This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development between Spring 2021 and Spring 2022. The Regulato...
This notice provides the semiannual agenda of Department of the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development between Spring 2021 and Spring 2022. The Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require publication of the agenda.
ADDRESSES:
Unless otherwise indicated, all agency contacts are located at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please direct all comments and inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. Please direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office of Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, at the address above or at (202) 208-5257.
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. 601et 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. The complete Unified Agenda will be published at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. Agenda information is also available at www.regulations.gov, the government-wide website for submission of comments on proposed regulations.
In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed on previous agendas for which there has been no publication activity or for which a proposed or interim rule was published. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this agenda. Withdrawal of a rule does not necessarily mean that the Department will not proceed with the rulemaking. Withdrawal allows the Department to assess the action further and determine whether rulemaking is appropriate. Following such an assessment, the Department may determine that certain rules listed as withdrawn under this agenda are appropriate for promulgation.
Bivan Patnaik,
Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation Identifier No.
142
Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions
1014-AA52
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement—Completed Actions
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation Identifier No.
143
Update of Regulations on Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates
1014-AA50
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management—Final Rule Stage
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation Identifier No.
144
Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention
1082-AA02
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management—Completed Actions
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation Identifier No.
145
Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
1082-AA01
United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation Identifier No.
146
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations
1018-BE34
147
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations
1018-BF07
148
Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023-24 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations
1018-BF64
( printed page 41237)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Long-Term Actions
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation Identifier No.
149
Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations
1018-BF16
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management—Long-Term Actions
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation Identifier No.
150
Air Quality Rule (Section 610 Review)
1010-AE09
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
142. • Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is revising existing regulations for well control and blowout preventer systems.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
09/00/21
NPRM Comment Period End
11/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-1751, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014-AA52
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Completed Actions
143. Update of Regulations on Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates
Abstract: BSEE reviewed its current regulations pertaining to royalty relief and is no longer considering the previously proposed modifications.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
Withdrawn
03/19/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-1751 Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: kirk.malstrom@bsee.gov.
RIN: 1014-AA50
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Final Rule Stage
144. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention
Abstract: This joint rulemaking, between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), will revise policies for oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) concerning operator compliance with financial and performance obligations.
Agency Contact: Steven Mullen, Management Analyst, Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7321, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 213-6400, Email: steven_mullen@ios.doi.gov.
RIN: 1082-AA02
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Completed Actions
145. Revisions to the Requirement for Exploratory Drilling on the Artic Outer Continental Shelf
Abstract: This joint rulemaking, between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), is withdrawn. BSEE and BOEM reviewed the Arctic-specific regulations for exploratory drilling and are no longer considering the previously proposed modifications.
Agency Contact: Steven Mullen, Management Analyst, Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7321, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 213-6400, Email: steven_mullen@ios.doi.gov.
RIN: 1082-AA01
( printed page 41238)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
146. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations
Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2021-22 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2021-22 duck hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian Tribes that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone: 703 358-1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BE34
147. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations
Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2022-23 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2022-23 duck hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian Tribes that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone: 703 358-1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov.
Abstract: This rule would establish annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service annually prescribes the frameworks, or outside limits, for season lengths, bag limits, and areas for migratory game bird hunting. After these frameworks are established, States may select season dates, bag limits, and other regulatory options for their hunting seasons.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
06/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Branch of Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email: eric_kershner@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BF64
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Long-Term Actions
149. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates to the Regulations
Abstract: We propose to rewrite our regulations governing the importation and exportation of wildlife to make these regulations easier to understand. In addition, we propose to revise the inspection fees associated with the importation and exportation of wildlife and to update the list of species that qualify as domesticated species, for which U.S. Fish and Wildlife inspection and clearance is not required. The current inspection fees have been in effect since 2012. The establishment of these fees is consistent with the Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 and OMB Circular No. A-25, which provide that services provided by Federal agencies are to be self-sustaining to the extent possible and that fees assessed should be sufficient to recover the full cost to the Federal Government of providing the service and are based on market prices.
Agency Contact: Edward Grace, Assistant Director, Office of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: LEO, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone: 703 358-1949, Fax: 703 358-1947, Email: edward_grace@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BF16
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Long-Term Actions
150. • Air Quality Rule (Section 610 Review)
Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8)
Abstract: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified opportunities for clarifying air quality regulations.
Timetable:
Action
Date
FR Cite
NPRM
To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, Chief, OPRA, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-6352, Email: deanna.meyer-pietruszka@boem.gov.