The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Casper Field Office announces its intent to prepare an EIS on the potential impacts of the application to lease a tract of Federal coal. The EIS will be called the Hay Creek II Coal EIS. Under the provisions of 43

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91190, as amended), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Governors Island National Monument, New York.

Consistent with National Park Service laws, regulations, and

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared the Draft Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resource Management Plan Amendments To Address Land Use Allocations in Colorado,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an EIS on the recreational use of offroad vehicles (ORV) along nine trails in the Nabesna area of WrangellSt. Elias National Park and Preserve. The purpose of the EIS is to evaluate a range of alternatives for managing recreational offroad vehicle use on the following trails: Caribou Creek, Lost Creek,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

The MMS proposes that all lessees, operators, permittees, and rightsofway holders pay all fees for processing plans, applications, and permits electronically. The MMS believes this proposed rule would aid industry in payment processing, and reduce payment processing errors. This proposed rule would improve MMS processing efficiency and facilitate

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Advisory Commission will be held at 9:30 a.m., on Friday, January 18, 2008, at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Headquarters, 1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

This proposed rule would amend 30 CFR parts 260 and 203 to conform the regulations to the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Santa Fe Snyder Corp., et al. v. Norton (the Decision). That decision found that certain provisions of the MMS regulations interpreting section 304 of the Deep Water Royalty Relief Act

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Committee (the Committee) will be held on Friday, February 8, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. at the Chase County Community Building, Swope Park, 1715 RD 210, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

The primary purpose of the meeting will be to receive Committee input on the

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

The Bureau of Reclamation published a notice in the Federal Register on March 6, 2006 (71 FR 11226) announcing the commencement of work under the National Environmental Policy Act on an environmental impact statement for the Northwest Area Water Supply Project (NAWS Project). We are now notifying the public that Reclamation has prepared a Draft

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the San Luis & DeltaMendota Water Authority (Authority) are preparing a joint EIS/ EIR, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act, to evaluate effects of extending the Grassland Bypass Project (Project) until December 31, 2019. The Project's use of the

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is notifying the public that Reclamation and the State of North Dakota have prepared a Final EIS for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP). The purpose of the RRVWSP is to supply water to meet the water needs of the people and industries

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 43214347), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508), the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIS/EIR)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Ecological Restoration Plan for Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. On September 18, 2007, the Regional Director, Intermountain Region, approved the Record of Decision for the

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.23(a) and (b)(1), a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas leases NVN75674, NVN75675, NVN75676, NVN75677 and NVN75678 for lands in Elko County, Nevada, was timely filed and was accompanied by all the required rentals accruing from May 1, 2006, the date of termination. No

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91190, as amended) and the implementing regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental quality (40 CFR 1505.2), the Department of the Interior, National Park Service has released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction Field Office, is proposing to amend the Grand Junction Resource Management Plan (1987) to develop and design a recreation management plan and travel system for

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Notice is given that a meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission (the Commission) will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern). The Commission will meet jointly with the Flight 93 Memorial Task Force. The joint meeting will be held at the Somerset County Courthouse, Courtroom 1; 2nd floor; 111 East Union

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before December 8, 2007. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

The Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Off-Road Vehicle Management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is established under the authority of 16 U.S.C. 1a2(c), and in accordance with the Negotiated Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C. 561570. The establishment of this Committee is in the public interest and supports the NPS in performing

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will conduct an open meeting on January 30, 2008, to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 200809 migratory bird hunting regulations.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) announce that the final environmental impact statement/environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) for the South Bay Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project is available for distribution. The final EIS/EIR, which we prepared in accordance with the

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human remains were removed from Larsen Bay, AK.

This notice is published as

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

We are reopening the comment period on the Federal Register notice published on October 15, 2007, that invited the public to comment on the Draft Mosquito and MosquitoBorne Disease Management Policy Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Amerind Foundation Museum, Amerind Foundation, Inc., Dragoon, AZ, that meet the definition of ``sacred objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.

This notice is

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service