[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71151-71154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26541]



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Vol. 84

Thursday,

No. 247

December 26, 2019

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Department of the 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 2019 and fall 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: 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.

Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs, Executive Secretariat and 
Regulatory Affairs.

    Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Completed Actions
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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.
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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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287.......................  Revisions to the                   1082-AA01
                             Requirements for
                             Exploratory Drilling on
                             the Arctic Outer
                             Continental Shelf (Reg
                             Plan Seq No. 92).
288.......................  Risk Management, Financial         1082-AA02
                             Assurance and Loss
                             Prevention (Reg Plan Seq
                             No. 93).
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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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289.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BD89
                             2020-2021 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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290.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BD10
                             2019-2020 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting Regulations.
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          Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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291.......................  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)

Completed Actions

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 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........................   05/15/19  84 FR 21908
Final Action Effective..............   07/15/19
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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

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

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 92 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 1082-AA01

288. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 93 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 1082-AA02

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

289. 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 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. We rely 
on a regulatory impact analysis developed in 2013 to quantify the costs 
and benefits of different regulatory alternatives in these annual 
hunting regulations. We will incorporate the most recent available data 
in this analysis to inform the final rule and subsequent rulemakings.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   10/15/19  84 FR 55120
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/15/19
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks...........   12/00/19
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regs..........   01/00/20
Final Frameworks....................   02/00/20
Season Selections...................   05/00/20
Final Tribal Regulations............   06/00/20
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Branch of 
Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior, 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, 
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BD89

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Completed Actions

290. 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 have established 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. 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

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NPRM Comment Period End--Proposed      05/17/19
 Frameworks.
NPRM; Proposed Tribal Regulations...   07/08/19  84 FR 32385
NPRM Comment Period End--Proposed      08/08/19
 Tribal Regulations.
Final Action; Final Frameworks......   08/19/19  84 FR 42996
Final Action Effective; Frameworks..   08/19/19
Final Rule; Final Tribal Regulations   08/27/19  84 FR 44760
Final Action Effective; Tribal         08/27/19
 Regulations.
Final Rule; Final Season Selections.   08/28/19  84 FR 45077
Final Action Effective; Season         08/28/19
 Selections.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner, Chief, Branch of 
Conservation, Permits, and Regulations, Department of the Interior, 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, 
Falls Church, VA 22041, Phone: 703 358-2376, Fax: 703 358-2217, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BD10

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Completed Actions

291. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention

    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Transferred to RIN 1082-AA02........   10/31/19
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    RIN: 1010-AE00

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