Federal Register - May 2014

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NSF - National Science Foundation (NSF) gives notice of the National Science Board meeting on May 6 and 7 in Arlington, VA. Public portions of the meeting will be available via webcast. [Thursday, May 1, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 84)]

DOI - Department of the Interior (DOI) issues notice of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas lease sales; bidding will go from May 1 through October 31, 2014. [Monday, May 5, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 86)]

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requests comments for weather modification activities report requirements. Comments are due July 7, 2014. [Monday, May 5, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 86)]

DOE - Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of a third public meeting on the Quadrennial Energy Review, which will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 9:00 AM CDT in New Orleans, LA. Written comments are welcome and must be submitted within 60 days following the meeting. [Friday, May 9, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 90)]

NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Earth Science Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council on Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29, 2014 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. [Friday, May 9, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 90)]

DOE - Department of Energy (DOE) announces its decision to continue management of the Uranium Leasing Program (ULP) for 31 lease tracts for the next 10 years. [Monday, May 12, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 91)]

DOE - Department of Energy (DOE) gives notices of a meeting of the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee (NEAC) on Thursday, June 5 in Washington, D.C. [Tuesday, May 13, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 92)]

DOI- Department of the Interior (DOI) notifies the public that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of operations in the Outer Continental Shelf for minerals other than oil, gas, and sulphur. [Wednesday, May 14, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 93)]

USGS - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces a listening workshop at the 39th Annual Natural Hazards Center Workshop in Broomfield, CO to hear perspectives on the development of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction’s (UNISDR) successor strategy to the Hyogo Framework for Action to be launched in 2015. [Wednesday, May 14, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 93)]

DOI - Department of the Interior (DOI) informs the public of and requests comments on the methods and procedures that the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), intends to use to implement the terms of the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013. Comments must be received by the BLM on or before June 16, 2014. [Friday, May 16, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 95)]

USGS- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces that the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) will hold its next meeting at the U.S. Geological Survey, in Golden, CO on May 29-30, 2014. [Friday, May 16, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 95)]

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issues advance notice of proposed rule making and requests comments on what information should be reported or disclosed about hydraulic fracturing chemical and the mechanism for obtaining this information. Comments must be received on or before August 18, 2014. [Monday, May 19, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 96)]

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a public teleconference of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) to discuss the clarity and accuracy of an EPA draft document titled Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence. Written comments and requests to present oral statements must be received by June 16, 2014. [Friday, May 23, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 100)]

USGS - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science to review reports for the Secretary of the Interior, their strategy, and future plans. Comments can be submitted in writing or orally on June 11-12, 2014. [Tuesday, May 27, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 101)]

USGS - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gives notice of a meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) scheduled for June 24-25, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The NGAC provides advice on Federal geospatial programs. Comments may be presented June 25, 2014 or submitted in writing. [Friday, May 30, 2014 (Vol. 79, No. 104)]