Rule2023-24053
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Codification of Onshore Orders 1, 2, 6, and 7; Correction
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Published
November 1, 2023
Effective
November 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
On June 16, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a final rule that codified Onshore Order 1--Approval of Operations; Onshore Order 2--Drilling Operations on Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Order 6--Hydrogen Sulfide Operations; and Onshore Order 7--Disposal of Produced Water into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This action corrects two cross references in that regulation.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 74890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24053]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3170
[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500173878]
RIN 1004-AE90
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas
Leases; Codification of Onshore Orders 1, 2, 6, and 7; Correction
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: On June 16, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a final rule that codified Onshore Order 1--Approval of
Operations; Onshore Order 2--Drilling Operations on Federal and Indian
Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Order 6--Hydrogen Sulfide Operations; and
Onshore Order 7--Disposal of Produced Water into the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR). This action corrects two cross references in that
regulation.
DATES: Effective on November 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send inquiries or suggestions to Director (630),
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646, Washington, DC
20240; Attention: RIN 1004-AE90.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Fields, Chief, Division of
Fluid Minerals, telephone: 240-712-8358, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#522b343b373e362112303e3f7c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96eff0fff3faf2e5d6f4fafbb8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>; or
Faith Bremner, Regulatory Analyst, Division of Regulatory Affairs,
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0d6d2c2d5ddded5c2f0d2dcdd9ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bfdf9e9fef6f5fee9dbf9f7f6b5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for
contacting Ms. Fields. 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: The final codification rule (June 16, 2023,
88 FR 39514), placed the four Onshore Orders into the CFR without
making any substantive changes to their content. The only changes made
to the four Onshore Orders were related to formatting, such as adding
new section and paragraph designations, so that the Orders conform to
the Office of the Federal Register's Document Drafting Handbook
requirements. Since the four Onshore Orders were duly promulgated
through prior notice-and-comment rulemakings, and the final rule did
not change them, the BLM codified the orders in the CFR as a final rule
without any further public comment.
The technical amendment that is the subject of this correction is
prompted by the inclusion of two incorrect cross references in the
final codification rule. During the process of preparing the final rule
for publication and updating cross references throughout the document,
the BLM inadvertently included incorrect cross references in a portion
of the final rule that pertain to blowout preventer testing
requirements. These requirements are found at 43 CFR 3172.6. These
testing requirements have been in effect since 1988.
List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 3170
Administrative practice and procedure, Disposal of produced water,
Drilling operations, Flaring, Government contracts, Hydrogen sulfide
operations, Indians-lands, Immediate assessments, Mineral royalties,
Oil and gas exploration, Oil and gas measurement, Public lands--mineral
resources, Reporting and record keeping requirements, Royalty-free use,
Venting.
Accordingly, 43 CFR part 3170 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 3170--ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION
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1. The authority citation for part 3170 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359,
and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.
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2. Amend Sec. 3172.6 by revising paragraphs (b)(9)(iv) introductory
text and (b)(9)(xi) to read as follows:
Sec. 3172.6 Well control.
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(b) * * *
(9) * * *
(iv) As a minimum, the test in paragraphs (b)(9)(ii) and (iii) of
this section shall be performed:
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(xi) All of the tests described in paragraphs (b)(9)(ii) through
(x) of this section and/or drills shall be recorded in the drilling
log.
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Laura Daniel-Davis,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-24053 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-29-P
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