Notice 20 Feb 2025 environmental impact, business compliance, nrc, nuclear regulation, idaho

⚛️NRC Terminates SNM-2512 License for Idaho Spent Fuel Facility

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is terminating Special Nuclear Material (SNM) License No. SNM-2512 for the Idaho Spent Fuel Facility (ISFF). By letter dated November 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requested that the NRC terminate the ISFF license. The ISFF has not been constructed, no physical or principal activities authorized by the license have been conducted, and no nuclear materials have been possessed under the license. Consequently, the ISFF site is approved for unrestricted use.

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Notice 10 Feb 2025 agriculture, pesticide regulation, invasive species, idaho, environmental protection, potassium chloride

🦠EPA Announces Emergency Exemption for Potassium Chloride Use

EPA is announcing a quarantine exemption request from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) to use the pesticide potassium chloride (CAS No. 7440-09-7) to treat up to 1.26 acres to control Quagga mussels. The applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by EPA. Due to the urgent nature of the emergency and the very narrow and limited use being requested EPA has eliminated the public comment period. Nonetheless, interested parties may still contact the Agency with information about this notice and treatment program.

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Regulatory Compliance, Energy Sector 29 Jan 2025 energy, regulatory compliance, idaho, hydroelectric, licensing, business transfer
Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Economic Development 23 Jan 2025 energy regulation, hydropower, licensing, idaho, big wood canal company, federal power act
Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Impact 23 Jan 2025 compliance, energy, regulation, environmental assessment, hydropower, idaho
Compliance, Regulatory 22 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, clean water act, consent decree, idaho, fines, city of driggs, environmental impacts
Compliance, Economic Development 17 Jan 2025 bureau of land management, public lands, recreation, idaho, fee

🏕️Notice Establishing New Recreation Fee Area in Idaho

Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salmon Field Office will establish a fee program for a reservable rental cabin known as Tarpons Roost, constructed on the Continental Divide near Lemhi Pass, in Lemhi County, Idaho.

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Regulatory Compliance, Professional Event 16 Jan 2025 public meeting, department of energy, advisory board, idaho, environmental management

🛠️Notice of Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting in Idaho

This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

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Regulatory Compliance, Economic Development 10 Jan 2025 agriculture, economic development, land management, idaho, forestry

🌲Final Approval of Revised Land Management Plan in Idaho

Heath Perrine, Acting Forest Supervisor for the Nez Perce- Clearwater National Forests, Northern Region, signed the final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Revised Land Management Plan (LMP) for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. The final ROD documents the rationale for approving the Revised LMP and is consistent with the Reviewing Officers' responses to objections and instructions.

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Regulatory Requirements, Economic Development 10 Jan 2025 fees, tourism, public lands, recreation, idaho

🏕️New Recreation Fees Impacting Businesses in Idaho's BLM Areas

Pursuant to the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d'Alene Field Office will establish day-use fees at Mica Bay Boater Park and Killarney Lake Campground and Access, located in Kootenai County; and at the Huckleberry Campground in Shoshone County.

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