[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29647-29650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12077]
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Vol. 84
Monday,
No. 121
June 24, 2019
Part VIII
Department of the Interior
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Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 121 / Monday, June 24, 2019 /
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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 2019 and Spring 2020. 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 the
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.
Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director, 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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127....................... Revisions to the Blowout 1014-AA39
Preventer Systems and
Well Control Rule.
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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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128....................... 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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129....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BD10
2019-2020 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
130....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BD89
2020-2021 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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131....................... 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
127. 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........................ 05/00/19 .......................
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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)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
128. 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................................ 07/00/19 .......................
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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].
RIN: 1082-AA01
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
129. 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 Supplemental Comment Period End 01/15/19 .......................
NPRM; Proposed Frameworks........... 04/17/19 84 FR 16152
NPRM Comment Period End--Proposed 05/17/19 .......................
Frameworks.
NPRM; Proposed Tribal Regulations... 05/00/19 .......................
Final Action; Final Frameworks...... 06/00/19 .......................
Final Rule; Final Tribal Regulations 07/00/19 .......................
Final Rule; Final Season Selections. 07/00/19 .......................
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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
130. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2020-2021 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 2020-2021 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 2020-
2021 duck hunting seasons, and requests proposals from Indian tribes
that wish to establish special migratory game bird hunting regulations
on
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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................................ 05/00/19 .......................
NPRM--Supplemental.................. 08/00/19 .......................
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks........... 12/00/19 .......................
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regs.......... 01/00/20 .......................
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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-BD89
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
Proposed Rule Stage
131. 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 Executive Order 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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NPRM................................ 05/00/19 .......................
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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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