| Page Range | 77984-77987 | |
| FR Document | 2015-30623 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)] [Unknown Section] [Pages 77984-77987] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30623] [[Page 77983]] Vol. 80 Tuesday, No. 240 December 15, 2015 Part XI Department of the Interior ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Federal Register / Vol. 80 , No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Unified Agenda [[Page 77984]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [XXXD4523WS DS6CS00000 DWS000000.000000 DP.6CS05 241A0] Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 312.......................... Cost Recovery 1014-AA31 Adjustment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Final Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 313....................... Production Safety Systems 1014-AA10 and Lifecycle Analysis. 314....................... Blowout Prevention Systems 1014-AA11 and Well Control. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 317....................... Non-Federal Oil and Gas 1024-AD78 Rights. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 318....................... Stream Protection Rule.... 1029-AC63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 319....................... Venting and Flaring: Waste 1004-AE14 Prevention and Use of Produced Oil and Gas for Beneficial Purposes. [[Page 77985]] 320....................... Onshore Oil and Gas Order 1004-AE16 4: Oil Measurement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 02/00/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 08/22/13 78 FR 52240 NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/05/13 Final Action........................ 01/00/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 BILLING CODE 4310-VH-P 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]. [[Page 77986]] 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notice.............................. 05/26/15 80 FR 30032 Comment Period End.................. 07/27/15 NPRM; NOA for DEIS.................. 06/00/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 BILLING CODE 4333-15-P 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 BILLING CODE 4310-EJ-P 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 12/00/15 Final Action........................ 06/00/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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]. [[Page 77987]] 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 11/00/15 Final Action........................ 05/00/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 [FR Doc. 2015-30623 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Unknown Section | |
| Action | Semiannual regulatory agenda. | |
| 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 | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 77984 | |
| CFR Citation | 25 Title 25 CFR Chapter I 36 Title 36 CFR Chapter I 48 Title 48 CFR Chapter 14 |