II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1844 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 10, 2011 Mr. Heller (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Thune, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To ensure that Federal Register notices submitted to the Bureau of Land Management are reviewed in a timely manner.

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Review of certain Federal Register notices

If, by the date that is 45 days after the date on which a State Bureau of Land Management office has submitted a Federal Register notice to the Washington, DC, office of the Bureau of Land Management for Department of Interior review, the review has not been completed— (1)the notice shall consider to be approved; and (2)the State Bureau of Land Management office shall immediately forward the notice to the Federal Register for publication.