[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1886-1887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28216]
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Vol. 83
Friday,
No. 9
January 12, 2018
Part X
Department of the Interior
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 /
Unified 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
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled
for review or development between fall 2017 and fall 2018. 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: You should direct all comments and
inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. You
should 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 202-208-3181.
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 such
effects.
This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in
both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register
that includes the Unified Agenda. The Department's Statement of
Regulatory Priorities is included in the Plan.
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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286....................... Revisions to the Blowout 1014-AA39
Preventer Systems and
Well Control Rule.
287....................... Revisions to the 1014-AA40
Requirements for
Exploratory Drilling on
the Arctic Outer
Continental Shelf.
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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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288....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BB73
2018-2019 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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289....................... Stream Protection Rule.... 1029-AC63
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Proposed Rule Stage
286. Revisions to the Blowout Preventer Systems and Well
Control Rule
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This rulemaking would revise specific provisions of the
final well control rule, 81 FR 25888 (April 29, 2016), for drilling,
workover, completion and decommissioning activities based on
stakeholder input from the final rule implementation and in accordance
with section 4 of Secretary's Order 3350, America-First Offshore Energy
Strategy, Executive Order (E.O.) 13783, Promoting Energy Independence
and Economic Growth, and section 7 of E.O. 13795, Implementing an
America-First Offshore Energy Strategy.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/00/18 .......................
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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-AA39
287. Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on
the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise specific provisions of
the final Arctic Rule 81 FR 46478 (July 15, 2016) that established a
regulatory framework for exploratory drilling and related operations on
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of Alaska, focusing solely on the OCS
within the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Bryce Barlan, Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA
20166, Phone: 703 717-1126, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1014-AA40
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
288. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2018-2019 Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 711; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
Abstract: We propose to establish annual hunting regulations for
certain migratory game birds for the 2018-2019 hunting season. We
annually prescribe outside limits (frameworks), within which States may
select hunting seasons. This proposed rule provides the regulatory
schedule, describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2018-
2019 duck hunting seasons, requests proposals from Indian tribes that
wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations on
Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands, and requests proposals for
the 2018 spring and summer migratory bird subsistence season in Alaska.
Migratory game bird hunting seasons provide opportunities for
recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and tribal governments
in the management of migratory game birds; and permit harvests at
levels compatible with migratory game bird population status and
habitat conditions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice of Public Meeting............ 06/15/17 82 FR 27521
Public Meeting...................... 06/21/17 82 FR 27521
NPRM................................ 08/03/17 82 FR 36308
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/05/17 .......................
NPRM Supplemental................... 10/03/17 82 FR 46011
NPRM Supplemental Comment Period End 01/15/18 .......................
NPRM; Proposed Frameworks........... 12/00/17 .......................
NPRM; Proposed Tribal Regulations... 01/00/18 .......................
Final Rule; Final Frameworks........ 03/00/18 .......................
Final Rule; Final Tribal Regulations 05/00/18 .......................
Final Rule; Final Season Selections. 05/00/18 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ronald Kokel, Wildlife Biologist, Division of
Migratory Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA
22041-3808, Phone: 703 358-1714, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1018-BB73
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
Completed Actions
289. Stream Protection Rule
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
Abstract: The final rule published December 20, 2016 (81 FR 93066)
and became effective January 19, 2017. The final rule was nullified by
a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act,
signed by the President on February 16, 2017 (Pub. L. 115-5). This
action conforms to Public Law 115-5 by changing the Code of Federal
Regulations to reflect the regulations as they existed before the
effective date of the final rule that was nullified under the
Congressional Review Act.
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........................ 12/20/16 81 FR 93066
Final Action Effective.............. 01/19/17 .......................
Final Rule; CRA Revocation.......... 11/17/17 82 FR 54924
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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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