[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37324-37327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12908]



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Vol. 81

Thursday,

No. 111

June 9, 2016

Part XI





Department of the Interior





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Semiannual Regulatory 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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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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