[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 145 (Thursday, July 27, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46126-46127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19025]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 250

RIN 1010-AC43


Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental 
Shelf--Oil and Gas Drilling Operations

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period for proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document extends to October 19, 2000, the deadline for 
submitting comments on the proposed rule which restructures the 
requirements for oil and gas drilling operations on the Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS), adds some new requirements, and converts the 
rule into plain language.

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DATES: We will consider all comments received by October 19, 2000, and 
we may not fully consider comments received after October 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-carry written comments (three copies) to the 
Department of the Interior; Minerals Management Service; 381 Elden 
Street; Mail Stop 4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817; Attention: Rules 
Processing Team. The RPT's e-mail address is: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Hauser, Engineering and 
Operations Division, at (703) 787-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS was asked to extend the deadline for 
submitting comments on the proposed regulations revising 30 CFR part 
250, Subpart D, Oil and Gas Drilling Operations, published on June 21, 
2000 (65 FR 38453). The request explains that the proposed rule has a 
number of important changes that require careful consideration for 
comprehensive comments. Also, because the proposed rule was rewritten 
in the ``plain language'' style and completely restructures and 
reorders the current regulations in 30 CFR Part 250, subpart D, 
additional time was requested to sort out the proposed rule for 
comparison.

Public Comments Procedures

    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular 
business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold 
their home address from the rulemaking record, which we will honor to 
the extent allowable by law. There may be circumstances in which we 
would withhold from the rulemaking record a respondent's identity, as 
allowable by the law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or 
address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your 
comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will make 
all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: July 20, 2000.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 00-19025 Filed 7-26-00; 8:45 am]
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