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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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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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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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    RIN: 1004-AE96

[FR Doc. 2023-14546 Filed 7-26-23; 8:45 am]
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