, which are currently subject to generic regulations
governing solid minerals; (2) make existing rules more specific and
clear. This rule would affect all lessees because they would have to
comply when computing Federal production royalties.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:  Businesses
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 302B2, P.O.
Box 25165, Denver, CO 80225-3211
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD21
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1730. PLANS AND INFORMATION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 25 CFR 250; 30 CFR 250
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/17/02                    67 FR 35372
Comment Period Extended         12/13/02                    67 FR 46616
Final Action                    08/30/05                    70 FR 51478
Final Action Effective          01/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________
1731. BLOWOUT PREVENTION FOR PRODUCTION TREE COILED TUBING WORKOVER
OPERATIONS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    03/07/06                    71 FR 11310
Final Action Effective          04/06/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AC96
_______________________________________________________________________
1732. SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS FOR ULTRA-DEEP DRILLING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            02/14/05                     70 FR 7451
Final Rule                      12/16/05                    70 FR 74659
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1604
[[Page 22835]]
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________
1733. ADMINISTRATIVE COST RECOVERY FOR OCS OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    08/25/05                    70 FR 49871
Final Rule Effective            01/06/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Angela Mazzullo
Phone: 703 787-1691
RIN: 1010-AD16
_______________________________________________________________________
1734. REDUCTION IN OIL AND GAS ROYALTY RATES IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL
SHELF UNDER THE DEEP WATER ROYALTY RELIEF ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203; 30 CFR 260
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Marshall B. Rose
Phone: 703 787-1536
Fax: 703 787-1141
Email: marshall.rose@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________
1735. TEMPORARY WAIVER OF OCS OIL AND GAS FEES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 250
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    10/27/05                    70 FR 61891
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sharron Gebhardt
Phone: 303 231-3211
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD27
_______________________________________________________________________
1736. RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATES--NEW DEEP GAS AND OFFSHORE
ALASKA PROVISIONS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 203
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1604
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum.ray@mms.gov
RIN: 1010-AD31
BILLING CODE 4310--MR--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________
1737. ABANDONED COAL REFUSE SITES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 786; 30 CFR 829; 30 CFR 701
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: OSM intends to propose new rules governing permitting and
performance standards for the recovery of coal from abandoned coal
refuse piles. The rules are required to implement section 2503(e) of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Art Abbs, Birmingham Field Office Director, Department
of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215, Homewood, AL 35209
Phone: 205 290-7282
Email: aabs@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AB70
_______________________________________________________________________
1738. PLACEMENT OF EXCESS SPOIL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 780; 30 CFR 781; 30 CFR
785; 30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 817
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish permit application requirements and
review procedures for applications that propose to place excess spoil
from surface coal mining operations into waters of the United States.
In addition, it will modify the backfilling and grading regulations to
minimize the creation of excess spoil and it will revise the
regulations governing surface coal mining operations within 100 feet of
a perennial or intermittent stream to more closely track the underlying
statutory provisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            01/07/04                     69 FR 1036
Second NPRM                     06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dave Hartos, Physical Scientist, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Three
Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: 412 937-2902
Email: dhartos@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC04
[[Page 22836]]
_______________________________________________________________________
1739. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 780; 30 CFR 784; 30 CFR 800
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: We are considering rulemaking to ensure adequate funding for
the treatment of unanticipated long-term pollutant discharges including
acid or toxic mine drainage, that develop as a result of surface coal
mining operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           05/17/02                    67 FR 35070
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/15/02                    67 FR 46617
NPRM                            08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2829
Email: drice@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________
1740. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR
843; 30 CFR 847
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The ownership and control re-proposed rule would amend the
provisions of an earlier rule pertaining to the definitions of
ownership and control, permit eligibility determinations, and
challenges to ownership or control findings. The proposed rule would
also clarify what constitutes a transfer, assignment, or sale of permit
rights.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/29/03                    68 FR 75036
Second NPRM                     05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal, State
Agency Contact: Earl Bandy, Department of the Interior, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2679 Regency Road,
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859 260-8427
Email: ebandy@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC08
_______________________________________________________________________
1741. <bullet> TENNESSE FEDERAL PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 942
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: OSM intends to propose revisions to its regulations governing
surface coal mining operations in the state of Tennessee. The revisions
would: (1) Provide an alternative bonding mechanism for the treatment
of acid mine drainage and (2) revise other requirements for the amount
of ground cover required during revegetation when the postmining land
use is wildlife habitat, undeveloped land, recreation use, or forest
land. The proposed revisions should promote reforestation of mined land
in Tennessee.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: State
Agency Contact: Tim Dieringer, Field Office Director, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 710
Locust Street, 2nd Floor, Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-545-4103
Email: tdieringer@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________
1742. REVEGETATION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 816
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the topsoil replacement and
revegetation standards. The revisions will encourage species diversity
on reclaimed lands, remove a possible impediment to the use of woody
vegetation in revegetating mined land, and provide similar revegetation
success standards in both areas of more than 26 inches of precipitation
and in areas of less than 26 inches of precipitation.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            03/17/05                    70 FR 13076
Final Rule                      05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jim Fulton, Chief, Denver Field Division, Department of
the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303 844-1400
Email: jfulton@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC02
_______________________________________________________________________
1743. FEE ALLOCATION RULE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1201 et seq
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 870; 30 CFR 872
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule sets forth the criteria and procedures that we are
proposing to use to establish fees under the abandoned mine reclamation
program provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (SMCRA). The fixed-rate fees established under SMCRA expire soon.
However, SMCRA requires that, for coal produced after the expiration
date, a new fee rate be established to continue to provide for
transfers from the
[[Page 22837]]
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the Combined Benefit Fund. This
proposed rule would implement that requirement. We are also proposing
to revise our regulations governing allocation and disposition of the
fees collected and of other AML Fund income.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/17/04
Final Action                    05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2829
Email: drice@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________
1744. INDIAN LANDS
Priority: Routine and Frequent
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 700; 30 CFR 740; 30 CFR 750
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       03/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Tribal
Agency Contact: Vermell Davis
Phone: 202 208-2802
Email: gvdavis@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________
1745. PROCESSING STATE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 732
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/03/03                    68 FR 67776
Final Action                    10/20/05                    70 FR 61194
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Andy DeVito
Phone: 202 208-2701
Email: adevito@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________
1746. CIVIL PENALTY ADJUSTMENTS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 774
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct Final Rule               11/22/05                    70 FR 70698
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Andy DeVito
Phone: 202 208-2701
Email: adevito@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________
1747. TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, OR SALE OF PERMIT RIGHTS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 774
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Earl Bandy
Phone: 859 260-8427
Email: ebandy@osmre.gov
RIN: 1029-AC49
BILLING CODE 4310--05--S
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1748. <bullet> REGULATING NON-CONTRACT USE OF COLORADO RIVER
WATER IN THE LOWER BASIN
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 373; 43 USC 485; 43 USC 617; 5 USC 552
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 415
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule is needed to prevent non-contract use of Colorado
River water and motivate non-contract well users to sign subcontracts
authorizing them to use water. Arizona, California, and Nevada all
recognize that action is necessary to stop non-contract use of Colorado
River water in the Lower Basin. There is no viable alternative to a
rule for addressing non-contract use.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           06/00/06
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Dale E. Ensminger, Contract and Repayment Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470,
Boulder City, NV 89006-1470
Phone: 702 293-8659
Fax: 702 293-8042
RIN: 1006-AA50
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1749. IMPLEMENATION OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER OPERATING AGREEMENT
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 104 Stat 3294
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 419
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule would implement the Truckee River Operating
Agreement in accordance with the Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water
Rights Settlement Act of 1990. The Agreement's primary purposes are to
modify reservoir operations in the Truckee River basin, enhance
conditions for threatened and endangered fish species, increase drought
protection, improve water quality, and enhance stream flows. The
Agreement was signed by the Department of the Interior, the States of
California and Nevada, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, and the
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kenneth Parr, Manager, Special Projects, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lahontan Basin Area Office, 705
North Plaza Street, Room 320, Carson City, NV 89701-4015
Phone: 775 882-3436
RIN: 1006-AA48
_______________________________________________________________________
1750. <bullet> USE OF RECLAMATION LANDS, FACILITIES, AND WATER
SURFACES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 43 USC 373; 43 USC 387; 43 USC 395; 43 USC 9701
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 429
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements OMB Circular A-25 on Federal policy
regarding fees for services and for sale or use of resources. This
revision will: (1) Incorporate changes to Circular A-25 ; (2) clarify
provisions related to authorized and unauthorized uses of lands,
facilities, and water surfaces; (3) revise the method for establishing
the value of the rights of use; (4) define short-term and long-term
uses of lands, facilities and water surfaces; and (5) add a requirement
to use Reclamation's form 7-2540, for short-term uses, and SF 299 for
long-term uses, in accordance with the President's Memorandum on
Improving Broadband Deployment on Federal Lands.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Marian Mather, Policy Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Federal Center - D-5300,
Denver, CO 80225
Phone: 303 445-2895
Fax: 303 445-6690
Email: mmather@do.usbr.gov
RIN: 1006-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________
1751. PUBLIC CONDUCT ON BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FACILITIES, LANDS AND
WATERBODIES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 460 1-31; 43 USC 3736
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 423; 43 CFR 429
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would establish regulations regarding
public conduct on Reclamation lands and Reclamation projects, waters,
and real property subject to the administration of Reclamation or in
its custody. The rule is necessary to ensure the safety of the public,
Reclamation employees, dams, facilities, and other resources in our
jurisdiction. This proposed rule would replace an interim rule that we
issued on April 17, 2002, and extended on April 3, 2003. It would also
make changes to 43 CFR part 429 to make the two rules consistent.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/13/05                    70 FR 54214
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/05
Final Rule                      06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Gary Anderson, Policy Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007
Phone: 303 445-2891
RIN: 1006-AA45
BILLING CODE 4310--09--S
[[Page 22839]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________
1752. <bullet> GAS HYDRATE PRODUCTION INCENTIVES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 43 USC 1740; Energy Policy Act
of 2005, Sec 353
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, February 6, 2006, ANPRM.
Final, Statutory, August 8, 2006.
ANPRM - Statutory - 02/06/2006; Final Rule - Statutory - 08/08/2006;
Sec. 353 of the Energy Policy Act requires an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking 180 days after enactment of the Act, and a final
rule implementing the Act within 365 days after enac.
Abstract: This rule will implement section 353 of the Energy Policy Act
by promoting production from gas hydrate resources on Federal lands in
Alaska and the Outer Continental Shelf by providing royalty incentives.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           03/08/06                    71 FR 11559
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/07/06
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Thomas J. Zelenka, Petroleum Engineer, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 501 LS,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0334
Email: thomas--zelenka@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD81
_______________________________________________________________________
1753. <bullet> ENHANCED OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION THROUGH
CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 43 USC 1740; PL 109-58, Energy
Policy Act of 2005, sec 354
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100
Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, February 6, 2006, ANPRM.
Final, Statutory, August 8, 2006.
Sec. 354 of the Energy Policy Act requires an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking 180 days after enactment of the Act, and a final
rule implementing the Act within 365 days after enactment.
Abstract: This rule will implement Section 354 of the Energy Policy Act
by providing for royalty relief incentives to promote the capture,
transportation, and injection of produced carbon dioxide (CO2), natural
CO2, and other appropriate gases or other matter for injection/
sequestration into oil and gas fields, in order to promote oil and
natural gas production from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and
onshore Federal leases.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           03/08/06                    71 FR 11557
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/07/06
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Thomas J. Zelenka, Petroleum Engineer, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 501 LS,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0334
Email: thomas--zelenka@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD82
_______________________________________________________________________
1754. <bullet> RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES;
RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT; LINEAR RIGHT-OF-WAY RENTAL
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740; PL 109-58, Energy Policy Act of 2005, sec
367
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2800; 43 CFR 2880
Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, August 8, 2006, Final Rule.
Final rule required by Energy Policy Act of 2005, Sec. 267, by August
8, 2006.
Abstract: This advance notice of proposed rulemaking will seek public
comments and suggestions on how to update the linear right-of-way
payment schedule covering most linear rights-of-way granted under
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act and title V of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act for facilities such as power lines, fiber
optic lines, pipelines, roads, and ditches.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Supervisory Realty Specialist, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 1000 LS,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7782
Fax: 202 452-7708
Email: ron--montana@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD87
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_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________
1755. OIL AND GAS ONSHORE ORDER NO. 1
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3164
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would clarify the schedule for submitting
and processing applications, define terms used, and introduce concepts
that will make filing and processing more efficient. BLM does not
intend to add significant new requirements. The rule is a joint rule
with the U.S. Forest Service.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/27/05                    70 FR 43349
Commend Period Extended         08/26/05                    70 FR 50262
Second NPRM                     03/13/06                    71 FR 12656
Comment Period End              04/12/06
Final Rule                      07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: James Burd, Natural Resource Specialist, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, MS 501 LS1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5017
RIN: 1004-AD59
_______________________________________________________________________
1756. MARGINAL OIL/GAS ROYALTY RATE REDUCTION PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 30 USC 181 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3103.4-2
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will replace the existing stripper oil
royalty reduction program. The new program will incorporate most of the
Inspector General's concerns and recommendations from its three audits.
In addition, the new program will expand Federal royalty relief to
marginal gas production. Until this rule is promulgated, Sec. 343 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, pertaining to marginal property
production incentives, applies.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rudy Baier, Division of Fluid Mineral Lease and
Reservoir Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 653-2153
RIN: 1004-AD65
_______________________________________________________________________
1757. PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES; LAW ENFORCEMENT--CRIMINAL; RECREATION
PROGRAMS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1241 to 1249; 16 USC 460l-6a; 16 USC 670g to
670n; 43 USC 1733
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 9268
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will remove outdated and superseded provisions in
the law enforcement regulations pertaining to recreation management.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Felicia Probert, Chief Ranger, National Interagency
Fire Center, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID 87305
Phone: 208 387-5131
Fax: 208 387-5136
Email: felicia.probert@nifc.blm.gov
Keith Aller, Deputy Director, Office of Law Enforcement and Security,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 501-4819
Fax: 202 502-2582
Email: keith--aller@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD66
_______________________________________________________________________
1758. HEAVY OIL ROYALTY REDUCTION PROGRAM
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 30 USC 188
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3103
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will provide for a reduced royalty rate for
producing a low gravity oil. It will determine what should be the
threshold for what constitutes low gravity oil, and whether and/or how
BLM will impose restrictions such as price thresholds, production caps,
or other limitations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Notice of Suspension            04/27/05                    70 FR 21810
NPRM                            09/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Federalism:  Undetermined
Agency Contact: Rudy Baier, Division of Fluid Mineral Lease and
Reservoir Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 653-2153
RIN: 1004-AD67
_______________________________________________________________________
1759. MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAW; SURFACE MANAGEMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 30 USC 21 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3800
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rulemaking will determine whether or to what degree the
Department of the Interior will charge fair market value for the
surface use of unclaimed lands and lands where claims have been
determined to be invalid for mining activities involving locatable
minerals under the Mining Law.
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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            08/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:  Businesses
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Agency Contact: Scott Haight, Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown, MT 59547
Phone: 406 538-1930
Email: scott--haight@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD69
_______________________________________________________________________
1760. <bullet> OIL AND GAS LEASING IN THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM
RESERVE--ALASKA
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1733; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 6508
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3130
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will establish new administrative procedures for
the efficient transfer, consolidation, segregation, suspension, and
unitization of Federal leases in the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska. It will implement section 347 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Greg Noble, Chief, Energy Branch, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, AK-941, 6881 Abbott Loop,
Anchorage, AK 99507-2599
Phone: 907 267-1429
RIN: 1004-AD78
_______________________________________________________________________
1761. <bullet> MINERAL LANDS AVAILABLE FOR LOCATING LODE AND
PLACER MINING CLAIMS AND MILL AND TUNNEL SITES; SPECIAL LAWS IN ADDITION
TO FLPMA THAT REQUIRE RECORDING OR NOTICE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 122; 30 USC 22 et seq; 30 USC 521 to 525; 30
USC 611 to 615; 30 USC 621 to 625; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 299
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3710; 43 CFR 3720; 43 CFR 3730; 43 CFR 3810; 43
CFR 3820; 43 CFR 3830; 43 CFR 3839
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the regulations on locating, filing, and
maintaining mining claims or sites by consolidating the remaining
provisions scattered in various portions of Groups 3700 and 3800 that
address lands available for location of mining claims or sites, and
certain statutes requiring a mining claimant to meet them in order to
maintain claim.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Roger A. Haskins, Mining Engineer, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, 501 LS,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0355
Fax: 202 653-7397
Email: roger--haskins@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD79
_______________________________________________________________________
1762. <bullet> GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING; GEOTHERMAL
RESOURCES UNIT AGREEMENTS: UNPROVEN AREAS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 1001 et seq; 43 USC 1740; PL 109-58, Energy
Policy Act of 2005, sec 221 et seq
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3200; 43 CFR 3280
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The rule will implement changes in geothermal leasing and
geothermal unitization regulations--an all competitive leasing system,
new royalty and fee structures, and production incentives--required by
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and will also include some other
technical changes. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Act), subtitle B,
Geothermal Energy, requires new regulations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:  Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Kermit Witherbee, National Geothermal Program Manager,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW, 501 LS, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0385
Fax: 202 452-0386
Email: kermit--witherbee@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD86
_______________________________________________________________________
1763. <bullet> SALES: FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1713; 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2710
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will provide for improved administration of sales
of public land under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. It
will expand provision for temporary segregation in aid of sale; provide
for determining value by using commonly acceptable appraisal
procedures; require notices of decision to sell public land to include
a prospectus; require the applicant to comply with laws and regulations
on hazardous materials before a patent is issued; limit the issuance of
patents to the sale proponent or qualified high bidder; and remove
obsolete provisions and reorganize the regulations for clarity.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
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Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708
Email: jeff--holdren@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD88
_______________________________________________________________________
1764. <bullet> COLOR-OF-TITLE AND OMITTED LANDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1068 to 1068a; 43 USC 1721; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC
178; 43 USC 992 to 993
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2540
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations on sale of public lands
to persons with color-of-title, sale of erroneously meandered lands in
Arkansas, Louisiana, and Wisconsin, and sale of certain omitted lands
to improve their clarity, reduce duplication, streamline requirements,
reduce burdens, and remove obsolete provisions.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington,
DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708
Email: jeff--holdren@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD89
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________
1765. GRAZING ADMINISTRATION--EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1181d; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 315; 43 USC 315a to
315r
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 4100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will ensure that BLM documents its consideration of
the social, cultural, environmental, and economic consequences of
grazing changes; provide that changes in grazing use will be phased in
under certain circumstances; allow BLM to share title with permittees
and lessees to range improvements in certain circumstances; make clear
how BLM will authorize grazing if a BLM decision affecting a grazing
permit is stayed pending administrative appeal; remove provisions in
the present regulations concerning conservation use grazing permits;
ensure adequate time for developing and successfully implementing an
appropriate management action when BLM finds that rangelands do not
meet standards and guidelines for rangeland health and that authorized
grazing is a significant factor in not achieving one or more land
health standards or not conforming with guidelines for grazing
administration; and revise some administrative service charges.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
ANPRM                           03/03/03                     68 FR 9964
NPRM                            12/08/03                    68 FR 68452
NPRM Comment Period End         03/02/04
Final Action                    04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Affairs Group (WO-630),
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: ted--hudson@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD42
_______________________________________________________________________
1766. ALASKA NATIVE VETERAN ALLOTMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 270-1 to 270-3
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2568
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This proposed rule would delete the requirement at 43 CFR
2568.77 that a veteran applicant must have posted the corners of his or
her claim prior to filing an application with BLM. Removal of this
requirement would place veteran allotment applicants on the same
footing as thousands of applicants who filed under the original 1906
Alaska Native Allotment Act.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            10/07/05                    70 FR 58654
Comment Period End              12/06/05
Final Rule                      04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Mike Haskins, Native Allotment Coordinator, Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, No. 13,
Anchorage, AK 99513
Phone: 907 271-3351
RIN: 1004-AD60
_______________________________________________________________________
1767. PERMITS FOR RECREATION ON PUBLIC LANDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 16 USC 460l-6a; 43 USC 1740; Pub L 108-447
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2930
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will implement the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act of 2004 (the Act), which replaces the permit fee
authority of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, by changing the
authority references in the regulations. The rule will also establish a
$100 maximum penalty for a first offender's failure to pay a recreation
fee, in accordance with the Act.
[[Page 22843]]
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/22/05                    70 FR 70570
Commend Period Extended         01/18/06                     71 FR 2899
NPRM Comment Period End         01/24/06
Comment Period End              03/20/06
Final Rule                      10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Anthony Bobo, Recreation Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 452-0333
Fax: 202 452-7709
Email: anthony--bobo@blm.gov
Lee Larson, Senior Outdoor Recreation Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW. 301 LS,
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5168
Fax: 202 452-7709
Email: lee--larson@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD68
_______________________________________________________________________
1768. SALES OF FOREST PRODUCTS; PREPARATION FOR SALE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1181e
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 5420
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will make thinning timber sales more efficient by
allowing third party scaling on any thinning timber sale that imposes
an upper limit on the average diameter at breast height (DBH) of the
trees to be harvested, such as 20 inches DBH. The rule will also
establish procedures to minimize the potential for log theft.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            11/17/05                    70 FR 69714
NPRM Comment Period End         01/17/06
Final Rule                      06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:  Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Kenny W. McDaniel, Forester Senior Specialist,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5097
Fax: 202 452-7702
Email: kenny--mcdaniel@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD70
_______________________________________________________________________
1769. SEGREGATION OF LANDS PROPOSED FOR SALE
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2091; 43 CFR 2710
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: BLM is issuing this final rule to extend the time period for
land segregations from 270 days to two years to facilitate the
processing of land sales applications.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington,
DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708
Email: jeff--holdren@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________
1770. OIL AND GAS; COMBINED HYDROCARBONS LEASING; TAR SANDS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: Energy Policy Act of 2005
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3141
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend current regulations to reflect
provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 pertaining to combined
hydrocarbon leasing. Section 350 of the Act amends the Mineral Leasing
Act of 1920 to allow the Secretary to issue separate leases for tar
sands and for oil and gas in specially designated tar sands areas.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              10/07/05                    70 FR 58610
Interim Final Rule Comment
Period End                      12/06/05
Final Rule                      05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Ron Teseneer, Minerals Specialist, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC
20240
Phone: 202 452-5094
Fax: 202 653-7397
Email: ron--teseneer@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD76
_______________________________________________________________________
1771. <bullet> RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES;
RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT
Priority: Routine and Frequent
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 2800; 43 CFR2880
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will revise the Cost Recovery Processing and
Monitoring Fees Schedules for FLPMA and MLA Rights-of-Way; Linear
Rights-of-Way Rent Schedule; Communications Use Rental Schedule; and
Strict Liability Cap. The rule will implement provisions in a final
rule published on April 22, 2005, that require that we annually adjust
the fees to take into account changes in certain economic indicators.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              04/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Kelly D. Odom, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW. 401 LS,
Washington, DC 20240
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Phone: 202 452-5028
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: kelly--odom@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD84
_______________________________________________________________________
Department of the Interior (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________
1772. COST RECOVERY; MINERAL FILINGS AND OPERATIONS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100; 43 CFR 3200; 43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3500; 43
CFR 3600; 43 CFR 3700; 43 CFR 3800
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
NPRM                            12/15/00                    65 FR 78440
Second NPRM                     07/19/05                    70 FR 41533
Second NPRM Comment Period End  08/18/05
Final Rule                      10/07/05                    70 FR 58854
Final Rule Effective            11/07/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Energy Effects:  Statement of Energy Effects planned as required by
Executive Order 13211.
Agency Contact: Cynthia Ellis
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: cynthia--ellis@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________
1773. APPEALS PROCEDURES; HEARINGS PROCEDURES
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1840; 43 CFR 1850
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn                       02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Cynthia Ellis
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: cynthia--ellis@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________
1774. MINERAL PATENT APPLICATIONS; ADVERSE CLAIMS, PROTESTS, AND
CONFLICTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3730; 43 CFR 3740; 43 CFR 3820; 43 CFR 3860; 43
CFR 3870
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further action
anticipated.                    02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Barbara Gauthier-Warinner
Phone: 202 452-0398
Email: barbara--gauthier-warinner@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD32
_______________________________________________________________________
1775. CONSERVATION; HELIUM LEASING
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 16; 43 CFR 3196
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Withdrawn - No further action
anticipated                     02/01/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: Federal
Agency Contact: Joseph B. Peterson
Phone: 806 324-1030
RIN: 1004-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________
1776. STRIPPER WELL ROYALTY REDUCTIONS; RECORDS RETENTION
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Direct final Rule               09/07/05                    70 FR 53072
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Rudy Baier
Phone: 202 653-2153
RIN: 1004-AD71
_______________________________________________________________________
1777. MINING CLAIM AND SITE MAINTENANCE FEES--FEE ADJUSTMENT
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3834
Completed:
________________________________________________________________________
Reason                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Interim Final Rule              09/01/05                     70 FR52028
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Frank Bruno
Phone: 202 452-0352
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: frank--bruno@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD75
_______________________________________________________________________
1778. <bullet> APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND FILING OF FORMS;
CORRECTION OF STATE OFFICE ADDRESS FOR FILINGS AND RECORDINGS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1821
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule updates the address of the Arizona State Office to
reflect relocation of the office.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    11/17/05                    70 FR 69687
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
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Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Affairs Group (WO-630),
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: ted--hudson@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD77
_______________________________________________________________________
1779. <bullet> ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; CORRECTING
AMENDMENT
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3160
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This administrative rule corrects a cross-reference relating
to onshore oil and gas operations.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      12/22/05                    70 FR 75954
Final Rule Effective            12/22/05
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Affairs Group (WO-630),
1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: ted--hudson@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD80
_______________________________________________________________________
1780. <bullet> OIL AND GAS LEASE ACREAGE LIMITATION
EXEMPTIONS; REINSTATEMENT OF OIL AND GAS LEASES
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority: 30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 43 USC 1740; PL 109-58, Energy
Policy Act of 2005, secs 352 and 371
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 3100
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule will amend the regulations on Oil and Gas Leasing
to respond to provisions of he Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) that
change BLM's oil and gas lease acreage limitations and oil and gas
lease reinstatement procedures. Section 352 of the EPAct expands the
types of lease holdings that are exempt from the lease
acreage holding limitations. Section 371 of the EPAct extends the
maximum time to file a lease reinstatement petition from 15 months to
24 months.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      03/24/06                    71 FR 14821
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For Public Comments:
www.regulations.gov
Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Group Manager, Regulatory Affairs,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW, 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5049
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: ian--senio@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________
1781. <bullet> APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND FILING OF FORMS;
CORRECTION OF STATE OFFICE ADDRESS FOR FILINGS AND RECORDINGS
Priority: Info./Admin./Other
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1740
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 1821.10
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule updates the address of the Montana State Office to
reflect a change in the office address.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Rule                      03/03/06                    71 FR 10844
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Diane O. Williams, Regulatory Affairs Technician,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street
NW, 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5030
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: diane--o--williams@blm.gov
RIN: 1004-AD85
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Department of the Interior (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of the Secretary (OS)
_______________________________________________________________________
1782. <bullet> MAKING MOTION PICTURES, TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS,
OR SOUNDTRACKS ON DOI LANDS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: PL 106-206
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 5
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: This rule implements legislation that directs establishment
of a reasonable fee for commercial filming activities or similar
projects, such as still photography, where a permit is required. Public
Law 106-206 directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to
establish a reasonable fee system for commercial filming and some still
photography activities on lands under the their jurisdiction. To comply
with a GAO recommendation to expedite implementation of Public Law 106-
206, the Department is publishing this final rule to remove from 43 CR
5.1(a) the statement that prohibits NPS from charging a fee for the
making of motion pictures, television productions or sound tracks.
Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________
Action                            Date                      FR Cite
________________________________________________________________________
Final Action                    05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jerry Case, Regulationsm Program Manager, Department of
the Interior, Office of the Secretary, National Park Service, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240
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Phone: 202 208-4206
RIN: 1093-AA10
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