The Federal Register

30-Day Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for Public Comment

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on an extension of a currently approved collection of information (OMB 10240224).

Notice of Meeting

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The National Park Service (NPS) announces a meeting of the Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss mitigation of impacts from aircraft overflights at Denali National Park and Perserve. This meeting is open to the public and will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is welcomed to present written or oral comments. The meeting will be recorded and a summary will be available upon request from the Superintendent for public inspection approximately six weeks after each meeting. The Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council is authorized to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Soboba Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians' Proposed

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Soboba Band of Luise[ntilde]o Indians (Tribe), intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed feetotrust land acquisition and casino and hotel project (Proposed Action) located within the City of San Jacinto, Riverside County, California. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to improve the tribal economy in order to better enable the
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Tribe to provide governmental services, perform governmental functions, create jobs and career opportunities for tribal members and develop programs that would assist tribal members to attain economic self sufficiency. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, alternatives and content for inclusion in the EIS.

Statement of Findings: Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2004

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Secretary of the Interior is publishing this notice in accordance with section 207(c) of the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights
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Settlement Act of 2004 (Settlement Act), Public Law 108451, 118 Stat. 3499, 351920. Congress enacted the Settlement Act as Title II of the Arizona Water Settlements Act (AWSA), Public Law 108451, 118 Stat. 3478 et seq. The publication of this notice causes the waivers and releases of certain claims to become effective as required by the Settlement Act.

Statement of Findings: Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2004

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Secretary of the Interior is publishing this notice in accordance with section 302(b) of the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2004 (Settlement Amendments Act), Public Law 108451, 118 Stat. 3536, 357172. Congress enacted the Settlement Amendments Act as Title III of the Arizona Water Settlements Act (AWSA), Public Law 108451, 118 Stat. 3478 et seq. The publication of this notice causes the amendments to the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 (1982 Act), Public Law 97293, 96 Stat. 1274 (as amended), made by the Settlement Amendments Act to take effect.

Notice of Closure of Aviation Areas at Campbell Tract Facility Administrative Site

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

In the interest of public and operational safety, the Bureau of Land Management is closing four areas used by aircraft at its Campbell Tract Facility in Anchorage, Alaska, to public or private entry, access or use. The four areas are: The Campbell Airstrip and the Campbell Tract Facility heliport, aircraft ramp, and aircraft taxiway between the airstrip and aircraft ramp areas. Recreational uses authorized on other portions of the Campbell Tract and the adjacent Municipality of Anchorage Far North Bicentennial Park are prohibited within the four areas named above. This order is issued under the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1 and affects the following public lands: Seward Meridian, Alaska.

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Portions of Sections 2 and 3.

Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Air Quality Analyses for the Draft Supplement to the Montana Statewide

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Miles City Field Office, has prepared supplemental air quality information for public review. On May 2, 2007, the public comment period on the Draft Supplement to the Montana Statewide Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Amendment of the Powder River and Billings RMPs (Draft SEIS) ended. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the BLM of air quality analysis deficiencies in the Draft SEIS. As a result, the BLM has prepared additional air quality analyses to demonstrate that predicted visibility effects in Class I airsheds can be mitigated. This new air quality analyses supplements the Draft SEIS.

Notice of Availability, Three Rivers Stone Quarry Expansion Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Challis Field Office, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to consider whether to approve an Amended Plan of Operations for L&W Stone Corporation to continue mining flagstone from its Three Rivers Stone Quarry.

NV-050-5853-ES; N-81544; 8-08807; TAS:14X5232]

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act request for lease and subsequent conveyance of approximately 10 acres of public land in the City of Henderson, Clark County, Nevada. The City of Henderson proposes to use the land for a city fire station and public park.

MMS Information Collection Activity: NEW Information Collection; Lease of Submerged Lands for Alternative Energy

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork requirements that address new Form MMS0001, Lease of Submerged Lands for Alternative Energy Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which is printed within this Federal Register notice. This form is used to enter into a leasing agreement between MMS and a respondent to conduct data collection and/or technology testing on the OCS. The MMS is also asking for comments on the lease form.

Section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 10958), amended section 8 of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)) and gave responsibility to MMS to grant a lease, easement, or rightofway on the OCS for alternative energyrelated uses not otherwise authorized under the Lands Act.

Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord, Yuba County, CA

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation
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(Reclamation) and the Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA) have prepared the Final EIR/EIS for the Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord (Yuba Accord). The Final EIR/EIS contains responses to comments received on the Draft EIR/EIS.

The purpose of the Yuba Accord is to resolve instream flow issues associated with operation of the Yuba River Development Project (Yuba Project) in a way that protects and enhances lower Yuba River fisheries and local watersupply reliability. At the same time, it would provide revenues for local flood control and water supply projects, water for the CALFED Program to use for protection and restoration of Sacramento San Joaquin Delta (Delta) fisheries, and improvements in statewide water supply management, including supplemental water for the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the State Water Project (SWP).

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Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

We invite the public to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Fri, Dec 14 2007 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (RPA), as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, (NFMA, Sec. 6, 16 U.S.C. 1600.), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) San Juan Field Office and San Juan National Forest, U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has prepared a Draft Land Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DLMP/ DEIS) for the public and National Forest System Lands under their jurisdiction and by this notice is announcing the opening of the comment period. The BLM San Juan Field Office and San Juan National Forest are managed under Service First. The San Juan Public Lands Center (SJPLC) is the joint USFS/BLM Service First Office responsible for the management of these public lands. Service First is a partnership strategy to provide better customer service and be m