Proposed Rule2023-14546
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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July 27, 2023
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Interior Department
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This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development between spring 2023 and spring 2024. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48568-48572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14546]
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Vol. 88
Thursday,
No. 143
July 27, 2023
Part X
Department of the Interior
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
25 CFR Ch. I
30 CFR Chs. II and VII
36 CFR Ch. I
43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II
48 CFR Ch. 14
50 CFR Chs. I and IV
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of
the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development
between spring 2023 and spring 2024. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and
Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, all agency contacts are located
at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all comments and
inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. Please
direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of
Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the
Interior, at the address above or at (202) 513-0357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department
satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department
publish an agenda of rules that we have issued or expect to issue and
of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review.
Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to publish an agenda
in April and October of each year identifying rules that will have
significant economic effects on a substantial number of small entities.
We have specifically identified in the agenda rules that will have such
effects. The complete Unified Agenda will be published at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>, in a format that offers users enhanced ability to
obtain information from the Agenda database. Agenda information is also
available at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, the government-wide website for
submission of comments on proposed regulations.
In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed
on previous agendas for which there has been no publication activity or
for which a proposed or interim rule was published. There is no legal
significance to the omission of an item from this agenda. Withdrawal of
a rule does not necessarily mean that the Department will not proceed
with the rulemaking. Withdrawal allows the Department to assess the
action further and determine whether rulemaking is appropriate.
Following such an assessment, the Department may determine that certain
rules listed as withdrawn under this agenda are appropriate for
promulgation.
Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Executive Secretariat
and Regulatory Affairs.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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110....................... Revisions to 1014-AA53
Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS.
111....................... Outer Continental Shelf 1014-AA57
Civil Penalties, Surety
Bond Requirements When
Filing an Appeal.
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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112....................... Oil and Gas and Sulfur 1014-AA52
Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf-Blowout
Preventer Systems and
Well Control Revisions.
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Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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113....................... Risk Management, Financial 1082-AA02
Assurance and Loss
Prevention--Decommissioni
ng Activities and
Obligations.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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114....................... Importation, Exportation 1018-BF16
and Transportation of
Wildlife; Updates to the
Regulations.
115....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BG63
2024-25 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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116....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF64
2023-24 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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117....................... Commercial Visitor 1024-AE57
Services; Concession
Contracts.
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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118....................... Air Quality Rule.......... 1010-AE09
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Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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119....................... Conservation and Landscape 1004-AE92
Health (Section 610
Review).
120....................... Management and Protection 1004-AE95
of the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska
(Section 610 Review).
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Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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121....................... Helium Contracts (Section 1004-AE93
610 Review).
122....................... Onshore Oil and Gas 1004-AE94
Operations--Annual Civil
Penalties Inflation
Adjustments (Section 610
Review).
123....................... Application Procedures, 1004-AE96
Execution and Filing of
Forms: Correction of
State Office and Public
Room Address for Filings
and Recordings, Including
Proper Offices for
Recording of Mining
Claims; Colorado (Section
610 Review).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
110. Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS [1014-AA53]
Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331
to 1356a
Abstract: This proposed rule would address issues relating to (1)
idle iron by adding a definition of this term to clarify that it
applies to idle wells and structures on active leases; (2) abandonment
in place of subsea infrastructure by adding regulations addressing when
BSEE may approve decommissioning-in-place instead of removal of certain
subsea equipment; and (3) other operational considerations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/00/23
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1751, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7acaeb5ace9aaa6abb4b3b5a8aa87a5b4a2a2e9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ef5f7ecf5b0f3fff2edeaecf1f3defcedfbfbb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1014-AA53
111. Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties, Surety Bond Requirements
When Filing an Appeal [1014-AA57]
Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43
U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This proposed rulemaking would clarify BSEE's existing
regulatory authority under 30 CFR 250.1409, which establishes criteria
that must be met before a party may proceed with an appeal of a civil
penalty pursuant to 30 CFR part 290. Before filing an appeal to the
Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA), an operator must either submit a
surety bond to BSEE's sister agency, BOEM, in the amount of the
penalty, or notify BOEM that they want their lease bond to be used as
the bond for the penalty amount.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/23
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/00/23
Final Action........................ 10/00/23
Final Action Effective.............. 01/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
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1751, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8de6e4ffe6a3e0ece1fef9ffe2e0cdeffee8e8a3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="741f1d061f5a1915180700061b1934160711115a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1014-AA57
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Final Rule Stage
112. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-
Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions [1014-AA52]
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: This rulemaking revises the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations published in the 2019
final rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control
Revisions,'' 84 FR 21908 (May 15, 2019), for drilling, workover,
completion and decommissioning operations. In accordance with Executive
Order (E.O.) 13990 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and
Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis) and the E.O.'s
accompanying ``President's Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for
Review,'' BSEE reviewed the 2019 final rule and is updating to subpart
G of 30 CFR part 250 to ensure operations are conducted safely and in
an environmentally responsible manner.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/14/22 87 FR 56354
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/14/22 .......................
Final Action........................ 06/00/23 .......................
Final Action Effective.............. 07/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1751, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6902001b02470408051a1d1b0604290b1a0c0c470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e45475c4500434f425d5a5c41436e4c5d4b4b00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1014-AA52
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Completed Actions
113. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention--
Decommissioning Activities and Obligations [1082-AA02]
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a)
Abstract: On October 12, 2020, the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE) published the joint proposed rule in the Federal Register (85 FR
65904). BSEE continued to pursue this rulemaking as a BSEE-only final
rule to revise policies and procedures concerning compliance with
decommissioning obligations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and
gas. The final rule clarifies and streamline specific regulatory
requirements associated with the operational and procedural aspects of
applicable decommissioning responsibilities of OCS lessees and grant
holders. BOEM will continue to evaluate and develop a comprehensive set
of regulations to manage the risks and financial obligations associated
with industry activities on the OCS and pursue these actions in a
separate rulemaking under RIN 1010-AE14.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/16/20 85 FR 65904
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/15/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 04/18/23 88 FR 23569
Final Action Effective.............. 05/18/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Bivan Patnaik, Deputy Director of Regulatory
Affairs, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202
208-4582, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99fbf0eff8f7c6e9f8edf7f8f0f2d9f0f6eab7fdf6f0b7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06646f7067685976677268676f6d466f69752862696f28616970">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1082-AA02
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
114. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates
to the Regulations [1018-BF16]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 33 8(d)-(f); 16 U.S.C. 668; 16 U.S.C.
704; 16 U.S.C. 712; 16 U.S.C. 1382; 16 U.S.C. 1538(d)-(f); 16 U.S.C.
1540(f); 16 U.S.C. 3371 to 3378; 16 U.S.C. 4223 to 4244; 16 U.S.C. 4901
to 4916; 18 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 9701; . . .
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise FWS's regulations
governing the importation and exportation of wildlife. In this
rulemaking, FWS would review all sections of 50 CFR part 14 and provide
necessary revisions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Edward Grace, Assistant Director, Office of Law
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: LEO, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803, Phone: 703 358-1949, Fax: 703 358-1947, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#117475667063754e7663707274517766623f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c49485b4d5e48734b5e4d4f496c4a5b5f024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1018-BF16
115. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2024-25 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018-BG63]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This rulemaking action would establish annual hunting
regulations for certain migratory game birds. FWS annually prescribes
the frameworks, or outside limits, for season lengths, bag limits, and
areas for migratory game bird hunting. After these frameworks are
established, States and Tribes may select season dates, bag limits, and
other regulatory options for their hunting seasons.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Division of
Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2c7d0cbc1fdc9c7d0d1caccc7d0e2c4d5d18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec899e858fb387899e9f8482899eac8a9b9fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1018-BG63
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Final Rule Stage
116. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023-24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations [1018-BF64]
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: This rulemaking action establishes annual hunting
regulations for certain migratory game birds. FWS annually prescribes
the frameworks, or outside limits, for season lengths, bag limits, and
areas for migratory game bird hunting. After these frameworks are
established, States and Tribes may select season dates, bag limits, and
other regulatory options for their hunting seasons.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/03/22 87 FR 66247
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/05/22 .......................
Proposed Frameworks................. 01/30/23 88 FR 6054
Proposed Frameworks; Comment Period 03/01/23 .......................
End.
Proposed Tribal Regulations......... 03/23/23 88 FR 17511
Proposed Tribal Regulations; Comment 05/08/23 .......................
Period Ends.
Final Frameworks.................... 07/00/23 .......................
Final Tribal Regulations............ 08/00/23 .......................
Seasons and Bag Limits.............. 08/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Division of
Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c5d2c9c3ffcbc5d2d3c8cec5d2e0c6d7d38ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfaabda6ac90a4aabdbca7a1aabd8fa9b8bce1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1018-BF64
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
National Park Service (NPS)
Final Rule Stage
117. Commercial Visitor Services; Concession Contracts [1024-AE57]
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101926
Abstract: This final rule will revise regulations that govern the
solicitation, award, and administration of concessions contracts to
provide commercial visitor services at NPS units under the authority
granted through the Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998. The
changes will reduce administrative burdens and expand sustainable, high
quality, and contemporary concessioner-provided visitor services in
national parks.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/20/20 85 FR 43775
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/18/20 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 07/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kurt M. Rausch, Chief, Contract Management,
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 513-7207, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2a9b7b0b69db0a3b7b1a1aa82acb2b1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94ffe1e6e0cbe6f5e1e7f7fcd4fae4e7baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1024-AE57
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Long-Term Actions
118. Air Quality Rule [1010-AE09]
Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8)
Abstract: This proposed rule would identify opportunities for
clarifying air quality regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Karen Thundiyil, Chief, Office of Regulations,
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 742-0970, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e353f2c3b30702a362b303a372737321e3c313b3370393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e656f7c6b60207a667b606a677767624e6c616b6320696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1010-AE09
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
119. Conservation and Landscape Health (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE92]
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1732(a)
Abstract: This final rule will clarify and support the principles
of multiple use and sustained yield in the management of the public
lands. This rule would incorporate climate resiliency and restoration
through conservation and preservation in the management of the public
lands. Under authority provided in the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA), including section 102(a)(8) (43 U.S.C.
1701(a)(8)), and other relevant authorities, this rule will incorporate
climate resiliency and restoration through conservation, defined as
protection and restoration, in the management of the public lands
pursuant to the FLPMA. As part of identifying uses and tools to carry
out restoration and mitigation activities, the rule will apply land
health standards to all renewable resources and identify conservation
leases as a tool that BLM will further define, including based on
public and stakeholder comments through the NPRM.
This rule rests within 43 CFR 6000, which includes Conservation and
Preservation, and would provide an overarching framework governing
multiple resource areas to ensure land health and sustained yield. This
rule will affirm existing policy direction for restoration and
conservation actions in building and maintaining sustainable land
management practices to ensure healthy and productive ecosystems for
current and future generations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/03/23 88 FR 19583
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/20/23 .......................
Final Action........................ 12/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Brian St. George, Acting Assistant Director,
Directorate of Resources and Planning, Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240,
Phone: 202 239-3741, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7c6d6a797b716c797b5e7c727330797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9abbabdaeaca6bbaeac89aba5a4e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1004-AE92
120. <bullet> Management and Protection of the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE95]
Legal Authority: Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976
(42 U.S.C. 6501 to 6508)
Abstract: This proposed rule would assure maximum protection of
Special Areas in the NPR-A pursuant to and consistent with the
provisions of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 (90
Stat. 303; 42 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.), Alaska National Interest Lands
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Conservation Act, and other applicable authorities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/23 .......................
Final Action........................ 01/00/24 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
Agency Contact: Kyle W. Moorman, Division Chief for Regulatory
Affairs and Directives, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 527-
2433, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abc0c6c4c4d9c6cac5ebc9c7c685ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53383e3c3c213e323d13313f3e7d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1004-AE95
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Final Rule Stage
121. Helium Contracts (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE93]
Legal Authority: 50 U.S.C. 167d (d)(1)
Abstract: In accordance with the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is no longer conducting the Federal
in-kind program, whereby Federal users purchase helium from third
parties who then purchased that same amount of helium from BLM. This
final rule will update BLM's regulations to reflect those changes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 10/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Amy Hay, Division Chief, Division of Business
Resources, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Denver Federal Center, Building 50, Denver, CO 80225-0047, Phone: 703
870-8844, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e6f666f774e6c626320696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57363f362e17353b3a79303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1004-AE93
122. <bullet> Onshore Oil and Gas Operations-Annual Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustments (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE94]
Legal Authority: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1734
Abstract: This final rule adjusts the level of civil monetary
penalties contained in the BLM's regulations governing onshore oil and
gas operations and coal trespass as required by the Federal Civil
Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. This
annual rule replaces the previously issued amounts with the updated
amounts after using the inflation adjustment multiplier provided by the
Office of Management and Budget.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 09/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Kyle W. Moorman, Division Chief for Regulatory
Affairs and Directives, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 527-
2433, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa9197959588979b94ba989697d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264d4b4949544b474866444a4b08414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1004-AE94
123. <bullet> Application Procedures, Execution and Filing of Forms:
Correction of State Office and Public Room Address for Filings and
Recordings, Including Proper Offices for Recording of Mining Claims;
Colorado (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE96]
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 43 U.S.C. 2; 43 U.S.C. 1201; 43
U.S.C. 1733 and 1740
Abstract: This final rule updates Bureau of Land Management's (BLM)
regulations pertaining to execution and filing of forms in order to
reflect the new addresses for the BLM-Colorado State Office and its
Public Room.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 06/00/23 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Jennnifer Bednar, Deputy State Director, Colorado
State Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
2850 Youngfield Street, Fairfield, CO 80215, Phone: 303 239-3801,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711b1314151f100331131d1c5f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5cfc7c0c1cbc4d7e5c7c9c88bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1004-AE96
[FR Doc. 2023-14546 Filed 7-26-23; 8:45 am]
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