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    <description>Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, Dec 2 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat  Revised Designation for the Kootenai River Population]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-09-E8-15134</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are revising 
the designation of critical habitat for the Kootenai River population 
of the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) (Kootenai sturgeon) 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, 
18.3 river miles (RM) (29.5 river kilometers (RKM)) of the Kootenai 
River are designated as critical habitat within Boundary County, Idaho.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jul 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Fish and Wildlife Service ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-09-E8-15614</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The Department of the Interior, through the National Park 
Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service, announces the reopening of 
the comment period on the proposed rule concerning the possession and 
transportation of firearms in national park areas and national wildlife 
refuges. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on 
April 30, 2008 (73 FR 23388).
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jul 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Alternative Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on  the Outer Continental Shelf]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-09-E8-14911</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ The MMS is proposing regulations that would establish a 
program to grant leases, easements, and rightsofway (ROW) for 
alternative energy project activities on the Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS) as well as for certain previously unauthorized activities that 
involve the alternate use of existing facilities located on the OCS; 
and would establish the methods for sharing revenues generated by this 
program with nearby coastal States. These regulations are also intended 
to ensure the orderly, safe, and environmentally responsible 
development of alternative energy sources on the OCS. The MMS is 
developing this program and proposed regulations under the authority 
granted the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) by the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (EPAct), which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (OCS Lands Act). Under this new authority, the Secretary maintains 
discretionary authority to issue leases, easements or ROWs on the OCS 
for previously unauthorized activities that: Produce or support 
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  <guid>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-09-E8-14911</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, Jul 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of  Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-09-E8-15495</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information 
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork 
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 220. This notice also 
provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork 
burden of these regulatory requirements. The previous title of this ICR 
was ``30 CFR Part 220Accounting Procedures for Determining Net Profit 
Share Payment for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leases, Sec.  
220.010 NPSL capital account, Sec.  220.030 Maintenance of records, 
Sec.  220.031 Reporting and payment requirements, Sec.  220.032 
Inventories, and Sec.  220.033 Audits.'' The new title of this ICR is 
``30 CFR Part 220, OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting.'' There are 
no forms associated with this information collection.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jul 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0164 (Damage Caused by  Hurricanes), Extension of a Collection; Submitted]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-09-E8-15497</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ 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 for review and approval. The 
information collection request concerns the paperwork requirements in 
the regulations under 30 CFR 250, Subpart I, Platforms and Structures, 
Notice to Lessees and OperatorsDamage Caused by Hurricane(s). This 
request covers damage due to any hurricane(s) that may occur in the 
Gulf of Mexico over the next 3 years.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Jul 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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