[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58040-58042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23899]



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Vol. 83

Friday,

No. 222

November 16, 2018

Part VIII





Department of 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

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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 2018 and fall 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: 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.
    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--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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312.......................  Revisions to the Blowout           1014-AA39
                             Preventer Systems and
                             Well Control Rule.
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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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313.......................  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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314.......................  Revisions to the                   1082-AA01
                             Requirements for
                             Exploratory Drilling on
                             the Arctic Outer
                             Continental Shelf (Reg
                             Plan Seq No. 91).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
  issue of the Federal Register.


      United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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315.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BD10
                             2019-2020 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting Regulations.
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       United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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316.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BB73
                             2018-2019 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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317.......................  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)

Final Rule Stage

312. 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 the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations published in the 2016 
final rule entitled ``Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control,'' 81 
FR 25888 (April 29, 2016), for drilling, workover, completion and 
decommissioning operations. 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, considered stakeholder 
input on that rule, and has proposed revisions to reduce unnecessary 
burdens while ensuring that operations are conducted safely and in an 
environmentally responsible manner.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/11/18  83 FR 22128
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   07/05/18  83 FR 31343
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/10/18  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   08/06/18  .......................
Final Action........................   12/00/18  .......................
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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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Completed Actions

313. 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 Production Safety Systems,'' 81 FR 
61833 (Sept. 7, 2016), and address issues raised by stakeholders 
regarding that final rule. In accordance with 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), and section 4 of Secretary's Order 3350 (America-First 
Offshore Energy Strategy), BSEE reviewed the 2016 final rule to 
determine whether it potentially unnecessarily burdens the development 
or use of domestically produced energy resources, and proposed 
revisions to that final rule to reduce unnecessary burdens while 
ensuring that operations are conducted safely and in an environmentally 
responsible manner.
    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........................   09/28/18  83 FR 49216
Final Action Effective..............   12/27/18  .......................
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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

314. Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the 
Arctic Outer Continental Shelf

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 91 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 1082-AA01

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

315. 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, and requests proposals from Indian tribes 
that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations 
on Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands. 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................................   06/14/18  83 FR 27836
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/18/18  .......................
NPRM Supplemental...................   09/21/18  83 FR 47868
NPRM; Proposed Frameworks...........   12/00/18  .......................

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NPRM Supplemental Comment Period End   01/15/19  .......................
NPRM; Proposed Tribal Regulations...   01/00/19  .......................
Final Action; Final Frameworks......   02/00/19  .......................
Final Rule; Final Tribal Regulations   04/00/19  .......................
Final Rule; Final Season Selections.   06/00/19  .......................
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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)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Completed Actions
    316. 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: This is a series of rulemaking actions to establish 
annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 
2018-19 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits 
(frameworks), within which States may select hunting seasons. We also 
request proposals from Indian tribes that wish to establish special 
migratory bird hunting regulations on Federal Indian reservations and 
ceded lands. 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...........   02/02/18  83 FR 4964
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/05/18  .......................
NPRM; Proposed Tribal Regulations...   05/23/18  83 FR 23869
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/22/18  .......................
Final Rule; Final Frameworks........   06/04/18  83 FR 25738
Final Rule Frameworks Effective.....   06/04/18  .......................
Final Rule; Final Season Selections.   08/14/18  83 FR 40392
Final Rule Final Season Selections     08/14/18  .......................
 Effective.
Final Rule; Final Tribal Regulations   08/24/18  83 FR 42789
Final Rule Final Tribal Regulations    08/24/18  .......................
 Effective.
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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)

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Proposed Rule Stage

317. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
    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........................  10/00/18.........
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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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