80_FR_78224 80 FR 77984 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

80 FR 77984 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)

Page Range77984-77987
FR Document2015-30623

This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled for review or development between fall 2015 and fall 2016. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.

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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 rules scheduled 
for review or development between fall 2015 and fall 2016. 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: You should direct all comments and 
inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. You 
should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of 
Executive Secretariat, 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.

Mark Lawyer,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.

   Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
         Sequence No.                   Title            Identifier No.
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312..........................  Cost Recovery                   1014-AA31
                                Adjustment.
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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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313.......................  Production Safety Systems          1014-AA10
                             and Lifecycle Analysis.
314.......................  Blowout Prevention Systems         1014-AA11
                             and Well Control.
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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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315.......................  National Wildlife Refuge           1018-AX36
                             System; Oil and Gas
                             Regulations.
316.......................  Migratory Bird Permits;            1018-BA69
                             Incidental Take of
                             Migratory Birds; Notice
                             of Intent to Prepare an
                             Environmental Impact
                             Statement; Request for
                             Comments.
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               National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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317.......................  Non-Federal Oil and Gas            1024-AD78
                             Rights.
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 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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318.......................  Stream Protection Rule....         1029-AC63
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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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319.......................  Venting and Flaring: Waste         1004-AE14
                             Prevention and Use of
                             Produced Oil and Gas for
                             Beneficial Purposes.

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320.......................  Onshore Oil and Gas Order          1004-AE16
                             4: Oil Measurement.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Proposed Rule Stage

312.  Cost Recovery Adjustment

    Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701
    Abstract: This rule would update 31 cost recovery fees to allow the 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to recover the full 
costs of the services it provides to the oil and gas industry. It 
complies with the Independent Office Appropriations Act of 1952 which 
established that government services should be self-sustaining to the 
extent possible. Rulemaking is the only method available to update 
these fees and comply with the intent of Congress to recover government 
costs when a special benefit is bestowed on an identifiable recipient. 
The practice of cost recovery is well-established and this rulemaking 
is not expected to be controversial.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   02/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kimberly Monaco, Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, Phone: 703 787-1658.
    RIN: 1014-AA31

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Final Rule Stage

313. Production Safety Systems and Lifecycle Analysis

    Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334
    Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 
will amend and update the regulations regarding offshore oil and 
natural gas production. It will address issues such as production 
safety systems, subsurface safety devices, and safety device testing. 
BSEE has expanded the rule to differentiate the requirements for 
operating dry tree and wet tree production systems on the Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS). This rule will also expand use of life cycle 
analysis of critical equipment.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   08/22/13  78 FR 52240
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/05/13
Final Action........................   01/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison, Chief, Regulations and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1552, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1014-AA10

314. Blowout Prevention Systems and Well Control

    Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334
    Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 
will amend and update regulations regarding offshore oil and natural 
gas production. This final rule will upgrade regulations related to the 
design, manufacture, and repair of blowout preventers (BOPs) in 
response to numerous recommendations. In addition to BOPs, the final 
rule will addresse well design, well control, safe drilling margins, 
casing, cementing, real-time monitoring, and subsea containment. The 
final rule will address many of the issues raised following the 
Deepwater Horizon incident and from experts through a public forum held 
May 22, 2012.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   04/17/15  80 FR 21504
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   06/03/15  80 FR 31560
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/16/15
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   07/16/15
Final Action........................   01/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison, Chief, Regulations and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1552, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1014-AA11

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

315. National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations

    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668dd to ee; 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 16 
U.S.C. 1131 to 1136; 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.309
    Abstract: We propose regulations that ensure that all operators 
conducting oil or gas operations within a National Wildlife Refuge 
System unit do so in a manner that prevents or minimizes damage to 
National Wildlife Refuge System resources, visitor values, and 
management objectives. We do not intend these regulations to result in 
a taking of a property interest, but rather to impose reasonable 
controls on operations that affect federally owned or controlled lands, 
and/or waters.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   02/24/14  79 FR 10080
ANPRM Comment Period End............   04/25/14
ANPRM Comment Period Reopened.......   06/09/14  79 FR 32903
ANPRM Comment Period Reopening End..   07/09/14
NPRM................................   12/00/15
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Brian Salem, Conservation Policy Analyst, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041-3808, Phone: 703 
358-2397, Email: [email protected].

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    Scott Covington, Refuge Energy Program Coordinator, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National 
Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:NWRS, Falls Church, VA 
22041-3808, Phone: 703 358-2427, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1018-AX36

316. Migratory Bird Permits; Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; Notice 
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Request for 
Comments

    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 712; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
    Abstract: We intend to prepare a programmatic environmental impact 
statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321-4347; NEPA) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts 
of a proposal to authorize incidental take of migratory birds under the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-711) and to conduct public 
scoping meetings. We invite input from other Federal and State 
agencies, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and members of the 
public on the scope of the proposed NEPA analysis, the pertinent issues 
we should address, and alternatives to our proposed approach for 
authorizing incidental take. We will hold public scoping open house 
meetings.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice..............................   05/26/15  80 FR 30032
Comment Period End..................   07/27/15
NPRM; NOA for DEIS..................   06/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Charisa Morris, Chief, Branch of Bird Conservation, 
Division of Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, 
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone: 703 358-2558, Fax: 703 358-2217, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BA69

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

National Park Service (NPS)

Proposed Rule Stage

317. Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights

    Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101; 54 U.S.C. 100301; 54 U.S.C. 
100302; 54 U.S.C. 100731; 54 U.S.C. 100732
    Abstract: This rule would update National Park Service (NPS) 
regulations governing the exercise of non-Federal oil and gas rights 
within NPS unit boundaries. It would accommodate new technology and 
industry practices, eliminate regulatory exemptions, update 
requirements, remove caps on bond amounts, and allow NPS to recover 
administrative costs. The changes make the regulations more effective 
and efficient and maintain the highest level of protection compatible 
with park resources and values.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   11/25/09  74 FR 61596
ANPRM Comment Period End............   01/25/10
NPRM................................   10/26/15  80 FR 65571
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/28/15
Final Action........................   06/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ed Kassman, Regulatory Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, 
Lakewood, CA 80225, Phone: 303 969-2146, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1024-AD78

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)

Final Rule Stage

318. Stream Protection Rule

    Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
    Abstract: On August 12, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Columbia denied the Government's request that the court 
vacate and remand the Excess Spoil/Stream Buffer Zone rule published on 
December 12, 2008. Therefore, the Department intends to initiate notice 
and comment rulemaking to address issues arising from previous 
rulemakings. The Agency also intends to prepare a new environmental 
impact statement.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   11/30/09  74 FR 62664
ANPRM Comment Period End............   12/30/09
NPRM................................   07/27/15  80 FR 44436
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   09/10/15  80 FR 54590
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/26/15
Final Action........................   08/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-2829, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1029-AC63

BILLING CODE 4310-05-P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Proposed Rule Stage

319. Venting and Flaring: Waste Prevention and Use of Produced Oil and 
Gas for Beneficial Purposes

    Legal Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d; 25 U.S.C. 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189; 30 
U.S.C. 306; 30 U.S.C. 359; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 43 U.S.C. 1732(b); 43 U.S.C. 
1733; 43 U.S.C. 1740
    Abstract: The rule would update decades-old standards to reduce 
wasteful venting, flaring, and leaks of natural gas from onshore wells 
located on Federal and Indian oil and gas leases. The proposed 
standards would establish requirements and incentives to reduce waste 
of gas and clarify when royalties apply to lost gas. This action will 
enhance our energy security and economy by boosting America's natural 
gas supplies, ensuring that taxpayers receive the royalties due to them 
from development of public resources, and reducing emissions.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/00/15
Final Action........................   06/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Steven Wells, Division Chief, Fluid Minerals 
Division, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Room 
2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003, Phone: 202 912-7143, 
Fax: 202 912-7194, Email: [email protected].

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    RIN: 1004-AE14

320. Onshore Oil and Gas Order 4: Oil Measurement

    Legal Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396(d); 25 U.S.C. 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189; 
30 U.S.C. 306; 30 U.S.C. 359; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 43 U.S.C. 1732(b); 43 
U.S.C. 1733; 43 U.S.C. 1740
    Abstract: Onshore Order 4 establishes minimum standards to ensure 
liquid hydrocarbons are accurately measured and reported. This Order 
was last updated in 1989, and since then changes in technology have 
allowed for more accurate fluid measurement. This order will 
incorporate current industry standards and allow for the use of new 
technology.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   11/00/15
Final Action........................   05/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Steven Wells, Division Chief, Fluid Minerals 
Division, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Room 
2134 LM, 20 M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003, Phone: 202 912-7143, 
Fax: 202 912-7194, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1004-AE16

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                                                      77984                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Unified Agenda

                                                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                            SUMMARY:   This notice provides the                                     of rules that we have issued or expect
                                                                                                                            semiannual agenda of rules scheduled                                    to issue and of currently effective rules
                                                      Office of the Secretary                                               for review or development between fall                                  that we have scheduled for review.
                                                                                                                            2015 and fall 2016. The Regulatory                                        Simultaneously, the Department
                                                      25 CFR Ch. I                                                          Flexibility Act and Executive Order                                     meets the requirement of the Regulatory
                                                                                                                            12866 require publication of the agenda.                                Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to
                                                      30 CFR Chs. II and VII                                                ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated,                                  publish an agenda in April and October
                                                                                                                            all agency contacts are located at the                                  of each year identifying rules that will
                                                      36 CFR Ch. I                                                          Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street                               have significant economic effects on a
                                                                                                                            NW., Washington, DC 20240.                                              substantial number of small entities. We
                                                      43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You                                    have specifically identified in the
                                                                                                                            should direct all comments and                                          agenda rules that will have such effects.
                                                      48 CFR Ch. 14                                                         inquiries about these rules to the                                        This edition of the Unified Agenda of
                                                                                                                            appropriate agency contact. You should                                  Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory
                                                      50 CFR Chs. I and IV                                                  direct general comments relating to the                                 Actions includes The Regulatory Plan,
                                                                                                                            agenda to the Office of Executive                                       which appears in both the online
                                                      [XXXD4523WS DS6CS00000                                                Secretariat, Department of the Interior,                                Unified Agenda and in part II of the
                                                      DWS000000.000000 DP.6CS05 241A0]                                      at the address above or at 202–208–                                     Federal Register that includes the
                                                                                                                            3181.                                                                   Unified Agenda. The Department’s
                                                      Semiannual Regulatory Agenda                                                                                                                  Statement of Regulatory Priorities is
                                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   With this                                  included in the Plan.
                                                      AGENCY:       Office of the Secretary, Interior.                      publication, the Department satisfies the
                                                                                                                            requirement of Executive Order 12866                                    Mark Lawyer,
                                                      ACTION:     Semiannual regulatory agenda.
                                                                                                                            that the Department publish an agenda                                   Federal Register Liaison Officer.

                                                                                     BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                               Identifier No.

                                                      312 ....................   Cost Recovery Adjustment ...............................................................................................................................         1014–AA31


                                                                                          BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                               Identifier No.

                                                      313 ....................   Production Safety Systems and Lifecycle Analysis .........................................................................................                       1014–AA10
                                                      314 ....................   Blowout Prevention Systems and Well Control ...............................................................................................                      1014–AA11


                                                                                                UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                               Identifier No.

                                                      315 ....................   National Wildlife Refuge System; Oil and Gas Regulations ............................................................................                            1018–AX36
                                                      316 ....................   Migratory Bird Permits; Incidental Take of Migratory Birds; Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental                                                         1018–BA69
                                                                                   Impact Statement; Request for Comments.


                                                                                                                 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                               Identifier No.

                                                      317 ....................   Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights .....................................................................................................................             1024–AD78


                                                                                    OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                               Identifier No.
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                                                      318 ....................   Stream Protection Rule ....................................................................................................................................      1029–AC63


                                                                                                           BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                               Identifier No.

                                                      319 ....................   Venting and Flaring: Waste Prevention and Use of Produced Oil and Gas for Beneficial Purposes ............                                                       1004–AE14



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                                                                                              BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT—PROPOSED RULE STAGE—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                              Title                                                                       Identifier No.

                                                      320 ....................   Onshore Oil and Gas Order 4: Oil Measurement ............................................................................................       1004–AE16



                                                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                                 differentiate the requirements for                                Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                                       operating dry tree and wet tree                                 Required: Yes.
                                                      Bureau of Safety and Environmental                                                                                                 Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison,
                                                                                                                       production systems on the Outer
                                                      Enforcement (BSEE)                                                                                                               Chief, Regulations and Standards
                                                                                                                       Continental Shelf (OCS). This rule will
                                                      Proposed Rule Stage                                              also expand use of life cycle analysis of                       Branch, Department of the Interior,
                                                                                                                       critical equipment.                                             Bureau of Safety and Environmental
                                                      312. • Cost Recovery Adjustment                                                                                                  Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road,
                                                                                                                         Timetable:
                                                        Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701                                                                                                Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787–
                                                        Abstract: This rule would update 31                                    Action                 Date            FR Cite          1552, Fax: 703 787–1555, Email:
                                                      cost recovery fees to allow the Bureau                                                                                           lakeisha.harrison@bsee.gov.
                                                      of Safety and Environmental                                      NPRM ..................      08/22/13      78 FR 52240            RIN: 1014–AA11
                                                      Enforcement to recover the full costs of                         NPRM Comment                 12/05/13
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                                                      the services it provides to the oil and                            Period End.
                                                                                                                       Final Action .........       01/00/16
                                                      gas industry. It complies with the
                                                      Independent Office Appropriations Act
                                                                                                                         Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
                                                      of 1952 which established that
                                                                                                                       Required: Yes.
                                                      government services should be self-                                Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison,                            United States Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                      sustaining to the extent possible.                               Chief, Regulations and Standards                                (FWS)
                                                      Rulemaking is the only method                                    Branch, Department of the Interior,
                                                      available to update these fees and                                                                                               Proposed Rule Stage
                                                                                                                       Bureau of Safety and Environmental
                                                      comply with the intent of Congress to                            Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road,                               315. National Wildlife Refuge System;
                                                      recover government costs when a                                  Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787–                             Oil and Gas Regulations
                                                      special benefit is bestowed on an                                1552, Fax: 703 787–1555, Email:                                   Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668dd to
                                                      identifiable recipient. The practice of                          lakeisha.harrison@bsee.gov.                                     ee; 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
                                                      cost recovery is well-established and                              RIN: 1014–AA10                                                1131 to 1136; 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.309
                                                      this rulemaking is not expected to be                                                                                              Abstract: We propose regulations that
                                                      controversial.                                                   314. Blowout Prevention Systems and
                                                                                                                                                                                       ensure that all operators conducting oil
                                                        Timetable:                                                     Well Control
                                                                                                                                                                                       or gas operations within a National
                                                                                                                         Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31                           Wildlife Refuge System unit do so in a
                                                              Action                  Date            FR Cite
                                                                                                                       U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334                                     manner that prevents or minimizes
                                                      NPRM ..................       02/00/16                             Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and                            damage to National Wildlife Refuge
                                                                                                                       Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will                           System resources, visitor values, and
                                                        Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                amend and update regulations regarding                          management objectives. We do not
                                                      Required: Yes.                                                   offshore oil and natural gas production.                        intend these regulations to result in a
                                                        Agency Contact: Kimberly Monaco,                               This final rule will upgrade regulations                        taking of a property interest, but rather
                                                      Department of the Interior, Bureau of                            related to the design, manufacture, and                         to impose reasonable controls on
                                                      Safety and Environmental Enforcement,                            repair of blowout preventers (BOPs) in                          operations that affect federally owned or
                                                      1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC                                response to numerous                                            controlled lands, and/or waters.
                                                      20240, Phone: 703 787–1658.                                      recommendations. In addition to BOPs,                             Timetable:
                                                        RIN: 1014–AA31                                                 the final rule will addresse well design,
                                                                                                                       well control, safe drilling margins,                                    Action                Date         FR Cite
                                                                                                                       casing, cementing, real-time monitoring,
                                                                                                                                                                                       ANPRM ...............       02/24/14    79 FR 10080
                                                                                                                       and subsea containment. The final rule                          ANPRM Comment               04/25/14
                                                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
                                                                                                                       will address many of the issues raised                           Period End.
                                                      Bureau of Safety and Environmental                               following the Deepwater Horizon                                 ANPRM Comment               06/09/14    79 FR 32903
                                                      Enforcement (BSEE)                                               incident and from experts through a                              Period Re-
                                                                                                                       public forum held May 22, 2012.                                  opened.
                                                      Final Rule Stage                                                                                                                 ANPRM Comment               07/09/14
                                                                                                                         Timetable:
                                                      313. Production Safety Systems and                                                                                                Period Reopen-
                                                      Lifecycle Analysis                                                       Action                 Date            FR Cite           ing End.
                                                                                                                                                                                       NPRM ..................     12/00/15
                                                        Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43
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                                                                                                                       NPRM ..................      04/17/15      80 FR 21504
                                                      U.S.C. 1334                                                      NPRM Comment                 06/03/15      80 FR 31560            Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                        Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and                               Period Ex-                                                    Required: Yes.
                                                      Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will                              tended.                                                         Agency Contact: Brian Salem,
                                                      amend and update the regulations                                 NPRM Comment                 06/16/15                           Conservation Policy Analyst,
                                                      regarding offshore oil and natural gas                             Period End.                                                   Department of the Interior, United
                                                      production. It will address issues such                          NPRM Comment                 07/16/15                           States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275
                                                      as production safety systems, subsurface                           Period Ex-                                                    Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls
                                                                                                                         tended End.
                                                      safety devices, and safety device testing.                       Final Action .........       01/00/16
                                                                                                                                                                                       Church, VA 22041–3808, Phone: 703
                                                      BSEE has expanded the rule to                                                                                                    358–2397, Email: brian_salem@fws.gov.


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                                                      77986                       Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Unified Agenda

                                                        Scott Covington, Refuge Energy                           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                               Action              Date        FR Cite
                                                      Program Coordinator, Department of the
                                                                                                                 National Park Service (NPS)                             ANPRM ...............     11/30/09   74 FR 62664
                                                      Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
                                                      Service, National Wildlife Refuge                          Proposed Rule Stage                                     ANPRM Comment             12/30/09
                                                                                                                                                                           Period End.
                                                      System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:NWRS,                       317. Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights                     NPRM ..................   07/27/15   80 FR 44436
                                                      Falls Church, VA 22041–3808, Phone:                                                                                NPRM Comment              09/10/15   80 FR 54590
                                                      703 358–2427, Email: scott_covington@                         Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101; 54                  Period Ex-
                                                      fws.gov.                                                   U.S.C. 100301; 54 U.S.C. 100302; 54                       tended.
                                                                                                                 U.S.C. 100731; 54 U.S.C. 100732                         NPRM Comment              10/26/15
                                                        RIN: 1018–AX36                                              Abstract: This rule would update                       Period End.
                                                      316. Migratory Bird Permits; Incidental                    National Park Service (NPS) regulations                 Final Action .........    08/00/16
                                                      Take of Migratory Birds; Notice of                         governing the exercise of non-Federal
                                                                                                                 oil and gas rights within NPS unit                        Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                      Intent To Prepare an Environmental
                                                                                                                 boundaries. It would accommodate new                    Required: Yes.
                                                      Impact Statement; Request for                                                                                        Agency Contact: Dennis Rice,
                                                      Comments                                                   technology and industry practices,
                                                                                                                 eliminate regulatory exemptions, update                 Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
                                                        Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 712; 42                   requirements, remove caps on bond                       Interior, Office of Surface Mining
                                                      U.S.C. 4321 et seq.                                        amounts, and allow NPS to recover                       Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
                                                                                                                 administrative costs. The changes make                  Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                        Abstract: We intend to prepare a                                                                                 DC 20240, Phone: 202 208–2829, Email:
                                                      programmatic environmental impact                          the regulations more effective and
                                                                                                                 efficient and maintain the highest level                drice@osmre.gov.
                                                      statement pursuant to the National                                                                                   RIN: 1029–AC63
                                                                                                                 of protection compatible with park
                                                      Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
                                                                                                                 resources and values.                                   BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
                                                      U.S.C. 4321–4347; NEPA) to evaluate
                                                                                                                    Timetable:
                                                      the potential environmental impacts of
                                                      a proposal to authorize incidental take                           Action                 Date         FR Cite
                                                      of migratory birds under the Migratory                                                                             DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
                                                      Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703–711) and                    ANPRM ...............     11/25/09     74 FR 61596      Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
                                                      to conduct public scoping meetings. We                     ANPRM Comment             01/25/10
                                                                                                                   Period End.                                           Proposed Rule Stage
                                                      invite input from other Federal and
                                                                                                                 NPRM ..................   10/26/15     80 FR 65571      319. Venting and Flaring: Waste
                                                      State agencies, tribes, nongovernmental
                                                                                                                 NPRM Comment              12/28/15
                                                      organizations, and members of the                                                                                  Prevention and Use of Produced Oil
                                                                                                                   Period End.
                                                      public on the scope of the proposed                        Final Action .........    06/00/16
                                                                                                                                                                         and Gas for Beneficial Purposes
                                                      NEPA analysis, the pertinent issues we                                                                               Legal Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d; 25
                                                      should address, and alternatives to our                      Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                       U.S.C. 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189; 30 U.S.C.
                                                      proposed approach for authorizing                          Required: Yes.                                          306; 30 U.S.C. 359; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 43
                                                      incidental take. We will hold public                         Agency Contact: Ed Kassman,                           U.S.C. 1732(b); 43 U.S.C. 1733; 43
                                                      scoping open house meetings.                               Regulatory Specialist, Department of the                U.S.C. 1740
                                                                                                                 Interior, National Park Service, 12795                    Abstract: The rule would update
                                                        Timetable:
                                                                                                                 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CA                      decades-old standards to reduce
                                                                                                                 80225, Phone: 303 969–2146, Email:                      wasteful venting, flaring, and leaks of
                                                              Action                 Date         FR Cite
                                                                                                                 edward_kassman@nps.gov.                                 natural gas from onshore wells located
                                                      Notice ..................     05/26/15   80 FR 30032         RIN: 1024–AD78                                        on Federal and Indian oil and gas leases.
                                                      Comment Period                07/27/15                                                                             The proposed standards would establish
                                                                                                                 BILLING CODE 4310–EJ–P
                                                        End.                                                                                                             requirements and incentives to reduce
                                                      NPRM; NOA for                 06/00/16                                                                             waste of gas and clarify when royalties
                                                        DEIS.                                                                                                            apply to lost gas. This action will
                                                                                                                 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                        enhance our energy security and
                                                        Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                                                                  economy by boosting America’s natural
                                                                                                                 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation                    gas supplies, ensuring that taxpayers
                                                      Required: Yes.                                             and Enforcement (OSMRE)                                 receive the royalties due to them from
                                                        Agency Contact: Charisa Morris,                          Final Rule Stage                                        development of public resources, and
                                                      Chief, Branch of Bird Conservation,                                                                                reducing emissions.
                                                      Division of Migratory Bird Management,                     318. Stream Protection Rule                               Timetable:
                                                      Department of the Interior, United                            Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
                                                      States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275                        Abstract: On August 12, 2009, the                           Action              Date        FR Cite
                                                      Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church,                       U.S. District Court for the District of                 NPRM ..................   12/00/15
                                                      VA 22041–3803, Phone: 703 358–2558,                        Columbia denied the Government’s                        Final Action .........    06/00/16
                                                      Fax: 703 358–2217, Email: charisa_                         request that the court vacate and
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                                                      morris@fws.gov.                                            remand the Excess Spoil/Stream Buffer                     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                        RIN: 1018–BA69                                           Zone rule published on December 12,                     Required: Yes.
                                                                                                                 2008. Therefore, the Department intends                   Agency Contact: Steven Wells,
                                                      BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
                                                                                                                 to initiate notice and comment                          Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division,
                                                                                                                 rulemaking to address issues arising                    Department of the Interior, Bureau of
                                                                                                                 from previous rulemakings. The Agency                   Land Management, Room 2134 LM, 20
                                                                                                                 also intends to prepare a new                           M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003,
                                                                                                                 environmental impact statement.                         Phone: 202 912–7143, Fax: 202 912–
                                                                                                                    Timetable:                                           7194, Email: s1wells@blm.gov.


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                                                                          Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Unified Agenda                                                  77987

                                                         RIN: 1004–AE14                                       updated in 1989, and since then                           Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                              changes in technology have allowed for                  Required: Yes.
                                                      320. Onshore Oil and Gas Order 4: Oil
                                                                                                              more accurate fluid measurement. This                     Agency Contact: Steven Wells,
                                                      Measurement
                                                                                                              order will incorporate current industry                 Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division,
                                                        Legal Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396(d); 25                 standards and allow for the use of new                  Department of the Interior, Bureau of
                                                      U.S.C. 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189; 30 U.S.C.                   technology.                                             Land Management, Room 2134 LM, 20
                                                      306; 30 U.S.C. 359; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 43                                                                          M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003,
                                                      U.S.C. 1732(b); 43 U.S.C. 1733; 43                        Timetable:
                                                                                                                                                                      Phone: 202 912–7143, Fax: 202 912–
                                                      U.S.C. 1740                                                                                                     7194, Email: s1wells@blm.gov.
                                                        Abstract: Onshore Order 4 establishes                        Action                 Date         FR Cite
                                                      minimum standards to ensure liquid                                                                                RIN: 1004–AE16
                                                                                                              NPRM ..................   11/00/15
                                                      hydrocarbons are accurately measured                    Final Action .........    05/00/16
                                                                                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–30623 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]
                                                      and reported. This Order was last                                                                               BILLING CODE 4310–84–P
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FR Citation80 FR 77984 
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Title 25 CFR Chapter I
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Title 36 CFR Chapter I
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Title 48 CFR Chapter 14

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