[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-14872]



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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 2021 and Spring 2022. 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    In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed 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.

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

   Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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142.......................  Oil and Gas and Sulfur             1014-AA52
                             Operations in the Outer
                             Continental Shelf-Blowout
                             Preventer Systems and
                             Well Control Revisions.
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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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143.......................  Update of Regulations on           1014-AA50
                             Relief or Reduction in
                             Royalty Rates.
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 Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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144.......................  Risk Management, Financial         1082-AA02
                             Assurance and Loss
                             Prevention.
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 Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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145.......................  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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146.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BE34
                             2021-22 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting Regulations.
147.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BF07
                             2022-23 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting Regulations.
148.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BF64
                             2023-24 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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149.......................  Importation, Exportation           1018-BF16
                             and Transportation of
                             Wildlife; Updates to the
                             Regulations.
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          Bureau of Ocean Energy Management--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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150.......................  Air Quality Rule (Section          1010-AE09
                             610 Review).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Proposed Rule Stage

142.  Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer 
Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions

    Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
    Abstract: The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 
is revising existing regulations for well control and blowout preventer 
systems.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/00/21
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/00/21
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1751, Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1014-AA52

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Completed Actions

143. Update of Regulations on Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates

    Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(A); 43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)(B)
    Abstract: BSEE reviewed its current regulations pertaining to 
royalty relief and is no longer considering the previously proposed 
modifications.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Withdrawn...........................   03/19/21
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kirk Malstrom, Chief, Regulations and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-
1751 Fax: 703 787-1555, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1014-AA50

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)

Final Rule Stage

144. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention

    Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a)
    Abstract: This joint rulemaking, between the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE), will revise policies for oil and gas operations on the Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS) concerning operator compliance with financial 
and performance obligations.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   10/16/20  85 FR 65904
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/15/20  .......................
Final Action........................   10/00/21  .......................
Final Action Effective..............   11/00/21  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Steven Mullen, Management Analyst, Department of 
the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 
1849 C Street NW, Room 7321, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 213-6400, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1082-AA02

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)

Completed Actions

145. Revisions to the Requirement for Exploratory Drilling on the Artic 
Outer Continental Shelf

    Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a); 33 U.S.C. 2701 ch. 40
    Abstract: This joint rulemaking, between the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE), is withdrawn. BSEE and BOEM reviewed the Arctic-specific 
regulations for exploratory drilling and are no longer considering the 
previously proposed modifications.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/09/20  85 FR 79266
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/08/21  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........   02/10/21  86 FR 8878
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End....   04/09/21  .......................
Withdrawn...........................   04/13/21  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Steven Mullen, Management Analyst, Department of 
the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 
1849 C Street NW, Room 7321, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 213-6400, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1082-AA01


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

146. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2021-22 Migratory Game Bird Hunting 
Regulations

    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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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   10/09/20  85 FR 64097
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/09/20  .......................
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks...........   02/22/21  86 FR 10622
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/24/21  .......................
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations...   05/04/21  86 FR 23641
Final Action--Final Frameworks......   05/00/21  .......................
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/03/21  .......................
Final Action--Final Tribal             06/00/21  .......................
 Regulations.
Final Action--Season Selections.....   06/00/21  .......................
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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: [email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BE34

147. Migratory Bird Hunting; 2022-23 Migratory Game Bird Hunting 
Regulations

    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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Notice of Meeting...................   03/25/21  86 FR 15957
Meeting.............................   04/06/21  .......................
NPRM................................   06/00/21  .......................
NPRM--Supplemental..................   07/00/21  .......................
NPRM--Proposed Frameworks...........   12/00/21  .......................
NPRM--Proposed Tribal Regulations...   01/00/22  .......................
Final Action--Final Frameworks......   02/00/22  .......................
Final Action--Final Tribal             04/00/22  .......................
 Regulations.
Final Action--Season Selections.....   06/00/22  .......................
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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: [email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BF07

148.  Migratory Bird Hunting; 2023-24 Migratory Game Bird 
Hunting Regulations

    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 742a-j
    Abstract: This rule would establish annual hunting regulations for 
certain migratory game birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
annually prescribes the frameworks, or outside limits, for season 
lengths, bag limits, and areas for migratory game bird hunting. After 
these frameworks are established, States may select season dates, bag 
limits, and other regulatory options for their hunting seasons.
    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: 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-BF64

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Long-Term Actions

149. Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife; Updates 
to the Regulations

    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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NPRM................................           To Be Determined
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

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    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: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BF16

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Long-Term Actions

150.  Air Quality Rule (Section 610 Review)

    Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8)
    Abstract: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identified 
opportunities for clarifying air quality regulations.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................           To Be Determined
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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-AE09

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