[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59634-59635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25027]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 1820

[LLES9120000 L14400000.PN0000]
RIN 1004-AE43


Application Procedures, Execution and Filing of Forms: Correction 
of State Office Address for Filings and Recordings, Including Proper 
Offices for Recording of Mining Claims; Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, 
Minnesota, Missouri, and all States East of the Mississippi River

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the regulations pertaining to execution 
and filing of forms in order to reflect the new address of the BLM 
Eastern States Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). All 
filings and other documents relating to public lands in the States of 
Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri and all States east of 
the Mississippi River must be filed at the new address of the State 
Office.

DATES: This rule is effective October 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may send inquiries or suggestions to Deputy State 
Director for Communications, BLM Eastern States Office, 20 M Street 
SE., Suite 950, Washington, DC 20003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Gillcash, (202) 912-7712. Persons 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
II. Procedural Matters

I. Background

    This final rule reflects the administrative action of changing the 
street address of the Eastern States office of the BLM. This rule 
changes both the postal and street address for the personal filing of 
documents relating to public lands in Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, 
Minnesota, Missouri, and all States east of the Mississippi River, but 
makes no other changes in filing requirements. The BLM has determined 
that the rule has no substantive impact on the public, imposes no 
costs, and merely updates a list of addresses included in the Code of 
Federal Regulations for the convenience of the public. The Department 
of the Interior, therefore, for good cause finds that under 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3) notice and public comment procedures are 
unnecessary and that the rule may take effect immediately.

II. Procedural Matters

Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Order 12866)

    This final rule is an administrative action to change the address 
for one BLM State Office. This rule was not subject to review by the 
Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866. The rule 
imposes no costs, and merely updates a list of addresses included in 
the Code of Federal Regulations for the convenience of the public.

National Environmental Policy Act

    The BLM has found that this final rule is of a procedural nature 
and thus is categorically excluded from environmental review under 
Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), pursuant to 43 CFR 46.210(i). In 
addition, this final rule does not present any of the 12 extraordinary 
circumstances listed at 43 CFR 46.215. Pursuant to 43 CFR 46.205 and 
the Council on Environmental Quality regulations at 40 CFR 1508.4, the 
term ``categorical exclusion'' means a category or kind of action that 
has no

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significant individual or cumulative effect on the human environment 
and therefore requires neither an environmental assessment nor an 
environmental impact statement.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Congress enacted the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 
601, et seq.) to ensure that Government regulations do not 
unnecessarily or disproportionately burden small entities. This final 
rule is a purely administrative regulatory action having no effect upon 
the public or the environment and it has been determined that the rule 
will not have a significant effect on the economy or small entities.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    This final rule is a purely administrative regulatory action having 
no effects upon the public or the economy. This is not a major rule 
under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 
804(2)). This rule will not have an annual effect on the economy of 
$100 million or more. This rule will not cause a major increase in 
costs of prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, 
or local government agencies, or geographic regions. This rule will not 
have significant adverse effects on competition, employment, 
investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of United States-
based enterprises to complete with foreign-based enterprises.

Unfunded Mandate Reform Act

    The BLM has determined that this final rule is not significant 
under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 because the rule will 
not result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, 
in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in 
any one year. Further, this final rule will not significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments. It does not require action by any 
non-Federal government entity. Therefore, the information required by 
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), is not 
required.

Executive Order 12630, Government Action and Interference With 
Constitutionally Protected Property Rights (Takings)

    As required by Executive Order 12630, the Department of the 
Interior has determined that this rule would not cause a taking of 
private property. No private property rights would be affected by a 
rule that merely reports an address change for the Eastern States 
Office. The Department therefore certifies that this final rule does 
not represent a governmental action capable of interference with 
constitutionally protected property rights.

Executive Order 13132, Federalism

    In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the BLM finds that this 
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a federalism summary impact statement.
    This final rule does not have substantial direct effects on the 
States, on the relationship between the national governments and the 
States, or the distribution of power and the responsibilities among the 
various levels of government. This final rule does not preempt State 
law.

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform

    This final rule is a purely administrative regulatory action having 
no effects upon the public. It will not unduly burden the judicial 
system, and meets the requirements of Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the 
Executive Order.

Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal 
Governments

    In accordance with the Executive Order 13175, the BLM finds that 
this rule does not include policies that have tribal implications. This 
final rule is purely an administrative action having no effects upon 
the public or the environment, imposing no costs, and merely updates 
the Eastern States Office address included in the Code of Federal 
Regulations.

Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That 
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    In accordance with Executive Order 13211, the BLM has determined 
that this final rule will not have substantial direct effects on the 
energy supply, distribution or use, including a shortfall in supply or 
price increase. This final rule is a purely administrative action and 
has no implications under Executive Order 13211.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply because this rule does 
not contain any information collection requirements that require the 
approval of the Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, 
et seq.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 1820

    Administrative practice and procedure, Archives and records, Public 
lands.

    Dated: September 19, 2015.
Janice M. Schneider,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Bureau of Land 
Management amends 43 CFR part 1820 as follows:

PART 1820--APPLICATION PROCEDURES

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1. The authority citation for part 1820 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 43 U.S.C. 2, 1201, 1733, and 1740.

Subpart 1821--General Information

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2. Amend Sec.  1821.10 in paragraph (a) by revising the entry for the 
Eastern States Office to read as follows:


Sec.  1821.10  Where are BLM offices located?

    (a) * * *
State Offices and Areas of Jurisdiction
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    Eastern States Office, 20 M Street SE., Suite 950, Washington, DC 
20003--Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, and all States 
east of the Mississippi River.
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