[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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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    In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed 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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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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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