[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5246-5249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27978]



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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 Fall 2021 and Fall 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) 208-3181.

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    In some cases, the Department has withdrawn rules that were placed 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.

Bivan R. Patnaik,
Deputy Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, 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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320.......................  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--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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321.......................  Revisions to                       1014-AA53
                             Decommissioning
                             Requirements on the OCS.
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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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322.......................  Risk Management, Financial         1082-AA02
                             Assurance and Loss
                             Prevention--Decommissioni
                             ng Activities and
                             Obligations.
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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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323.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BF07
                             2022-23 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting Regulations.
324.......................  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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325.......................  Importation, Exportation           1018-BF16
                             and Transportation of
                             Wildlife; Updates to the
                             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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326.......................  Migratory Bird Hunting;            1018-BE34
                             2021-22 Migratory Game
                             Bird Hunting 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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327.......................  Air Quality Rule..........         1010-AE09
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Proposed Rule Stage

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

    Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
    Abstract: This rulemaking would revise the Bureau of Safety and 
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) regulations published in the 2019 
final rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer 
Continental ShelfBlowout Preventer Systems and Well Control 
Revisions,'' 84 FR 21908 (May 15, 2019), for drilling, workover, 
completion and decommissioning operations. In accordance with Executive 
Order (E.O.) 13990 (Protecting Public Health and the Environment and 
Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis) and the E.O.'s 
accompanying ``President's Fact Sheet: List of Agency Actions for 
Review,'' BSEE reviewed the 2019 final rule and plans to propose 
updates to Subparts D and G of 30 CFR part 250 to ensure operations are 
conducted safely and in an environmentally responsible manner.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/22
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/00/22
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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)

Long-Term Actions

321.  Revisions to Decommissioning Requirements on the OCS

    Legal Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 
to 1356a
    Abstract: This proposed rule would address issues relating to (1) 
idle iron by adding a definition of this term to clarify that it 
applies to idle wells and structures on active leases; (2) abandonment 
in place of subsea infrastructure by adding regulations addressing when 
BSEE may approve decommissioning-in-place instead of removal of certain 
subsea equipment; and (3) other operational considerations.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   11/00/22
NPRM Comment Period End.............   01/00/23
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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-AA53

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (ASLM)

Final Rule Stage

322. Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention--
Decommissioning Activities and Obligations

    Legal Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1334(a)
    Abstract: On October 12, 2020, the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
(BSEE) published the joint proposed rule in the Federal Register (85 FR 
65904). BSEE will continue to pursue this rulemaking as a BSEE-only 
final rule to revise policies and procedures concerning compliance with 
decommissioning obligations for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and 
gas. The final rule will clarify and streamline specific regulatory 
requirements associated with the operational and procedural aspects of 
applicable decommissioning responsibilities of OCS lessees and grant 
holders. BOEM will continue to evaluate and develop a comprehensive set 
of regulations to manage the risks and financial obligations associated 
with industry activities on the OCS and pursue these actions in a 
separate rulemaking under RIN 1010-AE14.
    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........................   12/00/21
Final Action Effective..............   01/00/22
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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]., Bivan Patnaik, 
Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, 
Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202 208-4582, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1082-AA02


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Proposed Rule Stage

323. 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: This proposed rule would establish annual hunting 
regulations for certain migratory game birds for the 2022-23 hunting 
season. The FWS annually prescribes 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................................   08/31/21  86 FR 48649
NPRM Comment Period End.............   09/30/21
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

324. 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 proposed 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................................   06/00/22
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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

325. 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: This proposed rule would rewrite FWS's regulations 
governing the importation and exportation of wildlife to make these 
regulations easier to understand. In addition, FWS proposes 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 FWS 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................................           To Be Determined
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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: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1018-BF16

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Completed Actions

326. 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: This rule established hunting regulations for certain 
migratory game birds for the 2021-2022 hunting season. 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. The FWS annually prescribes outside limits (frameworks) 
within which States may select hunting seasons. The FWS also works with 
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
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/03/21
Final Action--Final Frameworks......   07/16/21  86 FR 37854
Final Action Effective--Final          07/16/21
 Frameworks.

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Final Action--Final Tribal             08/17/21  86 FR 45909
 Regulations.
Final Action Effective--Final Tribal   08/17/21
 Regulations.
Final Action--Season Selections.....   08/31/21  86 FR 48569
Final Action Effective--Season         08/31/21
 Selections.
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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

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

Long-Term Actions

327. Air Quality Rule

    Legal Authority: OCSLA sec. 5(a)(8)
    Abstract: This proposed rule would identify 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: Peter Meffert, Regulatory Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, 
Sterling, VA 20166, Phone: 703 787-1610, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1010-AE09

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