81_FR_37435 81 FR 37324 - Unified Regulatory Agenda

81 FR 37324 - Unified Regulatory Agenda

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 111 (June 9, 2016)

Page Range37324-37327
FR Document2016-12908

This notice provides the unified agenda of rules scheduled for review or development between spring 2016 and spring 2017. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the 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


Unified Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Unified regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the unified agenda of rules scheduled for 
review or development between spring 2016 and spring 2017. 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: Direct all comments and inquiries to 
the appropriate agency contact. 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 202-208-5257.

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 
these effects.

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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170.......................  Cost Recovery Adjustment..         1014-AA31
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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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171.......................  Production Safety Systems          1014-AA10
                             and Lifecycle Analysis.
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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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172.......................  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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173.......................  Migratory Bird Permits;            1018-BA69
                             Incidental Take of
                             Migratory Birds.
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        United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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174.......................  National Wildlife Refuge           1018-AX36
                             System; Management of Non-
                             Federal Oil and Gas
                             Rights.
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                 National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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175.......................  Non-Federal Oil and Gas            1024-AD78
                             Rights.
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               Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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176.......................  Title Evidence for Trust           1076-AF28
                             Land Acquisitions
                             (Section 610 Review).
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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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177.......................  Stream Protection Rule....         1029-AC63
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               Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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178.......................  Waste Prevention,                  1004-AE14
                             Production Subject to
                             Royalties, and Resource
                             Conservation.
179.......................  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

170. 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................................   09/00/16
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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

171. 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........................   05/00/16
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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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Completed Actions

172. 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 address 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.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Action........................   04/29/16  81 FR 25887
Final Action Effective..............   07/28/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison, 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

173. Migratory Bird Permits; Incidental Take of Migratory Birds

    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
    Abstract: We are preparing a programmatic environmental impact 
statement (PEIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 to 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 to 
711). In drafting the PEIS, we invited 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. Based on this PEIS, we propose to 
establish regulations to govern the incidental take of migratory birds 
from activities under which migratory birds are killed incidental to 
otherwise lawful activities. These proposed regulations will establish 
rules for individual permits and programmatic agreements with Federal 
agencies and will establish the basis for future rulemaking for general 
authorizations for incidental take of migratory birds.
    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..................   10/00/16
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Stephen Earsom, Biologist-Pilot, Regions 4 & 5 
Aviation Manager, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Phone: 301 980-8711, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BA69

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Final Rule Stage

174. National Wildlife Refuge System; Management of Non-Federal Oil and 
Gas Rights

    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 anticipate publishing 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. These regulations will not 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................................   12/11/15  80 FR 77200
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/09/16
Final Action........................   08/00/16
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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].
    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

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

National Park Service (NPS)

Final Rule Stage

175. 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........................   09/00/16
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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)

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Final Rule Stage

176.  Title Evidence for Trust Land Acquisitions (Section 610 
Review)

    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2; 25 U.S.C. 9
    Abstract: This rule would delete the requirement for applicants to 
furnish title evidence that meets the Standards for the Preparation of 
Title Evidence in Land Acquisitions by the United States issued by the 
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and replace the requirement with a 
less onerous, more targeted requirement for title evidence. The DOJ 
standards are intended for acquisitions of Federal land, not for 
acquisitions of land in trust or restricted status for Indian Tribes or 
individuals.

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    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule..................   03/01/16  81 FR 10477
Interim Final Rule Comment Period      03/31/16
 End.
Interim Final Rule-Delay of            04/15/16  81 FR 22183
 Effective Date.
Interim Final Rule Effective........   04/15/16
Interim Final Rule--Confirmation of    05/00/16
 Rulemaking.
Interim Final Rule-Delay of            05/16/16
 Effective Date Effective.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, Phone: 202 273-4680, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1076-AF28

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)

Final Rule Stage

177. 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.............   09/25/15
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   10/26/15
Final Action........................   07/00/16
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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

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Final Rule Stage

178. Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource 
Conservation

    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................................   02/08/16  81 FR 6616
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   04/04/16  81 FR 19110
NPRM Comment Period End.............   04/08/16
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   04/22/16
Final Action........................   11/00/16
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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-AE14

179. 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................................   09/30/15  80 FR 58952
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   11/23/15  80 FR 72943
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/14/15
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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                                                  37324                         Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 111 / Thursday, June 9, 2016 / Unified Agenda

                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                           SUMMARY:   This notice provides the                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     With this
                                                                                                                       unified agenda of rules scheduled for                                 publication, the Department satisfies the
                                                  Office of the Secretary                                              review or development between spring                                  requirement of Executive Order 12866
                                                                                                                       2016 and spring 2017. The Regulatory                                  that the Department publish an agenda
                                                  25 CFR Ch. I                                                         Flexibility Act and Executive Order                                   of rules that we have issued or expect
                                                                                                                       12866 require publication of the agenda.                              to issue and of currently effective rules
                                                  30 CFR Chs. II and VII                                                                                                                     that we have scheduled for review.
                                                                                                                       ADDRESSES:  Unless otherwise indicated,
                                                  36 CFR Ch. I                                                         all agency contacts are located at the                                  Simultaneously, the Department
                                                                                                                       Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street                             meets the requirement of the Regulatory
                                                  43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II                                     NW., Washington, DC 20240.                                            Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to
                                                                                                                                                                                             publish an agenda in April and October
                                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                      of each year identifying rules that will
                                                  48 CFR Ch. 14
                                                                                                                       Direct all comments and inquiries to the                              have significant economic effects on a
                                                  50 CFR Chs. I and IV                                                 appropriate agency contact. Direct                                    substantial number of small entities. We
                                                                                                                       general comments relating to the agenda                               have specifically identified in the
                                                  Unified Regulatory Agenda                                            to the Office of Executive Secretariat                                agenda rules that will have these effects.
                                                                                                                       and Regulatory Affairs, Department of
                                                  AGENCY:     Office of the Secretary, Interior.                                                                                             Mark Lawyer,
                                                                                                                       the Interior, at the address above or at
                                                  ACTION:     Unified regulatory agenda.
                                                                                                                       202–208–5257.                                                         Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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

                                                  170 ....................   Cost Recovery Adjustment ..............................................................................................................................      1014–AA31


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

                                                  171 ....................   Production Safety Systems and Lifecycle Analysis .........................................................................................                   1014–AA10


                                                                                   BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT—COMPLETED ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                     Title                                                                             Identifier No.

                                                  172 ....................   Blowout Prevention Systems and Well Control ...............................................................................................                  1014–AA11


                                                                                           UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                     Title                                                                              Regulation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Identifier No.

                                                  173 ....................   Migratory Bird Permits; Incidental Take of Migratory Birds .............................................................................                     1018–BA69


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

                                                  174 ....................   National Wildlife Refuge System; Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights .....................................                                          1018–AX36


                                                                                                                 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                     Title                                                                             Identifier No.
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                                                                                                               BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                                Identifier No.

                                                  176 ....................   Title Evidence for Trust Land Acquisitions (Section 610 Review) .................................................................                                 1076–AF28


                                                                                OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                       Title                                                                                Identifier No.

                                                  177 ....................   Stream Protection Rule ....................................................................................................................................       1029–AC63


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

                                                  178 ....................   Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation .........................................                                            1004–AE14
                                                  179 ....................   Onshore Oil and Gas Order 4: Oil Measurement ............................................................................................                         1004–AE16



                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                                        DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
                                                  Bureau of Safety and Environmental                                    Bureau of Safety and Environmental                                      Bureau of Safety and Environmental
                                                  Enforcement (BSEE)                                                    Enforcement (BSEE)                                                      Enforcement (BSEE)
                                                  Proposed Rule Stage                                                   Final Rule Stage                                                        Completed Actions
                                                  170. Cost Recovery Adjustment                                         171. Production Safety Systems and                                      172. Blowout Prevention Systems and
                                                                                                                        Lifecycle Analysis                                                      Well Control
                                                    Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701
                                                                                                                          Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43                                     Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31
                                                    Abstract: This rule would update 31
                                                                                                                        U.S.C. 1334                                                             U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334
                                                  cost recovery fees to allow the Bureau
                                                  of Safety and Environmental                                             Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and                                      Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and
                                                  Enforcement to recover the full costs of                              Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will                                   Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will
                                                  the services it provides to the oil and                               amend and update the regulations                                        amend and update regulations regarding
                                                  gas industry. It complies with the                                    regarding offshore oil and natural gas                                  offshore oil and natural gas production.
                                                  Independent Office Appropriations Act                                 production. It will address issues such                                 This final rule will upgrade regulations
                                                  of 1952 which established that                                        as production safety systems, subsurface                                related to the design, manufacture, and
                                                                                                                        safety devices, and safety device testing.                              repair of blowout preventers (BOPs) in
                                                  government services should be self-
                                                                                                                        BSEE has expanded the rule to                                           response to numerous
                                                  sustaining to the extent possible.
                                                                                                                        differentiate the requirements for                                      recommendations. In addition to BOPs,
                                                  Rulemaking is the only method
                                                                                                                        operating dry tree and wet tree                                         the final rule will address well design,
                                                  available to update these fees and                                    production systems on the Outer
                                                  comply with the intent of Congress to                                                                                                         well control, safe drilling margins,
                                                                                                                        Continental Shelf (OCS). This rule will                                 casing, cementing, real-time monitoring,
                                                  recover government costs when a                                       also expand use of life cycle analysis of
                                                  special benefit is bestowed on an                                                                                                             and subsea containment. The final rule
                                                                                                                        critical equipment.                                                     will address many of the issues raised
                                                  identifiable recipient. The practice of
                                                                                                                          Timetable:                                                            following the Deepwater Horizon
                                                  cost recovery is well-established and
                                                  this rulemaking is not expected to be                                                                                                         incident and from experts through a
                                                                                                                                 Action                   Date               FR Cite            public forum held May 22, 2012.
                                                  controversial.
                                                                                                                        NPRM ..................          08/22/13        78 FR 52240              Completed:
                                                    Timetable:
                                                                                                                        NPRM Comment                     12/05/13
                                                                                                                          Period End.                                                                   Reason                     Date         FR Cite
                                                          Action                  Date               FR Cite
                                                                                                                        Final Action .........           05/00/16
                                                                                                                                                                                                Final Action .........           04/29/16    81 FR 25887
                                                  NPRM ..................       09/00/16
                                                                                                                                                                                                Final Action Effec-              07/28/16
                                                                                                                          Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                         tive.
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                                     Required: Yes.
                                                  Required: Yes.                                                          Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison,                                      Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
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                                                    Agency Contact: Kimberly Monaco,                                    Chief, Regulations and Standards                                        Required: Yes.
                                                  Department of the Interior, Bureau of                                 Branch, Department of the Interior,
                                                                                                                        Bureau of Safety and Environmental                                        Agency Contact: Lakeisha Harrison,
                                                  Safety and Environmental Enforcement,                                                                                                         Phone: 703 787–1552, Fax: 703 787–
                                                  1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC                                     Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road,
                                                                                                                        Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787–                                     1555, Email: lakeisha.harrison@
                                                  20240, Phone: 703 787–1658.                                                                                                                   bsee.gov.
                                                                                                                        1552, Fax: 703 787–1555, Email:
                                                    RIN: 1014–AA31                                                      lakeisha.harrison@bsee.gov.                                               RIN: 1014–AA11
                                                                                                                          RIN: 1014–AA10                                                        BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P




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                                                  37326                       Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 111 / Thursday, June 9, 2016 / Unified Agenda

                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                           DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                        DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
                                                  United States Fish and Wildlife Service                    United States Fish and Wildlife Service                 National Park Service (NPS)
                                                  (FWS)                                                      (FWS)                                                   Final Rule Stage
                                                  Proposed Rule Stage                                        Final Rule Stage                                        175. Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights
                                                  173. Migratory Bird Permits; Incidental                    174. National Wildlife Refuge System;                      Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101; 54
                                                  Take of Migratory Birds                                    Management of Non-Federal Oil and                       U.S.C. 100301; 54 U.S.C. 100302; 54
                                                                                                             Gas Rights                                              U.S.C. 100731; 54 U.S.C. 100732
                                                    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712;                                                                              Abstract: This rule would update
                                                  42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.                                        Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668dd to                  National Park Service (NPS) regulations
                                                    Abstract: We are preparing a                             ee; 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.                   governing the exercise of non-Federal
                                                  programmatic environmental impact                          1131 to 1136; 40 CFR 51.300 to 51.309                   oil and gas rights within NPS unit
                                                  statement (PEIS) pursuant to the                              Abstract: We anticipate publishing                   boundaries. It would accommodate new
                                                  National Environmental Policy Act of                       regulations that ensure that all operators              technology and industry practices,
                                                  1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 to 4347; NEPA) to                     conducting oil or gas operations within                 eliminate regulatory exemptions, update
                                                  evaluate the potential environmental                       a National Wildlife Refuge System unit                  requirements, remove caps on bond
                                                  impacts of a proposal to authorize                         do so in a manner that prevents or                      amounts, and allow NPS to recover
                                                  incidental take of migratory birds under                   minimizes damage to National Wildlife                   administrative costs. The changes make
                                                  the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C.                   Refuge System resources, visitor values,                the regulations more effective and
                                                                                                                                                                     efficient and maintain the highest level
                                                  703 to 711). In drafting the PEIS, we                      and management objectives. These
                                                                                                                                                                     of protection compatible with park
                                                  invited input from other Federal and                       regulations will not result in a taking of
                                                                                                                                                                     resources and values.
                                                  State agencies, tribes, nongovernmental                    a property interest, but rather to impose                  Timetable:
                                                  organizations, and members of the                          reasonable controls on operations that
                                                  public on the scope of the proposed                        affect federally owned or controlled                             Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                  NEPA analysis, the pertinent issues we                     lands, and/or waters.
                                                  should address, and alternatives to our                                                                            ANPRM ...............     11/25/09   74 FR 61596
                                                                                                                Timetable:
                                                  proposed approach for authorizing                                                                                  ANPRM Comment             01/25/10
                                                                                                                                                                       Period End.
                                                  incidental take. Based on this PEIS, we                           Action                Date          FR Cite      NPRM ..................   10/26/15   80 FR 65571
                                                  propose to establish regulations to                                                                                NPRM Comment              12/28/15
                                                  govern the incidental take of migratory                    ANPRM ...............     02/24/14       79 FR 10080      Period End.
                                                  birds from activities under which                          ANPRM Comment             04/25/14                      Final Action .........    09/00/16
                                                  migratory birds are killed incidental to                     Period End.
                                                  otherwise lawful activities. These                         ANPRM Comment             06/09/14       79 FR 32903      Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                               Period Re-                                            Required: Yes.
                                                  proposed regulations will establish rules                    opened.
                                                  for individual permits and                                                                                           Agency Contact: Ed Kassman,
                                                                                                             ANPRM Comment             07/09/14
                                                  programmatic agreements with Federal                                                                               Regulatory Specialist, Department of the
                                                                                                               Period Reopen-
                                                  agencies and will establish the basis for                    ing End.                                              Interior, National Park Service, 12795
                                                  future rulemaking for general                              NPRM ..................   12/11/15       80 FR 77200    West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CA
                                                  authorizations for incidental take of                      NPRM Comment              02/09/16                      80225, Phone: 303 969–2146, Email:
                                                                                                               Period End.                                           edward_kassman@nps.gov.
                                                  migratory birds.
                                                                                                             Final Action .........    08/00/16                        RIN: 1024–AD78
                                                    Timetable:
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                                                          Action               Date           FR Cite          Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                             Required: Yes.
                                                  Notice ..................   05/26/15     80 FR 30032         Agency Contact: Brian Salem,                          DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
                                                  Comment Period              07/27/15                       Conservation Policy Analyst,
                                                    End.                                                                                                             Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
                                                                                                             Department of the Interior, United
                                                  NPRM; NOA for               10/00/16                                                                               Final Rule Stage
                                                    DEIS.                                                    States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275
                                                                                                             Leesburg Pike, MS: NWRS, Falls                          176. • Title Evidence for Trust Land
                                                                                                             Church, VA 22041–3808, Phone: 703                       Acquisitions (Section 610 Review)
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                             358–2397, Email: brian_salem@fws.gov.
                                                  Required: Yes.                                                                                                        Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25
                                                                                                               Scott Covington, Refuge Energy                        U.S.C. 2; 25 U.S.C. 9
                                                    Agency Contact: Stephen Earsom,
                                                                                                             Program Coordinator, Department of the                     Abstract: This rule would delete the
                                                  Biologist–Pilot, Regions 4 & 5 Aviation
                                                                                                             Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife               requirement for applicants to furnish
                                                  Manager, Department of the Interior,
                                                                                                             Service, National Wildlife Refuge                       title evidence that meets the Standards
                                                  United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                                                                                             System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:                         for the Preparation of Title Evidence in
                                                  Phone: 301 980–8711, Email: stephen_                                                                               Land Acquisitions by the United States
                                                                                                             NWRS, Falls Church, VA 22041–3808,
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                                                  earsom@fws.gov.                                                                                                    issued by the U.S. Department of Justice
                                                                                                             Phone: 703 358–2427, Email: scott_
                                                    RIN: 1018–BA69                                           covington@fws.gov.                                      (DOJ), and replace the requirement with
                                                                                                                                                                     a less onerous, more targeted
                                                                                                               RIN: 1018–AX36
                                                                                                                                                                     requirement for title evidence. The DOJ
                                                                                                             BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                  standards are intended for acquisitions
                                                                                                                                                                     of Federal land, not for acquisitions of
                                                                                                                                                                     land in trust or restricted status for
                                                                                                                                                                     Indian Tribes or individuals.


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                                                                             Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 111 / Thursday, June 9, 2016 / Unified Agenda                                                   37327

                                                     Timetable:                                                    Action                Date          FR Cite               Action            Date        FR Cite

                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        NPRM Comment              09/10/15       80 FR 54590    NPRM Comment              04/08/16
                                                                                                              Period Ex-                                              Period End.
                                                  Interim Final Rule        03/01/16      81 FR 10477         tended.                                               NPRM Comment              04/22/16
                                                  Interim Final Rule        03/31/16                        NPRM Comment              09/25/15                        Period Ex-
                                                     Comment Pe-                                              Period End.                                             tended End.
                                                     riod End.                                              NPRM Comment              10/26/15                      Final Action .........    11/00/16
                                                  Interim Final Rule-        04/15/16     81 FR 22183         Period Ex-
                                                     Delay of Effec-                                          tended End.                                             Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                     tive Date.                                             Final Action .........    07/00/16                      Required: Yes.
                                                  Interim Final Rule        04/15/16
                                                     Effective.
                                                                                                                                                                      Agency Contact: Steven Wells,
                                                                                                              Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                       Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division,
                                                  Interim Final              05/00/16                       Required: Yes.
                                                     Rule—Con-                                                                                                      Department of the Interior, Bureau of
                                                                                                              Agency Contact: Dennis Rice,
                                                     firmation of                                                                                                   Land Management, Room 2134 LM, 20
                                                                                                            Regulatory Analyst, Department of the
                                                     Rulemaking.                                                                                                    M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003,
                                                                                                            Interior, Office of Surface Mining
                                                  Interim Final Rule-       05/16/16                                                                                Phone: 202 912–7143, Fax: 202 912–
                                                     Delay of Effec-                                        Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
                                                                                                                                                                    7194, Email: s1wells@blm.gov.
                                                     tive Date Effec-                                       Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                                                                                                                                      RIN: 1004–AE14
                                                     tive.                                                  DC 20240, Phone: 202 208–2829, Email:
                                                                                                            drice@osmre.gov.                                        179. Onshore Oil and Gas Order 4: Oil
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                           RIN: 1029–AC63                                        Measurement
                                                  Required: No.                                             BILLING CODE 4310–05–P                                    Legal Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396(d); 25
                                                    Agency Contact: Elizabeth Appel,
                                                                                                                                                                    U.S.C. 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189; 30 U.S.C.
                                                  Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs,
                                                                                                                                                                    306; 30 U.S.C. 359; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 43
                                                  Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                        U.S.C. 1732(b); 43 U.S.C. 1733; 43
                                                  NW., Washington, DC 20240, Phone:
                                                                                                                                                                    U.S.C. 1740
                                                  202 273–4680, Email: elizabeth.appel@                     Bureau of Land Management (BLM)                           Abstract: Onshore Order 4 establishes
                                                  bia.gov.
                                                                                                            Final Rule Stage                                        minimum standards to ensure liquid
                                                    RIN: 1076–AF28
                                                                                                                                                                    hydrocarbons are accurately measured
                                                  BILLING CODE 4337–15–P                                    178. Waste Prevention, Production                       and reported. This Order was last
                                                                                                            Subject to Royalties, and Resource                      updated in 1989, and since then
                                                                                                            Conservation                                            changes in technology have allowed for
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                            Legal Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396d; 25                   more accurate fluid measurement. This
                                                                                                            U.S.C. 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189; 30 U.S.C.                   order will incorporate current industry
                                                  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation                      306; 30 U.S.C. 359; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 43                  standards and allow for the use of new
                                                  and Enforcement (OSMRE)                                   U.S.C. 1732(b); 43 U.S.C. 1733; 43                      technology.
                                                  Final Rule Stage                                          U.S.C. 1740                                               Timetable:
                                                                                                              Abstract: The rule would update
                                                  177. Stream Protection Rule                               decades-old standards to reduce                                  Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                     Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.                wasteful venting, flaring, and leaks of
                                                                                                                                                                    NPRM ..................   09/30/15   80 FR 58952
                                                     Abstract: On August 12, 2009, the                      natural gas from onshore wells located
                                                                                                                                                                    NPRM Comment              11/23/15   80 FR 72943
                                                  U.S. District Court for the District of                   on Federal and Indian oil and gas leases.                 Period Ex-
                                                  Columbia denied the Government’s                          The proposed standards would establish                    tended.
                                                  request that the court vacate and                         requirements and incentives to reduce                   NPRM Comment              12/14/15
                                                  remand the Excess Spoil/Stream Buffer                     waste of gas and clarify when royalties                   Period End.
                                                  Zone rule published on December 12,                       apply to lost gas. This action will                     Final Action .........    05/00/16
                                                  2008. Therefore, the Department intends                   enhance our energy security and
                                                  to initiate notice and comment                            economy by boosting America’s natural                     Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  rulemaking to address issues arising                      gas supplies, ensuring that taxpayers                   Required: Yes.
                                                  from previous rulemakings. The Agency                     receive the royalties due to them from                    Agency Contact: Steven Wells,
                                                  also intends to prepare a new                             development of public resources, and                    Division Chief, Fluid Minerals Division,
                                                  environmental impact statement.                           reducing emissions.                                     Department of the Interior, Bureau of
                                                     Timetable:                                               Timetable:                                            Land Management, Room 2134 LM, 20
                                                                                                                                                                    M Street SE., Washington, DC 20003,
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite               Action                Date          FR Cite      Phone: 202 912–7143, Fax: 202 912–
                                                                                                                                                                    7194, Email: s1wells@blm.gov.
                                                  ANPRM ...............     11/30/09      74 FR 62664       NPRM ..................   02/08/16       81 FR 6616       RIN: 1004–AE16
                                                  ANPRM Comment             12/30/09                        NPRM Comment              04/04/16       81 FR 19110
                                                   Period End.                                               Period Ex-                                             [FR Doc. 2016–12908 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  NPRM ..................   07/27/15      80 FR 44436        tended.                                                BILLING CODE 4311–84–P
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Document Modified: 2018-02-08 07:34:02
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionUnified regulatory agenda.
ContactDirect all comments and inquiries to the appropriate agency contact. Direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs,
FR Citation81 FR 37324 
CFR Citation25
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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