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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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February 9, 2024

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This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development between Fall 2023 and Fall 2024. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9598-9601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00448]

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Vol. 89

Friday,

No. 28

February 9, 2024

Part X

Department of the Interior

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2024 / UA:
Reg Flex 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 Fall 2023 and Fall 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) 208-3181.

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.
This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in
both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register
that includes the Unified Agenda. The Department's Statement of
Regulatory Priorities is included in the Plan.
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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369....................... Outer Continental Shelf 1014-AA57
Civil Penalties, Surety
Bond Requirements When
Filing an Appeal.
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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370....................... Revisions to 1014-AA53
Decommissioning
Requirements on the OCS.
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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371....................... Oil and Gas and Sulfur 1014-AA52
Operations in the Outer
Continental Shelf-Blowout
Preventer Systems and
Well Control Revisions.
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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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372....................... Importation, Exportation 1018-BF16
and Transportation of
Wildlife; Updates to the
Regulations.
373....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BG63
2024-25 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
374....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BH65
2025-26 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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375....................... 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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376....................... Commercial Visitor 1024-AE57
Services; Concession
Contracts.
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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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377....................... Management and Protection 1004-AE95
of the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska
(Section 610 Review) (Reg
Plan Seq No. 145).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.

Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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378....................... Conservation and Landscape 1004-AE92
Health (Section 610
Review) (Reg Plan Seq No.
150).
379....................... Helium Contracts (Section 1004-AE93
610 Review).
380....................... Onshore Oil and Gas 1004-AE94
Operations-Annual Civil
Penalties Inflation
Adjustments (Section 610
Review).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Proposed Rule Stage

369. 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:

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#0b6062796025666a67787f7964664b69786e6e256c647d">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1014-AA57

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Long-Term Actions

370. 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:

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#5e35372c3570333f322d2a2c31331e3c2d3b3b70393128">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1014-AA53

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Completed Actions

371. Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-
Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions [1014-AA52]

Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
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.

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Timetable:

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#2f44465d4401424e435c5b5d40426f4d5c4a4a01484059">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1014-AA52

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

372. 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................................ 03/00/24
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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#731617041201172c1401121016331504005d141c05">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1018-BF16

373. 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................................ 11/00/23
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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#7c190e151f2317190e0f1412190e3c1a0b0f521b130a">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1018-BG63

374. <bullet> Migratory Bird Hunting; 2025-26 Migratory Game Bird
Hunting Regulations [1018-BH65]

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/24
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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#9bfee9f2f8c4f0fee9e8f3f5fee9dbfdece8b5fcf4ed">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1018-BH65

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Completed Actions

375. 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 established 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.................... 08/11/23 88 FR 54830
Final Frameworks Effective.......... 08/11/23
Seasons and Bag Limits.............. 08/18/23 88 FR 56489
Seasons and Bag Limits Effective.... 08/18/23
Final Tribal Regulations............ 09/01/23 88 FR 60375
Final Tribal Regulations Effective.. 09/01/23
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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#b6d3c4dfd5e9ddd3c4c5ded8d3c4f6d0c1c598d1d9c0">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1018-BF64

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

National Park Service (NPS)

Final Rule Stage

376. Commercial Visitor Services; Concession Contracts [1024-AE57]

Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101926
Abstract: This final rule revises regulations that govern the
solicitation, award, and administration of concessions contracts to
provide commercial visitor services at National Park System units under
the authority granted to the Secretary of the Interior by the
Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 and the National Park
Service Centennial Act. The revisions reduce administrative burdens and
expand opportunities for sustainable, high quality, and contemporary
concessioner-provided visitor services in park areas.
Timetable:

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#375c4245436845564244545f7759474419505841">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1024-AE57

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Proposed Rule Stage

377. Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE95]

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 145 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1004-AE95

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Final Rule Stage

378. Conservation and Landscape Health (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE92]

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 150 in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1004-AE92

379. Helium Contracts (Section 610 Review) [1004-AE93]

Legal Authority: 50 U.S.C. 167d (d)(1)
Abstract: The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
is implementing the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013, which requires the
disposal of the Federal Helium System and cessation of the In-Kind
Program.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 11/00/23
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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#02636a637b42606e6f2c656d74">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1004-AE93

380. 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 annual rule adjusts the level of civil monetary
penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM)
regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass
as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 01/00/24
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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#c0abadafafb2ada1ae80a2acadeea7afb6">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 1004-AE94

[FR Doc. 2024-00448 Filed 2-8-24; 8:45 am]
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