Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior, Issue #2188

Below is the weekly list of Federal Register Items of Interest to the Department of the Interior. This list includes items appearing in the Federal Register during the week of April 10-14, 2023. If you have any questions or wish to receive full-text copies of any of the items on this list, please contact Interior Library by phone at (202) 208-5815.
 

APRIL 10, 2023

1. 88 FR 21207-02
Bureau of Land Management 
NOTICES Extension of the Opening Order in Public Land Order No. 7899 and Addressing Pending Public Land Orders in Alaska 2023 WL 2837379

2. 88 FR 21206-01
Fish and Wildlife Service 
NOTICES Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt of Permit Applications 2023 WL 2837377

3. 88 FR 21207-01
Bureau of Indian Affairs 
NOTICES Indian Gaming; Extension of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact (Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the State of Nevada) 2023 WL 2837378

4. 88 FR 21148-01
Food and Drug Administration 
PROPOSED RULES Use of Salt Substitutes To Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods 2023 WL 2837447

5. 88 FR 21208-01
National Indian Gaming Commission 
NOTICES Notice of Approved Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinance 2023 WL 2837380

6. 88 FR 21229-02
Federal Transit Administration 
NOTICES Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects—Inglewood Transit Connector Project, and METRORapid Inner Katy Bus Rapid Transit Project 2023 WL 2837403

7. 88 FR 21316-01
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 
PROPOSED RULES Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2024 2023 WL 2837449
 

APRIL 11, 2023

8. 88 FR 21844-01
Fish and Wildlife Service 
RULES and REGULATIONS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Bracted Twistflower and Designation of Critical Habitat 2023 WL 2865538

9. 88 FR 21582-01
Fish and Wildlife Service 
PROPOSED RULES Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Colorado Hookless Cactus From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 2023 WL 2865552

10. 88 FR 21459-01
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
RULES and REGULATIONS Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Reimbursement 2023 WL 2865523

11. 88 FR 21705-01
Fish and Wildlife Service 
NOTICES Receipt of Enhancement of Survival Permit Applications in Support of Quail Country Programmatic Candidate Conservation Agreement With Assurances for North Florida and Southwest Georgia; Categorical Exclusion 2023 WL 2865476

12. 88 FR 21630-02
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
NOTICES Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channel Deepening Project 2023 WL 2865420

13. 88 FR 21708-01
Bureau of Land Management 
NOTICES Notice of Competitive Offer and Notice of Segregation for Solar Energy Development on Public Land, Nye County, Nevada 2023 WL 2865479

14. 88 FR 21706-01
Fish and Wildlife Service 
NOTICES Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; Call for Nominations 2023 WL 2865477

15. 88 FR 21707-01
Bureau of Land Management 
NOTICES Notice of Public Meetings, Utah Resource Advisory Council, Utah 2023 WL 2865478

16. 88 FR 21734-02
Federal Highway Administration 
NOTICES Renewed and Amended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State of Utah 2023 WL 2865504

17. 88 FR 21600-01
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
PROPOSED RULES Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Listing Determination for the Sunflower Sea Star Under the Endangered Species Act; Public Hearings 2023 WL 2865553

18. 88 FR 21725-02
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
NOTICES Request for Information on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities in NASA Procurements and Federal Financial Assistance 2023 WL 2865494
 

APRIL 12, 2023

19. 88 FR 22068-01
National Park Service 
NOTICES National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions 2023 WL 2891106

20. 88 FR 22064-01
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
NOTICES Extension of Public Interest, General Applicability Waiver of Build America, Buy America Provisions as Applied to Tribal Recipients of HUD Federal Financial Assistance 2023 WL 2891105

21. 88 FR 22090-01
Office of the Secretary of Transportation 
NOTICES USDOT Fiscal Year 2023 Safe Streets and Roads for All Funding 2023 WL 2891132

22. 88 FR 22016-02
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
NOTICES Applications for New Awards; Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Program 2023 WL 2891070

23. 88 FR 21940-01
Coast Guard 
PROPOSED RULES Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Keweenaw Waterway, Between Houghton and Hancock, MI 2023 WL 2891155

24. 88 FR 22009-02
National Institute of Standards and Technology 
NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; CHIPS Environmental Questionnaire Information Collection 2023 WL 2891064

25. 88 FR 22012-01
United States Patent and Trademark Office 
NOTICES Study of the Patent Pro Bono Programs; Notice of Public Listening Sessions and Request for Comments 2023 WL 2891067
 

APRIL 13, 2023

26. 88 FR 22696-01
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
PROPOSED RULES Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Empire Wind Project, Offshore New York 2023 WL 2918290

27. 88 FR 22446-01
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
NOTICES Notice of Settlement Agreement and Soliciting Comments; FirstLight MA Hydro LLC; Northfield Mountain LLC 2023 WL 2918191

28. 88 FR 22411-02
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
NOTICES Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Pile Driving and Removal to Improve the Auke Bay East Ferry Terminal 2023 WL 2918181

29. 88 FR 22790-01
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 
PROPOSED RULES National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review 2023 WL 2918291

30. 88 FR 22445-01
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
NOTICES Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Grand Chenier Compressor Station Abandonment Project 2023 WL 2918190

31. 88 FR 22444-01
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
NOTICES WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Wahpeton Expansion Project 2023 WL 2918189

32. 88 FR 22481-01
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
NOTICES Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under The Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 2023 WL 2918239
 

APRIL 14, 2023

33. 88 FR 23117-01
Federal Transit Administration 
NOTICES FTA Fiscal Year 2023 Apportionments, Allocations and Program Information 2023 WL 2930660

34. 88 FR 22910-01
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
RULES and REGULATIONS Oil Spill Financial Responsibility Adjustment of the Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities 2023 WL 2930672

35. 88 FR 23012-02
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 
NOTICES Applications for New Awards; Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program 2023 WL 2930601

36. 88 FR 23026-03
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
NOTICES Idaho Power Company; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests 2023 WL 2930611

37. 88 FR 23002-02
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
NOTICES Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Port San Luis Breakwater Repairs in Avila Beach, California 2023 WL 2930592

38. 88 FR 22962-01
National Indian Gaming Commission 
PROPOSED RULES Definitions; Background Investigation for Primary Management Officials and Key Employees; Gaming Licenses for Primary Management Officials and Key Employees 2023 WL 2930685

39. 88 FR 22530-01
Fish and Wildlife Service 
PROPOSED RULES Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Rufa Red Knot 2023 WL 2918289

40. 88 FR 22478-01
Fish and Wildlife Service 
NOTICES Receipt of Incidental Take Permit Application and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan for the Florida Scrub-Jay; Indian River County, FL; Categorical Exclusion 2023 WL 2918236