Notice2022-15114
Request for Information To Inform Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting
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July 15, 2022
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Interior Department
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The Department of the Interior is announcing the dates of public listening sessions the Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting is holding to gather information and develop recommendations for improving Federal hardrock mining regulations, laws, and permitting processes. We are also extending the comment period on our March 31, 2022, request for information notice announcing the formation of an interagency working group to gather information and develop recommendations for improving Federal hardrock mining regulations, laws, and permitting processes.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42492-42493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15114]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DO1-2022-0003; 223D0102DM, DS6CS00000, DLSN00000.000000,
DX.6CS25]
Request for Information To Inform Interagency Working Group on
Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting
AGENCY: Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public listening sessions and extension of public
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is announcing the dates of
public listening sessions the Interagency Working Group on Mining
Regulations, Laws, and Permitting is holding to gather information and
develop recommendations for improving Federal hardrock mining
regulations, laws, and permitting processes. We are also extending the
comment period on our March 31, 2022, request for information notice
announcing the formation of an interagency working group to gather
information and develop recommendations for improving Federal hardrock
mining regulations, laws, and permitting processes.
DATES: The public comment period on our request for information notice
that published on March 31, 2022, at 86 FR 18811 is extended.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments by 11:59 p.m. August
30, 2022.
The interagency group will host virtual public listening sessions
at the dates and times below.
<bullet> 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 19th
<bullet> 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET Thursday, July 21st
<bullet> 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. ET Tuesday, July 26th
Please register at the following link to receive further
communication regarding the details of the listening session, including
an invite.
<a href="https://blm.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7aYgS_MQQpSTKRoB88n03A">https://blm.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7aYgS_MQQpSTKRoB88n03A</a>
<a href="https://blm.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_DECbin4eQ_CwYEpEOM3lpQ">https://blm.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_DECbin4eQ_CwYEpEOM3lpQ</a>
<a href="https://blm.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KUjEwhI-Q5qB2ZGYtBbMYA">https://blm.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KUjEwhI-Q5qB2ZGYtBbMYA</a>
Listening sessions may end before the time noted above if all those
participating have completed their oral comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and will be available for public viewing and
inspection. In the Search box, enter the docket number presented above
in the document headings. For best results, do not copy and paste the
number; instead, type the docket number into the Search box using
hyphens. Then, click on the Search button. You may submit a comment by
clicking on ``Comment.'' Comments may also be submitted by mail using
the following address: Bureau of Land Management, Division of Solid
Minerals, 1849 C Street NW, Room 5645, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Feldgus, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, (202) 208-6734, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18c888f888f869384878e938ca1888e92cf858e88cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b36323532353c293e3d3429361b323428753f3432753c342d">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services for contacting Mr. Feldgus. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 24, 2021, President Biden signed
Executive Order (E.O.) 14017, ``America's Supply Chains.'' On June 8,
2021, the White House released the 100-Day reviews directed by E.O.
14017, which included a recommendation for the Federal government to
establish ``an interagency team with expertise in mine permitting and
environmental law to identify gaps in statutes and regulations that may
need to be updated to ensure new production meets strong environmental
standards throughout the lifecycle of the project; ensure meaningful
community consultation and consultation with tribal nations, respecting
the government-to-government relationship, at all stages of the mining
process; and examine opportunities to reduce time, cost, and risk of
permitting without compromising these strong environmental and
consultation benchmarks.'' \1\
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\1\ The White House, Building Resilient Supply Chains,
Revitalizing American Manufacturing, and Fostering Broad-Based
Growth, June 2021, p. 14. <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/08/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-supply-chain-disruptions-task-force-to-address-short-term-supply-chain-discontinuities/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/08/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-supply-chain-disruptions-task-force-to-address-short-term-supply-chain-discontinuities/</a>.
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On September 16, 2021, the Department of the Interior (Department)
received a petition for rulemaking pursuant to the Department's
regulations at 43 CFR part 14 from 9 Tribal and 31 conservation groups
requesting ``a rulemaking to strengthen and modernize [the Bureau of
Land Management's] regulations at 43 CFR part 3800 et seq.''
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); section 40206 of the IIJA, ``Critical
Minerals Supply Chains and Reliability,'' directs the Secretaries of
the Interior and Agriculture to submit a report to Congress by November
15, 2022, that ``identifies additional measures, including regulatory
and legislative proposals, if appropriate, that would increase the
timeliness of permitting activities for the exploration and development
of domestic critical minerals.''
To respond to these directives and the rulemaking petition, the
Department has created an interagency working group (IWG) on Federal
hardrock mining laws, regulations, and permitting, chaired by the
Department and including the Department of Agriculture through the U.S.
Forest Service; the Environmental
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Protection Agency; the Army Corps of Engineers; the Departments of
Commerce, Energy, Defense, and State; the Council on Environmental
Quality; and the National Economic Council. For the purposes of the
IWG, ``hardrock'' minerals are those mineral resources that are subject
to disposal under the Mining Law of 1872.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Tommy Beaudreau,
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2022-15114 Filed 7-14-22; 8:45 am]
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