[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 27152-27154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11249]



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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

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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 Department of 
the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development 
between spring 2018 and spring 2019. 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: Please direct all comments and 
inquiries about these rules to the appropriate agency contact. Please 
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 such 
effects. The complete Unified Agenda will be published at 
www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users enhanced ability to 
obtain information from the agenda database. Agenda information is also 
available at www.regulations.gov, the government-wide website for 
submission of comments on proposed regulations.
    In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed 
on previous agendas for which there has been no publication activity or 
for which a proposed or interim rule was published. There is no legal 
significance to the omission of an item from this agenda. Withdrawal of 
a rule does not necessarily mean that the Department will not proceed 
with the rulemaking. Withdrawal allows the Department to assess the 
action further and determine whether rulemaking is appropriate. 
Following such an assessment, the Department may determine that certain 
rules listed as withdrawn under this agenda are appropriate for 
promulgation. If that determination is made, such rules will comply 
with Executive Order 13771.

 Juliette Lillie,
Director, Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs.

   Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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138.......................  Revisions to the Blowout           1014-AA39
                             Preventer Systems and
                             Well Control Rule.
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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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139.......................  Revisions to Production            1014-AA37
                             Safety System Regulations.
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   Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Proposed Rule
                                  Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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140.......................  Revisions to the                   1082-AA01
                             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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141.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BB73
                             2018-2019 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting Regulations.
142.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BD10
                             2019-2020 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting Regulations.
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         Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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143.......................  Risk Management, Financial         1010-AE00
                             Assurance and Loss
                             Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Proposed Rule Stage

138. 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 proposed rulemaking would revise specific provisions 
of regulations published in the final Well Control Rule, 81 FR 25888 
(April 29, 2016), for drilling, workover, completion and 
decommissioning operations based on BSEE's consideration of stakeholder 
input from the 2016 final rule and BSEE's review of that rule 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................................   05/00/18
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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-AA395

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Final Rule Stage

139. Revisions to Production Safety System Regulations

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 to 1356a
    Abstract: This rulemaking would revise the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations published in the 2016 
Final Rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer 
Continental Shelf--Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems,'' 81 FR 61833 
(September 7, 2016), and address issues raised by stakeholders 
regarding that final rule. 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), BSEE reviewed the 2016 Final Rule to determine whether it 
potentially burdens the development or use of domestically produced 
energy resources, and proposed revisions to that Final Rule to reduce 
unnecessary burdens without adversely impacting safety or the 
environment.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/29/17  82 FR 61703
NPRM Comment Period End.............   01/29/18
Final Action........................   05/00/18
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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-AA37.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)

Proposed Rule Stage

140.  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; 33 U.S.C. 2701
    Abstract: This proposed rule would revise specific provisions of 
the regulations published in the final Arctic Exploratory Drilling 
Rule, 81 FR 46478 (July 15, 2016), which established a regulatory 
framework for exploratory drilling and related operations within the 
Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas on the Outer Continental 
Shelf of Alaska. The rulemaking for this RIN replaces the Bureau of 
Safety and Environmental Enforcement's RIN 1014-AA40.
    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, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 45600 
Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-1126, Email: 
[email protected].
    Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, Chief, OPRA, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 
20240, Phone: 202 208-6352, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1082-AA01.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

141. 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

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NPRM; Proposed Frameworks...........   02/02/18  83 FR 4964
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/05/18
NPRM; Proposed Tribal Regulations...   05/00/18
Final Rule; Final Frameworks........   05/00/18
Final Rule; Final Season Selections.   06/00/18
Final Rule; Final Tribal Regulations   07/00/18
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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

142.  Migratory Bird Hunting; 2019-2020 Migratory Game Bird 
Hunting Regulations

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
    Abstract: We propose to establish annual hunting regulations for 
certain migratory game birds for the 2019-2020 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 2019-
2020 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 2019 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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NPRM................................   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, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BD10

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Proposed Rule Stage

143.  Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337(p), as amended
    Abstract: As directed by E.O. 13795, BOEM has reconsidered its 
financial assurance policies reflected in Notice to Lessees No. 2016-
N01 (September 12, 2016). This rule will modify the policies 
established in the 2016 Notice to Lessees to ensure operator compliance 
with lease terms while minimizing unnecessary regulatory burdens, and 
codify the modifications.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   08/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, Chief, OPRA, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1849 C Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-6352, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1010-AE00

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