[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 74890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24053]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 3170

[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500173878]
RIN 1004-AE90


Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas 
Leases; Codification of Onshore Orders 1, 2, 6, and 7; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On June 16, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
published a final rule that codified Onshore Order 1--Approval of 
Operations; Onshore Order 2--Drilling Operations on Federal and Indian 
Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Order 6--Hydrogen Sulfide Operations; and 
Onshore Order 7--Disposal of Produced Water into the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR). This action corrects two cross references in that 
regulation.

DATES: Effective on November 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send inquiries or suggestions to Director (630), 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646, Washington, DC 
20240; Attention: RIN 1004-AE90.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvette Fields, Chief, Division of 
Fluid Minerals, telephone: 240-712-8358, email: [email protected]; or 
Faith Bremner, Regulatory Analyst, Division of Regulatory Affairs, 
email: [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for 
contacting Ms. Fields. Individuals outside the United States should use 
the relay services offered within their country to make international 
calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final codification rule (June 16, 2023, 
88 FR 39514), placed the four Onshore Orders into the CFR without 
making any substantive changes to their content. The only changes made 
to the four Onshore Orders were related to formatting, such as adding 
new section and paragraph designations, so that the Orders conform to 
the Office of the Federal Register's Document Drafting Handbook 
requirements. Since the four Onshore Orders were duly promulgated 
through prior notice-and-comment rulemakings, and the final rule did 
not change them, the BLM codified the orders in the CFR as a final rule 
without any further public comment.
    The technical amendment that is the subject of this correction is 
prompted by the inclusion of two incorrect cross references in the 
final codification rule. During the process of preparing the final rule 
for publication and updating cross references throughout the document, 
the BLM inadvertently included incorrect cross references in a portion 
of the final rule that pertain to blowout preventer testing 
requirements. These requirements are found at 43 CFR 3172.6. These 
testing requirements have been in effect since 1988.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 3170

    Administrative practice and procedure, Disposal of produced water, 
Drilling operations, Flaring, Government contracts, Hydrogen sulfide 
operations, Indians-lands, Immediate assessments, Mineral royalties, 
Oil and gas exploration, Oil and gas measurement, Public lands--mineral 
resources, Reporting and record keeping requirements, Royalty-free use, 
Venting.

    Accordingly, 43 CFR part 3170 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 3170--ONSHORE OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

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1. The authority citation for part 3170 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  25 U.S.C. 396d and 2107; 30 U.S.C. 189, 306, 359, 
and 1751; and 43 U.S.C. 1732(b), 1733, and 1740.


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2. Amend Sec.  3172.6 by revising paragraphs (b)(9)(iv) introductory 
text and (b)(9)(xi) to read as follows:


Sec.  3172.6  Well control.

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    (b) * * *
    (9) * * *
    (iv) As a minimum, the test in paragraphs (b)(9)(ii) and (iii) of 
this section shall be performed:
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    (xi) All of the tests described in paragraphs (b)(9)(ii) through 
(x) of this section and/or drills shall be recorded in the drilling 
log.
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Laura Daniel-Davis,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-24053 Filed 10-31-23; 8:45 am]
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