[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 26, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52725-52728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16747]
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Vol. 85
Wednesday,
No. 166
August 26, 2020
Part IX
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 Department of
the Interior (Department) rules scheduled for review or development
between Spring 2020 and Spring 2021. 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.
Bivan Patnaik,
Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs.
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Proposed Rule
Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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141....................... Revisions to the 1082-AA01
Requirements for
Exploratory Drilling on
the Arctic Outer
Continental Shelf.
142....................... Risk Management, Financial 1082-AA02
Assurance and Loss
Prevention.
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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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143....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BD89
2020-2021 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
144....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BE34
2021-22 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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145....................... Migratory Bird Hunting; 1018-BF07
2022-23 Migratory Game
Bird Hunting Regulations.
146....................... Importation, Exportation 1018-BF16
and Transportation of
Wildlife; Updates to the
Regulations.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)
Proposed Rule Stage
141. 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................................ 07/00/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Justin Abernathy, Deputy Director for Policy,
Office of the
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Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department of the
Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC
20240, Phone: 202 513-0357, Email: justin_abernathy@ios.doi.gov.
RIN: 1082-AA01
142. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention
E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
Abstract: As directed by Executive Order 13795, the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM) has reconsidered its financial assurance
policies, as reflected in Notice to Lessees No. 2016-N01 (September 12,
2016). In consideration of that review, BOEM and the Bureau of Safety
and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are now developing a joint rule
that is intended to revise existing financial assurance policies for
oil and gas operations on the Outer Continental Shelf in order to
ensure operator compliance with financial and performance obligations
while reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Justin Abernathy, Deputy Director for Policy,
Office of the Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, Department
of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW, Washington,
DC 20240, Phone: 202 513-0357, Email: justin_abernathy@ios.doi.gov.
RIN: 1082-AA02
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Proposed Rule Stage
143. 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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NPRM................................ 10/15/19 84 FR 55120
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/15/19
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks........... 03/19/20 85 FR 15870
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/20/20
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations... 04/02/20 85 FR 18532
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/04/20
Final Frameworks.................... 06/00/20
Final Tribal Regulations............ 07/00/20
Season Selections................... 08/00/20
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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:
eric_kershner@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BD89
144. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 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: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish
annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the
2021-22 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits
(frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This
proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service
Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings,
describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2021-22 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.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 07/00/20
NPRM--Supplemental.................. 09/00/20
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone:
703 358-1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BE34
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Long-Term Actions
145. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 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: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish
annual hunting regulations for certain migratory game birds for the
2022-23 hunting season. We annually prescribe outside limits
(frameworks) within which States may select hunting seasons. This
proposed rule provides the regulatory schedule, announces the Service
Migratory Bird Regulations Committee and Flyway Council meetings,
describes the proposed regulatory alternatives for the 2022-23 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.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
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Agency Contact: Jerome Ford, Assistant Director--Migratory Bird
Program, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, Phone:
703 358-1050, Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BF07
146. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife;
Updates to the Regulations
E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 668; 16 U.S.C. 704; 16 U.S.C. 712; 16
U.S.C. 1382; 16 U.S.C. 1538(d)-(f),; 16 U.S.C. 1540(f); 16 U.S.C. 33
8(d)-(f); 16 U.S.C. 3371 to 3378; 16 U.S.C. 4223 to 4244; 16 U.S.C.
4901 to 4916; 18 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 42; 31 U.S.C. 9701
Abstract: We propose to rewrite our regulations governing the
importation and exportation of wildlife to make these regulations
easier to understand. In addition, we propose to revise the inspection
fees associated with the importation and exportation of wildlife and to
update the list of species that qualify as domesticated species, for
which U.S. Fish and Wildlife inspection and clearance is not required.
The current inspection fees have been in effect since 2012. The
establishment of these fees is consistent with the Independent Offices
Appropriations Act of 1952 and OMB Circular No. A-25, which provide
that services provided by Federal agencies are to be self-sustaining to
the extent possible and that fees assessed should be sufficient to
recover the full cost to the Federal Government of providing the
service and are based on market prices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/00/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Edward Grace, Assistant Director, Office of Law
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: LEO, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803, Phone: 703 358-1949, Fax: 703 358-1947, Email:
edward_grace@fws.gov.
RIN: 1018-BF16
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