[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations]
[Department of the Interior Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part X




 
Department of the Interior





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                                       
  
  
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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

Semiannual Agenda of Rules Scheduled for Review or Development

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Semiannual agenda of rules scheduled for review or development.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled 
for review or development between April 1994 and October 1994. An 
agenda is required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive 
Order 12866.

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: All comments and inquiries with regard 
to these rules should be directed to the appropriate agency contact. 
General comments relating to the agenda should be directed to the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, at the 
address above or on (202) 208-5271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this publication, the Department 
satisfies the requirement of Executive Order 12866 that the Department 
publish an agenda of rules that have been issued or are expected to be 
issued and of currently effective rules that are scheduled for review.

    Simultaneously, the Department meets the requirement of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that an agenda be 
published in April and October of each year identifying rules that 
will have significant economic effects on a substantial number of 
small entities. Rules that will have such effects are specifically 
identified in the agenda.

    This agenda also identifies rules that the Department has 
determined to be ``significant'' under Executive Order 12866 and 
that will be included in the Department's 1994 regulatory plan. A 
more comprehensive discussion of this plan and the relevant rules 
will be contained in the Regulatory Plan of the United States 
Government, which will be published by the Office of Management and 
Budget.

Dated: February 24, 1994.

Bill Vincent,

Deputy Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs. 

                      Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Prerule Stage                      
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1711        Natural Resource Damage Assessments...................................................   1090-AA29  
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                   Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1712        Natural Resource Damage Assessments...................................................    1090-AA21 
1713        Natural Resource Damage Assessments...................................................    1090-AA23 
1714        Principles of Ethical Conduct.........................................................   1090-AA38  
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Final Rule Stage                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1715        Department of the Interior, New Restrictions on Lobbying..............................    1090-AA26 
1716        Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs.....    1090-AA37 
1717        Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs.....    1090-AA41 
1718        Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of                  
            Higher Education, Hospitals and Other Nonprofit Institutions..........................   1090-AA42  
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Completed Actions                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1719        Natural Resource Damage Assessments...................................................   1090-AA22  
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                                   Office of the Solicitor--Final Rule Stage                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1720        Subpart E--Compulsory Process and Testimony of Employees..............................   1092-AA09  
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                               Office for Equal Opportunity--Proposed Rule Stage                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1721        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and Activities Receiving                
            or Benefiting From Federal Financial Assistance.......................................   1091-AA02  
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                              Office of Hearings and Appeals--Proposed Rule Stage                               
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1722        Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals...............................   1094-AA38  
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                                Office of Hearings and Appeals--Final Rule Stage                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1723        Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals...............................    1094-AA39 
1724        Special Rules Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Hearings and Appeals..................    1094-AA42 
1725        Notice of Interim Alternative Dispute Resolution and Opportunity for Comment..........   1094-AA45  
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                               Office of Hearings and Appeals--Completed Actions                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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1726        Special Rules Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Hearings and Appeals..................   1094-AA43  
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                             United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage                             
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1727        Migratory Bird Hunting................................................................    1018-AA24 
1728        Policy on Health Certification for Translocation/Release of Animals under Service                   
            Jurisdiction..........................................................................   1018-AC40  
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                          United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage                          
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1729        Refuge-Specific Hunting and Fishing Regulations.......................................    1018-AA71 
1730        National Wildlife Refuges: Adding to Areas Open to Hunting and Fishing................    1018-AB25 
1731        Seasons and Bag Limits for Subsistence Management Regulations.........................    1018-AB43 
1732        Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife..............................    1018-AB49 
1733        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB66 
1734        The National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant Program...............................    1018-AB68 
1735        List of Migratory Birds...............................................................    1018-AB72 
1736        Release and Harvest of Captive-Bred Waterfowl.........................................    1018-AB77 
1737        Migratory Bird Hunting: Hunting Regulations for Restriction of Shotshell Length,                    
            Maximum Shot Size, and Nontoxic Shot Coatings.........................................    1018-AB80 
1738        Eagle Permits.........................................................................    1018-AB81 
1739        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB94 
1740        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB97 
1741        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of Manatee Protection                  
            Areas in Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Florida..............................    1018-AB99 
1742        Alaska Refuges Visitor Services.......................................................    1018-AC02 
1743        Humane and Healthful Transport Regulations............................................    1018-AC08 
1744        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; San Xavier Talussnail..................    1018-AC13 
1745        Wild Bird Conservation Act, Part II...................................................    1018-AC15 
1746        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Pecos Pupfish.    1018-AC18 
1747        Endangered Species Listings--Alaska Breeding Population of the Steller's Eiders.......    1018-AC19 
1748        Endangered Species Listing--Parish's Alkali Grass.....................................    1018-AC21 
1749        Endangered Species Listing--Barton Springs Salamander.................................    1018-AC22 
1750        Endangered Species Listing--Gesneria Pauciflora (No Common Name (NCN))................    1018-AC28 
1751        Incidental Take Provisions for Endangered and Threatened Migratory Birds..............    1018-AC29 
1752        Reclassifications of Some Populations of Saltwater Crocodiles with Special Rule for                 
            Saltwater and Nile Crocodiles.........................................................    1018-AC30 
1753        Endangered Species Listing--2 California Butterflies and a Snake......................    1018-AC32 
1754        Marbeled Murrelet Critical Habitat Designation........................................    1018-AC33 
1755        Endangered Species Listing--California Red-Legged Frog................................    1018-AC34 
1756        Designated Ports for Listed Plants....................................................    1018-AC36 
1757        Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program............................................    1018-AC37 
1758        Endangered Species Listing--Pacific Pocket Mouse......................................    1018-AC39 
1759        Endangered Species Listing--2 Tennessee Bladderpods...................................    1018-AC42 
1760        Endangered Species Listing--Arabian Wolf..............................................    1018-AC43 
1761        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Saint Francis' Satyr Butterfly.........   1018-AC44  
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage                            
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1762        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AA85 
1763        Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for an Introduced Population               
            of Colorado Squawfish.................................................................    1018-AB09 
1764        Captive-Bred Wildlife.................................................................    1018-AB10 
1765        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB42 
1766        Cabin Management Regulations on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska...................    1018-AB46 
1767        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB52 
1768        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB56 
1769        Farm-Raised Fish; Exemption From Fish and Wildlife Export Requirements................    1018-AB61 
1770        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB73 
1771        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of Additional Manatee                  
            Sanctuaries in Kings Bay, Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida.......................    1018-AB74 
1772        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB75 
1773        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB83 
1774        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 30 African Birds.......................    1018-AB84 
1775        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB88 
1776        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Hawaiian Ferns....................    1018-AB92 
1777        Clean Vessel Act Technical Guidelines.................................................    1018-AB95 
1778        Proposed Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Black-Footed                    
            Ferrets in North-Central Montana......................................................    1018-AB96 
1779        Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Black-Footed Ferrets in                  
            Southwestern South Dakota.............................................................    1018-AB98 
1780        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Eight Vernal Pool Plants of the Central              
            Valley of California..................................................................    1018-AC00 
1781        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AC01 
1782        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Revision of the Special Rule for                     
            Nonessential Experimental Populations of Red Wolves in North Carolina and Tennessee...    1018-AC03 
1783        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Three Puerto Rican Trees...............    1018-AC04 
1784        Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Station Grant Administration.................................    1018-AC06 
1785        Designated Port Status for Boston, MA.................................................    1018-AC07 
1786        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AC09 
1787        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard..............    1018-AC10 
1788        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Small Whorled Pogonia, Reclassification    1018-AC11 
1789        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two Puerto Rican Hawks.................    1018-AC12 
1790        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Loch Lomond                  
            Coyote Thistle........................................................................    1018-AC14 
1791        Regulations Prohibiting Taking of Free Ranging Wolves and Wolverines on the National                
            Wildlife Refuges in Alaska on the Same Day the Trapper or Hunter is Airborne..........    1018-AC16 
1792        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Three Puerto Rican Plants..............    1018-AC17 
1793        Endangered Species Listing--Rock Gnome Lichen.........................................    1018-AC23 
1794        Endangered Species Listing--Spruce-Fir Moss Spider....................................    1018-AC25 
1795        Endangered Species Listing--Sacramento Splittail......................................    1018-AC26 
1796        Endangered Species Listing--Rock Cress................................................    1018-AC27 
1797        Species Change to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild               
            Fauna and Flora (CITES)...............................................................    1018-AC31 
1798        Removal of the Eastern North Pacific Populations of the Gray Whale from the List of                 
            Endangered Wildlife...................................................................   1018-AC38  
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions                           
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1799        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the              
            Least Bell's Vireo....................................................................    1018-AA95 
1800        Injurious Wildlife: Importation of Live or Dead Fish, Mollusks, and Crustaceans, or                 
            Their Eggs............................................................................    1018-AB13 
1801        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designated Ports for Plants............    1018-AB28 
1802        Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp) Logo...............    1018-AB40 
1803        Migratory Bird Permits: Determination That Kansas, Rhode Island, and Missouri Meet                  
            Federal Falconry Standards............................................................    1018-AB45 
1804        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Hawaiian Plants--11 From Koolau........    1018-AB69 
1805        Marine Mammals: Incidental Take During Specified Activities (Oil and Gas Exploration,               
            Development, and Production) in Arctic Alaska and the Beaufort Sea....................    1018-AB79 
1806        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 22 Hawaiian Plants.....................    1018-AB89 
1807        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Critical Habitat for Four Colorado                   
            River Fishes..........................................................................    1018-AB91 
1808        Wild Bird Conservation Act............................................................    1018-AB93 
1809        Endangered Species Listing--Loach Minnow and Spikedace................................    1018-AC24 
1810        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Withdrawal of Proposal to List                       
            Hesperocnide Sandwicensis (No Common Name (NCN))......................................   1018-AC35  
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                                      National Park Service--Prerule Stage                                      
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1811        National Park Service Symbols: United States Park Police Insignia.....................   1024-AB94  
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                                   National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage                                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1812        Fort Jefferson National Monument: Fishing; Boundary Adjustments.......................    1024-AA96 
1813        Minerals Management--Non-Federal Oil and Gas..........................................    1024-AB39 
1814        Rights-of-Way.........................................................................    1024-AC01 
1815        Alaska: Subsistence Uses..............................................................    1024-AC03 
1816        Glacier Bay: Vessel Management Plan/Regulations.......................................    1024-AC05 
1817        Penalty Provisions....................................................................    1024-AC06 
1818        Rock Climbing.........................................................................    1024-AC13 
1819        Sale and Distribution of Newspapers, Leaflets, and Pamphlets..........................    1024-AC14 
1820        Glacier National Park Revision........................................................    1024-AC15 
1821        Katmai National Park--Bear Management.................................................    1024-AC17 
1822        Yellowstone National Park--Special Revision...........................................    1024-AC18 
1823        Visitor Services Under Section 1307 of ANILCA.........................................    1024-AC19 
1824        Grand Teton Backcountry Use...........................................................    1024-AC20 
1825        Applicability and Resource Protection Revisions.......................................   1024-AC21  
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                                    National Park Service--Final Rule Stage                                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1826        Protection of Archaeological Resources; Uniform Regulations...........................    1024-AA51 
1827        Everglades National Park: Mining......................................................    1024-AB10 
1828        Yellowstone National Park: Commercial Traffic on U.S. Highway 191 Within Yellowstone                
            National Park.........................................................................    1024-AB82 
1829        Solid Waste Disposal Sites in Units of the National Park System.......................    1024-AB95 
1830        National Natural Landmarks Program....................................................    1024-AB96 
1831        Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Fishing Regulations.................................    1024-AB99 
1832        Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementation.................    1024-AC07 
1833        Glacier Bay: Regulation Applicability.................................................   1024-AC22  
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                                    National Park Service--Completed Actions                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1834        Management of Mineral Development Associated With Mining Claims.......................    1024-AB74 
1835        National Capital Region Parks: Special Event Rules....................................   1024-AB92  
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                                 Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage                                  
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1836        Administration of the Higher Education Program........................................    1076-AA10 
1837        Administration of the Indian Adult Education Programs.................................    1076-AA15 
1838        Leasing and Permitting................................................................    1076-AA29 
1839        Roads of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.................................................    1076-AB05 
1840        Financial Assistance and Social Services Program......................................    1076-AC13 
1841        Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood................................................    1076-AC19 
1842        Revised Procedures for Implementation of the Indian Self-Determination and Education                
            Assistance Act Amendments of 1988.....................................................    1076-AC20 
1843        Safety and Health Inspection Program..................................................    1076-AC31 
1844        Minimum Academic Standards for the Basic Education of Indian Children and National                  
            Criteria for Dormitory Situations.....................................................    1076-AC32 
1845        Deposit and Expenditure of Individual Funds of Members of the Osage Tribe of Indians                
            Who Do Not Have Certificates of Competency............................................    1076-AC45 
1846        Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Projects......................................    1076-AC53 
1847        Individual Indian Monies..............................................................    1076-AC65 
1848        Sale of Forest Products, Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota.......................    1076-AC75 
1849        Sale of Lumber and Other Forest Products Produced by Indian Enterprises From the                    
            Forests on Indian Reservations........................................................    1076-AC77 
1850        Listing of Courts of Indian Offenses: Amendment.......................................    1076-AC78 
1851        Adult and Juvenile Detention, Holding, and Community Residential Standards for                      
            Facilities and Programs...............................................................    1076-AC80 
1852        Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Regulations..........................................    1076-AC81 
1853        Indian Monies, Proceeds of Labor (IMPL)...............................................    1076-AC86 
1854        Tribal Organization Under a Federal Statute...........................................    1076-AC88 
1855        Petitioning and Other Procedures for Tribes Reorganized Under Federal Statute and                   
            Other Organized Tribes................................................................    1076-AC89 
1856        Family and Child Education Program (FACE).............................................    1076-AC92 
1857        Arrangements With States, Territories, and Other Agencies for Social Welfare of                     
            Indians...............................................................................    1076-AC94 
1858        Licensed Indian Traders...............................................................    1076-AC95 
1859        Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act....................................    1076-AC96 
1860        Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Programs.......................    1076-AC97 
1861        Resource Allocation Methodology for the Housing Assistance Program....................    1076-AD01 
1862        Irrigation Operation and Maintenance Rate Adjustment..................................    1076-AD02 
1863        Indian Electric Power Utilities.......................................................    1076-AD03 
1864        American Indian Agricultural Rangeland Management.....................................    1076-AD04 
1865        Preference in Employment..............................................................    1076-AD05 
1866        Protection of Products of Indian Art and Craftsmanship................................   1076-AD06  
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                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage                                   
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1867        Oil, Gas, Solid Mineral, and Geothermal Mineral Agreements............................    1076-AA82 
1868        Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands for Oil/Gas Mining.................................    1076-AC09 
1869        General Forest Regulations............................................................    1076-AC44 
1870        Procedures for Establishing That an American Group Exists as an Indian Tribe..........    1076-AC46 
1871        Education Facilities Construction.....................................................    1076-AC49 
1872        Buy Indian Act Procedures for Contracting.............................................    1076-AC50 
1873        Off Reservation Land Acquisitions for Indian Tribes...................................    1076-AC51 
1874        Use of Columbia River Indian In-Lieu Fishing Sites....................................    1076-AC79 
1875        Business Practices on the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni Reservations.........................   1076-AC87  
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                                  Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions                                   
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 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1876        Criminal and Civil Code of Offenses and Procedures for the Courts of Indian Offense...    1076-AA01 
1877        Protection of Archaeological Resources................................................    1076-AC23 
1878        Preparation of a Roll of Independent Seminole Indians of Florida......................    1076-AC48 
1879        Indian Child Welfare Act..............................................................    1076-AC55 
1880        Law Enforcement Facilities Regulations................................................    1076-AC60 
1881        Housing Improvement Program...........................................................    1076-AC82 
1882        Mutual Fund Investment of Trust Funds.................................................    1076-AC83 
1883        Management of Tribal Assets of the Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Indian Corporation....    1076-AC98 
1884        Oil and Gas, Solid Mineral, and Geothermal Mineral Agreements.........................    1076-AC99 
1885        Oil and Gas, Solid Mineral, and Geothermal Minerals Agreements........................   1076-AD00  
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                                Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage                                
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1886        Audit Procedures and Payor Requirements and Responsibilities During Audits............    1010-AB44 
1887        Payor Responsibilities................................................................    1010-AB45 
1888        Extension of Time Period for Maintaining Records on Outer Continental Shelf Net Profit              
            Share Oil and Gas Leases..............................................................    1010-AB46 
1889        Amendments to 30 CFR 250.67--Hydrogen Sulfide.........................................    1010-AB50 
1890        Safety Requirements Governing Production Platforms and Pipelines......................    1010-AB52 
1891        Valuation of Gas Production Under Unitization or Communitization Agreements and for                 
            Non-Arms Length Sales.................................................................    1010-AB57 
1892        Response Plans Facilities Seaward of the Coastline....................................    1010-AB81 
1893        Revision of Requirements Governing Corporate Surety Bonds for Outer Continental Shelf               
            Leases................................................................................    1010-AB92 
1894        Revision of Authorized Bidding Systems for Leases in the Outer Continental Shelf......    1010-AB93 
1895        Transportation and Processing Allowances..............................................   1010-AB94  
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage                                  
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1896        Regulations Governing Recoupment of Overpayments on Indian Leases.....................    1010-AB40 
1897        Archaeological Surveys................................................................    1010-AB63 
1898        Limitations on Credit Adjustments Submitted by Lessees and Other Royalty Payors Under               
            Federal and Indian Mineral Leases.....................................................    1010-AB73 
1899        Collection of Royalties, Interest, and Other Amounts Due Under Federal and Indian                   
            Mineral Leases by Administrative Offset...............................................    1010-AB74 
1900        Amendment of Regulations Governing Assessments for Incorrect Reports..................    1010-AB82 
1901        Amendment of Regulations Governing Late Payment Interest Charges on Solid Minerals and              
            Geothermal Resources Leases...........................................................    1010-AB83 
1902        Offsets, Recoupments, and Refunds of Excess Payments of Royalties, Rentals, Bonuses,                
            or Other Amounts Under Federal Offshore Mineral Leases................................   1010-AB90  
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions                                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1903        Administrative Amendment of Regulations To Update Addresses and Information Regarding               
            Information Collection................................................................   1010-AB89  
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                   Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1904        Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites...........................................................    1029-AB70 
1905        Affected Area (Haul Roads)............................................................    1029-AB76 
1906        Coal Moisture.........................................................................    1029-AB78 
1907        Backfilling and Grading...............................................................    1029-AB79 
1908        Notification and Right of Entry.......................................................   1029-AB80  
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                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1909        Applicant/Violator System Procedures..................................................    1029-AB34 
1910        Permanent Regulatory Program; Performance Standards; Permanent and Temporary                        
            Impoundments..........................................................................    1029-AB40 
1911        Definition and Criteria for Valid Existing Rights.....................................    1029-AB42 
1912        Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund Reauthorization..................................    1029-AB49 
1913        Wire Transfer of Fees.................................................................    1029-AB50 
1914        Land Use Information Rule.............................................................    1029-AB57 
1915        Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations: Initial and Permanent Regulatory                    
            Programs; Abandoned Sites.............................................................    1029-AB60 
1916        Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations; Permanent Regulatory Programs;                      
            Performance Bonds; Alternative Bonding Systems........................................    1029-AB61 
1917        Applicant/Violator System Permit Information..........................................    1029-AB62 
1918        Regulation of Indian Lands............................................................    1029-AB65 
1919        Basis for Coal Weight Determination...................................................    1029-AB68 
1920        Subsidence............................................................................    1029-AB69 
1921        Abandoned Mine Land Grant Procedures..................................................    1029-AB72 
1922        Coal Remining.........................................................................    1029-AB74 
1923        Definition of Coal....................................................................    1029-AB75 
1924        Coal Formation Outcrop Fires..........................................................   1029-AB77  
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                                   Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage                                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1925        Procedure To Process and Recover the Value of Rights of Use and Administrative Costs                
            Incurred in Permitting Such Use.......................................................    1006-AA23 
1926        Regulations for Administering Entitlements to Colorado River Water in the Lower                     
            Colorado River Basin..................................................................    1006-AA24 
1927        Acreage Limitation Regulations........................................................    1006-AA32 
1928        Acreage Limitation Administrative Fees................................................   1006-AA33  
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                                    Bureau of Reclamation--Final Rule Stage                                     
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1929        Reclamation of Arid Lands by the United States........................................    1006-AA26 
1930        Exchange or Amendment of Farm Units on Federal Reclamation Projects...................    1006-AA27 
1931        Administrative Claims Under the Public Works Appropriation Act for Teton Dam..........    1006-AA28 
1932        Emergency Drought Act.................................................................    1006-AA29 
1933        Revenues Management...................................................................   1006-AA30  
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                                    Bureau of Reclamation--Completed Actions                                    
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1934        Reclamation Acquisition Regulation System.............................................    1006-AA20 
1935        Acreage Limitation Reporting Threshold................................................   1006-AA31  
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                                 Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage                                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1936        Management of Rights-of-Way Authorized by R.S. 2477...................................    1004-AB00 
1937        Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Special Provisions; Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 5--               
            Measurement of Gas....................................................................    1004-AB22 
1938        Sales of Forest Products; General--Preparation for Sale...............................    1004-AB34 
1939        Leases, Permits, and Easements........................................................    1004-AB51 
1940        Management of Designated Wilderness Area..............................................    1004-AB69 
1941        Drainage, Operations, and Leasing Obligations.........................................    1004-AB74 
1942        Sales--Federal Land Policy and Management Act.........................................    1004-AB77 
1943        Onshore Oil and Gas Operations: Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 4 --Measurement of Oil..    1004-AB80 
1944        Grazing Administration Exclusive of Alaska............................................    1004-AB89 
1945        Land Withdrawals......................................................................    1004-AB94 
1946        Onshore Oil and Gas Operations........................................................    1004-AC09 
1947        Administration of Rights-of-Way.......................................................    1004-AC12 
1948        Logical Mining Units: General; LMU Application Procedures; LMU Approval Criteria; LMU               
            Diligence; Administration of LMU Operations...........................................    1004-AC15 
1949        Mining Claim Maintenance and Location Fees............................................    1004-AC17 
1950        Execution and Filing of Forms.........................................................    1004-AC18 
1951        Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stockraising Homestead Act....................   1004-AC19  
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage                                   
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1952        Public Availability of Minerals Resources Information.................................    1004-AB55 
1953        Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros............    1004-AB84 
1954        Conveyance of Federally Owned Mineral Interests.......................................    1004-AB86 
1955        Public Law 167; Act of July 23, 1955..................................................    1004-AB88 
1956        Sales of Forest Products; Law Enforcement.............................................    1004-AB97 
1957        Homesteading; Designation of Areas and Sites; Programs and Objectives (Administrative               
            Final Rule)...........................................................................   1004-AB98  
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Completed Actions                                  
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
 Number                                                                                                Number   
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1958        Unauthorized Use of Public Lands......................................................    1004-AA38 
1959        Indian Allotments.....................................................................    1004-AB10 
1960        Exchanges--General Procedures.........................................................    1004-AB28 
1961        Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws...........................................    1004-AB36 
1962        Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 8--Well Workovers, Completions, Abandonments............    1004-AB37 
1963        Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 9--Waste Prevention and Beneficial Use of Oil and Gas...    1004-AB47 
1964        Mining in Military Withdrawals........................................................    1004-AB52 
1965        Classifications.......................................................................    1004-AB57 
1966        Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Special Provisions; Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 1--               
            Approval of Operations on Onshore Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases...............    1004-AB72 
1967        Onshore Oil and Gas Unit Agreements--Unproven Areas...................................    1004-AB73 
1968        Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros............    1004-AB81 
1969        Award of Contract.....................................................................    1004-AB83 
1970        Hardrock Minerals Prospecting Permits.................................................    1004-AC05 
1971        Minerals; Cost Recovery...............................................................    1004-AC06 
1972        Law Enforcement--Criminal.............................................................    1004-AC11 
1973        Mining Claims; Lands Open to Location; National Parks; Indian Reservations; Removal of              
            Obsolete or Expired Regulations.......................................................    1004-AC13 
1974        Planning, Programming, and Budgeting..................................................    1004-AC14 
1975        Requirements and Procedures for the Survey of the Public Lands of the United States...   1004-AC16  
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1711. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c)

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Department is currently revising its CERCLA type B 
procedures based on a court ruling. Section 301(c)(3) of CERCLA 
requires that the regulations be reviewed and revised, as appropriate, 
on a biennial basis. The Department will begin a review of the type B 
rule once it is revised. The Department will ask trustees, other 
interested parties, and members of the public to draw upon their 
experience with the type B procedures and the general assessment 
process to advise the Department of areas where revisions to the 
process and the type B procedures may be desired. If these comments and 
suggestions show areas where revisions to the general process or to the 
type B procedures are needed, a notice of proposed rulemaking will be 
issued to revise the rule. This review will be closely coordinated with 
the rulemaking of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(Commerce), which has responsibility for natural resource damage 
assessment rulemaking under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           09/00/94
ANPRM Comment Period End        11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Director, Office of Environmental 
Policy, and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary 
for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 2340, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA29
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1712. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: CERCLA allows natural resource trustees to bring a claim 
against a potentially responsible party for resources that have been 
injured by a release of a hazardous substance or, under certain 
circumstances, a discharge of oil. Section 301(c)(2)(A) calls for the 
promulgation of simplified assessment procedures. The Department has 
begun the development of a type A procedure for use in the Great Lakes 
environment. After a review of the natural resource damage assessment 
rule, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
remanded certain parts of that rule to the Department for revision. The 
court upheld the use of an interactive computer model, but stated that 
such a model should incorporate restoration or replacement costs and 
all reliably calculated lost use values in the damage calculations. The 
Department will revise its development of a type A procedure for Great 
Lakes environments to comply with the court's ruling.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           09/22/89                    54 FR 39016
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/23/89                    54 FR 39016
NPRM                            08/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Director, Office of Environmental 
Policy, and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary 
for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 2340, MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA21
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1713. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: CERCLA allows natural resource trustees to bring a claim 
against a potentially responsible party for resources that have been 
injured by a release of a hazardous substance or, under certain 
circumstances, a discharge of oil. Section 301(c)(2)(A) calls for the 
promulgation of simplified assessment procedures. The first type A 
procedure for coastal and marine environments uses a computer model 
known as the natural resource damage assessment model for coastal and 
marine environments (NRDAM/CME). The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia upheld the use of an interactive computer 
model, but stated that such a model should incorporate restoration or 
replacement costs and all reliably calculated lost use values in the 
damage calculations. The Department will revise the type A procedure 
for coastal and marine environments to comply with the court's ruling 
and will incorporate changes in response to the first biennial review 
of the type A procedure at the same time.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           09/22/89                    54 FR 39015
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/23/89                    54 FR 39015
NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Director, Office of Environmental 
Policy, and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary 
for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 2340, 1849 C St. NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA23
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1714. PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

Legal Authority:  5 USC 7301; 5 USC app (Ethics in Government Act)

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 2635

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has issued new 
standards of conduct regulations. The Department of the Interior (DOI) 
is preparing special conduct regulations (applies only to DOI 
employees) to supplement OGE's new standards of conduct. Interior's 
supplemental regulations, if approved by OGE, will be codified in 5 CFR 
Part 2635.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: On June 10, 1993, the Department published a 
final rule that removed portions of 43 CFR 20 that have been superseded 
by Standards of Conduct regulations issued by U.S. Office of Government 
Ethics. The remaining regulations in 43 CFR 20 are preserved until they 
can be recodified in 5 CFR 2635 on or before February 3, 1994.

Agency Contact: Mason Tsai, Deputy Ethics Program Coordinator, 
Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management 
and Budget, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5916

RIN: 1090-AA38
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1715. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  PL 101-121, Sec 319; 31 USC 1352; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule will prohibit recipients of Federal 
contracts, grants and loans from using appropriated funds for lobbying 
the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in 
connection with a specific contract, grant or loan.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              02/26/90                     55 FR 6736


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, Chief, Acquisition and Assistance 
Division, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Management and Budget, Office of Acquisition and Property Management, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3433

RIN: 1090-AA26
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1716. ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Legal Authority:  EO 12731; EO 12549; 41 USC 701 et seq Drug-Free 
Workplace Act of 1988; 5 USC 301; PL 98-502; OMB Circular A-102; OMB 
Circular A-110; OMB Circular A-128; OMB Circular A-133

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will implement for grants and cooperative 
agreements Secretarial Outreach Issue Paper Decision - Issue 4 - 
Endorsement of Commercial Products or Services. The Secretary 
determined that as a matter of departmental policy, there should be a 
provision in all contracts (exceeding $25,000), assistance agreements, 
and Memoranda of Understanding/Agreement (MOU/MOAs) that would prevent 
the nongovernmental party from using the arrangement to imply 
Government endorsement of a product, service or position that the 
recipient represents in its commercial advertising.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/06/92                    57 FR 34755
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, Chief, Acquisition and Assistance 
Division, Office of Acquisition and Property Mgmt., Department of the 
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 
Acquisition and Assistance Division, MS-5512, 1849 C St. NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-6432

RIN: 1090-AA37
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1717. ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Legal Authority:  PL 103-126; PL 103-138; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 12

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, October 31, 1994.
This requirement applies to financial assistance awards made during 
Fiscal Year 1994.

Abstract: This action proposes a revision to 43 CFR part 12 by adding a 
new Subpart E to implement the Buy American requirements of the 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 
1994 and the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 1994. 
These provisions require that no funds appropriated or transferred 
pursuant to the Acts can be expended by an entity unless the entity 
agrees that in expending the assistance, it will comply with sections 2 
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c), popularly 
known as the ``Buy American Act.'' The comment period was reopened to 
February 14, 1994, to allow for the receipt of more comments on the 
proposed rule published on August 12, 1993. This action was taken 
because the Department was unable to publish the final rule prior to 
the end of Fiscal Year 1993. The final rule will extend the 
requirements to Fiscal Year 1994 under the same terms as in the 
original proposal.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/12/93                    58 FR 42918
NPRM Comment Period End         09/13/93                    58 FR 42918
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, Chief, Acquisition and Assistance 
Division, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Management and Budget, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 
208-3433

RIN: 1090-AA41
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1718.  UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND 
AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS AND OTHER 
NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; OMB Circular A-110

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 12

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, May 29, 1994.
The Circular requires that the standards be adopted in codified 
regulations within six months after the publication in the Federal 
Register (May 29, 1994).

Abstract: This interim final rule will implement those standards from 
OMB Circular A-110 that the Department will impose on grantees. Prior 
implementation of the Circular has been limited to a reference to the 
applicability of the Circular. The revised Circular published on 
November 29, 1993, requires agencies to adopt the standards in codified 
regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dean A. Titcomb, Chief, Acquisition and Assistance 
Division, Office of Acquisition and Property Mgmt., Department of the 
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3433

RIN: 1090-AA42
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
  
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1719. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: CERCLA allows natural resource trustees to bring a claim 
against a potentially responsible party for resources that have been 
injured by a release of a hazardous substance or, under certain 
circumstances, a discharge of oil. Section 301(c)(2)(B) calls for the 
promulgation of a set of alternative protocols for the testing, 
sampling, and determining compensation for natural resource damages, 
referred to as the type B procedures. Final rules for the assessment of 
damages were promulgated by the Department consistent with those 
requirements. In a review of those rules, the U.S. Circuit Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia held that restoration or 
replacement costs are the basic measure of natural resource damages 
under CERCLA, and all reliably calculated lost values of injured 
natural resources should also be recoverable, with no required 
hierarchy of methodologies for conducting those valuations. After 
reviewing comments on an April 29, 1991, proposed rule, the Department 
has decided to issue a new proposed rule to address the assessment of 
lost nonuse values and a final rule to address all other aspects of the 
court ruling.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/29/91                    56 FR 19752
Reopening of Comment Period     07/22/93                    58 FR 39328
NPRM Comment Period End         09/07/93                    58 FR 39328
Final Action                    03/25/94                    59 FR 14262
Final Action Effective          04/25/94                    59 FR 14262

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jonathan P. Deason, Director, Office of Environmental 
Policy, and Compliance, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary 
for Policy, Management and Budget, Room 2340, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA22
BILLING CODE 4310-RK-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of the Solicitor (OSOL)
  
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1720. SUBPART E--COMPULSORY PROCESS AND TESTIMONY OF EMPLOYEES

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2.80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations amend the Department's current regulations 
on employee testimony and response to subpoenas for documents. The 
current regulations do not provide enough guidance to allow appropriate 
decisions to be made as to whether testimony should be allowed or 
documents released. Further, the current regulations do not have a 
centralized review to allow for consistent decisionmaking throughout 
the Department. These regulations provide guidance to those requesting 
testimony of employees or production of documents as to what the 
Department must consider to make a reasonable and just decision.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/15/93                     58 FR 4635
NPRM Comment Period End         02/16/93                     58 FR 4635
Final Action                    08/00/94
Final Action Effective          09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Peg Romanik, Attorney-Advisor, Department of the 
Interior, Office of the Solicitor, 1849 C St. NW., MS 6531, Washington, 
DC 20240, 202 208-5216

RIN: 1092-AA09
BILLING CODE 4310-17-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office for Equal Opportunity (OEO)
  
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1721. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND 
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING OR BENEFITING FROM FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 92-318, title IX of the Education Amendment of 
1972; PL 93-568; PL 94-482; 20 USC 1681 to 1686

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Title IX regulation is intended to address the problem of 
discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity 
receiving or benefiting from Federal financial assistance administered 
by the DOI.
No alternative for addressing problems of discrimination in DOI's 
education programs can be considered due to the fact that Title IX 
requires each Federal agency which extends Federal financial assistance 
to any educational program or activity, to issue rules and regulations 
implementing Title IX.
DOI's recipients are anticipated to incur expenses in two (2) areas: 
(1) Data collection and recordkeeping; (2) rectifying areas of 
noncompliance with Title IX. With respect to DOI, expenses will be 
incurred in three (3) areas: (1) Development and publication of the 
Title IX rule; (2) provision of technical assistance; and (3) 
accomplishing compliance reviews and enforcement activities.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Melvin C. Fowler, Supervisory Equal Opportunity 
Specialist, Department of the Interior, Office for Equal Opportunity, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3455

RIN: 1091-AA02
BILLING CODE 4310-RE-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
  
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1722. RULES APPLICABLE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Legal Authority:  PL 96-274; PL 97-459; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.300; 43 CFR 4.301; 43 CFR 4.302; 43 CFR 4.303; 
43 CFR 4.304; 43 CFR 4.305; 43 CFR 4.306; 43 CFR 4.307; 43 CFR 4.308

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The agency proposes to amend its regulations in 43 CFR 4.300 
through 4.308 relating to Tribal Purchase of Interests Under Special 
Statutes in order to provide standard procedures for implementation of 
two recent statutes expanding tribal purchase rights and escheat 
requirements, namely, Pub. L. 96-274, applicable to the Standing Rock 
Sioux Reservation in North and South Dakota, and Pub. L. 97-459, 
applicable to the Devils Lake Sioux Reservation of North Dakota. The 
Department's current regulations in 43 CFR 4.300 through 4.308 apply to 
the Yakima, Warm Springs and Nez Perce Reservations. The proposed 
amendments to these regulations will incorporate provisions necessary 
for consideration of cases arising under the two statutes cited above.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Kathryn A. Lynn, Chief Administrative Judge, Interior 
Board of Indian Appeals, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings 
and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3816

RIN: 1094-AA38
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
  
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1723. RULES APPLICABLE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Legal Authority:  36 Stat 855, as amended; 38 Stat 586; 42 Stat 1185, 
as amended; 56 Stat 1021 to 1022; R.S. 463; R.S. 465; 5 USC 301; 25 USC 
2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 372; 25 USC 373; 25 USC 373a; 25 USC 373b; 25 USC 
374

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.207; 43 CFR 4.242; 43 CFR 4.274

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The agency proposes: (1) Amendment of 4.207 to permit 
acceptance of compromise settlements in probate of estates of Indians 
who died owning property in trust or restricted status when all parties 
are advised of all facts and are cognizant of effect of the compromise 
on their rights, and where no family member is coerced into the 
agreement. Such settlements are already provided for in disputed cases; 
(2) amendment of 4.242 to require petitioner for reopening of an estate 
which has been closed more than 3 years to show due diligence in 
pursuing the claim. This will place in the regulation case law 
developed over the past 18 years; (3) amendment of 4.274 by adding a 
new paragraph (c) for allowance of immediate payment of claims where 
appropriate for better conservation of assets of the estate, and a new 
paragraph (d) to permit partial distribution of an estate to provide 
funds for the maintenance of the family where the ultimate distribution 
is unlikely to be disputed.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/06/90                    55 FR 36669
NPRM Comment Period End         10/09/90                    55 FR 36669
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathryn A. Lynn, Chief Administrative Judge, Interior 
Board of Indian Appeals, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings 
and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3816

RIN: 1094-AA39
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
  
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1724. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO SURFACE COAL MINING HEARINGS AND 
APPEALS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 30 USC 1256; 30 USC 1260; 30 USC 1261; 30 
USC 1264; 30 USC 1268; 30 USC 1271; 30 USC 1272; 30 USC 1275; 30 USC 
1293

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.1307(c); 30 CFR 773.20(c)(3); 30 CFR 
773.20(c)(4); 30 CFR 773.21(c)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In accordance with the settlement agreement in Save Our 
Cumberland Mountains v. Lujan, OHA will propose rules (1) to amend the 
burden of proof set forth in 43 CFR 4.1307(c) in individual civil 
penalty proceedings, (2) to provide for hearings and a right to 
petition for review by the Interior Board of Land Appeals on 
determinations by the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), based on the 
Applicant Violator System, that a person is linked to a person 
currently in violation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act, and (3) to provide for hearings and a right to petition for review 
of OSM decisions to suspend or rescind improvidently issued permits 
under 30 CFR 773.20(c)(3) or (4).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/06/91                    56 FR 45806
NPRM Comment Period End         11/20/91                    56 FR 55263
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Will A. Irwin, Administrative Law Judge, Interior Board 
of Land Appeals, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3750

RIN: 1094-AA42
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
  
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1725.  NOTICE OF INTERIM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND 
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT

Legal Authority:  PL 101-552; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  None

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This is not a regulatory action but a notice for publication 
in the Federal Register concerning the Department's interim policy on 
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and providing opportunity for the 
public to comment. This interim policy will be in effect for two years. 
During this interim phase, bureaus and offices of the Department will 
implement pilot initiatives to assess the applicability of ADR methods 
to a variety of disputes. At the conclusion of the interim phase, the 
results of these initiatives will be evaluated and a final ADR policy 
will be developed. This notice will establish the Department's interim 
policy on ADR and provide guidance on the establishment of ADR program 
initiatives. The use of ADR should reduce time and costs associated 
with resolution of disputes.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Paul B. Smyth, Acting Director, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, 
VA 22203, 703 235-3810

RIN: 1094-AA45
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)
  
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1726. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO SURFACE COAL MINING HEARINGS AND 
APPEALS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 30 USC 1256; 30 USC 1260; 30 USC 1261; 30 
USC 1264; 30 USC 1268; 30 USC 1271; 30 USC 1272; 30 USC 1275; 30 USC 
1293

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.1105; 43 CFR 4.1151; 43 CFR 4.1152; 43 CFR 
4.1154; 43 CFR 4.1157; 43 CFR 4.1271

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Some of the regulations that govern the procedures for 
hearings and appeals under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
Act of 1977 need to be amended to provide current references to other 
regulations, to make them consistent with other regulations, to clarify 
what document to file in order to appeal from the initial decision of 
an administrative law judge, or to provide for additional parties in 
certain proceedings. Amendments to 43 CFR 4.1105, 43 CFR 4.1151 et 
seq., and 43 CFR 4.1271 are proposed for these purposes.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/19/91                    56 FR 58330
NPRM Comment Period End         12/19/91                    56 FR 58330
Final Action                    01/11/94                     59 FR 1486
Final Action Effective          02/10/94                     59 FR 1486

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Will A. Irwin, Administrative Law Judge, Interior Board 
of Land Appeals, Department of the Interior, Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22203, 703 235-3750

RIN: 1094-AA43
BILLING CODE 4310-79-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1727. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 703 to 711

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service annually publishes a series of documents 
establishing migratory bird hunting regulations for the current hunting 
season. This annual process consists of proposed frameworks providing 
outside limits for dates and hours of shooting, as well as bag and 
possession limits; final frameworks for hunting seasons from which 
States may select regulations; and final rules approving such State 
selections.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           04/00/94
NPRM                            07/00/94
1993-94 early season hunting regulations  NPRM 07/13/93 (58 FR 
37828)  Final Action 08/23/93 (58 FR 44576)

1993-94 late season hunting regulations  NPRM 08/23/93 (58 FR 
44590)  Final Action 09/28/93 (58 FR 50702)

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Analysis: Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Additional Information: SMALL ENTITIES CONT: Small entities likely to 
be affected by these rules include some sporting goods stores, hardware 
stores, motels and hotels, restaurants, clothing stores, boat and 
marine equipment stores, marinas, gasoline stations, private hunting 
clubs, land owners' leasing hunting rights, and mail order houses 
selling hunting equipment and supplies. Originally scheduled: April 
1985.

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management 
Office, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 634 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AA24
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1728.  POLICY ON HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR TRANSLOCATION/RELEASE 
OF ANIMALS UNDER SERVICE JURISDICTION

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 703 to 711; 16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 1361 
to 1407; 16 USC 669

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21; 50 CFR 22; 50 CFR 80; 50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: There is considerable concern about the potential disease 
threat posed by translocations/releases to the wild of animals which do 
not currently require health certification. The Service is proposing to 
establish an agency policy requiring health certification for 
translocation/release of all warm-blooded vertebrates under its 
jurisdiction.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: The Service has issued a separate notice of 
intent in the Federal Register on June 1, 1993, announcing the review 
of all aspects of the regulations pertaining to the release and harvest 
of captive-reared mallards. The comments and suggestions received 
suggested ways of alleviating potential conflicts and resolving 
management problems associated with captive-reared mallard release 
programs may well suggest a wildlife health certification policy as a 
means of addressing some of these problems.

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AC40
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1729. REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k; 16 USC 668dd

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will review annually and prior to each hunting 
season may amend hunting regulations for specific national wildlife 
refuges.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94
1994-95 hunting season  NPRM 09/22/93 (58 FR 49382)  Final Action 02/
11/94 (59 FR 6686)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Originally scheduled: April 1983.

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuge 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 670 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AA71
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1730. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES: ADDING TO AREAS OPEN TO HUNTING AND 
FISHING

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 16 USC 460K; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd; 16 
USC 715i

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: National Wildlife Refuges are generally closed to hunting or 
fishing until specifically opened by rulemaking.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94
1994-95 season  NPRM 09/17/93 (58 FR 48732)  Final Action 02/11/94 (59 
FR 6680)

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuges, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 
358-1744

RIN: 1018-AB25
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1731. SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS FOR SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3111 to 3126

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends management regulations for subsistence 
hunting, trapping, and fishing on Federal lands in Alaska. The 
regulations implement the subsistence priority provisions for rural 
residents for Alaska under the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act and provide for issuance of subsistence hunting, 
trapping, and fishing seasons and bag limits. Due to a decision by 
State court, management responsibility for subsistence taking of fish 
and wildlife was assumed by the Federal land management agencies in 
1990.
This rule also provides for the seasonal bag limits and dates for 
subsistence hunting, trapping, and fishing on Federal lands in Alaska. 
The seasons and bag limits are developed in cooperation with State and 
local governmental entities to ensure that fish and wildlife 
populations in the State are adequately protected.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94
Final Action                    06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: ANILCA requires the Secretaries of Interior and 
Agriculture to implement a joint program to grant a preference in favor 
of subsistence uses of fish and wildlife resources on public lands 
unless the State of Alaska enacts and implements laws of general 
applicability consistent with ANILCA's requirements. The State 
implemented such a program; however, in December 1989, the Alaska 
Supreme Court ruled such program unconstitutional. As a result of that 
decision, the Departments of Interior and Agriculture were required to 
take over the implementation of title VIII of ANILCA on Federal lands 
on July 1, 1990.

Agency Contact: Richard S. Pospahala, Office of Subsistence Management, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503, 907 786-3447

RIN: 1018-AB43
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1732. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3371 et seq; 16 USC 1532 et seq; 16 USC 1382; 
16 USC 703 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will amend 50 CFR 14 to permit the use of the 
U.S. Customs Service's Automated Commercial System (ACS) for the 
declaration and clearance of importations and exportation of wildlife.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: The ACS system is being tested in several ports 
of entry. The Service will amend 50 CFR 14 when the system is fully 
implemented by the Customs Service.

Agency Contact: John Doggett, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS-500, Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AB49
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1733. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Addax antelope  NPRM 11/05/91 (56 FR 56491)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24220)  Final Action 05/00/94

Dama gazelle  NPRM 11/05/91 (56 FR 56491)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24220)  Final Action 05/00/94

Delta smelt, critical habitat  NPRM 01/06/94 (59 FR 852)  Final Action 
01/00/95

Holy ghost ipomopsis  NPRM 09/22/92 (57 FR 43683)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 01/13/93 (58 FR 4144)  Final Action 03/23/94 (59 FR 
13836)

Hungerford's crawling water beetle  NPRM 03/02/93 (58 FR 12013)  Final 
Action 03/07/94 (59 FR 10580)

Ohio emerald dragonfly  NPRM 04/00/94  Final Action 04/00/95

Oryx antelope  NPRM 11/05/91 (56 FR 56491)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24220)  Final Action 05/00/94

Siler pincushion cactus (downlisting)  NPRM 03/10/93 (58 FR 
13245)  Final Action 12/27/93 (58 FR 68476)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB66
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1734. THE NATIONAL COASTAL WETLAND CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3954

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 84

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant Program was 
established through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 
Restoration Act. Funding for this grant program is provided from a 
portion of the funds deposited in the Sport Fish Restoration Account of 
the Federal Aid program. The proposed rules for 50 CFR 84 will be used 
for uniform administration of this new grant program. Such rules are 
needed to establish procedures from the selection and uniform 
administration of grants funded under the Act. Since grantees are State 
agencies, the requirements contained in 43 CFR 12 are applicable to 
audits, costs, and administration of grants under this program.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Columbus H. Brown, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 140 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 
358-2156

RIN: 1018-AB68
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1735. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 704; 16 USC 712

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 10.13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The List of Migratory Birds found at 50 CFR 10.13 is being 
revised to (1) bring the list into conformity with generally accepted 
taxonomy and nomenclature--English (common) and scientific names, as 
reflected in four published supplements to the 6th (1983) edition of 
the American Ornithologists' Union Checklist of North American Birds; 
and (2) add species that are of regular occurrence in the United States 
that are not included on the current list.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 634 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AB72
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1736. RELEASE AND HARVEST OF CAPTIVE-BRED WATERFOWL

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 701 to 711

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21.13; 50 CFR 21.14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is currently reviewing the regulations governing 
the release and harvest of captive-bred waterfowl on State-licensed 
shooting preserves. Considerable concern has been generated about these 
activities and their effects on the harvest and well-being of wild 
populations. The possibility for introduction of diseases into wild 
populations remains a serious concern. Current activities may be in 
conflict with prohibitions against live decoys (20.21f), and baiting 
(20.21i). After completing its review, the Service may propose to 
revise these regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           06/01/93                    58 FR 31247
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/02/93                    58 FR 31247
NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 634 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1838

RIN: 1018-AB77
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1737. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: HUNTING REGULATIONS FOR RESTRICTION OF 
SHOTSHELL LENGTH, MAXIMUM SHOT SIZE, AND NONTOXIC SHOT COATINGS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 703 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Before the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), 
there were no restrictions on firearms or ammunition used in the taking 
of migratory birds. The MBTA gave rise to regulations that required 
shotguns used in the sport hunting of migratory birds to be not larger 
than 10 gauge. Recently, there has been a trend toward long shotshells, 
which defeats the intent of the present regulatory restriction to limit 
firepower to reduce crippling and unretrieved harvest of migratory 
birds. The 10 gauge 3 1/2 inch shotshell now in use has a larger 
payload than the 8-gauge, 3-inch shotshell outlawed for use earlier in 
this century. The intent is to limit shotshell length to the current 
maximum (3 1/2) to stop market competition for ever longer shells and 
to eliminate any waste of migratory gamebird resources that added shell 
length would induce. (cont)

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           06/30/93                    58 FR 35332
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/28/93                    58 FR 35332
NPRM                            08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: Further, size ``F'' shot has 
been determined to be nonlethal on geese beyond 55 yards due to 
inadequate pattern density. This results in unacceptable crippling 
loss. The intent is to restrict the maximum shot size for hunting 
migratory birds to size ``T,'' the largest size tested that has 
exhibited acceptable performance. Also, although the Service has a 
policy regarding regulating anti-corrosive coatings of steel shot to 
ensure nontoxicity, the policy has not been codified. The Service will 
seek public comment on its regulation of shot coatings to prevent 
inadvertent toxicity problems for waterfowl and other migratory birds.

Agency Contact: Keith Morehouse, Staff Specialist, Office of Migratory 
Bird Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, MS-634, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1773

RIN: 1018-AB80
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1738. EAGLE PERMITS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 668

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 22

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Presently, the taking, possession, and transportation of bald 
or golden eagles, or their parts, nests, or eggs for the religious use 
of Native Americans is a permitted activity. The Service proposes to 
revise 50 CFR 22.22 to provide an import or export mechanism for eagle 
feathers legally possessed by Native Americans.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Thomas L. Striegler, Deputy Chief, Division of Law 
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, MS 550 - Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AB81
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1739. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

'Ohai (Sesbania tomentosa)  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final Action 
09/00/94

Bonamia menziesii (No Common Name (NCN))  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 
48012)  Final Action 09/00/94

Diellia erecta (NCN)  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final Action 09/00/
94

Ma'aloa (Neraudia sericea)  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final Action 
09/00/94

Ma'o hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei)  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 
48012)  Final Action 09/00/94

Mariscus pennatiformis (NCN)  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final Action 
09/00/94

Mehamehame  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final Action 09/00/94

Oahu vigna  NPRM 04/00/94  Final Action 04/00/95

Pendant kihi fern  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final Action 09/00/94

Plantago princeps  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final Action 09/00/94

Pololei  NPRM 04/00/94  Final Action 04/00/95

Spermolepis hawaiiensis (NCN)  NPRM 09/14/93 (58 FR 48012)  Final 
Action 09/00/94

Thorny popolo  NPRM 04/00/94  Final Action 04/00/95

White sturgeon, Kootenai River population  NPRM 07/07/93 (58 FR 
36379)  Final Action 07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB94
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1740. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Appalachian elktoe  NPRM 09/03/93 (58 FR 46940)  Final Action 09/00/94

Arroyo southwestern toad  NPRM 08/03/93 (58 FR 41378)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 09/09/93 (58 FR 47428)  Final Action 08/00/94

Columbian white-tailed deer  NPRM 04/00/94  Final Action 04/00/95

Dugong  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41688)  Final Action 08/00/94

Hawaiian Alani (Melicope adscendens)  NPRM 05/11/93 (58 FR 
27699)  Final Action 05/00/94

Hawaiian Alani (Melicope balloui)  NPRM 05/11/93 (58 FR 27699)  Final 
Action 05/00/94

Hawaiian Alani (Melicope ovalis)  NPRM 05/11/93 (58 FR 27699)  Final 
Action 05/00/94

Louisiana black bear, critical habitat  NPRM 12/03/93 (58 FR 
63560)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 03/07/94 (59 FR 
10607)  Final Action 12/00/94

Mann's bluegrass  NPRM 04/07/93 (58 FR 18073)  Final Action 04/00/94

McFarlane's four-o'clock  NPRM 04/00/94  Final Action 04/00/95

Pahrump poolfish  NPRM 09/22/93 (58 FR 49279)  Final Action 09/00/94

Southwestern willow flycatcher with critical habitat  NPRM 07/23/93 (58 
FR 39495)  Final Action 07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB97
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1741. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ESTABLISHMENT OF 
MANATEE PROTECTION AREAS IN LAKE WOODRUFF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, 
FLORIDA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1544

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to establish certain waterways within 
the perimeter of Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Volusia 
County, Florida. This activation will prevent the loss of manatees from 
boat collisions by imposing speed restrictions on boats in rivers, 
creeks, and lakes of known high manatee use within the perimeter of the 
refuge. An emergency rule, in conjunction with other required actions, 
establishes manatee protection areas on certain waterways within the 
perimeter of the refuge. The emergency action is effective for 120 
days.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/94
Establishment of manatee protection areas at Lake Woodruff  Final 
Action (Emergency Rule) 06/04/93 (58 FR 31660)

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB99
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1742. ALASKA REFUGES VISITOR SERVICES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460(k) et seq; 44 USC 3501 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will propose regulations to implement section 
1307 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). 
These regulations are needed to establish procedures for selecting and 
authorizing persons to provide visitor services, except guided sport 
fishing and hunting activities, on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. 
Such regulations are intended to ensure proper and uniform guidance on 
providing the preferences required by ANILCA in the solicitation, 
selection, and authorization of persons or Native Corporations to 
provide visitor services on refuge lands in Alaska, when such services 
must be limited to a level below the demand.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard S. Pospahala, Office of Subsistence Management, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
3301 C Street, Suite 202, Anchorage, AK 99503, 907 271-2309

RIN: 1018-AC02
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1743. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT REGULATIONS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42; 15 USC 3371 to 3378

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the regulations found in 50 CFR 
Subpart J. The current Humane and Healthful Transport regulations cover 
birds and mammals only. The statute requires regulations for all 
animals and regulations must be promulgated for reptiles, amphibians, 
and fish.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, CITES Policy Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS - 432 
Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2093

RIN: 1018-AC08
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1744.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SAN XAVIER 
TALUSSNAIL

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, the San Xavier talussnail under the 
Endangered Species Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be 
identified for the endangered or threatened species. Such actions are 
taken only upon determination that the species is endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/23/94                    59 FR 13691
NPRM Comment Period End         05/23/94
Final Action                    03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC13
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1745.  WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT, PART II

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 102-440

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will propose procedures for approved lists of 
birds that can be imported under the Wild Bird Conservation Act. It 
will promote the conservation of exotic wild birds by ensuring that all 
imports into the U.S. of species of exotic birds are biologically 
sustainable; that imported birds are not subject to inhumane treatment 
during capture and transport; and assisting wild bird conservation and 
management programs in countries of origin. This rule will include 
standards and procedures for approval of foreign captive breeding 
facilities.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Chief, Office of Management 
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 432 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2093

RIN: 1018-AC15
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1746.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL 
HABITAT FOR THE PECOS PUPFISH

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be proposed that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Pecos pupfish and identify critical habitat.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC18
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1747.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTINGS--ALASKA BREEDING POPULATION OF 
THE STELLER'S EIDERS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate 
status for the Alaska breeding populations of the Steller's eiders.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rapport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS 452 - Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC19
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1748.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--PARISH'S ALKALI GRASS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, Parish's alkali grass, under the Endangered 
Species Act. Where prudent, critical habitat is identified. The species 
is a short-lived, winter-to-spring annual grass occurring near desert 
springs, seeps, and low lying mesic areas.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/28/94                    59 FR 14378
NPRM Comment Period End         05/27/94
Final Action                    03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS 452-Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC21
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1749.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--BARTON SPRINGS SALAMANDER

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which will determine the 
appropriate status of the Barton Springs salamander.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/17/94                     59 FR 7968
NPRM Comment Period End         04/18/94                     59 FR 7968
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC22
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1750.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--GESNERIA PAUCIFLORA (NO COMMON 
NAME (NCN))

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate 
status for the Puerto Rican shrub, Gesneria pauciflora (NCN). 
Populations are known from only 2 localities in western Puerto Rico. 
The species is threatened by landslides, flood damage, and management 
practices such as trail construction. The species could go extinct in 
the wild within the next 5 years.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-1943

RIN: 1018-AC28
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1751.  INCIDENTAL TAKE PROVISIONS FOR ENDANGERED AND THREATENED 
MIGRATORY BIRDS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 65-186; 16 USC 703 to 704; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 1531 
to 1543

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will establish a regulatory process for the 
authorization of the incidental taking of endangered or threatened 
migratory birds subject to the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act (MBTA). The proposed regulations would modify the existing 
regulations of the MBTA to authorize incidental take by deferring to 
the incidental take procedures. This provision will apply only to those 
species that are designated both as migratory birds and as endangered 
or threatened.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -635 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC29
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1752.  RECLASSIFICATIONS OF SOME POPULATIONS OF SALTWATER 
CROCODILES WITH SPECIAL RULE FOR SALTWATER AND NILE CROCODILES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service will develop regulations to declassify 
populations of the Saltwater crocodile in Australia and determine the 
appropriate status for the Papua New Guinea populations. Also included 
in this rulemaking is a special rule to allow commercial trade in 
skins, other parts, and products of saltwater crocodiles from Australia 
and Papua New Guinea populations and from Nile crocodiles in Appendix 
II of CITES. The combination of actions proposed will have the effect 
of stimulating legal and responsible trade in crocodile hides, and in 
this respect, constitutes removal of a barrier to trade.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC30
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1753.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--2 CALIFORNIA BUTTERFLIES AND A 
SNAKE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing, no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Callippe silverspot butterfly, the Behren's 
silverspot butterfly, and the Alameda whipsnake. All three species, and 
the larval food plants on which the female butterflies lay their eggs 
are threatened by over-collection, commercial/residential development, 
alien plant competition, unsuitable levels of livestock grazing, 
trampling by hikers, livestock, and off-road vehicle use.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/04/94                     59 FR 5377
NPRM Comment Period End         04/05/94                     59 FR 5377
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC32
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1754.  MARBELED MURRELET CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory. Final, Judicial.
On November 2, 1993, the US District Court, Western District of 
Washington, ordered the Secretary to proposal critical habitat for the 
marbeled murrelet no later than January 21, 1994.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to designate critical habitat 
for the marbeled murrelet. Species ranges from Aleutian Archipelago in 
Alaska to central California. The species is listed as a threatened 
distinct vertebrate population segment in Washington, Oregon, and 
California.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/27/94                     59 FR 3811
NPRM Comment Period End         04/27/94                     59 FR 3811
Final Action                    04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC33
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1755.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing, no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate 
status of the California red-legged frog. Designation of critical 
habitat is not prudent at this time. This species occurs from Marin 
County south to Baja California, Mexico. Only 6 populations remain in 
the entire Central Valley hydrologic basin, the former stronghold of 
the species; extinction on the floor of the Central Valley occurred 
sometime before 1960.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/02/94                     59 FR 4888
NPRM Comment Period End         04/04/94                     59 FR 4888
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC34
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1756.  DESIGNATED PORTS FOR LISTED PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 24; 7 CFR 300 to 399; 50 CFR 17.12; 50 CFR 23.23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the regulations establishing 
designated ports for plants by adding U.S. Department of Agriculture 
ports at Gulfport, MS, Portland, OR, and Vancouver, WA for the import 
of logs and lumber from listed endangered or threatened trees.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/24/94                    59 FR 13921
NPRM Comment Period End         05/23/94
Final Action                    03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Chief, Office of Mangement 
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -432 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 359-2093

RIN: 1018-AC36
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1757.  MIGRATORY BIRD HARVEST INFORMATION PROGRAM

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 703 to 711; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 742a to 742d; 
16 USC 742e to 742j

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the Migratory Bird Harvest 
Information Program regulations by adding Texas and Maryland, beginning 
with the 1994-95 hunting season, to the list of participating states 
and to implement some additional modifications to the Program. This 
action is necessary so that licensed hunters in all participating 
states will be required to have evidence of current participation in 
the Program on their person while hunting migratory game birds.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AC37
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1758.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--PACIFIC POCKET MOUSE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory. Other, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service will develop regulations to determine the 
appropriate status of the Pacific pocket mouse, while concurrently 
exercising its authority to determine the species to be endangered. The 
emergency rule provides Federal protection for this species for a 
period of up to 240 days. The only known existing population is 
imminently threatened by a land development project and depredation by 
feral and/or domestic cats.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/03/94                     59 FR 5311
Emergency Rule                  02/03/94                     59 FR 5306
NPRM Comment Period End         04/04/94                     59 FR 5311
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC39
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1759.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--2 TENNESSEE BLADDERPODS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate 
status for the Stones River and Spring Creek bladderpods. Spring Creek 
and Stones River bladderpods are annual members of the mustard family 
that grow on the floodplain of a limited number of streams in 
Tennessee.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________


_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1760.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--ARABIAN WOLF

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which will list, reclassify, or 
delist, as appropriate, the Arabian wolf under the Endangered Species 
Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified for the 
species. Such actions are taken upon determination that the species is 
endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the 
biological information available to the Department.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC43
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1761.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SAINT 
FRANCIS' SATYR BUTTERFLY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service will exercise its emergency authority to 
determine the Saint Francis' satyr as endangered under the Endangered 
Species Act. This species is endemic to the sandhills of North 
Carolina; only a single population is known to survive. Recent heavy 
collecting pressure has resulted in a reduction of the only known 
population is believed to pose an imminent threat to the butterfly's 
existence. This emergency rule will implement Federal protection for 
240 days. A proposed rule to list the species as endangered will be 
published concurrently with this emergency action.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Chief, Division of 
Endangered Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 703 359-2171

RIN: 1018-AC44
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1762. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to list, reclassify, or delist 
certain species of wildlife and plants as endangered or threatened 
species. When prudent, critical habitat will also be identified.

Timetable:

Inyo brown towhee (critical habitat)  NPRM 08/03/87 (52 FR 
28787)  Final Action 04/00/94

Inyo brown towhee (listing)  NPRM 11/23/84 (49 FR 46174)  Final Action 
08/03/87 (52 FR 28717)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: Originally scheduled: April 1985.

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AA85
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1763. PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION STATUS FOR AN 
INTRODUCED POPULATION OF COLORADO SQUAWFISH

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to introduce Colorado squawfish 
(Ptychocheilus lucius) into the lower Colorado River in Arizona and to 
determine the population to be ``nonessential experimental'' population 
according to section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act. The Service 
will propose a special rule to allow take in accordance with State law. 
In the past, Colorado squawfish were more widespread in the State of 
Arizona, occurring in several river drainages. This action is being 
taken in an effort to establish an additional population within the 
species' historic range.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/26/87                    52 FR 32143
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/87                    52 FR 32143
Final Action                    05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, Washington DC 20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB09
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1764. CAPTIVE-BRED WILDLIFE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Service regulates certain activities 
involving non-native endangered or threatened wildlife species that are 
born in captivity in the United States. Currently, this is accomplished 
by requiring persons who wish to conduct otherwise prohibited 
activities with such wildlife to register with the Service to obtain a 
captive-bred wildlife or CBW registration. These regulations will be 
reviewed to determine if further action is necessary to relieve certain 
restrictions on the public that may have become burdensome, 
counterproductive, or outmoded.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           01/07/92                      57 FR 548
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/09/92                      57 FR 548
NPRM                            06/11/93                    58 FR 32632
NPRM Comment Period End         09/09/93                    58 FR 32632
Interim Final Rule              12/27/93                    58 FR 68323
Captive-bred wildlife regulations, part 2  NPRM 12/27/93 (58 FR 
68383)  Final Action 10/27/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: On June 11, 1993, the Service published a 
proposed rule that would revise the captive-bred wildlife regulations 
and the definitions of the terms ``harass'' and ``enhance the 
propagation or survival''. During the 90-day comment period, extensive 
comments on the proposal were received. The Service has decided to 
eliminate education as the sole basis for justifying issuance of a 
captive-bred widlife registration, and a final rule to that effect was 
published on December 27, 1993 (58 FR 68323). The Service will split 
this action into three final rules and re- open the comment period on 
the balance of the issues in the proposals, including the question of 
the value of education as it relates to endangered species permits.

Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Chief, Office of Management 
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 432 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2093

RIN: 1018-AB10
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1765. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Argali sheep  NPRM 04/27/93 (58 FR 25595)  Final Action 07/00/94

Saltwater crocodile in Australia  NPRM 09/27/90 (55 FR 39489)  Final 
Action 04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB42
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1766. CABIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES IN ALASKA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to revise and clarify regulations 
contained in 50 CFR 36.33.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/25/91                    56 FR 19074
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuge 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -670 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AB46
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1767. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Indus River dolphin  NPRM 01/14/91 (56 FR 1464)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 10/07/91 (56 FR 50550)  Final Action 04/00/94

Silver rice rat critical habitat  NPRM 05/07/92 (57 FR 19585)  Final 
Action 08/31/93 (58 FR 46030)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB52
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1768. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Cave crayfish  NPRM 05/26/92 (57 FR 21929)  Final Action 04/27/93 (58 
FR 25742)

Coastal California gnatcatcher, special rule  NPRM 03/30/93 (58 FR 
16758)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 07/20/93 (58 FR 
38736)  Final Action 12/10/93 (58 FR 65088)

Guam bridled white-eye, critical habitat  NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 
27485)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 10/
00/94

Guam broadbill, critical habitat  NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 27485)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 10/00/94

Guam Micronesian kingfisher, critical habitat  NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 
27485)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 10/
00/94

Little Mariana fruit bat, critical habitat  NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 
27485)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 10/
00/94

Mariana crow, critical habitat  NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 27485)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 10/00/94

Mariana fruit bat, critical habitat  NPRM 06/14/91 (56 FR 27485)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 06/12/92 (57 FR 25007)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB56
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1769. FARM-RAISED FISH; EXEMPTION FROM FISH AND WILDLIFE EXPORT 
REQUIREMENTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service has determined that the export of live farm-
raised fish and farm-raised fish eggs does not adversely affect the 
wild resources. This rulemaking would exempt exporters from licensing 
requirements, designated port requirements, and payment of user fees. 
This rule will relieve exporters of the requirement of obtaining an 
import/export license ($125 per year), and of the payment of user fees 
($25 per shipment).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/09/92                    57 FR 30457
NPRM Comment Period End         08/10/92                    57 FR 30457


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Doggett, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS-500, Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AB61
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1770. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory. Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Alabama sturgeon  NPRM 06/15/93 (58 FR 33148)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 10/25/93 (58 FR 55036)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 01/04/94 (59 FR 288)  Final Action 06/00/94

Ben Lomond spineflower  NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107)  Final Action 02/
04/94 (59 FR 5499)

Ben Lomond wallflower  NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107)  Final Action 02/04/
95 (59 FR 5499)

Chorro Creek bog  NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221)  Final Action 07/00/94

Cushenberry buckwheat  NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 06/00/94

Cushenberry milkvetch  NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 06/00/94

Cushenberry oxytheca  NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 06/00/94

Giant garter snake  NPRM 12/27/91 (56 FR 67046)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 12/18/92 (57 FR 60161)  Final Action 04/00/94

Indian Knob mountainbalm  NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221)  Final Action 06/00/94

Monterey spineflower  NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 02/04/94 (59 FR 
5499)

Morro manzanita  NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221)  Final Action 07/00/94

Morro shoulderband snail  NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221)  Final Action 07/00/94

Oregon chub  NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58348)  Final Action 04/00/94

Parish's daisy  NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 06/00/94

Peninsular bighorn sheep  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19837)  Final Action 00/
00/00

Pismo clarkia  NPRM 12/23/91 (56 FR 66400)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24221)  Final Action 07/00/94

Robust spineflower  NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 02/04/94 (59 FR 
5499)

San Bernardino Mountains bladderpod  NPRM 11/19/91 (56 FR 58332)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 06/
00/94

Santa Cruz wallflower  NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 06/00/94

Scott's Valley spineflower  NPRM 10/24/91 (56 FR 55107)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 05/26/92 (57 FR 21933)  Final Action 06/
00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-452, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB73
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1771. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ESTABLISHMENT OF 
ADDITIONAL MANATEE SANCTUARIES IN KINGS BAY, CRYSTAL RIVER, CITRUS 
COUNTY, FLORIDA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1544

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to establish four 
additional manatee sanctuaries (32 acres) in Kings Bay, Crystal River, 
Citrus County, Florida. All waterborne activities would be prohibited 
in these sanctuaries from November 15 through March 31 of each year. 
The proposed action would prevent the taking of manatees by harassment 
resulting from waterborne activities during the winter months. The 
number of sanctuaries in Kings Bay would be increased from three (10.7 
acres) to seven (42.7 acres) to accommodate the increase in the number 
of manatees using the area each winter, and to offset the harassment 
from increasing public use.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/13/93                    58 FR 28381
NPRM Comment Period End         07/12/93                    58 FR 28381
Final Action                    04/00/94
Establishment of additional manatee protection areas  Final Action 
(Emergency Rule) 01/22/93 (57 FR 5643)

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: The emergency rule implemented Federal 
protection for 240 days.

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB74
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1772. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Auerodendron pauciflorum (NCN)  NPRM 03/18/93 (58 FR 14541)  Final 
Action 03/02/95 (59 FR 9935)

Beach jacquemontia  NPRM 03/18/93 (58 FR 14537)  Final Action 11/24/93 
(58 FR 62046)

California linderiella  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 08/13/92 (57 FR 36380)  Final Action 06/00/94

Clubshell mussel  NPRM 06/18/92 (57 FR 27203)  Final Action 04/00/94

Coachella Valley milk-vetch  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844)  Final Action 
07/00/94

Conservancy fairy shrimp  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 08/13/92 (57 FR 36380)  Final Action 07/00/94

Fish Slough milk-vetch  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844)  Final Action 07/
00/94

Lane Mountain milk-vetch  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844)  Final Action 07/
00/94

Longhorn fairy shrimp  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856)  NPRM Reopen Comment 
Period 08/13/92 (57 FR 36380)  Final Action 06/00/94

Northern copperbelly water snake  NPRM 08/19/93 (58 FR 43860)  Final 
Action 08/00/94

Northern riffleshell mussel  NPRM 06/18/92 (57 FR 27203)  Final Action 
04/00/94

Peirson's milk-vetch  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844)  Final Action 07/00/
94

Shining milk-vetch  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844)  Final Action 07/00/94

Sodaville milk-vetch  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844)  Final Action 07/00/
94

Triple-ribbed milk-vetch  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19844)  Final Action 07/
00/94

Vernal pool fairy shrimp  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856)  Final Action 06/
00/94

Vernal pool tadpole shrimp  NPRM 05/08/92 (57 FR 19856)  Final Action 
06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB75
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1773. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

(PR) Calyptranthes thomasiana (No Common Name (NCN)  NPRM 01/05/93 (58 
FR 339)  Final Action 04/00/94

(PR) Myrcia paganii (NCN)  more 01/05/93 (58 FR 339)  Final Action 04/
00/94

(PR) Thelypteris inabonensis (NCN)  NPRM 07/02/93 (58 FR 35887)  Final 
Action 07/00/94

(PR) Thelypteris verecunda (NCN)  NPRM 07/02/93 (58 FR 35887)  Final 
Action 07/00/94

(PR) Thelypteris yaucoensis (NCN)  NPRM 07/02/93 (58 FR 35887)  Final 
Action 07/00/94

Arizona willow  NPRM 11/20/92 (57 FR 54747)  Final Action 07/00/94

Kodachrome bladderpod  NPRM 11/03/92 (57 FR 49671)  Final Action 10/06/
93 (58 FR 52027)  Final Action 10/00/94

Kodachrome pepper-grass  NPRM 11/03/92 (57 FR 49671)  NPRM (Withdrawal) 
10/06/93 (58 FR 52058)

McKittrick pennyroyal, delisting  NPRM 09/22/92 (57 FR 43673)  Final 
Action 09/22/93 (58 FR 49244)

Pamakani  NPRM 03/25/93 (58 FR 16164)  Final Action 07/00/94

Relict and Bluemask darters  NPRM 12/11/92 (57 FR 58774)  Final Action 
12/27/93 (58 FR 68480)

Star cactus  NPRM 10/09/92 (57 FR 46528)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 02/12/93 (58 FR 8249)  Final Action 10/18/93 (58 FR 53804)

Water howellia  NPRM 04/16/93 (58 FR 19795)  Final Action 04/00/94

Western lily  NPRM 10/26/92 (57 FR 48495)  Final Action 00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-452, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB83
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1774. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: 30 AFRICAN BIRDS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Alaotra grebe  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Aldabru warbler  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Algerian nuthatch  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Amsterdam albatross  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Banded wattle-eye  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Bannerman's turaco  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Canarian black oystercatcher  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 
03/00/95

Clarke's weaver  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Dappled mountain robin  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/
00/95

Djibouti francolin  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Freira  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Ibadan malimbe  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Madagascar pochard  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Madagascar sea eagle  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/
95

Madagascar serpent eagle  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/
00/95

Marungu sunbird  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Mascarene black petrel  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/
00/95

Mauritius fody  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Pink pigeon  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Pollen's vanga  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Raso lark  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Rodrigues fody  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Seychelles lesser vasa parrot  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final 
Action 03/00/95

Seychelles turtle dove  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/
00/95

Taita thrush  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Thyolo alethe  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Uluguru bush-shrike  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

Van Dam's vanga  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 03/00/95

White-breasted guineafowl  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 
03/00/95

White-tailed laurel pigeon  NPRM 03/28/94 (54 FR 14496)  Final Action 
03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452, Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB84
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1775. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

(Nihoa) Amaranthus brownii (NCN)  NPRM 03/24/93 (58 FR 15828)  Final 
Action 07/00/94

(Nihoa) Loulu  NPRM 03/24/93 (58 FR 15828)  Final Action 07/00/94

(Nihoa) Schiedea verticillata (NCN)  NPRM 03/24/93 (58 FR 15828)  Final 
Action 07/00/94

(Niihau) Wahane  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59970)  Final Action 07/00/94

(Oahu) Diellia unisora (No common name (NCN))  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 
59066)  Final Action 05/00/94

(Oahu) Gouania vitifolia (NCN)  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59066)  Final 
Action 05/00/94

(Oahu) Haha  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59066)  Final Action 05/00/94

Bidens cuneata, delisting  NPRM 07/07/93 (58 FR 36387)  Final Action 
07/00/94

Braunton's milk-vetch  NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541)  Final Action 08/00/
94

Conejo dudleya  NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541)  Final Action 08/00/94

Coyote ceanothus  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/94

Eastern gray kangaroo (delisting)  NPRM 01/21/93 (58 FR 5341)  Final 
Action 06/00/94

Fountain thistle  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/94

Hartweg's golden sunburst  NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56549)  Final Action 
06/00/94

Hawaiian hawk  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41684)  Final Action 08/00/94

Lyon's pentachaeta  NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541)  Final Action 08/00/94

Marcescent dudleya  NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541)  Final Action 08/00/94

Marin dwarf-flax  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/94

Metcalf Canyon jewelflower  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 
06/00/94

Pennell's bird's beak  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/
94

Presidio clarkia  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/94

Red kangaroo (delisting)  NPRM 01/21/93 (58 FR 5341)  Final Action 06/
00/94

Rio Grande silvery minnow  NPRM 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 
08/00/94

San Joaquin adobe sunburst  NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56549)  Final Action 
08/00/94

San Mateo woolly sunflower  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 
06/00/94

Santa Clara Valley dudleys  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 
06/00/94

Santa Monica Mountains dudleya  NPRM 11/30/92 (57 FR 56541)  Final 
Action 08/00/94

Tiburon jewelflower  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/94

Tiburon mariposa lily  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/
94

Tiburon paintbrush  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/00/94

Tidewater goby  NPRM 12/11/92 (57 FR 58770)  Final Action 02/04/94 (59 
FR 5494)

Western gray kangaroo (delisting)  NPRM 01/21/93 (58 FR 5341)  Final 
Action 06/00/94

White-rayed pentachaeta  NPRM 12/14/92 (57 FR 59053)  Final Action 06/
00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-
2171

RIN: 1018-AB88
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1776. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR HAWAIIAN FERNS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Asplenium fragile var. insulare (No Common Name (NCN))  NPRM 06/24/93 
(58 FR 34231)  Final Action 06/00/94

Diplazium molokaiense (NCN)  NPRM 06/24/93 (58 FR 34231)  Final Action 
06/00/94

Pauoa  NPRM 06/24/93 (58 FR 34231)  Final Action 06/00/94

Pteris lidgatei (NCN)  NPRM 06/24/93 (58 FR 34231)  Final Action 06/00/
94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 
703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB92
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1777. CLEAN VESSEL ACT TECHNICAL GUIDELINES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes

Legal Authority:  PL 102-587

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Clean Vessel Act provides funds to States for 
construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pumpout 
stations, and waste reception facilities for discharging of wastes from 
recreation boaters. The Act requires the issuance of draft guidelines 
on pumpout stations and waste reception facilities for public comment 
within 6 months after the date of enactment. This rulemaking will 
propose guidelines to be used by States to build pumpout stations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/17/93                    58 FR 33447
NPRM Comment Period End         08/02/93                    58 FR 33447
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Columbus H. Brown, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 140 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 
358-2156

RIN: 1018-AB95
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1778. PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF 
BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS IN NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service, in cooperation with the Montana Department of 
Fish, Wildlife and Parks, will reintroduce black-footed ferrets 
(Mustela nigripes) into the 11,061-square kilometers (4,237 square 
miles) north-central Montana Black-footed Ferret Experimental 
Population Area in north-central Montana. This reintroduction is 
proposed to implement a primary recovery action for this federally 
listed endangered species and to evaluate release techniques.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/13/93                    58 FR 19220
NPRM Comment Period End         06/14/93                    58 FR 19220
Final Action                    08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB96
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1779. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF BLACK-
FOOTED FERRETS IN SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service and 
the National Park Service, proposes to release black-footed ferrets 
into the Conata Basin/Badlands Reintroduction Area in southwestern 
South Dakota. This reintroduction is proposed to implement a primary 
recovery action for this federally listed endangered species and to 
evaluate release techniques.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/19/93                    58 FR 29176
NPRM Comment Period End         07/19/93                    58 FR 29176
Final Action                    08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB98
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1780. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: EIGHT VERNAL POOL 
PLANTS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Colusa grass  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/00/94

Fleshy owl's grass  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/00/94

Greene's tuctoria  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/00/94

Hairy orcutt grass  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/00/94

Hoover's spurge  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/00/94

Sacramento orcutt grass  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/00/94

San Joaquin Valley orcutt grass  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM 
(Reopening of Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/
00/94

Slender orcutt grass  NPRM 08/05/83 (58 FR 41700)  NPRM (Reopening of 
Comment Period) 10/06/93 (58 FR 52063)  Final Action 08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC00
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1781. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Anthony's riversnail  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41690)  Final Action 08/00/
94

Arctic peregrine falcon, delisting  NPRM 09/30/93 (58 FR 51035)  Final 
Action 09/00/94

Big-leaved crown-beard  NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302)  Final Action 10/
00/94

Cherokee darter  NPRM 10/18/93 (58 FR 53696)  Final Action 10/00/94

Del Mar manzanita  NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302)  Final Action 10/00/94

Del Mar sand aster  NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302)  Final Action 10/00/94

Desert tortoise, Mojave population, critical habitat  NPRM 08/30/93 (58 
FR 45748)  Final Action 02/08/94 (59 FR 5820)

Encinitas baccharis  NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302)  Final Action 10/00/94

Etowah darter  NPRM 10/18/93 (58 FR 53696)  Final Action 10/00/94

Orcutt's spineflower  NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302)  Final Action 10/00/
94

Royal snail  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41690)  Final Action 08/00/94

Short-leaved dudleya  NPRM 10/01/93 (58 FR 51302)  Final Action 10/00/
94

South Texas ambrosia  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41696)  Final Action 08/00/
94

Texas ayenia  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41696)  Final Action 08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-1943

RIN: 1018-AC01
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1782. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: REVISION OF THE 
SPECIAL RULE FOR NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATIONS OF RED WOLVES IN 
NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to revise the special rule regarding red 
wolves designated as experimental and nonessential in the Great Smoky 
Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee, and at the 
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Pocosin Lakes National 
Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The proposal modifies take 
provisions and provides consistency of take provisions in the two 
reintroduced populations. The proposal also revises the current special 
rule for the experimental population at the Alligator River by adding 
two additional counties to the area of experimental population 
designation. In addition, the rule applies the experimental population 
provisions to red wolves found outside the experimental population 
boundaries, except for reporting requirements.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/24/93                    58 FR 62086
NPRM Comment Period End         01/10/94                    58 FR 62086
Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC03
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1783. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: THREE PUERTO RICAN 
TREES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Chupacallos  NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 49960)  Final Action 09/00/94

Ortegon  NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 49960)  Final Action 09/00/94

Uvillo  NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 49960)  Final Action 09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC04
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1784. CLEAN VESSEL ACT PUMPOUT STATION GRANT ADMINISTRATION

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  PL 102-587

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Clean Vessel Act provides funds to States for 
construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of pumpout 
stations, and waste reception facilities for discharging of wastes from 
recreational boaters. Guidance is needed on how the program will be 
administered because funds are available for this fiscal year. The 
Service will propose criteria to be used to review grant proposals for 
construction of pumpouts.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/08/93                    58 FR 36619
NPRM Comment Period End         08/23/93                    58 FR 36619
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: This action was originally scheduled in the 
April 1993 agenda under RIN 1018-AB95.

Agency Contact: Columbus H. Brown, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 140 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 
358-2156

RIN: 1018-AC06
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1785. DESIGNATED PORT STATUS FOR BOSTON, MA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42; 16 USC 705; 16 USC 712

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to add Boston, Massachusetts, to the 
list of Customs ports designated for import or export of wildlife.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/12/93                    58 FR 59978
NPRM Comment Period End         01/11/94                    58 FR 59978
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: John Doggett, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 520 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 
358-1949

RIN: 1018-AC07
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1786. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Hine's emerald dragonfly  NPRM 10/04/93 (58 FR 51604)  Final Action 10/
00/94

Lake Erie water snake  NPRM 08/18/93 (58 FR 43818)  Final Action 08/00/
94

Virginia round-leaf birch  NPRM 12/06/93 (58 FR 64281)  Final Action 
12/00/94

Winkler cactus  NPRM 10/06/93 (58 FR 52059)  Final Action 10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC09
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1787. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FLAT-TAILED HORNED 
LIZARD

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to list the Flat-tailed horned 
lizard as an endangered or threatened species. When prudent, critical 
habitat will also be identified.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/29/93                    58 FR 62624
NPRM Comment Period End         01/28/94                    58 FR 62624
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         02/22/94                     59 FR 8450
Final Action                    11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 258-2171

RIN: 1018-AC10
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1788. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SMALL WHORLED 
POGONIA, RECLASSIFICATION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to reclassify the small whorled pogonia 
from endangered to threatened. This action is due to substantial 
improvement in the status of this orchid species and the fulfillment of 
reclassification criteria stated in the small whorled pogonia recovery 
plan.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/19/93                    58 FR 53904
NPRM Comment Period End         12/17/93                    58 FR 53904
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC11
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1789. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO PUERTO RICAN 
HAWKS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposes to determine the appropriate status for 
the Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk and the Puerto Rican sharp-shinned 
hawk. These two species are endemic to Puerto Rico and are threatened 
by timber harvest and management, road construction in relation to 
timbering and recreational activities, disturbance from recreational 
activities, mortality and habitat disturbance from hurricanes, possible 
loss of genetic variation due to low numbers, and the potential for 
illegal shooting. The sharp-shinned hawk is also affected by warble fly 
parasitism.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/94                       59 FR 48
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC12
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1790.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
RECLASSIFICATION OF THE LOCH LOMOND COYOTE THISTLE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which will list, reclassify, or 
delist, as appropriate, the Loch Lomond coyote thistle under the 
Endangered Species Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be 
identified for the species. Such actions are taken upon determination 
that the species is endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based 
solely on the biological information available to the Department.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/29/93                    58 FR 62629
NPRM Comment Period End         01/28/94                    58 FR 62629
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC14
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1791.  REGULATIONS PROHIBITING TAKING OF FREE RANGING WOLVES AND 
WOLVERINES ON THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES IN ALASKA ON THE SAME DAY THE 
TRAPPER OR HUNTER IS AIRBORNE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  PL 96-487

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes regulations to prohibit trappers and 
hunters from shooting free ranging wolves and wolverines on Alaska 
national wildlife refuges on the same day in which the person is 
airborne. Trapping and hunting will continue to be allowed on Alaska 
refuges pursuant to applicable, nonconflicting Alaskan State laws and 
federal laws and regulations authorized by the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/22/93                    58 FR 68012
NPRM Comment Period End         02/22/94                    58 FR 68012
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger, Chief, Division of Refuge 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 670 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AC16
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1792.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; THREE 
PUERTO RICAN PLANTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, three species of Puerto Rican plants, under 
the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would identify critical 
habitat. Such actions are taken upon determination that species are 
endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the 
biological information available to the Department.

Timetable:

Eugenia woodburyana (NCN)  NPRM 01/03/94 (59 FR 44)  Final Action 01/
00/95

Mitracarpus maxwelliae (NCN)  NPRM 01/03/94 (59 FR 44)  Final Action 
01/00/95

Mitracarpus polycladus (NCN)  NPRM 01/03/94 (59 FR 44)  Final Action 
01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC17
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1793.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--ROCK GNOME LICHEN

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the appropriate 
status of the Rock gnome lichen. This species, in the reindeer moss 
family, is endemic to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/28/93                    58 FR 68623
NPRM Comment Period End         02/28/94                    58 FR 68623
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC23
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1794.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--SPRUCE-FIR MOSS SPIDER

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service will develop regulations to determine the 
appropriate status for the Spruce-fir moss spider. Critical habitat is 
not being proposed at this time. This species is known only from mature 
spruce-fir communities of the highest elevations of the southern 
Appalachian Mountains.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/27/94                     59 FR 3825
NPRM Comment Period End         03/28/94                     59 FR 3825
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square`, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC25
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1795.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--SACRAMENTO SPLITTAIL

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to determine the proper status 
of the Sacramento splittail under the Endangered Species Act. This 
species occurs in the San Francisco and San Joaquin areas of 
California.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/06/94                      59 FR 862
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC26
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1796.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--ROCK CRESS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend that rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Rock cress (both large and small) under the 
Endangered Species Act. This species is known in Kentucky and 
Tennessee. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/94                       59 FR 53
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC27
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1797.  SPECIES CHANGE TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN 
ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1543

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: CITES regulates international trade in certain animals and 
plants. Species for which such trade is controlled are listed in 
Appendices I, II, and III to the Convention. The countries 
participating in this treaty, including the United States, have adopted 
species amendments to Appendices I and II. The United States did not 
enter a reservation on any of these listing amendments approved at the 
eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. This document 
incorporates these amendments into the Service's regulations 
implementing the Convention.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Additional Information: Please note previous proposals were published 
under RIN 1018-AA29.

Agency Contact: Charles W. Dane, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
-725 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 
358-1708

RIN: 1018-AC31
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1798.  REMOVAL OF THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC POPULATIONS OF THE 
GRAY WHALE FROM THE LIST OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17; 50 CFR 222

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is amending the list of endangered and threatened 
species by revising the entry for the gray whale to remove the eastern 
North Pacific (California) population from the list while retaining the 
western North Pacific (Korean) population as endangered. In addition, 
the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric 
Administration, is amending the list of endangered species under its 
jurisdiction. The eastern North Pacific population has recovered to 
near its estimated original population size and is neither in danger of 
extinction throughout all nor a significant portion of its range.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC38
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1799. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATION OF 
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE LEAST BELL'S VIREO

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 to 1544

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife and plants 
under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent would identify 
critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such actions 
are taken upon determination that species are endangered, threatened, 
or neither and are based solely on the biological information available 
to the Department.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    02/02/94                     59 FR 4845
Final Action Effective          03/04/94                     59 FR 4845
Least Bell's vireo critical habitat  NPRM 08/07/92 (57 FR 34892)  Final 
Action 02/02/94 (59 FR 4845)

Least Bell's vireo listing  NPRM 05/03/85 (50 FR 18968)  Final Action 
05/02/86 (51 FR 16474)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: After reviewing the biological status of 
candidate and listed species, the Service promptly proceeds to propose 
rules to list, delist, or reclassify such species as appropriate. 
Generally, final action on the proposed rules must be taken within one 
year.

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AA95
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1800. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE: IMPORTATION OF LIVE OR DEAD FISH, MOLLUSKS, AND 
CRUSTACEANS, OR THEIR EGGS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 16

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations regarding importation of fish or fish eggs of the 
fish family Salmonidae will be revised to reflect current scientific 
information.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           08/17/89                    54 FR 33947
NPRM                            07/07/92                    57 FR 29856
NPRM Comment Period End         08/21/92                    57 FR 29856
Final Action                    11/05/93                    58 FR 58976
Final Action Effective          12/06/93                    58 FR 58976

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: John Nickum, National Aquaculture Coordinator, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 820 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 703 
358-1878

RIN: 1018-AB13
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1801. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESIGNATED PORTS FOR 
PLANTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 24; 7 CFR 300 to 399; 50 CFR 17.12; 50 CFR 23.23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend regulations by adding 
additional ports to the list of those designated for listed plants.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    12/28/93                    58 FR 68542
Final Action Effective          12/28/93                    58 FR 68542
Addition of several Dept. of Agriculture ports  NPRM 07/22/93 (58 FR 
39003)  Final Action 03/25/94 (59 FR 14119)

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Chief, Office of Management 
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 432 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2093

RIN: 1018-AB28
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1802. FEDERAL MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP (DUCK STAMP) 
LOGO

Legal Authority:  16 USC 718

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 91

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service's Duck Stamp Office has designed and developed a 
logo which has been used unofficially in Service brochures, banners, 
displays, and other publications for two years. The most immediate 
requirement for a logo is for the licensing program. The licensees want 
to associate their products as official Duck Stamp licensing products, 
and to use the logo in the packaging and marketing of their goods. The 
Service proposes to develop rules making the logo the official emblem 
of the Duck Stamp Program.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

No action pending at this time  01/24/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lesino, Chief, Federal Duck Stamp Program, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 2058 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4354

RIN: 1018-AB40
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1803. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS: DETERMINATION THAT KANSAS, RHODE ISLAND, 
AND MISSOURI MEET FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 703 to 712

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to revise 50 CFR 21 to add Kansas to the 
list of States participating in the joint Federal/State falconry permit 
system. The Director has determined that the falconry laws of the State 
meet or exceed the minimum Federal standards for the use of certain 
migratory birds for falconry. The proposed rule would permit the 
practice of falconry in that State.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/14/90                    55 FR 47498
NPRM Comment Period End         12/14/90                    55 FR 47498
Final Action                    03/10/94                    59 FR 11203
Final Action Effective          03/10/94                    59 FR 11203

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Doggett, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 
- 520 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AB45
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1804. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: HAWAIIAN PLANTS--11 
FROM KOOLAU

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/28/94                    59 FR 14482
(Koolau) Chamaesyca deppeana  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Cyanea truncata  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 03/
28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Cyrtandra crenata  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Cyrtandra polyantha  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Eugenia koolauensis  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Hesperemannia arborescens  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final 
Action 03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Lobelia oahuensis  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Lycopodium nutans  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Melicope lydgatei  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Rollandia crispa  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final Action 
03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

(Koolau) Tetraplasandra gymnocarpa  NPRM 10/14/92 (57 FR 47028)  Final 
Action 03/28/94 (59 FR 14482)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB69
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1805. MARINE MAMMALS: INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES (OIL 
AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION) IN ARCTIC ALASKA AND 
THE BEAUFORT SEA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18.121

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act allows for periods of up to 
5 years the incidental, but not intentional, take in specified 
activities (other than commercial fishing) of marine mammals if it is 
determined, based on the best scientific evidence available, that the 
total of such taking for the 5-year period will have a negligible 
impact on the marine mammal species and will not have an unmitigable 
adverse impact on the availability of these species for subsistence 
uses by Alaskan Natives. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., on behalf of 
itself and 14 other Petitioners, on December 17, 1991, submitted 
applications to the Service for promulgation of regulations to allow 
the incidental take of polar bears and walrus during year-round oil and 
gas exploration, development and production activities in Coastal 
Arctic Alaska and the Beaufort Sea.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/30/92                    57 FR 62283
NPRM Comment Period End         03/15/93                    57 FR 62283
Final Action                    11/16/93                    58 FR 60402
Final Action Effective          12/16/93

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James G. Geiger, Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife 
Management Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, MS - 820 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AB79
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1806. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: 22 HAWAIIAN PLANTS

Legal Authority:  15 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing, no later than one year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify, 
or delist, as appropriate, certain species of fish, wildlife, and 
plants under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would 
identify critical habitat for endangered and threatened species. Such 
actions are taken upon determination that species are endangered, 
threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the biological 
information available to the Department.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/21/94                    59 FR 13374
'Aiea (Nothocestrum breviflorum)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final 
Action 04/00/94

Clermontia lindseyana ('oha wai)  NPRM 12/17/92 (58 FR 59951)  Final 
Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Clermontia peleana ('oha wai)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final 
Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Clermontia pyrularia ('oha wai)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final 
Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Cyanea copelandii ssp. copelandii (haha)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 
59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Cyanea hamatiflora ssp. carlsonii (haha)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 
59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Cyanea shipmanii (haha)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/
04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Cyanea stictophylla (haha)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 
03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Ha'iwale (Cyrtandra giffardii)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final 
Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Ha'iwale (Cyrtandra tintinnabula)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final 
Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Hesperocnide sandwicensis (No common name (NCN))  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 
59951)  NPRM Withdrawn 03/04/94 (59 FR 10364)

Hilo ischaemum  NPRM 12/17/93 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 (59 
FR 10305)

Holei  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Kauila  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 
10305)

Laukahi kuahiwi  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 (59 
FR 10305)

Loulu  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Mariscus fauriei (NCN)  NPRM 12/17/93 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/
04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Po'e (Portulaca sclerocarpa)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 
03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Silene hawaiiensis (NCN)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/
04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Tetramolopium arenarium (NCN)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final 
Action 03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Wahine noho kula  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 03/04/94 
(59 FR 10305)

Zanthoxylum hawaiiense (a'e)  NPRM 12/17/92 (57 FR 59951)  Final Action 
03/04/94 (59 FR 10305)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB89
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1807. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CRITICAL HABITAT FOR 
FOUR COLORADO RIVER FISHES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, March 15, 1994.

Abstract: The Service proposes to designate critical habitat for four 
species of endemic Colorado River Basin fishes: Razorback sucker, 
Colorado squawfish, Humpback chub, and Bonytail chub. These species are 
listed under the Endangered Species Act. Historically, these four 
species occurred throughout the Colorado River system from Wyoming to 
Mexico. The proposed critical habitat designation, when made final, 
would result in additional consultation and conference requirements 
under Section 7 of the Act with regard to Federal agency actions which 
are likely to destroy or adversely modify critical habitat.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/29/93                     58 FR 6578
NPRM Comment Period End         03/30/93                     58 FR 6578
Final Action                    03/21/94                    59 FR 13374
Final Action Effective          04/20/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB91
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1808. WILD BIRD CONSERVATION ACT

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  PL 102-440

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will propose regulations implementing the 
provisions of the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/12/93                    58 FR 42926
NPRM Comment Period End         09/13/93                    58 FR 42926
Final Action                    11/16/93                    58 FR 60524
Final Action Effective          11/16/93                    58 FR 60524

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Marshall P. Jones, Jr., Chief, Office of Management 
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 432 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2093

RIN: 1018-AB93
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1809.  ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING--LOACH MINNOW AND SPIKEDACE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial.
A court-imposed publication deadline of December 15, 1993, was extended 
to February 1, 1994.

Abstract: This rulemaking would determine final critical habitat 
designation for the Loach minnow and spikedace. Highly fragmented, 
locally abundant populations of loach minnow remain in only 17 percent 
of its historic range. Only 5 disjunct populations of the spikedace 
remain in just 9 percent of this fish's historic range.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action (spikedace)        03/08/94                    59 FR 10906
Final Action (Loach minnow)     03/08/94                    59 FR 10898
Final Action Effective          04/07/94                    59 FR 10898

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS - 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC24
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  
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1810.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; WITHDRAWAL 
OF PROPOSAL TO LIST HESPEROCNIDE SANDWICENSIS (NO COMMON NAME (NCN))

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1533, the Service must take action (list, 
withdraw, or extend the rulemaking for six months) on a proposed 
listing, no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service has withdrawn the proposal to list the plant 
Hesperocnide sandwicensis (NCN), a plant endemic to the Island of 
Hawaii. Additional field surveys have provided new information 
revealing that the species has a wider distribution than previously 
known.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/17/92                    57 FR 59951
Withdrawn                       03/04/94                    59 FR 10364

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jamie Rappaport Clark, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS -452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 703 358-1943

RIN: 1018-AC35
BILLING CODE 4310-55-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1811. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SYMBOLS: UNITED STATES PARK POLICE INSIGNIA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposed rule and request for 
comments relates to the United States Park Police insignia. It will 
recognize an official United States Park Police insignia, provide for 
its future protection and prevent the unauthorized use of the insignia.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AB94
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1812. FORT JEFFERSON NATIONAL MONUMENT: FISHING; BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.27

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed regulation pertains to Fort Jefferson National 
Monument and will delete references to the taking of crayfish and 
conch. Information will be included to redefine the park boundary. 
These changes are necessary to reflect a closure of park waters to the 
removal of crayfish and conch and to update boundary changes mandated 
by congressional action in 1980 that enlarged the park area.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/05/86                    51 FR 28110
NPRM Comment Period End         09/04/86                    51 FR 28110
Reproposal                      06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 73127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AA96
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1813. MINERALS MANAGEMENT--NON-FEDERAL OIL AND GAS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1 et seq; 16 USC 410g; 16 USC 4101; 16 USC 
459d-3; 16 USC 459h-3; 16 USC 698c; 16 USC 698i; 16 USC 460-2(i); 16 
USC 450kk; 16 USC 230a; PL 100-301, Sec 8; 31 USC 9701

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 9

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, January 29, 1989.
Section 8 of the Big Cypress National Preserve Addition Act directs the 
Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations governing 
nonfederal oil and gas development by 1/29/89.

Abstract: Several sections of 36 CFR part 9, subpart B contain 
ambiguous language which has caused confusion in interpreting the 
existing regulations. The NPS wants to make technical revisions to 
clarify requirements for both applicants and the Service. Also, the 
existing regulations exempt two classes of operators from compliance. 
Because of these exemptions, the regulations apply to only 30% of the 
existing operations resulting in avoidable impacts to park resources 
and visitor values from unregulated operations. Finally, the Service 
intends to propose revisions to the existing regulations to incorporate 
congressionally mandated requirements and timetables governing 
nonfederal oil and gas development in the Big Cypress National Preserve 
Addition. Examples of such revisions include: making the regulations 
applicable to all oil and gas operations within all units of the 
National Park System; updating terms for consistency with existing 
policies, practices, and laws; and removing the monetary ceiling and 
floor on bonds and security deposits so that bonds may be calculated 
and posted commensurate with reclamation costs.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brette Bates, Environmental Protection Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Room 
540, 800 N. Capital St. NW., Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-4960

RIN: 1024-AB39
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1814. RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3; 16 USC 5; 16 USC 79

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulations for rights-of-way found at 36 CFR part 14, 
subparts A to H were promulgated as interim regulations in 1980. The 
regulations no longer meet the needs of the Service or of rights-of-way 
applicants. Final regulations need to be developed through a revision 
of part 14.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC01
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1815. ALASKA: SUBSISTENCE USES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rulemaking will amend 36 CFR part 13, subpart B 
- ``Subsistence,'' to establish an alternative process for deletion of 
a resident zone community or area based upon an approved recommendation 
of a Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) established pursuant to 16 
USC 3118.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC03
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1816. GLACIER BAY: VESSEL MANAGEMENT PLAN/REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101; 16 USC 1361; 16 USC 1531

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13.65

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Glacier Bay National Park is initiating a vessel management 
plan that will, during its formulation, review the existing vessel 
regulations for revisions.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Marvin Jensen, Superintendent, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park, Gustavus, 
AK 99826, 907 697-2230

RIN: 1024-AC05
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1817. PENALTY PROVISIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 18 USC 3571

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 1.3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Existing fine penalties at 36 CFR 1.3 were outdated by the 
Criminal Fine Improvement Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-185). These proposed 
regulations will establish penalty provisions in accordance with the 
Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC06
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1818. ROCK CLIMBING

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Rock climbing has long been an accepted recreational activity 
in many park areas. An explosive growth of rock climbing in recent 
years, along with increased impacts to park resources because of this 
activity, suggests that regulations and guidelines need to be developed 
to protect park resources while providing for a quality climbing 
experience. Information to address this issue will be sought from 
interested parties in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           06/11/93                    58 FR 32878
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/13/93                    58 FR 32878
NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 
37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC13
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1819. SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSPAPERS, LEAFLETS, AND PAMPHLETS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.96

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will propose an amendment to the National Park 
Service regulations governing sales, and will propose a rescission of 
an enforcement guideline regarding sales within the National Capital 
Region. A proposed Administrative Policy Statement will explain the 
administration of these regulations, which are intended to regulate 
sales on park land of the National Capital Region.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Stanton, Regional Director, National Capital 
Region, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio 
Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242, 202 619-7005

RIN: 1024-AC14
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1820. GLACIER NATIONAL PARK REVISION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise sport regulations to allow the 
Superintendent to better monitor the fishing program; to prohibit the 
use of motorboats in certain areas; and to clarify the exceptions to 
the prohibitions on commercial passenger-carrying vehicles on park 
roads.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/31/94                    59 FR 15124
NPRM Comment Period End         05/31/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC15
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1821. KATMAI NATIONAL PARK--BEAR MANAGEMENT

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13.66

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rulemaking will establish a process for the 
Superintendent to set minimum distances between humans and bears in 
portions of Katmai National Park. The rulemaking will prohibit a person 
from intentionally remaining within a specified distance from bears in 
areas identified by the Superintendent to protect bears and people.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC17
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1822. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK--SPECIAL REVISION

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Specific regulations for Yellowstone National Park were 
originally promulgated in the early 1970s, with only minor changes 
since that time. This rulemaking will completely revise this section to 
bring it up to date.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC18
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1823.  VISITOR SERVICES UNDER SECTION 1307 OF ANILCA

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3197

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule establishes procedures for granting rights 
and preferences in the award and renewal of competitive visitor service 
authorizations for visitor service providers to conduct business on 
certain National Park Service lands in Alaska. This rule implements 
section 1307 of the Alaska Lands Act (ANILCA), which protects certain 
visitor service providers in operation prior to January 1, 1979, and 
which directs that a right of preference for any future new visitor 
service be given to local residents and Native corporations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jeff Cobb, Chief, Division of Concessions, Department 
of the Interior, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 2525 
Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK 90225, 907 257-2648

RIN: 1024-AC19
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1824.  GRAND TETON BACKCOUNTRY USE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.22

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would delete the existing special 
regulation for Grand Teton National Park that requires registration for 
climbing, off-travel trail above 7,000 feet, and winter travel. The 
park has found over time that this regulation is burdensome for both 
the park and user and is ineffective.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Park Ranger, Regulatory Affairs, Department 
of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 
20013-7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC20
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1825.  APPLICABILITY AND RESOURCE PROTECTION REVISIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9A; 16 USC 462

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 1; 36 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A major revision of 36 CFR parts 1-5 was completed in 1983. 
This current review of parts 1 and 2 is to address clarification of the 
applicability of these regulations in National Park Service areas, and 
to update existing resource protection and visitor use regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Park Ranger, Regulatory Affairs, Department 
of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 
20013-7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AC21
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1826. PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES; UNIFORM REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  PL 100-555; PL 100-588

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 7; 36 CFR 296; 18 CFR 1312; 32 CFR 229

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would amend the description of prohibited 
acts in the final uniform regulations to include attempts to excavate, 
remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface archeological resources, 
based on amendments to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act made 
in 1988.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/29/90                     55 FR 2848
NPRM Comment Period End         02/28/90                     55 FR 2848
Additional NPRM                 09/11/91                    56 FR 46259
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Richard Waldbauer, Archeologist, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Archeological Assistance Division, 
P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-4113

RIN: 1024-AA51
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1827. EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK: MINING

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.45(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision applies to Everglades National Park in Florida. 
Section 7.45(a) will be revised to eliminate obsolete regulations, 
remove expired material from the Code of Federal Regulations pertaining 
to commercial fishing, provide for consistency with State fishing 
rules, and ensure continued protection of park resources.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/05/86                    51 FR 28108
NPRM Comment Period End         09/04/86                    51 FR 28108
Reproposal                      12/21/92                    57 FR 60496
Final Action                    07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AB10
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1828. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC ON U.S. HIGHWAY 191 
WITHIN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed regulation will exempt the section of U.S. 191 
within Yellowstone National Park from the prohibition on the use of 
National Park Service roads by commercial vehicles when such use has in 
no way a connection with operation of the park; delete the special 
regulations establishing the speed limit on U.S. 191 within Yellowstone 
National Park; and restrict the amount and type of hazardous materials 
which may be transported on U.S. 191 within Yellowstone National Park. 
The special regulation establishing the present fee schedule for 
commercial traffic within Yellowstone will be eliminated and the 
Superintendent provided the discretion to establish and adjust fees for 
such use on an annual basis.
These actions will clearly define the management and regulation of 
commercial traffic on U.S. 191 through Yellowstone and assure a certain 
measure of protection against hazardous waste spills.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/15/93                    58 FR 48336
NPRM Comment Period End         11/15/93                    58 FR 48336
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Sacklin, Chief, Planning, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, P.O. Box 
168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, 307 344-7381

RIN: 1024-AB82
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1829. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 6

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to severely restrict the 
creation of any new solid waste management sites within the boundaries 
of any National Park unit. Sites in existence as of September 1, 1984, 
will be regulated to minimize the impacts upon the environment and the 
visitor experience.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/13/93                    58 FR 65141
NPRM Comment Period End         02/11/94                    58 FR 65141
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: John Donohue, Program Specialist, Environmental 
Compliance Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 208-4274

RIN: 1024-AB95
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1830. NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  16 USC 461 et seq

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 62

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rulemaking will amend the current regulations 
for the National Natural Landmarks Program. Proposed changes include 
strengthening and clarifying provisions for landowner notification, 
adding requirements for voluntary landowner consent for natural 
landmark designation, and providing for review of natural landmark 
nominations by the National Park System Advisory Board.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/29/90                    55 FR 43384
NPRM                            11/21/91                    56 FR 58790
NPRM Comment Period End         02/19/92                    56 FR 58790
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael A. Ruggiero, Chief, Wildlife and Vegetation 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 
37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-8100

RIN: 1024-AB96
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1831. GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA FISHING REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101 et seq

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13.65

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed regulations will allow commercial fishing in 
Glacier Bay National Park as an exemption from currently existing 
servicewide regulations until December 31, 1997. Non-commercial 
consumptive fishing methods are designated, and subsistence uses are 
prohibited pursuant to statutory requirements.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/05/91                    56 FR 37262
NPRM Comment Period End         11/03/91                    56 FR 46589


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony Sisto, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Ranger Activities, P.O. Box 37127, 
Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 208-4874

RIN: 1024-AB99
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1832. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT 
IMPLEMENTATION

Legal Authority:  25 USC 3001 to 3013

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations will provide Federal agencies, museums that 
receive Federal funds, and Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations with directions on procedures and actions needed to 
comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/28/93                    58 FR 31122
NPRM Comment Period End         07/27/93                    58 FR 31122
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting 
Archeologist, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. 
Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, 202 343-4101

RIN: 1024-AC07
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1833.  GLACIER BAY: REGULATION APPLICABILITY

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 3101 et seq

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13.65

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This is an interim rule that will clarify the general 
applicability of National Park Service regulations to Glacier Bay 
National Park, clearing up a technical problem with general 
applicability rules.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              03/29/94                    59 FR 14564
Interim Final Rule Effective    03/29/94                    59 FR 14564
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Russel Wilson, Paralegal, Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 2525 Gambell, Anchorage, 
AK 99503, 907 257-2641

RIN: 1024-AC22
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1834. MANAGEMENT OF MINERAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH MINING CLAIMS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1901 et seq, Mining in the Parks Act of 1976; 
16 USC 1 et seq, NPS Organic Act; 30 USC 21 et seq, Mining Law of 1872

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 9

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The existing regulations at 36 CFR part 9, subpart A, 
promulgated in January of 1977, contain a provision regarding the use 
of water in connection with mining claims within National Park System 
units that creates a ``catch 22'' for miners seeking to use water in 
connection with their claims. In order to use water in a park, a miner 
must have a perfected water right. However, to obtain a perfected water 
right, a miner must use water. Herein lies the ``catch 22.'' The 
National Park Service would like to rectify this dilemma through a rule 
change that would eliminate the perfected water right language while at 
the same time preserve the Service's ability to protect water quality 
and quantity.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/05/89                    54 FR 19411
NPRM Comment Period End         07/05/89                    54 FR 19411
Withdrawn - Agency reconsidering 
need for revision               04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carol McCoy, Chief, Policy and Regulations Section, 
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, 
Washington, DC 20013, 202 343-4962

RIN: 1024-AB74
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
National Park Service (NPS)
  
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1835. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PARKS: SPECIAL EVENT RULES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 
462(k); DC Code 8-137; DC Code 40-721

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.96

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposed rule and policy statement 
with request for comments relates to special events in the National 
Capital Region. A variety of special events, such as festivals and 
private rented events have occurred on park land for some time. These 
events have increased in number and size and have caused a strain on 
limited park resources and on the National Capital Region budget. The 
proposed rule would limit the number and size of festivals and private 
rented events, limit sales at such events, and require sponsors of the 
events to bear any unbudgeted costs of the National Park Service.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Regulations 
considered not necessary at this 
time.                           04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Stanton, Regional Director, National Capital 
Region, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio 
Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242, 202 619-7005

RIN: 1024-AB92
BILLING CODE 4310-70-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1836. ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13; PL 67-85

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise established policies and provide 
uniform procedures to govern the higher education program administered 
under the authority of 25 USC 13. This rule applies only to educational 
grants; Bureau educational loans are governed by 25 CFR part 91. This 
part has been redesignated from 25 CFR part 32.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/03/87                     52 FR 6482
NPRM Comment Period End         05/04/87                    52 FR 11503
Public Consultation             01/23/91
Reproposal                      05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Reginald Rodriguez, Chief, Branch of Postsecondary 
Education, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS-
3530 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4871

RIN: 1076-AA10
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1837. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INDIAN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 46

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These proposed regulations are designed to provide 
standardized administrative procedures for administering and operating 
Indian adult education programs.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/30/87                    12 FR 49172
NPRM Comment Period End         02/29/88                    52 FR 49172
Public consultation             01/23/91
Reproposal                      05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Reginald Rodriguez, Chief, Branch of Postsecondary 
Education, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office 
of Indian Education Programs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 
202 208-4871

RIN: 1076-AA15
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1838. LEASING AND PERMITTING

Legal Authority:  25 USC 395; 25 USC 402; 25 USC 403; 25 USC 466

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 162

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau proposes to reorganize part 162 into subparts to 
facilitate the use of the regulations for easier reference and to 
incorporate requirements for grazing permits and the leasing 
regulations of the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act 
within the rule. Part 166 will be renamed and will incorporate all of 
the provisions of the Act other than leasing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Division of Water and Land Resources, 
Billings Area Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3598

RIN: 1076-AA29
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1839. ROADS OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 47; 25 USC 318a; 23 USC 202; 23 USC 204

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise 25 CFR 
part 170 to reflect the current Bureau of Indian Affairs and Federal 
Highway Administration policies for road systems on Indian 
reservations. This change is proposed to assure that funds are 
apportioned from the Highway Trust Fund for construction projects on 
Indian reservations roads in accordance with the relative needs of the 
reservation, and to encourage tribal self-determination.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/24/94                    59 FR 14030
NPRM Comment Period End         05/23/94                    59 FR 14030
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Richard B. Geiger, Chief, Division of Transportation, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4359

RIN: 1076-AB05
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1840. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is amending existing Financial Assistance and 
Social Services program regulations. The proposed regulations define 
the extent of the programs, establish eligibility requirements and set 
the parameters for assistance payments. General Assistance, Child 
Welfare Assistance and Services to Families and Communities will be 
revised. Adult Care Services, Tribal Work Experience Program and 
Miscellaneous Assistance Programs will be added to the regulations in 
more detail.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: David Hickman, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AC13
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1841. CERTIFICATES OF DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking action is to add a new part 70 to govern the 
issuance of Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIBs). There has 
been a sharp increase in the number of requests for CDIBs over the past 
few years. More and more programs are requiring individuals to submit 
CDIBs to document possession of Indian blood. This rulemaking action is 
intended to clarify the circumstances under which the Bureau will issue 
CDIBs; the documents and records on which the Bureau will base the 
issuance of CDIBs; and the procedures that individuals will need to 
follow, including any documentation requirements, to obtain CDIBs.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Lathel Duffield, Chief, Branch of Tribal Enrollment 
Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS-2611 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3702

RIN: 1076-AC19
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1842. REVISED PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDIAN SELF-
DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1988

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  25 USC 450; 5 USC 5911; 43 USC 1396

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 900; 25 CFR 272; 25 CFR 274; 25 CFR 275; 25 CFR 
276; 25 CFR 277; 25 CFR 278

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, August 5, 1989. Final, Statutory, 
October 5, 1989.

Abstract: The primary purpose of the amendments to 93 USC 638 is to 
permit an orderly transition from Federal domination of programs for 
and services to Indians to effective and meaningful participation by 
the Indian people in the planning, conduct, and administration of those 
programs and services while maintaining the Federal Government's unique 
and continuing relationship with and responsibility to individual 
Indian tribes and to the Indian people as a whole. In addition to 
extensive consultation with the tribes and Native American groups, the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs is examining all of its planning 
administrative procedures from the perspective of maximizing tribal 
participation. The changes are one of process rather than increases or 
decreases in budget or program funding.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/20/94                     59 FR 3166
NPRM Comment Period End         05/20/94
Final Action                    06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: This Rule combined the current 25 CFR parts 
271,272,274,275,276, 277 and 278.

Agency Contact: Jim Thomas, Chief, Indian Self Determination, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4627-MIB, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5727

RIN: 1076-AC20
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1843. SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTION PROGRAM

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 5 USC 7902; 7 USC 135 
et seq; 21 USC 301 et seq; 23 USC 208; 33 USC 467 et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule establishes a new part containing 
requirements for determining whether plant conditions at Bureau-funded 
schools are an immediate hazard to health and safety. The Bureau is 
required to develop rules for a safety and health inspection program by 
PL 100-297, which states that schools may be closed or consolidated, or 
programs substantially curtailed, for plant conditions constituting an 
immediate hazard to health or safety only if a Bureau health and safety 
officer determines that such conditions exist. This rule is 
administrative in nature and outlines the responsibilities of the 
Division of Safety Management for conducting safety and health 
inspections.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/94
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Charles Jaynes, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Division of Safety Management, P.O. Box 2186, 
Albuquerque, NM 87103, 505 766-2863

RIN: 1076-AC31
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1844. MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN 
CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2001

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise the 
regulations in 25 CFR 36 which govern the provisions of academic and 
dormitory programs for bureau-funded schools. The proposed revisions 
will satisfy the requirements of the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and 
Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (PL 100-297) which 
require the establishment of standards for immunization of students, an 
alcohol and substance abuse curriculum and a process for substituting 
alternative dormitory standards.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/31/94                    59 FR 15294
NPRM Comment Period End         06/29/94                    59 FR 15294
Final Action                    07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Jim Martin, Chief, Planning, Oversight and Evaluation 
Staff, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 219-1131

RIN: 1076-AC32
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1845. DEPOSIT AND EXPENDITURE OF INDIVIDUAL FUNDS OF MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE 
TRIBE OF INDIANS WHO DO NOT HAVE CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 117

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is publishing a proposed rule to 
amend the regulations governing the deposit and expenditure of 
individual funds belonging to persons of Osage blood who do not possess 
a certificate of competency. The regulations are being amended to 
correspond to current administrative and economic conditions. The 
promulgation of these amendments will improve the management of the 
restricted funds of such persons and estates of such deceased persons.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Gordon Jackson, Superintendent, Osage Agency, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Grandview Agency, 
Tulsa, OK 74056, 918 287-2495

RIN: 1076-AC45
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1846. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 145; 25 USC 383; 25 USC 385; 25 USC 338; 25 
USC 43

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 171

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of these revisions is to provide for consistent 
administration, to establish policies for updating practices and 
procedures of operation and maintenance of the irrigation system and to 
provide uniform accounting procedures.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/94
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Mort Dreamer, Supervisory General Engineer, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559, MIB, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5696

RIN: 1076-AC53
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1847. INDIVIDUAL INDIAN MONIES

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 29; 43 USC 1457

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 115

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will modify existing regulations governing 
the Individual Indian Monies Trust (IIM) Funds and establish guidelines 
on accepting new IIM accounts. The Federal Government has sole 
responsibility for the protection of Indian trust funds which have been 
either collected from receipts from Indian trust land or through 
judgment awards to tribes and/or individuals.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has established the Office of Trust Funds 
Management to oversee Indian Trust Funds operations. The modified and 
new regulations will result in the added protection, and more efficient 
handling of the Indian trust funds.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Jim Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds Management, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505 Marquette NW. 
Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230

RIN: 1076-AC65
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1848. SALE OF FOREST PRODUCTS, RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, MINNESOTA

Legal Authority:  25 USC 9; 25 USC 2

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 165

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this action is to delete part 165 from 25 CFR. 
Since the Red Lake Indian Mills no longer exist and since section 
163.13, ``Indian tribal forest enterprise operations,'' of the 1993 
revision of the 25 CFR General Forest Regulations adequately prescribes 
policy for the sale of forest products produced by other Indian forest 
product enterprises on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, 25 CFR part 165 
is no longer needed.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: This part is being deleted due to revisions 
made in part 163.

Agency Contact: Jim Stires, Forester, Office of Trust and Economic 
Development, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1316 
N. 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101, 406 657-6358

RIN: 1076-AC75
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1849. SALE OF LUMBER AND OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY INDIAN 
ENTERPRISES FROM THE FORESTS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 164

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this action is to delete part 164 from 25 CFR. 
Since section 163.13, ``Indian tribal forest enterprise operations,'' 
of the 1993 revision of the 25 CFR General Forest Regulations 
adequately prescribed policy for the sale of lumber and other forest 
products produced by Indian enterprises from forests on Indian 
reservations, 25 CFR part 164 is no longer needed.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: This part is being deleted due to revisions 
made to part 163.

Agency Contact: Jim Stires, Forester, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1316 N. 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101, 406 
657-6358

RIN: 1076-AC77
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1850. LISTING OF COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES: AMENDMENT

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On May 14, 1991, the Ute Mountain Tribal Council voted to 
retrocede the operation of the law enforcement services and tribal 
court programs citing ongoing problems which have hindered the fair and 
impartial administration of justice. This decision has created a 
jurisdictional void since neither State or Federal authorities have 
jurisdiction over minor offenses committed by Indians. To minimize the 
potential danger to the residents of the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation, 
the BIA is undertaking this rulemaking to authorize the establishment 
of Courts of Indian Offenses to fill this apparent jurisdictional void.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Roland Johnson, Assistant Area Director (Programs), 
Albuquerque Area Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, P.O. Box 26567, Albuquerque, NM 87125-6567, 505 766-3157

RIN: 1076-AC78
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1851. ADULT AND JUVENILE DETENTION, HOLDING, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL 
STANDARDS FOR FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 
2417; 25 USC 2453; 25 USC 2802

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing a new part 10 in 25 
CFR to establish standards for governing Indian adult and juvenile 
detention, holding and community residential facilities and programs. 
The current detention regulations in 25 CFR are over 20 years old and 
extremely limited. The proposed changes will cover all important issues 
governing detention and residential services. The standards will 
increase the bureau's capability to provide Indian tribes the direction 
to administer constitutionally sound detention and residential 
programs. It will also provide a preventative measure to potential 
litigation.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Warren D. LeBeau, Detention Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, 202 208-5786

RIN: 1076-AC80
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1852. NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING REGULATIONS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  25 USC 640(d)

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 161

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are necessary for implementation of the 
livestock and grazing control provisions of 25 USC 640(d). In 1982 the 
Federal District Court for Arizona abolished 25 CFR 153, Grazing 
Regulation for the Joint Use Administrative Area and ordered the 
Secretary to promulgate new regulations for the control of grazing and 
livestock for the former Joint Use Administrative Area. Due to a lack 
of tribal concurrence, regulations were not promulgated for lands 
partitioned to the Navajo Tribe. Navajo tribal concurrence has been 
recently obtained; therefore, the BIA needs to move forward with 
publication of these regulations. Any cost associated with the 
implementation of these regulations will be assumed within the BIA 
annual budget. Cost associated with compliance of the provisions of 
these regulations will be borne by the Navajo Tribe or its members. 
There is no associated cost to the general public.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Ray Smith, Chief, Branch of Agriculture, Division of 
Water and Land, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-6041

RIN: 1076-AC81
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1853. INDIAN MONIES, PROCEEDS OF LABOR (IMPL)

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 155

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 113

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is proposing to rescind part 113 of 25 CFR in 
accordance with Pub. L. 97-257, which provided that no funds shall be 
deposited in such accounts after September 30, 1982. The accounts have 
been removed from the accounting system and are no longer in use.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/94
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Jim R. Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds 
Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505 
Marquette St. NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230

RIN: 1076-AC86
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1854. TRIBAL ORGANIZATION UNDER A FEDERAL STATUTE

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 473; 25 USC 476; 25 USC 477; 25 USC 
503; PL 100-581

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations establish uniform procedures for conducting 
Secretarial elections for voting on proposed constitutions when tribes 
wish to reorganize, adopt constitutional amendments, ratify and amend 
charters, or revoke existing constitutions. This proposed rule will 
revise the regulations to bring them into compliance with PL 100-581.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Joyce Grisham, Division of Tribal Government Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-7445

RIN: 1076-AC88
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1855. PETITIONING AND OTHER PROCEDURES FOR TRIBES REORGANIZED UNDER 
FEDERAL STATUTE AND OTHER ORGANIZED TRIBES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 473; 25 USC 
476; 25 USC 477; 25 USC 503

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will provide uniformity and order in the 
formulation and submission of petitions to request the Secretary to 
call elections to amend tribal constitutions, issue charters, and other 
actions where constitutions provide for petitioning the Secretary or 
Commissioner. This rule will amend the regulations to allow the 
spokesman for the petitioners to make technical changes to petitions in 
consultation with the Bureau and to change the petition format.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94
Final Action                    06/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Joyce Grisham, Division of Tribal Government Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-7445

RIN: 1076-AC89
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1856. FAMILY AND CHILD EDUCATION PROGRAM (FACE)

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 2003; 25 USC 2002; 25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will establish new standards and procedures for 
applications and approval of applications under family and child 
education programs. The proposed standards are intended to enhance and 
ensure fairness in the award of funds for these programs.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Patsy Jones, Education Specialist, Office of Indian 
Education Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Room 3530 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 
219-1127

RIN: 1076-AC92
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1857. ARRANGEMENTS WITH STATES, TERRITORIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES FOR 
SOCIAL WELFARE OF INDIANS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 454

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The passage of Public Law 96-638, the Indians Self 
Determination and Education Assistance Act, authorized Indian tribes to 
enter into contractual agreements with the Federal government to 
administer tribal social services programs, as well as other programs 
formerly administered by Federal agencies. This rule will set forth 
procedures governing these agreements, as well as those entered into 
for the same purpose with state governments.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/94
Final Action                    05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: David Hickman, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Office of Tribal Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Room 310 - SIB, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 208-2649

RIN: 1076-AC94
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1858. LICENSED INDIAN TRADERS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 261; 25 USC 262; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 
301; 18 USC 437

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 140

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will add a new section 140.27 to ensure compliance 
with tribal commercial codes in the regulation of business activities 
on Indian reservations within the State of New York.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: George Big Eagle, Rights Protection Officer, Eastern 
Area Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 3701 
N. Fairfax Drive, Rm. 260, Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-3178

RIN: 1076-AC95
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1859. EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER THE JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 455 to 457; PL 95-561; PL 93-638

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 273

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will change the definition of the term ``eligible 
Indian for services'' and incorporate applicable statutory changes and 
Federal court decisions. The proposed change will clarify program 
eligibility.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Charles Geboe, Chief, Elementary and Secondary 
Education, Office of Indian Education Programs, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3530 - MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 219-1129

RIN: 1076-AC96
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1860. INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will establish a formula by which base 
support funding will be provided to tribes to establish Indian child 
protection and family violence protection programs. Base support 
funding is to consider projected service area population, projected 
service area, projected caseload, and any special circumstances. Funds 
may be used to initiate child protective services programs, family 
violence protection programs, child abuse investigation and prosecution 
programs, training programs, and community education.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: David Hickman, Director, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AC97
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1861.  RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY FOR THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 256

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Difficulty in obtaining accurate housing inventories as a 
basis for funding distribution led to the concept of funding in 
accordance with the number of documented eligible applicants. 
Regulations direct that HIP funds be used in conjunction with other 
programs to provide more housing than could be provided with HIP funds 
alone. The intent was to use other funds in place of HIP funds. This 
has been misinterpreted to mean using the HIP funds in addition to 
other monies as a means of circumventing the regulatory cost limits. 
This has resulted in oversized, luxurious houses totally inappropriate 
to HIP. For this reason Category C, down payments, is being deleted 
from the program. Houses financed by HUD will no longer be eligible for 
HIP assistance.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: A. Ronald Thurman, Housing Program Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Room 2525-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5427

RIN: 1076-AD01
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1862.  IRRIGATION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RATE ADJUSTMENT

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 385

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 171.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will make irrigation and maintenance rate 
adjustments for various projects. These adjustments account for the 
changes in costs for Indian irrigation project facilities that ensure 
the delivery of irrigation water to assessable lands served by the 
projects.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Acting Chief, Branch of Irrigation and 
Power, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street NW., Room 4559-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5480

RIN: 1076-AD02
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1863.  INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 3001

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 175

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will add a new section to the current regulation to 
cover hardship cases and will make necessary changes to comply with 
Secretarial Order 3150 redelegating authority in the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/94
Final Action                    04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Acting Chief, Branch of Irrigation and 
Power, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street NW., Room 4559-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5480

RIN: 1076-AD03
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1864.  AMERICAN INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RANGELAND MANAGEMENT

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 103-177

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 162; 25 CFR 166

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, December 3, 1995.

Abstract: This rule will address the requirements for the 
implementation of the American Indian Agricultural Resource Management 
Act. Specifically, the leasing and permitting requirements, 
agricultural and range trespass, education and agricultural management, 
and management of Indian rangelands and farmlands.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Chief, Branch of Africulture and Range, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Room 4559, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4004

RIN: 1076-AD04
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1865.  PREFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT

Legal Authority:  25 USC 479

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is proposing to eliminate provisions relating to 
preference in employment because they expired on January 5, 1990.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Mercedes C. Lewis, Staffing Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Room 320-SIB, Washington, DC 20245, 202 208-2506

RIN: 1076-AD05
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1866.  PROTECTION OF PRODUCTS OF INDIAN ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 101-644

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, 
which makes it unlawful to offer or display for sale any good in a 
manner that falsely suggests that it is Indian produced, an Indian 
product, or the product of a particular Indian, Indian tribe, or Indian 
Arts and Crafts organization located in the United States.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Meredith Stanton, Indian, Arts and Crafts Board, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Room 4004 MIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3773

RIN: 1076-AD06
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1867. OIL, GAS, SOLID MINERAL, AND GEOTHERMAL MINERAL AGREEMENTS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2101 to 2108

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 211; 25 CFR 212

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of these revisions is to reflect the enactment of 
legislation, court decisions, changes, and reorganization with the 
Federal government and the evolution of usual and common business 
practices. The existing rule does not adequately reflect the provisions 
of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act or the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/21/87                    52 FR 39332
NPRM Comment Period End         12/21/87                    52 FR 39332
NPRM                            11/18/91                    56 FR 58734
Reproposal                      11/21/91                    56 FR 58734
NPRM Comment Period End         01/19/92
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: This regulation was formerly combined with 
material that will now be published separately under RIN 1076-AC98.

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Div. of Energy and Mineral Resources, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3607

RIN: 1076-AA82
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1868. LEASING OF OSAGE RESERVATION LANDS FOR OIL/GAS MINING

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 95-496, sec 1 to 2; PL 95-321; PL 95-919

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 226

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would amend 25 CFR part 226 to allow 
certain producers to receive bonus or premium pay for the crude oil 
produced. The regulations strengthen the management of the Osage 
mineral estates and relieve the Osage oil lessees from basing the 
payment of royalties to the Osage Tribe on the offered or posted price 
of a major purchaser in Kansas-Oklahoma area.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/09/93                    58 FR 59142
NPRM Comment Period End         01/05/94
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals, 
Office of Trust and Economic Development, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 4544-MIB, 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3607

RIN: 1076-AC09
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1869. GENERAL FOREST REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 301; 25 USC 406; 25 USC 407; 25 USC 
413; 25 USC 466

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 163

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, May 28, 1992.

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is revising 25 CFR part 163 to 
reflect those changes necessary to implement the National Indian Forest 
Resources Management Act, PL 101-630. This action includes revisions 
and amendments to existing regulations as well as the addition and 
deletion of sections affected by the Act. The regulations will provide 
uniform guidance for forest management and administration and implement 
Indian and Alaskan Native forestry education assistance programs.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/27/94                     59 FR 3952
NPRM Comment Period End         03/28/94
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: In conjunction with this revision of part 163, 
parts 164 and 165 will be deleted.

Agency Contact: Jim Stires, Forester, Branch of Forestry, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Billings Area Office, 1316 N. 
26th Street, Billings, MT 59101, 406 657-6358

RIN: 1076-AC44
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1870. PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING THAT AN AMERICAN GROUP EXISTS AS AN 
INDIAN TRIBE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 83

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed revisions will improve existing regulations by 
clarifying and revising definitions, criteria, and administrative 
procedures and by adding a revised independent review of decisions. The 
revisions respond to issues raised by diverse parties concerning the 
interpretation of the regulations and the administration of the review 
process. The proposed changes are based upon 14 years of experience 
administering the acknowledgement process and upon public comments from 
the Congress, states, recognized tribes, unrecognized groups, other 
Federal agencies, and national Indian organizations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/18/91                    56 FR 47320
NPRM Comment Period End         12/17/91
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Holly Reckord, Acting Chief, Branch of Acknowledgement 
and Research, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3592

RIN: 1076-AC46
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1871. EDUCATION FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 413; 25 USC 9; 
25 USC 295; 25 USC 2005c; 29 USC 794

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 294

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of these regulations is to formalize procedures 
and the approval process for the acquisition of sites, construction, or 
renovation (including all necessary equipment) for schools for Indian 
children under funds authorized and appropriated under Federal statutes 
for new school construction application evaluations and priority 
rankings. These appropriations include, but are not limited to, the 
following: facility structures that require new addition to an existing 
structure, new school facilities, dormitories, gymnasiums, cafeterias, 
libraries, and multi-purpose rooms. Because these are procedural 
regulations, they do not entail any additional costs; the benefits 
include a more effective program.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/13/93                    58 FR 53026
NPRM Comment Period End         01/11/94
Final Action                    07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: A new part 294 will be published in a new 
subchapter P in 25 CFR chapter I, ``Facilities Management Program.''

Agency Contact: Katheen L. Slover, Program Liaison Specialist, Office 
of Construction Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 2417 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 
202 208-3405

RIN: 1076-AC49
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1872. BUY INDIAN ACT PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTING

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  25 USC 47

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1480

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, September 12, 1991.
Interim Final - 03/01/91.

Abstract: This final rule will be codified as 48 CFR 1480, replacing 41 
CFR part 14H, and will establish policies and procedures concerning the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs' acquisition management system. This rule 
pertains to contracts entered into pursuant to the Act of June 25, 1910 
(25 USC 47), which is usually referred to as the ``Buy Indian Act.''

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/12/91                    56 FR 46468
NPRM Comment Period End         01/10/92
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Kimberly A. Romine, Procurement Analyst, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 334-A, SIB, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2825

RIN: 1076-AC50
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1873. OFF RESERVATION LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR INDIAN TRIBES

Legal Authority:  25 USC 465; 25 USC 2202

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 151

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule will provide stronger and more consistent 
guidelines for reviewing trust applications than the current case-by-
case review, which uses general criteria. The Secretary of the Interior 
announced on July 19, 1990, a new policy for Indian Tribes acquiring in 
trust for gaming and non-gaming purposes lands contiguous to or outside 
the tribe's existing reservation boundaries. This proposed revision 
will add two new sets of criteria that will be used in evaluating 
tribal off-reservation acquisition for gaming and non-gaming purposes.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/15/91                    56 FR 32278
NPRM Comment Period End         08/15/91                    56 FR 32278
Final Action                    04/00/94
Final Action Effective          05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Division of Real 
Estate Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Room 4522 - MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3604

RIN: 1076-AC51
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1874. USE OF COLUMBIA RIVER INDIAN IN-LIEU FISHING SITES

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 248

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this action is to amend 25 CFR 248 to be 
consistent with the decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and 
the final judgment in Sohappy v. Hodel. The court declared invalid that 
portion of the regulation prohibiting permanent occupancy of the five 
Columbia River in-lieu fishing sites. The proposed amendment revises 
the rule to delete the prohibition against construction of permanent 
dwelling structures on the five in-lieu sites.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/30/92                    57 FR 45258
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/92
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Ron Eggers, Chief, Branch of Fisheries, Portland Area 
Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 911 NE 
11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4169, 503 231-6749

RIN: 1076-AC79
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1875. BUSINESS PRACTICES ON THE NAVAJO, HOPI, AND ZUNI RESERVATIONS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 141

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to revise language 
that provides that license fees be deposited into ``Indian Monies, 
Proceeds of Labor (IMPL)'' accounts. The Bureau is no longer authorized 
to obligate or expend IMPL funds in accordance with Pub. L. 97-257, 
which rescinded use of IMPL accounts. Language pertaining to the IMPL 
accounts will be deleted and corrected to read ``Special Deposit 
Account.''

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/25/94                     59 FR 9302
NPRM Comment Period End         03/28/94                     59 FR 9302
Final Action                    01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Jim R. Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds 
Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505 
Marquette St. NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230

RIN: 1076-AC87
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1876. CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CODE OF OFFENSES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE COURTS 
OF INDIAN OFFENSE

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 11; 25 CFR 12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The present regulations contain an incomplete criminal code 
that does not cover many areas of state law where the reservation is 
located. The current regulations also contain incomplete provisions for 
criminal and civil procedures. This rule will update the sections on 
criminal offenses and create new sections on criminal procedures, 
domestic relations and probate proceedings. Courts will have a six 
month period from the date of publication of the final rule in which to 
revise court codes. There will be no effect on the annual caseload, 
staffing, or costs.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/24/85                    50 FR 43235
NPRM Comment Period End         01/31/86                      51 FR 400
Final Action                    10/21/93                    58 FR 54406
Final Action Effective          11/22/93

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Betty Rushing, Chief, Branch of Judicial Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of 
Tribal Government Services, 1849 C Street NW., MS-2611, Washington, DC 
20240, 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AA01
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1877. PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Legal Authority:  16 USC 470

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 262

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule will add a new part to title 25 of the Code 
of Federal Regulations. The rule is in response to direction in the 
Archeological Protection Act of 1979. Key areas of the proposed rule 
will address the permit requirements specific to Indian Tribes and 
individuals, and the custody of archeological resources.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/25/90                     55 FR 2580
NPRM Comment Period End         02/24/90
Final Action                    12/13/93                    58 FR 65246
Final Action Effective          06/13/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Don Sutherland, Archeologist, Office of Environmental 
Quality, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Mail 
Stop 4544-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4791

RIN: 1076-AC23
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1878. PREPARATION OF A ROLL OF INDEPENDENT SEMINOLE INDIANS OF FLORIDA

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; PL 101-227

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 67

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule will add a new part 67 to provide procedures 
to govern the preparation, certification, and approval of a descendancy 
roll of independent Seminole Indians of Florida. The Act of April 30, 
1990, provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded the 
Seminole Indians in dockets 73, 151, and 73-A of the Indian Claims 
Commission. Section 7 directs the Secretary of the Interior to compile 
a roll of independent individuals of Seminole descent. The descendancy 
roll will be used as the basis for a per capita distribution of a 
portion of the Seminole judgement funds.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/30/92                    57 FR 45252
NPRM Comment Period End         10/30/92
Final Action                    01/20/94                     59 FR 3290
Final Action Effective          02/20/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Kaye Armstrong Vann, Area Tribal Relations Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 3701 N. Fairfax 
Drive, MS-260, Virginia Square, Arlington, VA 22203, 703 235-2575

RIN: 1076-AC48
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1879. INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulations (25 CFR part 23) are being revised to 
authorize the provision of funds to Indian tribes on a non-competitive 
basis. The revised rule will also incorporate provisions for 
maintaining a competitive grant award process for non-reservation 
Indian organizations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/12/93                     58 FR 4046
NPRM Comment Period End         02/11/93
Final Action                    01/13/94                     57 FR 2248

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: David Hickman, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 310, SIB, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AC55
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1880. LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITIES REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 413

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 296

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to add a new 
part 296 to formalize the procedures applicable to the priority ranking 
process for Adult and Juvenile Detention Centers projects federally 
owned, leased, contracted or granted. The new part 296 will be added 
under a new subchapter P of title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
entitled Facilities Management Program. The priority ranking process 
will result in the establishment of a priority listing of Adult and 
Juvenile Detention Center projects for possible funding as authorized 
and appropriated by Congress. Because these are procedural regulations, 
they do not entail any additional cost; the benefits include a more 
effective program.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/26/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: A new part 294 will be placed in a new 
subchapter P of 25 CFR chapter I, ``Facilities Construction, 
Operations, and Maintenance.''

Agency Contact: Kathleen L. Slover, Program Liaison Specialist, Office 
of Construction Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 2417 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 
202 208-3405

RIN: 1076-AC60
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1881. HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 256

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Language contained in the current regulations is in some 
cases vague and confusing, resulting in assistance being provided to 
ineligible applicants. Abuses have been identified and the program has 
been declared a material weakness by the Department. In addition, an 
error in a selection criteria point must be corrected. The changes will 
ensure that Federal funds are used to provide decent, safe, and 
sanitary housing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/26/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: The provisions published under this RIN related 
to mineral agreements will be published as a separate final rule under 
RIN 1076-AC99.

Agency Contact: Ronald Thurman, Housing Program Specialist, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-5427

RIN: 1076-AC82
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1882. MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUNDS

Legal Authority:  PL 101-644; 25 USC 151

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 144

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulation will address the general guidelines related 
to the investment of tribal and individual Indian funds exceeding 
$50,000. These funds are in a mutual account comprised entirely of 
public debt obligations of the United States, or other obligations 
which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States as to both 
principal and interest.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Rule will be 
developed at a later date       02/24/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Jim Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds Management, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505 Marquette 
Street NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230

RIN: 1076-AC83
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1883. MANAGEMENT OF TRIBAL ASSETS OF THE UTE INDIAN TRIBE AND THE UTE 
INDIAN CORPORATION

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 217

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will provide procedures for the joint management of 
undivided assets by the Tribal Business Committee, representing the 
full-blood group, and the Ute Distribution Corporation, representing 
the mixed-blood group. This action is required by law to divide the net 
proceeds from the undivided assets between the two groups.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/26/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Jim Parris, Director, Office of Trust Funds Management, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505 Marquette 
Street NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505 766-3230

RIN: 1076-AC98
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1884. OIL AND GAS, SOLID MINERAL, AND GEOTHERMAL MINERAL AGREEMENTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2101 to 2108

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 225

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will add a new part 225 governing solid mineral, 
oil and gas, and geothermal mineral agreements entered into pursuant to 
the the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982. The intent of the rule 
is to ensure that Indian mineral owners wishing to develop their 
mineral resources are able to do so in their best economic interests 
with a minimum of environmental or cultural impact. This rule will 
assist Indian mineral owners entering into minerals agreements by 
allowing for greater responsibility, oversight, and flexibility in the 
control and development of their own resources.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/21/91                    56 FR 58734
NPRM Comment Period End         01/19/92                    56 FR 58734
Withdrawn                       01/26/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: This rule was listed in the April 1993 agenda 
under RIN 1087-AA82. The provisions in this rule have been separated 
from the other provisions of RIN 1076-AA82, which are published 
elsewhere in this agenda under the old RIN.

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Division of Energy and Mineral Resources, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3607

RIN: 1076-AC99
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  
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1885.  OIL AND GAS, SOLID MINERAL, AND GEOTHERMAL MINERALS 
AGREEMENTS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2101 to 2104; 25 USC 5 to 8

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 225

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will add a new part 255 governing solid mineral, 
oil and gas, and geothermal mineral agreements entered into pursuant to 
the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982. The intent of the rule is 
to ensure that Indian mineral owners wishing to develop their mineral 
resources are able to do so in their best interests with a minimum of 
environmental or cultural impact. This rule will assist Indian mineral 
owners entering into minerals agreements by allowing for greater 
responsibility, oversight, and flexibility in the control and 
development of their own resources.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/21/91                    56 FR 58734
NPRM Comment Period End         01/19/92                    56 FR 58734
Final Action                    03/30/94                    59 FR 14960
Final Action Effective          04/29/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: Listed in the April 1993 agenda under RIN 1076-
AA82 and in the October 1993 agenda under RIN 1076-AC99. The other 
provisions of 1076-AA82 appear in this agenda under that number.

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Division of Energy and Minerals Resources, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-3607

RIN: 1076-AD00
BILLING CODE 4310-02-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1886. AUDIT PROCEDURES AND PAYOR REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES DURING 
AUDITS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et 
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 
USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 217

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
(FOGRMA) requires that the Secretary of the Interior establish a 
comprehensive inspection and auditing system to provide the capability 
to accurately determine royalties, interest, fines, penalties, fees, 
deposits, and other payments owed on Federal or Indian oil and gas 
leases. This responsibility has been delegated to MMS. However, 
performance of the required audits may be delegated to States or Indian 
tribes pursuant to sections 202 and 205 of FOGRMA or to independent 
certified public accountants under contract. The FOGRMA also requires 
the promulgation of regulations to establish audit standards and 
procedures, payor requirements and responsibilities, and authorities 
and responsibilities which may be delegated by MMS to a State, Indian 
tribe, or an independent certified public accountant. The purpose of 
this rulemaking action is to establish the regulations required by 
FOGRMA.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB44
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1887. PAYOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et 
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 
USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Responsibilities of Minerals Management Service include the 
collection of royalties, bonuses, rentals, and related revenues from 
Federal and Indian mineral leases. These monies are, for the most part, 
collected from the current designated payor on the lease. However, if 
MMS is unable to collect from the current payor, it must pursue 
collections from a prior payor(s), the lessee, or an assignee of the 
lease. Existing regulations are unclear as to the responsibilities and 
liabilities of the parties involved. Therefore, MMS is proposing to 
amend its regulations to clarify payor, lessee, and assignee 
requirements and responsibilities.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB45
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1888. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR MAINTAINING RECORDS ON OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF NET PROFIT SHARE OIL AND GAS LEASES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et 
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 
USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 220

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: There is a conflict in MMS regulations at 30 CFR 220.030 with 
the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA) as to 
the time period that an offshore net profit share lessee (NPSL) must 
maintain records and all other documentation pertaining to the NPSL 
capital account. Therefore, MMS is proposing to amend 30 CFR 250.030 to 
extend the time period to 6 years, from 36 months, consistent with the 
statutory requirement of FOGRMA. The MMS is also proposing to remove 30 
CFR 220.033 which includes language that conflicts with the 
recordkeeping requirements of FOGRMA and MMS regulations at 30 CFR 
212.50 and 212.51.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB46
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1889. AMENDMENTS TO 30 CFR 250.67--HYDROGEN SULFIDE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.67

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the requirements for warning systems, 
personnel protection, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) 
detection and monitoring, and the criteria for the activation of 
warning systems. These amendments are necessary to be consistent with 
the new personnel exposure limits for H2S and SO2 established by the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Amending the rule would 
reduce personnel exposure limits, thereby decreasing the risks 
associated with hazardous environments. An NPRM was published in the 
Federal Register on August 15, 1990 (55 FR 33326), soliciting comments. 
The comments received were reviewed and revisions were written. A 
recent equipment failure at an H2S gas facility resulted in the flaring 
of gas containing high concentrations of H2S, which resulted in the 
risk of exposure to high concentrations of H2S and the discharge of 
large volumes of sulphur dioxide. As a result of this incident, the 
current regulations are being revised to adequately address the flaring 
of gas containing H2S. Since the revisions are extensive, the rule is 
being reproposed.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/15/90                    55 FR 33326
NPRM Comment Period End         10/15/90                    55 FR 33326
NPRM                            07/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/94
Final Action                    05/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail 
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB50
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1890. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING PRODUCTION PLATFORMS AND PIPELINES

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The development of this notice of proposed rulemaking 
resulted from the recommendation of a task force that examined many 
contributing causes to recent fatal accidents in the North Sea and the 
Gulf of Mexico. The task force identified areas where changes in 
regulations should be considered. This action considers changes to the 
regulations concerning better communication among personnel, protection 
of pipeline risers, safe fuel storage, and requirements of shutdown 
valves on depositing pipelines.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/23/90                    55 FR 29860
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/21/90
NPRM                            06/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/94
Final Action                    03/00/95
Final Action Effective          04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail 
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB52
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1891. VALUATION OF GAS PRODUCTION UNDER UNITIZATION OR COMMUNITIZATION 
AGREEMENTS AND FOR NON-ARMS LENGTH SALES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 
1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 
USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 202

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The current gas valuation regulations provided that when the 
lessee of any gas lease committed to a federally approved unitization 
or communitization agreement does not take the full share of production 
under the terms of the agreement, the entitled, but not taken, 
production is still subject to royalty payment and reporting 
requirements. This rulemaking would eliminate the requirement that the 
actual disposition of any part of production to which a lessee was 
entitled but did not take governs the valuation of that part. Under the 
rulemaking, the regulations would be amended to allow lessees to value 
their entitled, but not taken, production at prices based upon 
information that is accessible to the lessee. This rule will reduce the 
administrative burden for payors and MMS so that there is certainty in 
the determination of royalty values. The adoption of these rules would 
not affect the requirement in Indian leases and the current regulations 
for the performance of major portion analyses or dual accounting.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           06/01/92                    57 FR 23068
ANPRM Comment Period End        08/17/92                    57 FR 31471
NPRM                            09/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    07/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB57
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1892. RESPONSE PLANS FACILITIES SEAWARD OF THE COASTLINE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1321; EO 12777

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, August 18, 1992.

Abstract: Regulations are being developed to implement the authority of 
Minerals Management Service (MMS) under the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (FWPCA) as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. These 
regulations will address oil spill prevention and response in State 
submerged lands as well as in the Outer Continental Shelf. A 
nonregulatory alternative will not meet the mandate of the FWPCA as 
amended. The expected costs will depend on the extent to which existing 
practices in State and Federal waters meet the new mandated 
requirements. The expected benefits will be an assurance that oil spill 
prevention and response capability are being addressed on all 
facilities in both State and Federal waters.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/12/92                    57 FR 36032
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/28/92
Interim Final Rule              02/08/93                     58 FR 7489
Interim Final Rule              02/08/93                     58 FR 7489
NPRM                            05/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/94
Final Action                    02/00/95
Final Action Effective          04/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail 
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB81
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1893.  REVISION OF REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING CORPORATE SURETY BONDS 
FOR OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 206.16; 30 CFR 260.110

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend current regulations requiring lessee 
surety bonds. The value of surety bonds required by current regulations 
for leases approved before November 27, 1993, is not adequate to 
protect the government from loss due to lessees' failure to comply with 
the terms of OCS leases. This rule embodies a comprehensive approach to 
the complex problems associated with the movement of smaller operators 
into the OCS. The potential costs are the increase in cost to obtain a 
higher level of bond coverage. Benefits would be the enhancement of 
smaller operators' ability to provide necessary surety, and to provide 
greater protection of the public interest by reducing the potential for 
losses to the government.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 
4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB92
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1894.  REVISION OF AUTHORIZED BIDDING SYSTEMS FOR LEASES IN THE 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334(a)

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 256

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will better enable MMS to set lease terms in 
reaction to changing oil and gas market conditions by offering leases 
at royalty rates that reflect lower market prices. This rule will allow 
modification of the minimum royalty from 12-1/2 percent of the 
production amount or value to an effectively lower rate that would be 
described in the lease terms portion of a sale's final notice. This 
lower rate could be designated over the life of the lease as a constant 
or sliding scale measure, or it could emerge as a result of the 
lessee's fulfillment of specified conditions (e.g., no royalties would 
be due until production reaches a designated level or a predetermined 
capital cost allowance is recovered). MMS expects to better respond to 
changing market conditions because of this modification and believes 
that this action will cause increased bidding (cont)

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: competition for new leases. For 
those selected tracts offered under a reduced royalty bidding system, 
the proposed rule is expected to bolster domestic production and 
maintain or increase employment in the oil and gas sector.

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 
4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB93
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1895.  TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING ALLOWANCES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396; 25 USC 2102; 30 USC 181; 30 USC 351; 30 
USC 1001; 30 USC 1701; 30 USC 1301; 30 USC 1331; 30 USC 1801

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A study group was formed to review regulatory requirements 
that became effective on March 1, 1988. This group proposed changes to 
the forms and submission requirements and the method for calculating 
assessments. The minerals industry and the general public will be 
requested to comment on the proposed changes to the rules on 
transportation and processing allowances.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, Room 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB94
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1896. REGULATIONS GOVERNING RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENTS ON INDIAN LEASES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et seq; 25 USC 2101 et 
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 30 USC 
1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 
USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Because royalty payments are a major source of income to many 
Indian allottees, and the only source in some instances, it has been a 
longstanding Department of the Interior policy that overpayments made 
by lessees and other royalty payors to Indians cannot be recovered by 
refund. This policy was established to prevent an undue financial 
burden on Indian allottees who may have limited financial means to 
refund the overpayment. However, the adopted policy permits lessees and 
payors to recoup overpayments as a credit against future rental or 
royalty accruals due to Indian tribes or allottees. Lessees and 
operators were instructed to follow this recoupment policy in ``Notice 
to Lessees and Operators of Indian Oil and Gas Leases No. 1A'' (NTL-
1A), issued by the Conservation Division of U.S. Geological Survey in 
1977. The MMS published revised final oil and gas product valuation 
regulations at 30 CFR part 206 on January 15, 1988 (53 FR 1184 and 53 
FR 1230), effective March 1, 1988. Section 206.150(e)(2) of the revised 
regulations terminated NTL-1A. Although the Indian lease overpayment 
recoupment policy has been the same for many years, MMS believes that 
its (cont)

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/31/90                     55 FR 3232
NPRM Comment Period End         03/02/90                     55 FR 3232
Final Action                    07/00/94
Final Action Effective          07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: ABSTRACT CONT: regulations should state the 
policy. Consequently, MMS proposes to add new sections at 30 CFR 218.53 
(previously reserved) and 30 CFR 218.203 to codify the policy and 
procedure.

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB40
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1897. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.33; 30 CFR 250.34; 30 CFR 250.157

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend the regulations to specifically 
express the authority under which Regional Directors may require 
archaeological resource surveys and reports. The requirements under 
consideration are comparable to requirements previously included in 
lease stipulations and are not expected to add significant costs to the 
lessee.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/12/93                    58 FR 52731
NPRM Comment Period End         12/13/93
Final Action                    06/00/94
Final Action Effective          07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Mail 
Stop 4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070, 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB63
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1898. LIMITATIONS ON CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS SUBMITTED BY LESSEES AND OTHER 
ROYALTY PAYORS UNDER FEDERAL AND INDIAN MINERAL LEASES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 
1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 
USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 10 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 
43 USC 1339, requires that a lessee or payor under an offshore lease 
submit a request to Minerals Management Service (MMS) for recoupment or 
refund of an overpayment (credit adjustment) within 2 years of the date 
of the original payment. However, current law does not provide for a 
time limitation on credit adjustments under onshore Federal or Indian 
leases similar to that provided in the OCSLA. This rule would add a new 
provision entitled ``Limitations on Credit Adjustments'' which would 
restrict credit adjustments without prior authorization to payments due 
within 5 years before the date of the adjustments. The rule provides 
that MMS could authorize credit adjustments with respect to payments 
made more than 5 years but less than 10 years before the date of the 
adjustments. However, credit adjustments with respect to any payment 
made more than 10 years before the date of the adjustment would be 
prohibited.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/93                    58 FR 43588
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/93                    58 FR 50301
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB73
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1899. COLLECTION OF ROYALTIES, INTEREST, AND OTHER AMOUNTS DUE UNDER 
FEDERAL AND INDIAN MINERAL LEASES BY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 
1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 
USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1810 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Debt Collection Act of 1982 (DCA), 31 USC 3716, provides 
for a Federal Agency's exercise of administrative offset to collect 
claims of the United States Government. The DCA instructs each Agency 
to prescribe regulations before collecting a claim by administrative 
offset. In accordance with the requirements of the DCS, the Minerals 
Management Service (MMS) is proposing new regulations governing 
collection by administrative offset of royalties, interest, and other 
amounts due under Federal and Indian oil, gas, and other mineral 
leases. Under this rule, collection by administrative offset would only 
be used after other attempts to collect the debt had been attempted by 
MMS.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/93                    58 FR 43583
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/93                    58 FR 50301
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB74
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1900. AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING ASSESSMENTS FOR INCORRECT 
REPORTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 
9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 216; 30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: 30 CFR 216.40(b) and 218.40(b) authorize the Minerals 
Management Service (MMS) to assess an amount not to exceed $10 for each 
report received by the designated due date but which is incorrectly 
completed. The reports subject to this assessment are required to be 
submitted to MMS by royalty payors, lease operators, lessees, or other 
parties in accordance with statutes, regulations, contracts, orders, or 
terms of Federal or Indian mineral leases. The MMS regulations do not 
provide for an assessment for incorrect reports if the incorrect report 
is received after its designated due date. However, the administrative 
costs incurred by MMS to research and resolve reporting errors are 
identical whether or not the report is received timely or late. So that 
MMS may be compensated for all administrative costs incurred due to 
reporting errors, MMS is amending sections 216.40(b) and 218.40(b) to 
include as assessable, all reports that are submitted incorrectly 
regardless of whether or not the report was received by the designated 
due date or was received late.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/93                    58 FR 43852
NPRM Comment Period End         10/17/93                    58 FR 43852
Final Action                    07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
Royalty Management Program, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-
0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB82
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1901. AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING LATE PAYMENT INTEREST CHARGES ON 
SOLID MINERALS AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES LEASES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 
1001 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 
USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 218.54 of 30 CFR of the MMS regulations provides for 
late-payment interest charges on oil and gas late royalty payments 
based on the rate applicable under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue 
Code, 26 U.S.C. 6621(a)(2) (Supp. 1987). However, MMS regulations 
applicable to solid minerals and geothermal resources late royalty 
payments provide for late payment interest charges based on the lower 
rate prescribed by the Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury 
Current Value of Funds Rate.'' The MMS is amending its solid minerals 
and geothermal resources regulations to provide for the higher interest 
rate authorized by section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code. This rule 
amendment will provide for consistency in MMS regulations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/17/93                    58 FR 33414
NPRM Comment Period End         08/16/93                    58 FR 33414
Final Action                    06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
Royalty Management Program, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-
0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB83
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1902. OFFSETS, RECOUPMENTS, AND REFUNDS OF EXCESS PAYMENTS OF ROYALTIES, 
RENTALS, BONUSES, OR OTHER AMOUNTS UNDER FEDERAL OFFSHORE MINERAL LEASES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1339

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking will add new provisions covering Federal 
offshore mineral leases subject to section 10 of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 USC 1339. The rule will establish 
procedures for crediting (recouping) excess payments of royalties, 
rentals, bonuses, or other amounts against a current or future payment 
obligation. It will also provide for refunding excess payments to any 
person lawfully entitled to receive a refund or credit for overpayments 
made under an offshore lease.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/15/93                    58 FR 53470
NPRM Comment Period End         12/16/93                    58 FR 53470
Interim Final Rule              09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB90
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
  
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1903. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENT OF REGULATIONS TO UPDATE ADDRESSES AND 
INFORMATION REGARDING INFORMATION COLLECTION

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 396; 25 USC 2101; 30 USC 181; 30 
USC 351; 30 USC 1001; 30 USC 1701; 30 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301; 43 USC 
1331; 43 USC 1801

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 207; 30 CFR 210; 30 CFR 216; 30 CFR 219; 30 CFR 
220; 30 CFR 228; 30 CFR 208; 30 CFR 218; 30 CFR 229; 30 CFR 243

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will make administrative changes to regulations 
governing royalty oil surety requirements, payments by electronic funds 
transfer, information collection requirements and references to 
addresses for mailing or delivering requests, forms, and/or payments to 
MMS. These amendments will clarify and improve the accuracy of MMS 
regulations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/10/93                    58 FR 64899
Final Action Effective          12/10/93

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165, 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB89
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1904. ABANDONED COAL REFUSE SITES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 829; 30 CFR 830; 30 CFR 845; 30 CFR 
870

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory, October 24, 1993.

Abstract: OSM will propose new regulations governing permitting and 
performance standards for on-site processing of abandoned coal refuse 
piles and operations for removal of abandoned coal refuse piles. The 
rules are required to implement Section 2503(e) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Don Smith, Deputy Director, Big Stone Gap Field Office, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, P.O. Box 1216, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219, 703 523-1814

RIN: 1029-AB70
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1905. AFFECTED AREA (HAUL ROADS)

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 701

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The term ``affected area'' as defined in 30 CFR 701.5 
excludes public roads, if, among other things, there is substantial 
public use. The rule was remanded by the Federal District Court because 
the definition excluded too broad a class of public roads. Suspension 
of that rule has caused confusion and left state regulatory authorities 
and OSM with imperfect guidance in a difficult area. Consistent with 
the Federal District Court ruling this rule will provide clarification 
and nationwide consistency concerning the extent to which public roads 
must be included in the affected area. There would be some increased 
costs to regulatory authorities and the coal industry since certain 
public roads that are not now regulated will need to be incorporated 
into the affected area of existing permits.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/94
Final Action                    11/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Fred Fox, Program Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 200 234-3263

RIN: 1029-AB76
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1906. COAL MOISTURE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 870

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule adds specific criteria an operator must use in 
determining an excess moisture allowance claimed under 30 CFR870.12. 
These criteria will codify technical guidance contained in AML Payer 
Letters issued since June 1988. The rule will identify acceptable 
methods and procedures for estimating total and inherent moisture 
contained in low rank coal. The criteria are based upon OSM experience 
and industry practices.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/95
Final Action                    12/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jane Robinson, Program Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Room 635 NC, Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-
2826

RIN: 1029-AB78
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1907. BACKFILLING AND GRADING

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 816

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will reestablish time and distance requirements for 
backfilling and grading areas and contour mines so that reclamation 
proceeds as contemporaneously as practical with the surface mining 
operation. The rule will require the completion of backfilling and 
grading within certain times or distances following coal removal. The 
proposal allows that for mining methods other than area and contour 
mining a schedule may be established by the regulatory authority, or on 
a case-by-case basis, a time and distance variance may be approved by 
the authority.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Hunter, Chief, Branch of Research and Technical 
Standards, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 640 NC, 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-1504

RIN: 1029-AB79
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1908.  NOTIFICATION AND RIGHT OF ENTRY

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 778

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would: (1) require that written findings be 
provided to all parties in an informal conference held during the 
permitting process regardless of the decision of the Regulatory 
Authority and (2) increase the protection afforded private landowners 
with property within the permit area of approved mining and reclamation 
permits. Preliminary information indicates that the rule may increase 
the costs of operations to the coal industry in certain states while 
protecting the property values of private homeowners.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Scott Boyce, Environmental Protection Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 
343-3839

RIN: 1029-AB80
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1909. APPLICANT/VIOLATOR SYSTEM PROCEDURES

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 843; 30 CFR 778

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule will establish standards for review and 
rebuttal of presumptions regarding ownership and control relationships 
between permit applicants and violators as well as between permittees 
and violators. The rule will also specify requirements for verifying 
whether the ownership and control information specified on a permit 
application is complete, require use of OSM's applicant violator 
computer system and other available data by regulatory authorities when 
conducting violation reviews and establish procedures for regulatory 
authorities to use in determining the status of outstanding violations. 
The rule will prescribe sanctions in cases where a permit applicant 
intentionally fails to provide complete or accurate ownership and 
control information. In addition, the rule will specify measures for 
OSM to take should a state regulatory authority fail to implement these 
new requirements. Regulations which may be modified include 30 CFR 773, 
774, 778, and 843.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/06/91                    56 FR 45780
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/91
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Dr. Annetta Cheek, Chief, Applicant Violator System 
Staff, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 
202 208-4654

RIN: 1029-AB34
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1910. PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; PERMANENT AND 
TEMPORARY IMPOUNDMENTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 816.46; 30 CFR 816.49; 30 CFR 817.46; 30 CFR 
817.49

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would clarify the design precipitation 
requirements for impoundments that rely primarily on storage to control 
stormwater runoff. It would also add a hazard consideration to the 
criteria for determining which design precipitation event is applicable 
in each case for spillway design.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/28/91                    56 FR 29774
NPRM Comment Period End         08/27/91
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Hunter, Chief, Branch of Research and Technical 
Standards, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, 202 343-1504

RIN: 1029-AB40
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1911. DEFINITION AND CRITERIA FOR VALID EXISTING RIGHTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 761.5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the portions of the permanent program 
which address the circumstances which constitute valid existing rights 
to mine coal in areas where Congress has otherwise prohibited mining 
under section 522(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act 
of 1977. This revision is in response to a court decision in round III 
of the litigation on OSM's permanent program regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/18/91                    56 FR 33152
NPRM Comment Period End         09/16/91
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick, Chief, Branch of Federal and Indian 
Programs, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 208-2553

RIN: 1029-AB42
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1912. ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION FUND REAUTHORIZATION

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 870; 30 CFR 872; 30 CFR 874; 30 CFR 875; 30 CFR 
876; 30 CFR 878

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations require revision and amendment to implement 
the amendments contained in the Energy Policy Act of 1972. The revised 
provisions address the eligibility of coal and noncoal reclamation 
projects, the collection and allocation of abandoned mine land fees,the 
eligibility of reclamation projects and the Small Operator Assistance 
Program.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/06/91                    56 FR 45780
NPRM Comment Period End         02/21/92
Final Action                    08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Danny Lytton, Chief, Branch of Program Policy, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-
2819

RIN: 1029-AB49
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1913. WIRE TRANSFER OF FEES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 870

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would lower the threshold for requiring the 
payment of abandoned mine land reclamation fees by electronic transfer 
from $100,000 to $25,000. The proposed rule will increase the number of 
payments received by electronic transfer and reduce the float time for 
such payments.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/30/93                    58 FR 45736
NPRM Comment Period End         10/29/93
Final Action                    07/00/94
Final Action Effective          08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Delleane McKenzie, Accountant, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Ave NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2560

RIN: 1029-AB50
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1914. LAND USE INFORMATION RULE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 779; 30 CFR 783; 30 CFR 784; 30 CFR 780

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: OSM proposes to either delete or restructure sections of its 
rules to reduce the burden of collecting excessive information. The 
provisions to be deleted or restructured pertain to mapping and 
identification of vegetative communities, previous mining in the permit 
area, slope measurements, and grazing management plans for post-mining 
land use. All of the information is deemed duplicative of other 
information collection requirements in the regulations or else is not 
needed.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/08/93                     57 FR 3458
NPRM Comment Period End         03/09/93
Final Action                    07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Archana K. Puri, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Ave NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-3871

RIN: 1029-AB57
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1915. SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS: INITIAL AND 
PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAMS; ABANDONED SITES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 840.11; 30 CFR 842.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule would establish criteria for defining a site as 
``abandoned.'' Once a site met this definition, it would be eligible 
for an inspection frequency less than that required under SMCRA for 
non-abandoned sites. These changes would allow better use of inspection 
resources.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/18/92                    57 FR 60410
NPRM Comment Period End         01/19/93
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Daniel Stocker, Chief, Branch of Inspection and 
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., MS-Rm 110, 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2550

RIN: 1029-AB60
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1916. SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS; PERMANENT 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS; PERFORMANCE BONDS; ALTERNATIVE BONDING SYSTEMS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 800.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will 
propose a rule which adds two new components to existing bonding 
requirements. First, the rules will be amended to require that 
alternative bonding systems (ABS) remain liable for the generation of 
income or that an alternative system be established to satisfy existing 
forfeitures and liabilities covered by the ABS, in the event the ABS is 
terminated. Second, in the event of a Section 733 action, the ABS fund 
and all supporting legal documents must be transferable to the United 
States.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/09/93                    58 FR 47598
NPRM Comment Period End         11/05/93
Final Action                    07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Richard Lord, Program Analyst, Division of Technical 
Services, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 110 
SIB, Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2550

RIN: 1029-AB61
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1917. APPLICANT/VIOLATOR SYSTEM PERMIT INFORMATION

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR 
823

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
proposes to establish new regulations and amend existing provisions to 
clarify the role of the Applicant/Violator System (AVS) in the permit 
application process; amend the definitions of ownership and control and 
of transfer, assignment or sale of permit right; establish procedures 
for successor in interest; revise requirements for information to be 
submitted as part of the permit application process; and eliminate 
certain civil penalties as a basis for a permit block for owners and 
controllers of violators.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/28/93                    58 FR 34652
NPRM Comment Period End         08/27/93
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Annetta Cheek, Chief, Applicant/Violator System Office, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 7424 MIB, Washington, 
DC 20240, 202 208-4654

RIN: 1029-AB62
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1918. REGULATION OF INDIAN LANDS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq; 30 USC 181 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 710.11; 30 CFR 750.16

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would allow coal operators to comply with either 
the interim program performance standards or the permanent program 
performance standards on Indian lands currently required under Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rules.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/22/93                    58 FR 15404
NPRM Comment Period End         05/22/93
Final Action                    08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Billie E. Clark, Chief, Federal and Indian Permitting 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, Brooks Towers, 1020 15th Street, Denver, 
CO 800202, 303 844-2829

RIN: 1029-AB65
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1919. BASIS FOR COAL WEIGHT DETERMINATION

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 870

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Some processors purchase raw coal from operators on an 
estimated clean coal basis. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement's rules require reclamation fee payment on the actual 
gross weight of the clean or raw coal at the time of sale, transfer or 
use. Records required to document the basis of a coal sale are not 
clearly defined. Legislative changes provide OSM the authority to audit 
coal preparation plants, tipples and loading facilities. Records a 
person operating a coal preparation plant must maintain on coal 
purchases are not specified in regulation. A person operating a 
preparation plant is not liable for fee payment on coal sales that 
exceed purchases. This rule would allow an operator who sells coal to a 
processor, who actually cleans the coal, to pay fees on the same basis 
on which the operator is paid by the processor. The person who operates 
a coal preparation plant would be liable for reclamation fee payment on 
all coal sold that exceeds coal purchased. Records to be maintained to 
document the basis for coal sales would be defined in regulation.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/29/92                    57 FR 62116
NPRM Comment Period End         03/01/93
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jane R. Robinson, Program Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-2826

RIN: 1029-AB68
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1920. SUBSIDENCE

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 817

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 31, 1993.

Abstract: This rule would require coal mine operators who conduct 
underground mining after October 24, 1992, to repair or compensate the 
surface owner for resultant subsidence damage to occupied residential 
dwellings, related structures, and non-commercial buildings, and to 
replace existing drinking, residential, or domestic water supplies from 
wells or springs which are damaged or lost. The rule is required to 
implement Section 2504(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/24/93                    58 FR 50174
NPRM Comment Period End         01/24/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick, Chief, Branch of Federal and Indian 
Programs, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1952 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 208-2533

RIN: 1029-AB69
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1921. ABANDONED MINE LAND GRANT PROCEDURES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 886; 30 CFR 887; 30 CFR 888

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will modify the Abandoned Mine Land grant 
regulations to codify the grant simplification initiative now being 
implemented. The rule will remove requirements for the submission of 
grant forms and other materials that are no longer needed and will 
reduce the reporting burden on States and Indian tribes.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/08/93                    58 FR 59334
NPRM Comment Period End         03/08/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Norm Hess, Program Management Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2949

RIN: 1029-AB72
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1922. COAL REMINING

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 874

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These rules will enable permittee operations which encounter 
an unanticipated event resulting in a violation to obtain new permits. 
The authority for this would exist from October 24, 1992, through 
September 30, 2004. The rules will also shorten the period of liability 
for revegetation from 5 years to 2 in the east and midwest and from 10 
years to 5 in the arid west for remining sites. The rules will ensure 
that remining sites do not lose their abandoned mine land eligibility. 
The rules are required to implement section 2503 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/07/93                    58 FR 52374
NPRM Comment Period End         01/07/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Dennis Hunter, Chief, Branch of Research and Technical 
Standards, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 343-1504

RIN: 1029-AB74
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1923. DEFINITION OF COAL

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 700.5; 30 CFR 870

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would define coal to mean combustible carbonaceous 
rock composed principally of consolidated and chemically altered plant 
remains. The rule would place all definitions related to coal in 30 CFR 
700.5 and use the American Society for Testing and Materials ranking 
system to define different ranks of coal.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/07/93                    58 FR 52374
NPRM Comment Period End         01/07/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Doug Growitz, Hydrologist, Department of the Interior, 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Room 640 NC, Washington, DC 20240, 202 343-1507

RIN: 1029-AB75
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
  
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1924. COAL FORMATION OUTCROP FIRES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 880

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises mine fire control procedures in Appalachia 
to incorporate changes in the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The Act 
requires OSM to enter into cooperative agreements with states having 
approved Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) programs. Several 
provisions contained in the original law creating the program to 
extinguish or control coal outcrop fires were waived by the Act for 
states having approved AMLR programs. The Act authorizes cooperative 
agreements with states having approved AMLR programs for the purpose of 
planning and executing projects for controlling and extinguishing fires 
in coal formations. The Act provides that matching share contributions 
are waived for states with approved AMLR programs. Further, any 
cooperative agreement entered into under the Act with a state eligible 
to receive funds from the Appalachian Regional Development Commission 
is not subject to review by that Commission.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/27/93                    58 FR 68494
NPRM Comment Period End         02/25/94
Final Action                    02/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tom Browne, Industry Economist, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-2661

RIN: 1029-AB77
BILLING CODE 4310-05-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1925. PROCEDURE TO PROCESS AND RECOVER THE VALUE OF RIGHTS OF USE AND 
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED IN PERMITTING SUCH USE

Legal Authority:  43 USC 387; 31 USC 483

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 429

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The existing regulations will be revised to include 
procedures for issuing competitive rights-of-use, to provide for the 
use of forms, to provide for additional contacts with respondents, to 
provide for reporting requirements as a condition for issuance of 
rights-of-use, and to update list of addresses.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94
Final Action                    09/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Lambert, Chief, Lands Recreation and Cultural, 
Resources Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 
P.O. Box 25007, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, 303 236-1061

RIN: 1006-AA23
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1926. REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTERING ENTITLEMENTS TO COLORADO RIVER WATER 
IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 617; 43 USC 391; 43 USC 485; 43 USC 390; 5 USC 
552

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 415

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Colorado River water has been apportioned for consumptive use 
among water users with valid water rights within the States of Arizona, 
California, and Nevada. Future requests for delivery of this water are 
expected to exceed the amount that will be available. Formal rules will 
help ensure that water is put to beneficial use and that unauthorized 
uses are eliminated. The rules will provide a basis for the Secretary 
of the Interior to curtail unauthorized water use and establish a due 
process for water users to appeal adverse action decisions. Without 
formal rules and an appeals process, it is likely that the Secretary 
would be unable to enforce an action to curtail unauthorized water use 
and be subject to legal action by valid water users for not preventing 
unauthorized diversions of water. The initial cost of implementing the 
rule is estimated at $125,000; annual costs thereafter - $12,000, all 
costs in 1991 dollars. Costs are expected to be recovered from 
beneficiaries.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           04/22/91                    56 FR 16291
NPRM                            06/01/94
NPRM Comment Period End         08/29/94
Final Action                    02/00/95
Final Action Effective          03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Dale Ensminger, Repayment Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470, Attn: LC-449, Boulder 
City, NV 89006-1470, 702 293-8659

RIN: 1006-AA24
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1927. ACREAGE LIMITATION REGULATIONS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  43 USC 390 Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; 43 USC 371 
to 600 Reclamation Act of 1902; 5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 426

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, December 1, 1994. Final, Judicial, 
August 1, 1995.
Deadlines were established in a contract settlement contract. On the 
basis of this contract, the Federal District Court vacated its previous 
order on this rulemaking.

Abstract: In 1992 a Federal District Court ordered the Bureau of 
Reclamation to issue final rules that to apply to all Reclamation 
projects and to prepare an environmental impact statement in 
conjunction with the rules. The decision was appealed; however, the 
parties to the lawsuit subsequently decided to enter into a settlement 
contract in order to reduce litigation. The contract provides that 
Reclamation will review implementation of the Reclamation Reform Act of 
1992 and prepare rules that apply to all Reclamation projects. It also 
provides that Reclamation will prepare an environmental impact 
statement that considers specific alternatives. The contract specifies 
that the proposed rules and the draft EIS will be published by December 
1, 1994, and the final rules and EIS will be completed by August 1, 
1995.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/06/93                    58 FR 64336
NPRM                            12/00/94
Final Action                    08/00/95

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: J. William McDonald, Assistant Commissioner, Resources 
Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 
25007, Denver Federal Center, D-5000, Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-
3289

RIN: 1006-AA32
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1928.  ACREAGE LIMITATION ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

Legal Authority:  43 USC 390 Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; 43 USC 371 
to 600 Reclamation Act of 1902

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 426

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 requires landholders 
(landowners and lessees) to meet certain requirements in order to be 
eligible to receive irrigation water. This rule will revise the current 
rules to add a provision that will impose fee assessments when certain 
statutory requirements are not met. Generally, the assessments will be 
based on costs incurred by Reclamation when irrigation water has been 
delivered to landholders who have not complied with these requirements. 
The fees will help improve compliance with the requirements of the Act 
and also help ensure that Reclamation irrigation water is not delivered 
to ineligible landholders.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           11/09/93                    58 FR 59427
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/09/93                    58 FR 59427
NPRM                            04/00/94
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/94
Final Action                    08/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Anderson, Chief, Reclamation Law Administration 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 
25007, Room D-5640, Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-1061

RIN: 1006-AA33
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1929. RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS BY THE UNITED STATES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  43 USC 373

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 230

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule is proposed for rescission because current 
procedures for managing water rights conform to state requirements 
rather than procedures stated in this CFR part. Further, the Bureau's 
relationships are with organizations rather than individuals, and 
homesteading is no longer a primary consideration for reclamation 
projects.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/17/93                    58 FR 65692
NPRM Comment Period End         02/14/94
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, Records Management Policy Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, 
Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 67, Denver, CO 80225-00007, 303 236-7183

RIN: 1006-AA26
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1930. EXCHANGE OR AMENDMENT OF FARM UNITS ON FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  43 USC 373; 43 USC 451

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 406

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule was written in the 1950s to help carry out the Farm 
Unit Exchange Act of 1953, which provides for the exchange of certain 
unpatented farm units or private land on a Federal irrigation project 
by certain classes of qualified applicants. All farm units that were 
eligible for exchange have been exchanged, and since the program is no 
longer active, the rule needs to be rescinded.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/17/93                    58 FR 65693
NPRM Comment Period End         02/14/94
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, Records Management Policy Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.Box 25007, 
Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-7183

RIN: 1006-AA27
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1931. ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATION ACT FOR 
TETON DAM

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  PL 94-180; PL 94-400

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 419

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule provides for the payment of claims for damages, 
losses, injuries, or death directly resulting from the failure on June 
5, 1976, of the Teton Dam. There is no need to continue this rule 
because all claims against the United States resulting from the failure 
of the Teton Dam have been settled.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/17/93                    58 FR 65693
NPRM Comment Period End         02/14/94
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, Records Management Policy Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, 
Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 67, Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-7183

RIN: 1006-AA28
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1932. EMERGENCY DROUGHT ACT

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  43 USC 502

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 423

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule prescribes policies, procedures, and authority of 
the Bureau to mitigate losses and damages resulting from drought 
conditions in 17 western states in 1987 through 1989. This rule was 
promulgated upon passage of the Drought Assistance Act of 1988. Because 
activities under the Act terminated on December 31, 1989, the rule is 
no longer necessary.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/17/93                    58 FR 65694
NPRM Comment Period End         02/14/94
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eleanor Ashby, Records Management Policy Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.Box 25007, 
Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 67, Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-7183

RIN: 1006-AA29
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1933. REVENUES MANAGEMENT

Significance:
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552; 43 USC 371; 43 USC 501; 43 USC 392; 40 USC 
485 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 43 USC 391

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 403

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will define requirements for the crediting/
disposition of revenues. The rule notifies water districts of a review 
of legislation, repayment contracts, and amendments, and of current 
Bureau practice relating to collection and crediting/disposition. The 
rule also states that inappropriate direct crediting of revenues was 
discontinued effective January 1, 1994. Since the Bureau does not have 
the option to dispose of revenues other than as required by law, the 
intent of this review is to ensure that revenue crediting follows the 
requirements of law.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/94                       59 FR 40
NPRM Comment Period End         02/02/94
Interim Final Rule              04/00/94
Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Linda Davis, Revenues Management Specialist, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 
80225-0007, 303 236-4633

RIN: 1006-AA30
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1934. RECLAMATION ACQUISITION REGULATION SYSTEM

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 40 USC 486(c)

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1400 appendix B et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will establish the Reclamation Acquisition 
Regulation System containing rules implementing and supplementing the 
Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Department of the Interior 
Acquisition Regulation.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Withdrawn in accordance with 
National Performance Review     12/14/93

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Bill Opdyke, Chief, Policy Branch, Acquisition and 
Assistance Division, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 
P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007, 303 236-3753

RIN: 1006-AA20
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
  
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1935. ACREAGE LIMITATION REPORTING THRESHOLD

Legal Authority:  43 USC 390 Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; 43 USC 371 
to 600 Reclamation Act of 1902; 5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 426

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise provisions exempting landholders 
(owners and lessees) in districts subject to the acreage limitation 
provisions of reclamation law from the information collection 
requirements of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA) if their 
reclamation project landholdings total 40 acres or less. The Bureau has 
determined that there may be ways to increase the exemption threshold 
that would reduce the public reporting burden and improve the Bureau's 
ability to administer the RRA.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/16/92                    57 FR 47437
NPRM Comment Period End         11/16/92                    57 FR 47437
Withdrawn - Reporting threshold 
will be covered in another rule 12/14/93

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Terry Lynott, Director, Policy and Programs, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver Federal 
Center, D-5010, Denver, CO 80225, 303 236-3286

RIN: 1006-AA31
BILLING CODE 4310-09-F
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1936. MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY AUTHORIZED BY R.S. 2477

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1732; 43 USC 1761 to 1771

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2800

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the rights-of-way regulations for 
rights-of- ways issued under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
to provide for dealing with valid existing rights under R.S. 2477. The 
rule will include definitions for ``construction'', ``highways'', and 
``public lands not reserved for public purposes''. The rule will 
address roles and relationships between Federal and State law regarding 
rights-of-way.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street, NW (260), 
Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-7780

RIN: 1004-AB00
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1937. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; SPECIAL PROVISIONS; ONSHORE OIL AND 
GAS ORDER NO. 5--MEASUREMENT OF GAS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to 
306; 25 USC 396 to 399; 43 USC 1457; 40 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42 
USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3164.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 5 on 
Measurement of Gas to provide clarifications of recordkeeping and 
orifice meter standards, and to provide for approval by the 
jurisdictional Bureau of Land Management State Office of gas 
measurement by electronic flow computers, using an orifice, that 
calculate volume using equations specified by the American Gas 
Association Committee Report No.3.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/06/94                      59 FR 718
NPRM Comment Period End         03/07/94                      59 FR 718
NPRM Comment Period End Extended04/18/94                    59 FR 12570
Final Action                    10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AB22
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1938. SALES OF FOREST PRODUCTS; GENERAL--PREPARATION FOR SALE

Legal Authority:  16 USC 617

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 5400; 43 CFR 5420

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will implement the Forest Resources Conservation 
and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 by prohibiting the export of 
unprocessed timber from western Federal timber lands and direct and 
indirect substitution for such timber.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bob Bierer, Forester, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 
452-7757

RIN: 1004-AB34
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1939. LEASES, PERMITS, AND EASEMENTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1732; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2920

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to provide for 
improved administration of Leases, Permits and Easements under the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/21/90                    55 FR 48810
NPRM Comment Period End         01/22/91                    55 FR 48810
Reproposed Rule                 04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: This rule is being reproposed in part. Complete 
final rule will be published upon consideration of public comments on 
partially reproposed rule.

Agency Contact: Brenda Zenan, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 452-7787

RIN: 1004-AB51
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1940. MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREA

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1701 et seq; 16 USC 1131 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8560

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to remove 
obsolete provisions, clarify and simplify the regulations, and add 
provisions on access to inholdings, rights-of-way, use of mechanized 
equipment by certain individuals, access by Native Americans.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rob Hellie, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 653-9183

RIN: 1004-AB69
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1941. DRAINAGE, OPERATIONS, AND LEASING OBLIGATIONS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to 
306; 25 USC 396 to 399; 43 USC 1457; 40 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42 
USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102; 16 USC 
668dd to ee; 31 USC 483a

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3100.2; 43 CFR 3100.2-1; 43 CFR 3100.2-2; 43 CFR 
3162.2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify the responsibilities of fluid mineral 
lessees for protecting Federal-leased fluid minerals from drainage by 
operations on nearby lands that would result in lower royalties for 
Federal or Indian lessors by specifying requirements before the 
obligation of lessees to protect from such drainage begins, by 
providing a profitability threshold for lessee responsibility, by 
allocating burden of proof of drainage, and by specifying the 
responsibilities of multiple lessees and assignees. It will also 
clarify responsibility of the liable parties for other obligations 
arising from lease terms and operations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AB74
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1942. SALES--FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1701; 43 USC 1713

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2710

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend 43 CFR part 2710 to provide for improved 
administration of sales of public land under the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jim Paugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2515 Warren Ave., P.O. Box 1828, 
Cheyenne, WY 82003, 307 775-6306

RIN: 1004-AB77
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1943. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS: ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 4 --
MEASUREMENT OF OIL

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to 
306; 25 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42 USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 
25 USC 2102

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3160

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 4 on 
Measurement of Oil to provide clarification of tank gauging sampling 
procedures, thermometer standards, sales meter proving requirements, 
oil removal documentation, and will make other minor editorial changes.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/09/94                    59 FR 11019
NPRM Comment Period End         05/09/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AB80
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1944. GRAZING ADMINISTRATION EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes
Regulatory Plan entry: Yes

Legal Authority:  43 USC 315; 43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4100; 43 CFR 4; 43 CFR 1784

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend many of the current provisions for the 
management of the public rangelands, including establishing appropriate 
fees for livestock grazing, providing for non-monetary settlement for 
unauthorized grazing use determined by the BLM to have resulted from 
circumstances beyond the control of the permittee or lessee, public 
participation in management of public rangelands, and providing for the 
development of standards and guidelines to be met in the administration 
of livestock grazing.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/13/93                    58 FR 43208
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/13/93                    58 FR 43208
NPRM                            03/25/94                    59 FR 14314
NPRM Comment Period End         07/28/94                    59 FR 14314

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: George Ramey, Range Conservationist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 452-7740

RIN: 1004-AB89
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1945. LAND WITHDRAWALS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to clarify and 
simplify the procedures for implementing the authority of the Secretary 
of the Interior to process withdrawal applications, and, where 
appropriate, to make, modify, or extend Federal land withdrawals.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Withdrawals Program Leader, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, 202 452-7780

RIN: 1004-AB94
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1946. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to 
306; 25 USC 396 et seq; 43 USC 1457; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102 et 
seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3160

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify the responsibilities of the Bureau of 
Land Management for lands administered by the Forest Service under the 
Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987, providing the 
BLM is responsible only for Applications for Permit to Drill, related 
subsurface impacts, and related appeals.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AC09
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1947. ADMINISTRATION OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1761 to 1771

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2803

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will establish a schedule for fair market rental for 
communication use rights-of-way under the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act. The schedule will help reduce administrative costs 
related to appraisals and protests and appeals.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Cavanaugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 653-9215

RIN: 1004-AC12
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1948. LOGICAL MINING UNITS: GENERAL; LMU APPLICATION PROCEDURES; LMU 
APPROVAL CRITERIA; LMU DILIGENCE; ADMINISTRATION OF LMU OPERATIONS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 201 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3400

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will amend the regulations dealing with coal logical 
mining units (LMUs) to improve procedures for review of applications 
and administration of operations. The rule will place a greater 
emphasis on stewardship of the Federal coal resources and will be 
designed to ensure that coal resources are developed in a legal, 
efficient, economical and orderly manner with due regard for the 
conservation of coal reserves and other resources within the concept of 
ecosystem management. The rule will resolve the question whether LMU 
diligent development requirements can be substituted for statutory 
lease-specific diligent development requirements.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Paul Politzer, Chief, Division of Solid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC15
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1949.  MINING CLAIM MAINTENANCE AND LOCATION FEES

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 103-66, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3833

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will provide for a $100 maintenance fee and a $25 
location fee for Federal mining claims. No alternatives are being 
considered because the rule is required by law. The program has been 
appropriated $5 million, and the fees are expected to generate $32 
million in FY 1995. It is likely that some existing claims will be 
abandoned, resulting in losses to the economy from mining inactivity. 
The fee is intended also to discourage frivolous mining activity and 
unnecessary or undue degradation of Federal land.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Roger Haskins, Mining Law Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC17
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_______________________________________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1950.  EXECUTION AND FILING OF FORMS

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1821

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This is an administrative final rule to update the list of 
BLM State Office addresses in the regulations on filing forms to 
reflect several office relocations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 208-4256

RIN: 1004-AC18
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
_______________________________________________________________________
 
1951.  DISPOSAL OF RESERVED MINERALS UNDER THE STOCKRAISING 
HOMESTEAD ACT

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 103-23

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3814

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 13, 1993.

Abstract: The rule will establish new procedures for locatable mineral 
exploration and development on lands where the surface was patented 
under the Stockraising Homestead Act of 1916 and the mineral estate 
remains reserved to the United States.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Reginald Reid, Division of Solid Minerals, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 850 
Harvard Way, Reno, NV 89520-0006, 702 785-6576

RIN: 1004-AC19
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1952. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MINERALS RESOURCES INFORMATION

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove conflicts between existing mineral 
regulations relating to public availability of mineral resources 
information and the Freedom of Information Act. The rule will also 
remove discrepancies among the various mineral regulations regarding 
public release of information.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/31/91                    56 FR 24767
NPRM Comment Period End         07/31/91                    56 FR 24767
Final Action                    04/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dorothy Chambers, Management Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 452-5012

RIN: 1004-AB55
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1953. PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND 
BURROS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1331 to 1340

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4700

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify the status of foals born to wild 
horses and burros after proper execution of a Private Maintenance and 
Care Agreement.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/01/93                    58 FR 51297
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/93                    58 FR 51297
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bruce Dawson, Acting Chief, National Wild Horses and 
Burros Program, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520-0006, 702 785-6583

RIN: 1004-AB84
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1954. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERALLY OWNED MINERAL INTERESTS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined
Economically significant: Undetermined
Regulatory Plan entry: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1719; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2720

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify terminology and required procedures 
for the conveyance of mineral interests owned by the United States 
where the surface is or will be in non-Federal ownership.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/28/93                    58 FR 50536
NPRM Comment Period End         11/29/93                    58 FR 50536
Final Action                    07/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Clyde Topping, Economist, Division of Minerals Policy 
Analysis and Economic Evaluation, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 653-6610

RIN: 1004-AB86
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
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1955. PUBLIC LAW 167; ACT OF JULY 23, 1955

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  30 USC 22; 30 USC 612; 43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3710

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will enumerate the restrictions on use and 
occupancy of unpatented mining claims and mill sites on public lands.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/11/92                    57 FR 41846
NPRM Comment Period End         11/10/92                    57 FR 41846
Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Deery, Division of Solid Minerals, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AB88
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1956. SALES OF FOREST PRODUCTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1181e; 30 USC 601 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq; 
43 USC 1201; 18 USC 1851 to 1858

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 5460; 43 CFR 5510; 43 CFR 9230; 43 CFR 9260

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend current regulations to make them more 
orderly and easier to follow, and add a list of prohibited acts to the 
sections on forest product contracts and free use permits to provide 
guidance for the administration of contracts and permits and a basis 
for law enforcement.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/13/93                    58 FR 47847
NPRM Comment Period End         11/12/93                    58 FR 47847
Final Action                    09/00/94

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ed Shepard, Forester, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 
452-7757

RIN: 1004-AB97
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1957. HOMESTEADING; DESIGNATION OF AREAS AND SITES; PROGRAMS AND 
OBJECTIVES (ADMINISTRATIVE FINAL RULE)

Legal Authority:  43 USC 161 to 164; 43 USC 166 to 169; 43 USC 185; 43 
USC 201; 43 USC 231; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1411

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2510; 43 CFR 2070; 43 CFR 1720; 43 CFR 8350

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove parts 2510, 2070, and 1720 and subpart 
8352 of Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The authorities 
for these parts have all either been repealed or have expired under 
their own terms.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jim Paugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2515 Warren Ave., P.O. Box 1828, 
Cheyenne, WY 82003, 307 775-6306

RIN: 1004-AB98
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1958. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF PUBLIC LANDS

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9230

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will be amended to clarify those activities that 
are prohibited on the public lands, to provide managers with additional 
authority to resolve existing violations and to clarify the authority 
of the Secretary of the Interior in instances of mineral trespass.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
planned in FY 1994.             01/24/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Walter I. Johnson, Jr., Chief, Division of Law 
Enforcement and Resource Protection, Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Land Management, 3905 Vista Avenue, Boise, ID 83705, 208 334-1260

RIN: 1004-AA38
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1959. INDIAN ALLOTMENTS

Legal Authority:  25 USC 334

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2530

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would revise the existing regulations to remove 
obsolete and burdensome provisions and clarify and simplify the 
remaining provisions.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
planned at this time.           04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brenda Zenan, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 452-7787

RIN: 1004-AB10
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1960. EXCHANGES--GENERAL PROCEDURES

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1715; 43 USC 1716; 43 USC 1732

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2200

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, August 20, 1989.

Abstract: This rule will amend the existing regulations to provide 
procedures to facilitate and expedite the processing of land exchanges.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/18/89                    54 FR 34380
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/89                    54 FR 43185
Reproposal                      10/02/91                    56 FR 49962
NPRM Comment Period End         12/02/91
Final Action                    11/18/93                    58 FR 60904
Final Action Effective          12/20/93                    58 FR 60904

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Don Simpson, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240, 202 452-7784

RIN: 1004-AB28
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1961. MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS

Legal Authority:  30 USC 22; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1744; 43 USC 1734; 43 
USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3809

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will require submission of financial guarantees for 
reclamation for all mining operations greater than casual use, create 
additional financial instruments for this purpose, and require 
operators with a record of noncompliance to file plans of operations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/11/91                    56 FR 31602
NPRM Comment Period End         09/09/91
Withdrawn - No further action to 
be taken at this time.          04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Deery, Division of Solid Minerals, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AB36
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1962. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 8--WELL WORKOVERS, COMPLETIONS, 
ABANDONMENTS

Legal Authority:  30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 396; 25 USC 396(d)

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3160

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This order is being issued under the Oil and Gas Operations 
regulations as found in 43 CFR part 3160. The order details the minimum 
standards of performance when conducting workover, completions, and 
abandonment of existing wells on Federal and Indian lands (except Osage 
Tribe). It also will contain enforcement actions that will result from 
the failure to meet the minimum standards.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/06/91                    56 FR 20568
NPRM Comment Period End         07/26/91
No further action to be taken at 
this time                       02/25/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AB37
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1963. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 9--WASTE PREVENTION AND BENEFICIAL 
USE OF OIL AND GAS

Legal Authority:  30 USC 189; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 396; 25 USC 396(d)

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3164.1; 43 CFR 3162.4; 43 CFR 3162.5; 43 CFR 
3162.7-1; 43 CFR 3162.7-2; 43 CFR 3162.7-3; 43 CFR 3165.3; 43 CFR 
3165.4

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This order is being issued under the revised oil and gas 
operations regulations as found in 43 CFR 3160. This order details the 
requirements in order to prevent wastes and promote beneficial uses of 
oil and gas. This order also provides the enforcement actions that will 
result when violations of standards occur. It also replaces NTL-4A. 
This order is to be referenced in the table at 43 CFR 3164.1(b).

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AB47
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1964. MINING IN MILITARY WITHDRAWALS

Legal Authority:  100 Stat 3457, sec 12; 30 USC 22; 43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3828; 43 CFR 3811

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule establishes guidelines for mining in 
certain military installations under the Mining Law of 1872, as 
amended, and for assuring the safe, uninterrupted, and unimpeded use of 
the lands for military purposes. The Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 
1986 specifically provided for certain military lands previously 
withdrawn from mining to be considered for opening to the operation of 
the Mining Law of 1872, as amended, with certain special restrictions. 
Military lands identified as suitable for mining through the Bureau of 
Land Management's planning system are proposed to be opened on the 
effective date of an opening order that will be published in the 
Federal Register.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/02/91                    56 FR 30367
NPRM Comment Period End         09/03/91                    56 FR 30367
Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carole Smith, Mineral Leasing Specialist, Division of 
Solid Minerals, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AB52
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1965. CLASSIFICATIONS

Legal Authority:  43 USC 315f; 43 USC 869; 43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2400

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend part 2400 to include conformance with 
land-use planning and environmental analysis for establishing and 
terminating classifications.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jim Paugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 2515 Warren Ave., P.O. Box 1828, 
Cheyenne, WY 82003, 307 775-6306

RIN: 1004-AB57
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1966. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; SPECIAL PROVISIONS; ONSHORE OIL AND 
GAS ORDER NO. 1--APPROVAL OF OPERATIONS ON ONSHORE FEDERAL AND INDIAN OIL 
AND GAS LEASES

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 301 to 
306; 25 USC 396 to 399; 43 USC 1457; 40 USC 471 et seq; 42 USC 4321; 42 
USC 6508; 30 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 2102

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3164.1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend Order No. 1 to conform to the 
regulations in 43 CFR 3160 and for consistency with the Federal Onshore 
Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987. The rule will specify the 
requirements for the approval of all proposed exploratory, development, 
and service wells, and for approval of certain subsequent operations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/23/92                    57 FR 32756
NPRM Comment Period End         09/21/92
Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AB72
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1967. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS UNIT AGREEMENTS--UNPROVEN AREAS

Significance:
Subject to OMB review: Yes

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3180

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify the effective date of approval of a 
unit agreement, and will provide for State Director review in cases of 
appeals by adversely affected parties. It will also condition Federal 
approval of a unit agreement on its containing a provision for payment 
to the Government of compensatory royalties for oil and gas drained 
from unleased Federal lands located within participating areas of the 
unit, in order to prevent loss through drainage through adjacent non-
Federal wells without compensation to the Government.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/04/92                     57 FR 4177
Final Action                    11/02/93                    58 FR 58630
Final Action Effective          12/02/93                    58 FR 58630

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Chief, Division of Fluid Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AB73
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1968. PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND 
BURROS

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1331 to 1340

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4770

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will allow the Secretary of the Interior to protect 
adopted wild horses and burros from abuse and neglect by authorizing 
full force and effect decisions to cancel Private Maintenance and Care 
Agreements when the condition of the animals warrants such action.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Interim Final Rule              01/09/91                      56 FR 786
Interim Final Rule Comment 
Period End                      03/11/91
Final Action                    02/16/94                     59 FR 7642
Final Action Effective          02/16/94                     59 FR 7642

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bruce Dawson, Acting Chief, National Wild Horses and 
Burros Program, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520-0006, 702 785-6583

RIN: 1004-AB81
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1969. AWARD OF CONTRACT

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1181e; 30 USC 601 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 5450

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will require purchasers of timber with previous 
defaults on U.S. Forest Service timber sale contracts to establish 
their responsibility in the same manner required of purchasers with 
previous defaults on BLM timber sale contracts.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/08/93                    58 FR 47241
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/93                    58 FR 47241
Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Based on public comments, this rule is being 
considered for reproposal.

Agency Contact: Bob Bierer, Forester, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 
452-7757

RIN: 1004-AB83
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1970. HARDROCK MINERALS PROSPECTING PERMITS

Legal Authority:  5 USC app

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3562

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the regulations to extend the duration 
of prospecting permits for hardrock minerals.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mary Linda Ponticelli, Mineral Leasing Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street, 
NW (660), Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC05
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1971. MINERALS; COST RECOVERY

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 1001 to 
1025; 5 USC app; 30 USC 22

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3100; 43 CFR 3200; 43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3500; 43 
CFR 3600; 43 CFR 3610; 43 CFR 3700; 43 CFR 3800

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the regulations for fluid and solid 
leasable minerals, locatable minerals, and mineral materials to adjust 
current fees or establish new fees in accordance with Title V of the 
Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952 (User Charge Statute) and 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A-25, ``User Charges.''

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

No further action to be taken at 
this time                       02/25/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mary Linda Ponticelli, Mineral Leasing Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street, 
NW (660), Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC06
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1972. LAW ENFORCEMENT--CRIMINAL

Legal Authority:  16 USC 668(a); 16 USC 670; 16 USC 707; 16 USC 
1538(a); 16 USC 1540; 16 USC 3370(d); 43 USC 1732; 43 USC 1733

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9260

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend the existing regulations to clarify the 
applicability of Federal, State and local fish and wildlife protection 
laws on the public land, and to delete obsolete regulations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis McLane, Chief Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Division of Law Enforcement and 
Resource Protection, 3905 Vista Ave., Boise, ID 83705, 208 334-1260

RIN: 1004-AC11
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1973. MINING CLAIMS; LANDS OPEN TO LOCATION; NATIONAL PARKS; INDIAN 
RESERVATIONS; REMOVAL OF OBSOLETE OR EXPIRED REGULATIONS

Legal Authority:  30 USC 541; 16 USC 1901 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3720; 43 CFR 3810; 43 CFR 3820

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove obsolete or expired regulations 
concerning location and entry of mining claims and sites on coal 
bearing lands, National Park System Units, and Indian reservations.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         04/01/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roger A. Haskins, Division of Mineral Resources, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State 
Office, 850 Harvard Way, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520-0006, 702 785-
6564

RIN: 1004-AC13
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1974. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1711; 43 USC 1712

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will incorporate ecosystem management in the 
resource management planning process of the Bureau of Land Management, 
and streamline the planning process while providing for public 
participation.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

No further action to be taken at 
this time                       02/25/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jordon Pope, Acting Chief, Division of Planning and, 
Environmental Coordination, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, 202 452-5045

RIN: 1004-AC14
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  
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1975. REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS OF 
THE UNITED STATES

Legal Authority:  Act of May 20, 1785; 43 USC 751; 43 USC 2; 30 USC 22; 
48 USC 351; 43 USC 772; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946; 43 USC 1601; 
43 USC 1701; 16 USC 3101

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rulemaking would revise the established policies, 
procedures and requirements used by the Secretary of the Interior for 
the survey and resurvey of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). The 
primary purpose of this revision is to recodify the existing cadastral 
survey code of Federal regulations from the current Part 9180 to Part 
9600 in order to conform to the current paperwork management 
requirements of the Bureau. The revision will also slightly modify the 
procedures under which the public can apply for the performance of 
various types of surveys. Also included is information relating to 
filing cadastral survey plats and for protesting and appealing 
cadastral surveys.

Timetable:
_________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

_________________________________________________________________________

No further action scheduled at 
this time                       02/25/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Doug Wilcox, Geodesist, National Policy and Program 
Development, Office of Cadastral Survey, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston 
Boulevard, Springfield, VA, 703 440-1691

RIN: 1004-AC16
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[FR Doc. 94-5342 Filed 04-22-94; 8:45 am]
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