[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[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 Solicitor

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 Solicitor, Interior.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled 
for review or development between April 1996 and October 1996. 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 Solicitor, Division of Administration, Department of the 
Interior, at the address above or on 202-208-5257 or 202-208-3071.

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.

    In addition, rules that were included in the Department's 
segment of The Regulatory Plan as published in the October 1995 
agenda are also specifically identified in this agenda.

Dated: March 12, 1996.

Richard A. Stephan,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

                      Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Prerule Stage                      
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1318        Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Type B--Biennial Review..........................    1090-AA29 
1319        Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Type B--Nonuse Values............................    1090-AA43 
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                   Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage                   
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1320        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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1321        Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Type A--Great Lakes Environments.................    1090-AA21 
1322        Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Type A--Coastal and Marine Environments..........    1090-AA23 
1323        Protection for Products of Indian Art and Craftsmanship...............................    1090-AA45 
1324        Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) Solicitation Provisions and                    
            Contract Clauses......................................................................    1090-AA56 
1325        Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation Part 1453...........................    1090-AA57 
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Long-Term Actions                    
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1326        Revised Statute 2477 Rights-of-Way....................................................    1090-AA44 
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Completed Actions                    
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1327        Natural Resource Damage Assessments; Additional Type A Procedures.....................    1090-AA51 
1328        Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation--Conflicts of Interest..............    1090-AA54 
1329        Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation--Foreign Acquisitions...............    1090-AA55 
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                                   Office of the Solicitor--Completed Actions                                   
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1330        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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1331        Requirements for Equal Opportunity During Construction and Operation of the Alaska                  
            Natural Gas Transportation System.....................................................    1091-AA04 
1332        Nondiscrimination in Activities Conducted Under Permits, Rights-of-Way, Public Land                 
            Orders, and Other Federal Authorizations Granted or Leased Under P.L. 93-153..........    1091-AA05 
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                                  Office of Hearings and Appeals--Prerule Stage                                 
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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1333        Notice of Interim Alternative Dispute Resolution and Opportunity for Comment..........    1094-AA45 
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                               Office of Hearings and Appeals--Proposed Rule Stage                              
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1334        Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals...............................    1094-AA38 
1335        Rules Applicable to Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals...............................    1094-AA46 
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                                Office of Hearings and Appeals--Final Rule Stage                                
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1336        Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals...............................    1094-AA39 
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                                Office of Hearings and Appeals--Completed Actions                               
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1337        General Rules Applicable to Proceedings on Appeal Before the Interior Board of Indian               
            Appeals...............................................................................    1094-AA47 
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                             United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage                             
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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1338        Consolidation of Lists of Wildlife of Federal Concern.................................    1018-AD66 
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                          United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage                          
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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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1339        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Critical Habitat for the Pecos Pupfish.    1018-AC18 
1340        Migratory Bird Hunting and Migratory Bird Permits.....................................    1018-AC69 
1341        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Armored Snail..........................    1018-AC75 
1342        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Tropical Butterflies...................    1018-AC76 
1343        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Tropical Birds.........................    1018-AC77 
1344        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Holmgren's Milkvetch and Shem's                      
            Milkvetch.............................................................................    1018-AC92 
1345        Revision of Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, 50 CFR Part 20........................    1018-AD01 
1346        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Northern and Southern Populations of                 
            the Bog Turtle........................................................................    1018-AD05 
1347        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Reintroduction of a Nonessential                     
            Experimental Population of Mexican Wolves.............................................    1018-AD07 
1348        Marine Mammal Protection Act; Unintentional Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Only               
            in Activities Other Than Commercial Fishing...........................................    1018-AD18 
1349        Marine Mammal Protection Act; Measures to Safely Deter Marine Mammals, Including                    
            Threatened and Endangered Marine Mammals..............................................    1018-AD19 
1350        Endangered Species Listing Two Texas Plants...........................................    1018-AD51 
1351        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 42 South American Birds................    1018-AD59 
1352        Export of River Otters Taken in Missouri in 1996-1997 and Subsequent Seasons..........    1018-AD63 
1353        Export of Appendix I Specimens That Were Bred for Commercial Purposes.................    1018-AD64 
1354        Findings on the Importation of Sport-Hunted Polar Bear Trophies Taken in Canada.......    1018-AD65 
1355        Reclassification of Yacare Caiman From Endangered to Threatened With Special Rule.....    1018-AD67 
1356        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska.........................    1018-AD68 
1357        Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 1996-97 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations                    
            (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals...............................    1018-AD69 
1358        Addition of Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge to List of Open Areas for Hunting                
            in West Virginia......................................................................    1018-AD70 
1359        Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck Stamp) Contest............    1018-AD71 
1360        Removal of Subchapter D, Management of Wildlife Research Areas From Title 50 CFR......    1018-AD72 
1361        Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program; Participating States in 1996-97...........    1018-AD73 
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                            United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage                           
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1362        Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for an Introduced Population               
            of Colorado Squawfish.................................................................    1018-AB09 
1363        Captive-Bred Wildlife.................................................................    1018-AB10 
1364        Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife..............................    1018-AB49 
1365        List of Migratory Birds...............................................................    1018-AB72 
1366        Migratory Bird Hunting: Hunting Regulations for Restriction of Shotshell Length and                 
            Maximum Shot Size.....................................................................    1018-AB80 
1367        Eagle Permits.........................................................................    1018-AB81 
1368        Alaska Refuges Visitor Services.......................................................    1018-AC02 
1369        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Loch Lomond                  
            Coyote Thistle........................................................................    1018-AC14 
1370        Reclassifications of Some Populations of Saltwater Crocodiles With Special Rule for                 
            Saltwater and Nile Crocodiles.........................................................    1018-AC30 
1371        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Intercross Progeny Policy and                        
            Definitions...........................................................................    1018-AC54 
1372        Export of American Ginseng Harvested in 1994-1996.....................................    1018-AC55 
1373        General Provisions and General Permit Procedures......................................    1018-AC57 
1374        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Jaguar.................................    1018-AC61 
1375        Clean Vessel Act National Pumpout Symbol..............................................    1018-AC67 
1376        Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures.....................................................    1018-AC89 
1377        Emergency Reclassification of the Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon............    1018-AC97 
1378        Importation of Polar Bear Trophies Taken in Canada....................................    1018-AD04 

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1379        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Northern Spotted                
            Owl...................................................................................    1018-AD20 
1380        Taxonomic Change From Subspecies to Vertebrate Population Segment for the Virgin River              
            Chub..................................................................................    1018-AD22 
1381        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Exemption of Small Private Landowners                
            and Low Impact Activities From Endangered Species Act Requirements for Threatened                   
            Species...............................................................................    1018-AD24 
1382        Public Use Regulations for Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuge Complex.    1018-AD30 
1383        Proposed Joint Counterpart Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Regulations..    1018-AD32 
1384        Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--Subparts C and D--1996-              
            1997 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations..............................    1018-AD42 
1385        Addition of Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge to the List of Open Areas for Fishing               
            in West Virginia......................................................................    1018-AD43 
1386        Addition of Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the List of Open Areas for Hunting                
            in New Hampshire......................................................................    1018-AD44 
1387        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Designation of Experimental                          
            Nonessential Whooping Crane Populations...............................................    1018-AD45 
1388        Proposed Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population of California Condors                
            in Northern Arizona...................................................................    1018-AD62 
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions                           
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1389        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AA85 
1390        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB52 
1391        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB66 
1392        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB73 
1393        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB75 
1394        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB83 
1395        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB88 
1396        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AB97 
1397        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Eight Vernal Pool Plants of the Central              
            Valley of California..................................................................    1018-AC00 
1398        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants.........................................    1018-AC01 
1399        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Three Puerto Rican Trees...............    1018-AC04 
1400        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard..............    1018-AC10 
1401        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: San Xavier Talussnail..................    1018-AC13 
1402        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Alaska Breeding Population of the                    
            Steller's Eiders......................................................................    1018-AC19 
1403        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Parish's Alkali Grass..................    1018-AC21 
1404        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Barton Springs Salamander..............    1018-AC22 
1405        Endangered and Threatened Species: Sacramento Splittail...............................    1018-AC26 
1406        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two California Butterflies and a Snake.    1018-AC32 
1407        Marbled Murrelet Critical Habitat Designation.........................................    1018-AC33 
1408        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: California Red-Legged Frog.............    1018-AC34 
1409        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Spring Creek Bladderpod................    1018-AC42 
1410        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Five California Sierran Foothills                    
            Plants................................................................................    1018-AC47 
1411        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Golden Paintbrush......................    1018-AC52 
1412        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Delissea Undulata (No Common Name                    
            (NCN))................................................................................    1018-AC56 
1413        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Arkansas River Shiner..................    1018-AC62 
1414        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Seven Freshwater Mussels from Alabama,               
            Florida, and Georgia..................................................................    1018-AC63 
1415        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Five Freshwater Mussels................    1018-AC64 
1416        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two Plants From Southwestern California    1018-AC65 
1417        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Maguire Daisy..........................    1018-AC71 
1418        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Eggert's Sunflower.....................    1018-AC74 
1419        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: San Diego Fairy Shrimp.................    1018-AC83 
1420        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two California Butterflies.............    1018-AC84 
1421        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl...........    1018-AC85 
1422        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants....    1018-AC88 
1423        Critical Habitat Designation for the Lost River and Shortnose Suckers.................    1018-AC90 
1424        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Least Chub.............................    1018-AC91 
1425        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 4 California Plants from Vernal Pools..    1018-AC96 
1426        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two San Francisco Plants...............    1018-AC98 
1427        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 10 Plants From the California Sierra                 
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1428        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Brother's Island Tuatara...............    1018-AD06 
1429        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: for California Plants and the Black                  
            Legless Lizard........................................................................    1018-AD09 
1430        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Critical Habitat Designation for the                 
            Western Snowy Plover..................................................................    1018-AD10 
1431        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Three Southern Arizona Cienega Species.    1018-AD11 
1432        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: U.S. Populations of Atlantic Salmon....    1018-AD12 
1433        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Two San Francisco Marsh Plants.........    1018-AD14 
1434        Critical Habitat Proposal for Virgin River Fishes.....................................    1018-AD23 
1435        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Endangered Status for 13                    
            Plants From the Island of Hawaii......................................................    1018-AD25 
1436        Endangered Species Listing: Three Aquatic Invertebrates in Comal and Hays Counties,                 
            Texas.................................................................................    1018-AD28 
1437        Seven Plants From the Mountains of Southern California................................    1018-AD34 
1438        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Pallid Manzanita.......................    1018-AD35 
1439        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Nine Plants From California............    1018-AD36 
1440        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Three Plants From the Channel Islands                
            of Southern California................................................................    1018-AD37 
1441        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants....    1018-AD38 
1442        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Sixteen Plant Taxa From the Northern                 
            Channel Islands, California...........................................................    1018-AD39 
1443        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Endangered or Threatened                    
            Status for 19 Plant Species From the Island of Kauai, Hawaii..........................    1018-AD46 
1444        Endangered Species Listing: Nogal or West Indian Walnut...............................    1018-AD47 
1445        Endangered Species Listing: Cordia Bellonis (No Common Name)..........................    1018-AD48 
1446        Endangered Species Listing: Three Plants From Molokai, Hawaii.........................    1018-AD49 
1447        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: 25 Plants From Oahu, Hawaii............    1018-AD50 
1448        Endangered Species Listing: Guajon or Rock Frog.......................................    1018-AD52 
1449        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Fourteen Plants From the Hawaiian                    
            Islands...............................................................................    1018-AD58 
1450        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Plants From Interior Chaparral of               
            Southwestern California and Northwestern Baja California, Mexico......................    1018-AD60 
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions                           
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1451        The National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant Program...............................    1018-AB68 
1452        Humane and Healthful Transport Regulations............................................    1018-AC08 
1453        Incidental Take Provisions for Endangered and Threatened Migratory Birds..............    1018-AC29 
1454        Rights-of-Way Management on National Wildlife Refuges.................................    1018-AC45 
1455        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Virgin Spinedace.......................    1018-AC53 
1456        Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994.......................................    1018-AC68 
1457        Export Finding for Bobcats, Lynx, and River Otters Harvested in 1994 and Subsequent                 
            Seasons...............................................................................    1018-AC70 
1458        Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora                     
            (CITES); Changes to the Appendices....................................................    1018-AC78 
1459        Refuge-Specific Hunting and Fishing Regulations.......................................    1018-AC80 
1460        Marine Mammal Protection Act..........................................................    1018-AD15 
1461        Marine Mammal Protection Act; Lethal Take for Human Protection........................    1018-AD16 
1462        Marine Mammal Protection Act; Importation of Marine Mammal Products Are Personal                    
            Effects for Non-Commercial Cultural Exchanges.........................................    1018-AD17 
1463        Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities...........................    1018-AD21 
1464        Migratory Birds: Take Provisions for Bald Eagles......................................    1018-AD26 
1465        Addition of Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge to the List of Open Areas for Sport                  
            Fishing in Oklahoma...................................................................    1018-AD27 
1466        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Establishment of Nonessential                        
            Experimental Population of Black-Footed Ferrets in Arizona............................    1018-AD29 
1467        Addition of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge to List of Open Areas for Big Game Hunting              
            in Ohio...............................................................................    1018-AD31 
1468        Conferring Designated Port Status on Atlanta, GA......................................    1018-AD33 
1469        Captive Wildlife Under the Endangered Species Act.....................................    1018-AD53 
1470        Export of Ginseng Harvested in Washington State in 1995-97............................    1018-AD54 
1471        Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).......................    1018-AD55 
1472        Transport of Marine Mammals Held for Public Display...................................    1018-AD56 

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1473        General Authorization to Conduct Bona Fide Scientific Research Resulting Only in Level              
            B Harassment of Marine Mammals........................................................    1018-AD57 
1474        Amendment to Appendix III of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species                
            of Wild Fauna and Flora for Bigleaf Mahogany..........................................    1018-AD61 
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                                   National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage                                   
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1475        National Park Service Symbols: United States Park Police Insignia.....................    1024-AB94 
1476        Rights-of-Way.........................................................................    1024-AC01 
1477        Rock Climbing.........................................................................    1024-AC13 
1478        Voyageurs National Park: Aircraft Operations..........................................    1024-AC23 
1479        Conveyance of Freehold and Leasehold Interests........................................    1024-AC27 
1480        Badlands National Park--Commercial Vehicles...........................................    1024-AC30 
1481        Shenandoah National Park: Backcountry and Fishing Regulations.........................    1024-AC33 
1482        Applicability and Resource Protection Revisions.......................................    1024-AC38 
1483        Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs.....    1024-AC44 
1484        Big Thicket National Preserve; Moored Houseboats......................................    1024-AC45 
1485        Boating and Water Activities: Prohibited Operations...................................    1024-AC46 
1486        Off-Road Operation of Motor Vehicles..................................................    1024-AC47 
1487        Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations; Civil Penalties...    1024-AC48 
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                                     National Park Service--Final Rule Stage                                    
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1488        National Natural Landmarks Program....................................................    1024-AB96 
1489        Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Fishing Regulations.................................    1024-AB99 
1490        Glacier Bay: Vessel Management Plan/Regulations.......................................    1024-AC05 
1491        Visitor Services Under Section 1307 of ANILCA.........................................    1024-AC19 
1492        General Regulations for Areas Administered by the National Park Service...............    1024-AC21 
1493        Cape Lookout National Seashore: Special Regulations...................................    1024-AC29 
1494        Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Snowmobile                 
            and Snowplane Routes and Regulations..................................................    1024-AC34 
1495        Appalachian National Scenic Trail: Powerless Flight...................................    1024-AC42 
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                                    National Park Service--Completed Actions                                    
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  Number                                                                                               Number   
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1496        Dry Tortugas National Park: Fishing; Boundary Adjustments.............................    1024-AA96 
1497        Minerals Management--Non-Federal Oil and Gas..........................................    1024-AB39 
1498        Penalty Provisions....................................................................    1024-AC06 
1499        Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementation.................    1024-AC07 
1500        Yellowstone National Park--Special Revision...........................................    1024-AC18 
1501        Glacier Bay: Regulation Applicability.................................................    1024-AC22 
1502        Oregon Caves National Monument: Special Regulations...................................    1024-AC26 
1503        Mountain Climbing; 60-Day Preregistration Requirement.................................    1024-AC39 
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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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1504        Administration of the Higher Education Program........................................    1076-AA10 
1505        Leasing and Permitting................................................................    1076-AA29 
1506        Financial Assistance and Social Services Program......................................    1076-AC13 
1507        Individual Indian Monies..............................................................    1076-AC65 
1508        Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Regulations..........................................    1076-AC81 
1509        Family and Child Education Program (FACE).............................................    1076-AC92 
1510        Range Regulations.....................................................................    1076-AD04 
1511        Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo Community College.........    1076-AD08 
1512        Indian School Equalization Program....................................................    1076-AD09 
1513        Land Acquisitions for Tribes and Individual Indians...................................    1076-AD11 
1514        Indian Tribal Justice Support.........................................................    1076-AD15 
1515        Tribal Self-Governance................................................................    1076-AD20 
1516        Law and Order on Indian Reservations..................................................    1076-AD25 
1517        American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994..............................    1076-AD28 
1518        Locality-Specific Regulations.........................................................    1076-AD30 
1519        Leasing Restricted Lands of Members of the Five Civilized Tribes, Oklahoma, for Mining    1076-AD33 
1520        Leasing Osage Reservation Lands for Mining of Minerals Other Than Oil and Gas.........    1076-AD34 
1521        Lead and Zinc Mining Operations, Quapaw Agency........................................    1076-AD35 
1522        Surface Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation of Lands.................................    1076-AD36 
1523        Management of the Tribal Assets of the Ute Indian Tribe...............................    1076-AD37 
1524        Leasing Wind River Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas Mining...........................    1076-AD38 
1525        Indian Fishing on the Hoopa Valley Reservation........................................    1076-AD39 
1526        Rights of Way Over Indian Lands.......................................................    1076-AD40 
1527        Osage Roll, Certificate of Competency.................................................    1076-AD41 
1528        Patents in Fee, Certificates of Competency, and Sale of Indian Lands..................    1076-AD42 
1529        Land Records and Title Documents......................................................    1076-AD43 
1530        Operation and Maintenance.............................................................    1076-AD44 
1531        Indian Electric Power Utilities.......................................................    1076-AD45 
1532        Tribal Reorganization Under a Federal Statute.........................................    1076-AD46 
1533        Petitioning Procedures................................................................    1076-AD47 
1534        Elimination of Rules..................................................................    1076-AD48 
1535        Special Education.....................................................................    1076-AD49 
1536        Appeals from Administrative Actions...................................................    1076-AD50 
1537        Licensed Indian Traders...............................................................    1076-AD51 
1538        Housing Improvement program...........................................................    1076-AD52 
1539        Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants........................................    1076-AD53 
1540        Contracts Under the Indian Self-Determination Act.....................................    1076-AD54 
1541        Academic and Dormitory Standards......................................................    1076-AD55 
1542        Indian Country Law Enforcement........................................................    1076-AD56 
1543        Staffing..............................................................................    1076-AD57 
1544        Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act....................................    1076-AD58 
1545        Loans, Grants, and Employment Assistance..............................................    1076-AD59 
1546        Arrangement with States, Territories, or Other Agencies for Social Welfare and Relief               
            of Distress of Indians................................................................    1076-AD61 
1547        Estates of the Five Civilized Tribes..................................................    1076-AD62 
1548        Off-Reservation Land Acquisitions.....................................................    1076-AD63 
1549        Applicability of Rules of the Bureau of Indian Affairs................................    1076-AD64 
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                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage                                   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1550        Administration of the Indian Adult Education Programs.................................    1076-AA15 
1551        Oil, Gas, Solid Mineral, and Geothermal Mineral Agreements............................    1076-AA82 
1552        Roads of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.................................................    1076-AB05 
1553        Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Programs.......................    1076-AC97 
1554        Preference in Employment..............................................................    1076-AD05 
1555        Indian Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1994......................................    1076-AD21 

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1556        Tribal Self-Governance Program: Selection Criteria and Procedures for Awarding                      
            Planning/Negotiation Grants...........................................................    1076-AD26 
1557        Elimination of Obsolete Rules.........................................................    1076-AD31 
1558        Coal Leases: Terms and Conditions.....................................................    1076-AD32 
1559        Special Grants for Economic Development and Core Management Grants to Small Tribes....    1076-AD60 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions                                  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1560        Courts of Indian Offenses.............................................................    1076-AD29 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage                                
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1561        Valuation of Gas from Indian Leases...................................................    1010-AB57 
1562        Royalties, Rentals, Bonuses, and Other Monies.........................................    1010-AC01 
1563        Allowances for Transportation and Processing Costs Associated with Gas Valuation......    1010-AC06 
1564        Lease Extensions......................................................................    1010-AC07 
1565        Release of Third Party Proprietary Information........................................    1010-AC08 
1566        Valuation of Oil From Federal and Indian Mineral Leases...............................    1010-AC09 
1567        Geological and Geophysical Exploration of the Outer Continental Shelf.................    1010-AC10 
1568        Civil Penalty Procedures..............................................................    1010-AC11 
1569        Safety and Pollution Prevention Equipment.............................................    1010-AC12 
1570        Elimination of Drilling Requirements..................................................    1010-AC15 
1571        Annual Inspections of Outer Continental Shelf Facilities..............................    1010-AC16 
1572        Seismic Reassessment of California Outer Continental Shelf Platforms..................    1010-AC17 
1573        Extension of the Bid Acceptance/Rejection Period in the Final Notice of Sale..........    1010-AC18 
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                                  Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1574        Payor Responsibilities................................................................    1010-AB45 
1575        Amendments to 30 CFR 250.67--Hydrogen Sulfide.........................................    1010-AB50 
1576        Credit Adjustments....................................................................    1010-AB73 
1577        Response Plans for Facilities Seaward of the Coastline................................    1010-AB81 
1578        Revision of Requirements Governing Corporate Surety Bonds for Outer Continental Shelf               
            Leases................................................................................    1010-AB92 
1579        Flaring or Venting Gas and Burning Liquid Hydrocarbons................................    1010-AB96 
1580        Training of Lessee and Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil and Gas and Sulphur                      
            Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf.............................................    1010-AB99 
1581        Valuation of Gas Production--Federal Leases...........................................    1010-AC02 
1582        Updating Documents Incorporated by Reference..........................................    1010-AC03 
1583        Fees for Lease Assignments and Pipeline Rights of Way.................................    1010-AC04 
1584        Royalty Relief for Outer Continental Shelf Leases in the Gulf of Mexico...............    1010-AC13 
1585        Deep Water Royalty Relief--Tracts Offered Between November 28, 1995, and November 28,               
            2000..................................................................................    1010-AC14 
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Long-Term Actions                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1586        Gas Measurement and Commingling.......................................................    1010-AB97 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1587        Safety Requirements Governing Production Platforms and Pipelines......................    1010-AB52 
1588        Revision of Authorized Bidding Systems for Leases in the Outer Continental Shelf......    1010-AB93 
1589        Transportation and Processing Allowances for Oil and Gas..............................    1010-AB94 
1590        Transportation and Washing Allowances for Coal........................................    1010-AC00 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                    Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage                   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1591        Definition and Criteria for Valid Existing Rights.....................................    1029-AB42 
1592        Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites...........................................................    1029-AB70 
1593        Coal Moisture.........................................................................    1029-AB78 
1594        Contemporaneous Reclamation...........................................................    1029-AB79 
1595        Notification and Permit Processing....................................................    1029-AB80 
1596        Prohibitions Under Section 522(e) of SMCRA............................................    1029-AB82 
1597        Indian Lands..........................................................................    1029-AB83 
1598        Cooperative Agreements................................................................    1029-AB84 
1599        Alluvial Valley Floors................................................................    1029-AB85 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage                     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1600        Applicant/Violator System Permit Information..........................................    1029-AB62 
1601        Basis for Coal Weight Determination...................................................    1029-AB68 
1602        State Program Amendments..............................................................    1029-AB86 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions                    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1603        Coal Remining.........................................................................    1029-AB74 
1604        Definition of Coal....................................................................    1029-AB75 
1605        Affected Area (Haul Roads)............................................................    1029-AB76 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage                                   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1606        Central Valley Project of California--Purposes, Uses, and Allocation of Water Supplies    1006-AA34 
1607        Management of Lake Berryessa..........................................................    1006-AA36 
1608        Adjustments to the 1988 Operating Criteria for the Newlands Irrigation Project, Nevada    1006-AA37 
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                                     Bureau of Reclamation--Final Rule Stage                                    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1609        Revenues Management...................................................................    1006-AA30 
1610        Acreage Limitation and Water Conservation.............................................    1006-AA32 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    Bureau of Reclamation--Completed Actions                                    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1611        Regulations for Administering Entitlements to Colorado River Water in the Lower                     
            Colorado River Basin..................................................................    1006-AA24 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1612        Management of Designated Wilderness Area..............................................    1004-AB69 
1613        Sales--Federal Land Policy and Management Act.........................................    1004-AB77 
1614        Tramroads and Logging Roads...........................................................    1004-AC24 
1615        Law Enforcement--Criminal.............................................................    1004-AC30 
1616        Fire Management.......................................................................    1004-AC36 
1617        Visitor Services......................................................................    1004-AC42 
1618        Natural History Resource Management; Procedures.......................................    1004-AC45 
1619        Trespass..............................................................................    1004-AC46 
1620        Management of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal..........................................    1004-AC49 
1621        Recreation Management; Procedures; General............................................    1004-AC50 
1622        Recreation Programs...................................................................    1004-AC51 
1623        Special Areas; State Irrigation Districts.............................................    1004-AC53 
1624        Oil and Gas Leasing; Drainage.........................................................    1004-AC54 
1625        Minerals Management...................................................................    1004-AC55 
1626        Desert Land Entries...................................................................    1004-AC56 
1627        Onshore Oil and Gas Geophysical Exploration...........................................    1004-AC57 
1628        State Exchanges; National Park System Exchanges Wildlife Refuge Exchanges;                          
            Miscellaneous Exchanges...............................................................    1004-AC58 
1629        Bodie Bowl, California: Surface Management............................................    1004-AC60 
1630        Protection, Management, and Control of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros; Private                 
            Maintenance; Adoption Fees............................................................    1004-AC61 
1631        Onshore Oil and Gas Agreements........................................................    1004-AC62 
1632        Land Withdrawals......................................................................    1004-AC63 
1633        Cost Recovery; Mineral Filings and Operations.........................................    1004-AC64 
1634        Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act...........................................    1004-AC74 
1635        Use; Rights-of-Way....................................................................    1004-AC75 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage                                  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1636        Leases, Permits, and Easements........................................................    1004-AB51 
1637        Public Availability of Minerals Resources Information.................................    1004-AB55 
1638        Onshore Oil and Gas Operations........................................................    1004-AC09 
1639        Logical Mining Units: General; LMU Application Procedures; LMU Approval Criteria; LMU               
            Diligence; Administration of LMU Operations...........................................    1004-AC15 
1640        Coalbed Methane Development...........................................................    1004-AC27 
1641        Coal Management.......................................................................    1004-AC37 
1642        Public Law 167; Act of July 23, 1955 (Mining Claim Use and Occupancy).................    1004-AC39 
1643        Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws (Bonding).................................    1004-AC40 
1644        Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act...................    1004-AC59 

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1645        Non-Mineral Entry on Mineral Land.....................................................    1004-AC65 
1646        Leases................................................................................    1004-AC66 
1647        Appeals Procedures/Hearings Procedures................................................    1004-AC67 
1648        Mineral Materials Disposal............................................................    1004-AC68 
1649        Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification..........................................    1004-AC69 
1650        Grazing Administration; Alaska; Livestock Grazing Administration; Alaska; Reindeer....    1004-AC70 
1651        State Grants..........................................................................    1004-AC71 
1652        Alaska Native Selections..............................................................    1004-AC72 
1653        Definitions...........................................................................    1004-AC73 
1654        Railroad Grants.......................................................................    1004-AC76 
1655        Indian Allotments.....................................................................    1004-AC77 
1656        Land Classifications..................................................................    1004-AC78 
1657        National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska..................................................    1004-AC79 
1658        Carey Act Grants......................................................................    1004-AC80 
1659        Public Land Records...................................................................    1004-AC81 
1660        Conveyances, Disclaimers, and Correction Documents....................................    1004-AC82 
1661        Application Procedures................................................................    1004-AC83 
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Long-Term Actions                                  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1662        Sales of Forest Products; General--Preparation for Sale...............................    1004-AB34 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  Bureau of Land Management--Completed Actions                                  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1663        Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Special Provisions; Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 5--               
            Measurement of Gas....................................................................    1004-AB22 
1664        Rental Schedule for Communications Uses...............................................    1004-AC12 
1665        Waiver, Suspension, or Reduction of Rental, Royalty, or Minimum Royalty...............    1004-AC26 
1666        Onshore Oil and Gas Order No. 8, Well Workovers, Completions, and Abandonments........    1004-AC33 
1667        Application Procedures: Execution and Filing of Forms.................................    1004-AC41 
1668        Management Areas; Designated National Area............................................    1004-AC43 
1669        Fire Management.......................................................................    1004-AC44 
1670        Public Land Orders....................................................................    1004-AC47 
1671        Protection and Preservation of Natural Values.........................................    1004-AC48 
1672        Visual Resource Management............................................................    1004-AC52 
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                                  Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage                                  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation 
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier 
  Number                                                                                               Number   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1673        Transportation and Utility Systems In and Across, and Access Into, Conservation System              
            Units in Alaska.......................................................................    1093-AA07 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1318. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; TYPE B--BIENNIAL REVIEW

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c)

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow 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 a discharge of oil. CERCLA requires that natural resource damage 
assessment regulations be promulgated and that the regulations be 
reviewed, and revised as appropriate, every two years. This rulemaking 
is the biennial review of the administrative process for conducting 
assessments as well as the site-specific ``type B'' procedures for 
determining injury and damages. On January 5, 1996, the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a final rule for 
assessing natural resource damages caused by oil spills under the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), 61 FR 439. The OPA rule adopts a new 
approach to several aspects of natural resource damage assessment. One 
particularly significant and promising feature of the OPA rule is its 
measure of damages based on unified restoration planning. The OPA rule 
extends the existing emphasis on restoration to all elements of a 
natural resource damage claim, including compensation for interim loss 
of injured resources. The claim is based on a unified restoration plan 
incorporating both ``primary'' and ``compensatory'' restoration. The 
Department is committed to ensuring the maximum consistency appropriate 
between the CERCLA and OPA natural resource damage assessment 
regulations during this biennial review.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/19/94                    59 FR 52749
ANPRM Comment Period End        01/17/95
Second ANPRM                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Willie R. Taylor, 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., 
Washintton, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




1319. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; TYPE B--NONUSE VALUES

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: CERCLA and the Clean Water Act allow 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 a discharge of oil. In 1986, the Department issued site-specific 
``type B'' procedures for determining injury and damages. State of Ohio 
v. United States Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 432 (D.C. Cir. 
1989), ordered the Department to revise the type B procedures, among 
other things, to allow for the assessment of all reliably calculated 
lost economic values. This rulemaking addresses one aspect of the court 
remand--the reliable calculation of lost nonuse values of injured 
resources. On March 25, 1994, the Department issued a final rule 
complying with all other aspects of the court remand (59 FR 14261). On 
January 5, 1996, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
published a final rule for assessing natural resource damages caused by 
oil spills under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), 61 FR 439. The 
OPA rule adopts a new approach to several aspects of natural resource 
damage assessment, including the role of economic valuation in 
developing claims for interim loss of injured resources. The Department 
is committed to ensuring the maximum consistency appropriate between 
the CERCLA and OPA natural resource damage assessment regulations and 
will be revising the CERCLA rules as needed during the ongoing biennial 
review. The Department believes that resolution of the rulemaking 
concerning nonuse values should be considered within this larger 
context. Therefore, the Department plans to issue a single advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking for the nonuse value rulemaking and the 
biennial review. The advance notice will solicit comment on how the 
Department should revise the CERCLA regulations both to ensure 
consistency with the OPA rule and to comply with the court remand.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/04/94                    59 FR 23097
NPRM Comment Period End         10/07/94                    59 FR 32175
ANPRM                           06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie R. Taylor, 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
Phone: 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA43
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1320. PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

Priority:  Other

Legal Authority:  5 USC 7301; 5 USC app (Ethics Reform Act of 1989); EO 
12731

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 3501

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 3501.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

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 the U.S. Office of 
Government Ethics (OGE). The remaining regulations in 43 CFR 20 are 
preserved until they can be recodified in 5 CFR 3501 on or before 
February 3, 1994. OGE recently extended this date until February 3, 
1995. Draft proposed supplemental regulations have been submitted to 
OGE and it has agreed to extend the recodification deadline for the 
Department.

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
Phone: 202 208-5916

RIN: 1090-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1321. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; TYPE A--GREAT LAKES 
ENVIRONMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, August 8, 1994. Final, Judicial, April 
17, 1996.
Settlement agreement

Abstract: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act allow 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 a discharge of oil. CERCLA calls for the promulgation of simplified 
``type A'' assessment procedures involving minimal fieldwork.
The Department is developing a new type A procedure for use in the 
Great Lakes. This procedure incorporates a computer model capable of 
calculating damages based on a small number of user-supplied data 
inputs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/22/89                    54 FR 39015
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/23/89
NPRM                            08/08/94                    59 FR 40319
NPRM Comment Period End         07/06/95                     60 FR 7155
Final Action                    04/17/96
Final Action                    04/17/96
Coastal and Marine Environments (RIN 1090-AA23)  ANPRM 09/22/89 (54 FR 
39015)  ANPRM Comment Period End 10/23/89  NPRM 12/08/94 (59 FR 
63300)  NPRM Comment Period End 07/06/95 (60 FR 7155)  Final Action 04/
17/96

Great Lakes (RIN 1090-AA21)  ANPRM 09/22/89 (54 FR 39015)  ANPRM 
Comment Period End 10/23/89  NPRM 08/08/94 (59 FR 40319)  NPRM Comment 
Period End 07/06/95 (60 FR 7155)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie R. Taylor, 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
Phone: 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA21
_______________________________________________________________________




1322. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; TYPE A--COASTAL AND MARINE 
ENVIRONMENTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 9651(c) CERCLA

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, December 8, 1994. Final, Judicial, 
April 17, 1996.
Settlement agreement

Abstract: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Clean Water Act allow 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 a discharge of oil. CERCLA calls for the promulgation of simplified 
``type A'' assessment procedures involving minimal fieldwork for use in 
cases of minor releases or discharges. In 1987, the Department issued a 
type A procedure for coastal and marine environments that incorporated 
a computer model capable of calculating damages based on a small number 
of user-supplied data inputs. CERCLA requires that assessment 
procedures be reviewed, and revised as appropriate, every two years. In 
1989, the Department began the biennial review of the type A procedure 
for coastal and marine environments. Subsequently, State of Colorado v. 
United States Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 481 (D.C. Cir. 
1989), ordered the Department to revise the type A computer model to 
incorporate restoration costs as well as lost economic values.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           09/22/89                    54 FR 39015
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/23/89
NPRM                            12/08/94                    59 FR 63300
NPRM Comment Period End         07/07/95                     60 FR 7155
Final Action                    04/17/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie R. Taylor, 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
Phone: 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA23
_______________________________________________________________________

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1323. PROTECTION FOR PRODUCTS OF INDIAN ART AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 305a; PL 101-644 Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 
1990

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 309

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations carry out the enforcement provisions of PL 
101-644 to help ensure that American Indian and Alaska Native artists 
and craftspeople receive their fair share of the market by limiting 
unfair competition from products misrepresented as genuine Indian arts 
and crafts products.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/13/94                    59 FR 51908
NPRM Comment Period End         02/10/95
Final Action                    07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Geoffrey E. Stamm, Director, Indian Arts and Crafts 
Board, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Management and Budget, 1849 C Street NW., Room 4004 MIB, Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 208-3773
Fax: 202 208-5196

RIN: 1090-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________




1324.  DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ACQUISITION REGULATION (DIAR) 
SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  63 Stat. 390, sec. 205(c); 40 USC 486(c); 5 USC 301; 
PL 103-355

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1452.204-70; 48 CFR 1452.210-70; 48 CFR 1452.224-
1; 48 CFR 1452.233-2; 48 CFR 1452.236-70; 48 CFR 1452.237-70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the auspices of the National Performance Review, the 
DIAR was thoroughly reviewed. The reviewers determined that only a few 
DIAR sections require codification in the CFR. This action will remove 
six clauses from 48 CFR Chapter 14. The clauses that the Department 
will remove are: 1452.204-70, Release of Claims; 1452.210-70, Brand 
Name or Equal; 1452.224-1, Privacy Act Notification; 1452.233-2, 
Service of Protest; 1452.236-70, Prohibition Against Use of Lead-Based 
Paint; and 1452.237-70, Information Collection.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/96

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: Mary L. McGarvey, Procurement Analyst, Department of 
the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 
1849 C Street NW., WAshington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3148
Fax: 202 208-6301
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1090-AA56
_______________________________________________________________________




1325.  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 
1453

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  63 Stat. 390, sec. 205(c); 40 USC 486(c); 5 USC 301; 
PL 103-355

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1453

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Under the auspices of the National Performance Review, the 
DIAR was thoroughly reviewed. The reviewers determined that only a few 
DIAR sections require codification in 48 CFR chapter 14. This action 
will remove part 1453 from chapter 14.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/96

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: Mary L. McGarvey, Procurement Analyst, Department of 
the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 
Office of Acquisition and Property Mgmt., 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3148
Fax: 202 208-6301
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1090-AA57
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1326. REVISED STATUTE 2477 RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1732(b); 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 
1457; 43 USC 1782(c); 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 460k-3; 16 USC 1 to 4

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 39

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule would implement the Secretary of the 
Interior's June 1, 1993, recommendation to Congress that the Department 
promulgate regulations addressing rights-of-way pursuant to R.S. 2477 
across lands now administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the 
National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. R.S. 
2477--a provision adopted in 1866 that granted a right-of-way for the 
construction of highways across public land not reserved for public 
uses--was repealed in 1976, but valid existing rights-of-way were not 
terminated. This proposed rule is intended to clarify the meaning of 
the statute and provide a

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workable administrative process and standards for recognizing valid 
claims.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/01/94                    59 FR 39216
NPRM Comment Period End         08/01/95                     60 FR 4135


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Additional Information: Congress has placed a moratorium on the 
expenditure of funds to finalize this rule during Fiscal Year 1996. The 
moratorium is found in the Highway Act.

Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-7782

RIN: 1090-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1327. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; ADDITIONAL TYPE A PROCEDURES

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 11

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         03/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Willie R. Taylor
Phone: 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA51
_______________________________________________________________________




1328. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACQUISITION REGULATION--CONFLICTS OF 
INTEREST

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1403; 48 CFR 1403.570; 48 CFR 1425; 48 CFR 
1452.203-70

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/13/96                     61 FR 5519
Final Action Effective          03/14/96

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: Mary L. McGarvey
Phone: 202 208-3158
Fax: 202 208-6301
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1090-AA54
_______________________________________________________________________




1329. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ACQUISITION REGULATION--FOREIGN 
ACQUISITIONS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 1425.203; 48 CFR 1425.205; 48 CFR 1452.225-70

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/08/96                    61 FR 15389
Final Action Effective          05/08/96

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: Mary L. McGarvey
Phone: 202 208-3158
Fax: 202 208-6301
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1090-AA55
BILLING CODE 4310-RK-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Office of the Solicitor (OSOL)



_______________________________________________________________________




1330. SUBPART E--COMPULSORY PROCESS AND TESTIMONY OF EMPLOYEES

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2.80

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         03/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Peg Romanik
Phone: 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)



_______________________________________________________________________




1331. REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DURING CONSTRUCTION AND 
OPERATION OF THE ALASKA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  15 USC 719

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 34

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this regulatory action is to rescind the equal 
opportunity and affirmative action regulations at 43 CFR 34. The 
regulations are obsolete and no longer applicable to activities 
associated with the construction of the Alaska Natural Gas 
Transportation System. This action is also intended to reduce 
unnecessary, costly, burdensome and duplicative Federal Affirmative 
Action reporting data collection and recordkeeping requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1091-AA04
_______________________________________________________________________




1332. NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED UNDER PERMITS, RIGHTS-
OF-WAY, PUBLIC LAND ORDERS, AND OTHER FEDERAL AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED OR 
LEASED UNDER P.L. 93-153

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1651

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 27

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this regulatory action is to rescind the 
nondiscrimination regulations at 43 CFR 27. The regulations have served 
their purpose and are obsolete and duplicative when compared to other 
existing and applicable Federal nondiscriminatory requirements. This 
action is also intended to reduce unnecessary, costly, burdensome, and 
duplicative Federal affirmative action reporting, data collection, and 
recordkeeping requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1091-AA05
BILLING CODE 4310-RE-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1333. NOTICE OF INTERIM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND OPPORTUNITY 
FOR COMMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/13/94                    59 FR 30368
ANPRM                           03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Barry E. Hill, Director, Department of the Interior, 
Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 235-3810

RIN: 1094-AA45
_______________________________________________________________________

[[Page 23094]]




DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1334. RULES APPLICABLE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Barry E. Hill, Director, Department of the Interior, 
Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 
22203
Phone: 703 235-3810

RIN: 1094-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________




1335. RULES APPLICABLE TO INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  36 Stat 855, as amended; 36 Stat 856, as amended; 38 
Stat 586; 42 Stat 1185, as amended; 56 Stat 1021 et seq; RS 463; RS 
465; 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 372; 25 USC 373; 25 USC 374; 
25 USC 373a; 25 USC 373b; ...

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.208; 43 CFR 4.210(b); 43 CFR 4.241(a); 43 CFR 
4.242(d)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The agency proposes to amend and update its regulations 
pertaining to the hearing and disposition of Indian probate cases by: 
(1) allowing, under 4.208, the renunciation of a probate interest by a 
beneficiary as young as 18 years instead of the current 21 years; (2) 
amending the period under 4.210(b) within which the BIA Superintendent 
may file with the Administrative Law Judge all records relevant to an 
Indian deceased and his property to 120 days from the receipt of the 
notice of death from the current 90 days; (3) amending the address 
under 4.241(a) for the filing of a petition for rehearing to the 
Administrative Law Judge from the current BIA Superintendent; and (4) 
clarifying under 4.242(d) that an estate may be reopened at a time 
beyond 3 years after the date of the original final decision in the 
estate at the instance of a petition by a BIA official or on the 
Administrative Law Judge's own motion.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Barry E. Hill, Director, Department of the Interior, 
Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 
22203
Phone: 703 235-3810

RIN: 1094-AA46
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1336. RULES APPLICABLE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  36 Stat 855, as amended; 38 Stat 586; 42 Stat 1185, 
as amended; 56 Stat 1021 to 1022; RS 463; RS 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/06/90                    55 FR 36669
NPRM Comment Period End         10/09/90
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Barry E. Hill, Director, Department of the Interior, 
Office of Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 
22203
Phone: 703 235-3810

RIN: 1094-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________

[[Page 23095]]




DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1337. GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE TO PROCEEDINGS ON APPEAL BEFORE THE 
INTERIOR BOARD OF INDIAN APPEALS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.310 to 4.340

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Further internal 
review necessary.               03/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathryn A. Lynn
Phone: 703 235-3816

RIN: 1094-AA47
BILLING CODE 4310-79-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1338.  CONSOLIDATION OF LISTS OF WILDLIFE OF FEDERAL CONCERN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 703; 16 USC 1361; 16 USC 
4901; 18 USC 42; 16 USC 3371

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to consolidate into this part 10 lists 
of plants and wildlife currently contained in various parts of 
Subchapter B (Parts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 23).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           03/19/96                    61 FR 11180
ANPRM Comment Period End        05/03/96
NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marshall Jones, Assistant Director, International 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-6393

RIN: 1018-AD66
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1339. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CRITICAL HABITAT 
FOR THE PECOS PUPFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC18
_______________________________________________________________________




1340. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20; 50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: In November 1991, the Service began a review of its 
regulations on migratory bird hunting and migratory bird permits. In a 
notice published in the Federal Register on December 1, 1993, (58 FR 
63488) the issues were described and needed changes and possible 
alternatives were discussed. That notice also provided additional 
information that would facilitate public comment on the regulations 
being reviewed. The Service will develop regulations that will clarify 
the regulations in 50 CFR Parts 20 and 21 that are perceived by many 
individuals to be unclear, update any outdated information, and correct 
any technical errors.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

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-500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AC69
_______________________________________________________________________




1341. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ARMORED SNAIL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

[[Page 23096]]

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Armored snail under the Endangered Species 
Act. Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified. This snail is 
known from only two creeks in the Limestone Creek drainage in Limestone 
County, Alabama.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________




1342. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TROPICAL 
BUTTERFLIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for up to 27 species of tropical butterflies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________




1343. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TROPICAL BIRDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for up to 38 species of tropical birds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________




1344. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: HOLMGREN'S 
MILKVETCH AND SHEM'S MILKVETCH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 two plants--Holmgren's milkvetch and Shem's 
milkvetch--under the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC92
_______________________________________________________________________




1345. REVISION OF MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING REGULATIONS, 50 CFR PART 20

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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 revise and update regulations 
governing migratory bird hunting. Changes will be proposed that will 
clarify and include all the specific prohibitions in Part 20 to apply 
to migratory game hunting during closed and open hunting seasons.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: John J. Doggett, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS-500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AD01
_______________________________________________________________________




1346. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: NORTHERN AND 
SOUTHERN POPULATIONS OF THE BOG TURTLE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

[[Page 23097]]

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for the northern population (ranges from New York to 
Maryland) of the bog turtle, and the southern population (ranges from 
southwestern Virginia to northern Georgia) as endangered due to 
similarity of appearance. This action is being taken because of 
constriction of the species' range, the declining size of remaining 
populations, and illegal collection. Critical habitat is not being 
proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________




1347. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: REINTRODUCTION OF A 
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF MEXICAN WOLVES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Regulations will be developed designating a nonessential 
experimental population of Mexican wolves, three family groups per year 
for five years, into the Blue Range Area (Arizona) primary wolf 
recovery zone and allow population expansion into secondary wolf 
recovery zones in the Apache and Gila National Forests in New Mexico.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD07
_______________________________________________________________________




1348. MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT; UNINTENTIONAL TAKE OF MARINE MAMMALS 
BY HARASSMENT ONLY IN ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL FISHING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act, as amended in April 1994, 
authorizes the Secretary to allow U.S. citizens to incidentally, 
unintentionally take small numbers of marine mammals by harassment only 
for periods up to one year during specified activities other than 
commercial fishing. This regulatory action would implement this 
statutory provision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Robert Peoples, Acting Chief, Division of Fish and 
Wildlife Management Assitance, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-840 Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________




1349. MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT; MEASURES TO SAFELY DETER MARINE 
MAMMALS, INCLUDING THREATENED AND ENDANGERED MARINE MAMMALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Marine Mammal Act as amended in April 1994, requires the 
Service to develop a list of guidelines to safely deter marine mammals 
for which the Service has statutory management responsibility, 
including threatened and endangered species. Such measures of 
deterrence are for use in protecting: (1) fishing gear or catch; (2) 
private property; (3) personal human safety, or (4) public property. 
This regulatory action would implement these statutory provisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Robert Peoples, Acting Chief, Division of Fish and 
Wildlife Management Assitance, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-840 Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD19
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1350. ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING TWO TEXAS PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  10 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 this proposal.

Abstract: The Service will propose regulations that will determine 
appropriate status for 2 plants; Zapata bladderpod and Bushy whitlow-
wort, occurring in southern Texas. Critical habitat is not being 
proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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

[[Page 23098]]

Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD51
_______________________________________________________________________




1351. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: 42 SOUTH AMERICAN 
BIRDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 42 kinds of birds found in South America, 
including the Galapagos Islands. All have restricted distributions and 
are threatened by habitat destruction and various other factors.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD59
_______________________________________________________________________




1352.  EXPORT OF RIVER OTTERS TAKEN IN MISSOURI IN 1996-1997 AND 
SUBSEQUENT SEASONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 
of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) regulates international trade in 
certain animal and plant species. Exports of animals and plants listed 
on Appendix II of CITES require an export permit from the country of 
origin. The purpose of this rulemaking is to announce findings by the 
Scientific and Management Authorities of the United States on the 
proposed export of river otters harvested in the State of Missouri, and 
to add Missouri to the list of States and Indian Nations for which the 
export of river otters is approved. The Service intends to apply these 
findings to harvests in Missouri during the 1996-97 season and 
subsequent seasons, subject to the conditions applying to approved 
states.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Marshall Jones, Assistant Director, International 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-6393

RIN: 1018-AD63
_______________________________________________________________________




1353.  EXPORT OF APPENDIX I SPECIMENS THAT WERE BRED FOR 
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The regulations need to be updated to clarify the process of 
obtaining export permits for Appendix I specimens that are bred for 
commercial purposes including the procedure for becoming registered 
with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 
(CITES) Secretariat.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Margaret Tieger, Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of 
Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, MS-420 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2104
Fax: 703 358-2281

RIN: 1018-AD64
_______________________________________________________________________




1354.  FINDINGS ON THE IMPORTATION OF SPORT-HUNTED POLAR BEAR 
TROPHIES TAKEN IN CANADA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
to make legal and scientific findings prior to issuing permits to allow 
for the import of sport-hunted polar bears taken in Canada. Canada has 
new information that needs to be considered.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Margaret Tieger, Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of 
Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, MS-420 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2104
Fax: 703 358-2281

RIN: 1018-AD65
_______________________________________________________________________




1355.  RECLASSIFICATION OF YACARE CAIMAN FROM ENDANGERED TO 
THREATENED WITH SPECIAL RULE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will develop regulations to declassify 
populations of the Yacare caiman in South America. Also included in 
this rulemaking is a special rule to allow commercial trade in skins, 
other parts, and products of Yacare caimans from South America. The 
combination of actions proposed will have the effect of stimulated 
legal and responsible trade in Yacare caiman hides, and in this 
respect, constitutes removal of a barrier to trade.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

[[Page 23099]]

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Charles W. Dane, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-750 Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708

RIN: 1018-AD67
_______________________________________________________________________




1356.  SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN 
ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3101 to 3126

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Identification of waters included within ANILCA definition of 
public lands and amendment of Federal Subsistence Board's authority.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: The Department of Justice has advised the U.S. 
District Court that the proposed rulemaking will be published within 60 
days of February 5, 1996.

Agency Contact: Tom Boyd, Office of Subsistence Management, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3447
Fax: 907 786-3898

RIN: 1018-AD68
_______________________________________________________________________




1357.  MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; PROPOSED 1996-97 MIGRATORY GAME 
BIRD HUNTING REGULATIONS (PRELIMINARY) WITH REQUESTS FOR INDIAN TRIBAL 
PROPOSALS

Priority:  Economically Significant

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

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/22/96                    61 FR 11986
NPRM Comment Period End         06/03/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: Small entities likely to be affected by these 
rules include some sporting goods stores, hardware stores, motels and 
hotels, restaurants, clothing stores, gasoline stations, private 
hunting clubs, landowners' leasing hunting rights, and mail order 
houses selling hunting equipment and supplies.

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
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AD69
_______________________________________________________________________




1358.  ADDITION OF CANAAN VALLEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO 
LIST OF OPEN AREAS FOR HUNTING IN WEST VIRGINIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to add Canaan Valley National Wildlife 
Refuge to the list of areas open for hunting (migratory game bird, 
upland game, and big game hunting) in West Virginia along with 
pertinent refuge-specific regulations for such activities. National 
wildlife refuges are generally closed to hunting and sport fishing 
until opened by rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

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
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AD70
_______________________________________________________________________




1359.  MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND CONSERVATION STAMP (FEDERAL 
DUCK STAMP) CONTEST

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 718

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 91

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is revising the regulations governing the conduct 
of the annual Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Federal 
Duck Stamp) Contest. This proposed rule replaces and rescinds the 
notice published in the Federal Register on February 16, 1996 (51 FR 
6254) and will allow the Service to keep pace with the increasing costs 
of running the 1996-97 Federal Duck Stamp Contest and cover expenses 
associated with the program. The following changes are proposed by the 
Service: (1) eligible species list; (2) deadline for submitting entry; 
(3) age requirement established to participate in contest; (4) entry 
fee increase; (5) subject matter of entry; and (6) contest voting 
procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/14/96                    61 FR 10557
NPRM Comment Period End         04/15/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Lesino, Chief, Duck Stamp Office, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 2058, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4354

RIN: 1018-AD71
_______________________________________________________________________




1360.  REMOVAL OF SUBCHAPTER D, MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 
AREAS FROM TITLE 50 CFR

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing

[[Page 23100]]

Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service removes Subchapter D, Management of Wildlife 
Research Areas from Title 50. Subchapter D (Part 60) provides special 
regulations for the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC). Since 
PWRC is managed as a part of the National Wildlife Refuge System (50 
CFR 32.39), and all public use must be compatible with the primary 
purpose of the area, future public use regulations will be published in 
Parts 25-33 of Title 50.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

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, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AD72
_______________________________________________________________________




1361.  MIGRATORY BIRD HARVEST INFORMATION PROGRAM; PARTICIPATING 
STATES IN 1996-97

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the Migratory Bird Harvest 
Information Program regulations. The Service plans to add Alabama, 
Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, 
Tennessee, and Vermont to the list of participating states. This action 
will continue to require all licensed hunters who hunt migratory game 
birds in participating states to identify themselves as migratory bird 
hunters to the state licensing authority and to supply their name, 
address and date of birth to the state. Hunters will be required to 
have evidence of current participation in the program on their person 
while hunting migratory game birds in participating states. The quality 
and extent of information about harvests of migratory game birds must 
be improved in order to better manage these populations. Hunter's names 
and addresses are necessary to provide a sample frame for voluntary 
hunter surveys to improve harvest estimates for all migratory game 
birds. States will gather migratory bird hunters' names and addresses 
and the Service will conduct the harvest surveys.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State

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
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AD73
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



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1362. PROPOSED DETERMINATION OF EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION STATUS FOR AN 
INTRODUCED POPULATION OF COLORADO SQUAWFISH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/26/87                    52 FR 32143
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/87
Final Action                    03/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB09
_______________________________________________________________________




1363. CAPTIVE-BRED WILDLIFE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           01/07/92                      57 FR 548
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/09/92
NPRM                            06/11/93                    58 FR 32632
NPRM Comment Period End         09/09/93
Interim Final Rule              12/27/93                    58 FR 68323
Final Action                    08/00/96

[[Page 23101]]

Captive-bred wildlife regulations, part 2  NPRM 12/27/93 (58 FR 68323)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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 wildlife 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 reopen 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: Kenneth Stansell, Chief, Office of Management 
Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS-420 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-2093

RIN: 1018-AB10
_______________________________________________________________________




1364. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/14/94                    59 FR 47212
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         11/15/94                    59 FR 58811
NPRM Comment Period End         12/15/94
NPRM (Supplemental)             03/23/95                    60 FR 15277
Final Action                    04/00/96

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 J. Doggett, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS-500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AB49
_______________________________________________________________________




1365. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

Priority:  Other

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/09/95                    60 FR 24686
Final Action                    02/00/97

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, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________




1366. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: HUNTING REGULATIONS FOR RESTRICTION OF 
SHOTSHELL LENGTH AND MAXIMUM SHOT SIZE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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. 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 anticorrosive 
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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           06/30/93                    58 FR 35332
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/28/93
NPRM                            01/26/96                     61 FR 2470
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: This RIN was completed in error in the October 
1995 agenda.

[[Page 23102]]

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
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AB80
_______________________________________________________________________




1367. EAGLE PERMITS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/16/94                    59 FR 30892
NPRM Comment Period End         08/15/94
Final Action                    04/00/96

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-500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AB81
_______________________________________________________________________




1368. ALASKA REFUGES VISITOR SERVICES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/25/95                    60 FR 20380
NPRM Comment Period End         06/26/95
Final Action                    12/00/96
Alaska refuges visitor services  NPRM (Reopened comment period) 07/13/
95 (60 FR 36093)

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, 
1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3467

RIN: 1018-AC02
_______________________________________________________________________




1369. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; RECLASSIFICATION OF 
THE LOCH LOMOND COYOTE THISTLE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/29/93                    58 FR 62629
NPRM Comment Period End         01/28/94
Final Action                    01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________




1370. RECLASSIFICATIONS OF SOME POPULATIONS OF SALTWATER CROCODILES WITH 
SPECIAL RULE FOR SALTWATER AND NILE CROCODILES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            04/19/94                    59 FR 18652
NPRM Comment Period End         07/18/94
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species,

[[Page 23103]]

Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________




1371. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: INTERCROSS PROGENY 
POLICY AND DEFINITIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service propose to amend the regulations implementing the 
Endangered Species Act by adding definitions for intercross and 
intercross progeny (to include hybrids). Also, 50 CFR 17.11(g) and 
17.12(g) will be amended by adding wording to indicate that the listing 
of a taxon as endangered or threatened would include all individuals 
that share characteristic traits of that taxon, including individuals 
produced under conditions of confinement. The amendments are necessary 
in order to proceed with the evaluation and implementation of 
intercrossing as a recovery technique for the Florida panther.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/07/96                     61 FR 4710
Final Action                    07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1372. EXPORT OF AMERICAN GINSENG HARVESTED IN 1994-1996

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Statutory.

Abstract: This proposed rule will announce findings on the export of 
American ginseng from the 1994-96 harvest season in 21 States. The 
Service reviews information and data as a basis for determining whether 
to continue approval of export from specified States for this harvest 
season, or to initiate changes. Also, North Dakota has applied to 
export cultivated ginseng under a State program, and Michigan has 
submitted draft legislation and is intending to apply soon to export 
ginseng.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/26/94                    59 FR 49046
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/94
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Marshall Jones, Assistant Director, International 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-6393

RIN: 1018-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________




1373. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL PERMIT PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 10; 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend 50 CFR part 13 which provides 
uniform permit procedures relating to the application, issuance, 
renewal, suspension, revocation and general administration of Service 
permits. The Service's criteria for suspension and revocation of 
permits and its review procedures will also be revised. Permit fee 
rates are amended to increase rates for the cost of processing certain 
permits. This change is necessary in order to recover a larger 
percentage of the cost of processing the permits. Several new permit 
fee exemptions will be added.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/05/95                    60 FR 46087
Final Action                    05/00/96
General provisions and general permit procedures  NPRM (Reopened 
comment period) 11/15/95 (60 FR 57386)

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-500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________




1374. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: JAGUAR

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 extend endangered status to 
the jaguar in the United States portion of its range, without critical 
habitat. The jaguar is currently listed as an endangered species from 
the U.S./Mexico border southward through Central and South America. 
Currently no known breeding population of jaguar is known in the United 
States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/13/94                    59 FR 35674
NPRM Comment Period End         09/11/94
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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

[[Page 23104]]

Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________




1375. CLEAN VESSEL ACT NATIONAL PUMPOUT SYMBOL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 102-587

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 85

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to develop regulations that will provide 
boaters with a national pumpout/dump station symbol. Currently there is 
a confusing array of state and private pumpout and dump station 
symbols. This program was authorized by Congress to provide incentives 
to public and private boating facilities to develop a system to 
properly handle human waste from boaters. A national pumpout/dump 
station symbol will provide boaters with a single nationwide symbol of 
pumpout and dump locations and provide a consistent message about the 
program nationally in education materials produced by each state.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/19/95                    60 FR 48491
NPRM Comment Period End         11/20/95
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lang, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-420 Arlington 
Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2156

RIN: 1018-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________




1376. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 4222 to 4241; 16 USC 4901 to 4916; 18 USC 42

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend regulations in 50 CFR part 12 
that establish procedures relating to property seized or subject to 
administrative forfeiture under various laws enforced by the Service. 
This revision is intended to provide uniform guidance for the bonded 
release, appraisement, administrative proceeding, petition for 
remission, and disposal of items subject to forfeiture. Also these 
revisions are intended to provide for greater consistency of Service 
seizure and forfeiture procedures with those of the U.S. Customs 
Service.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/27/95                    60 FR 58468
Interim Final Rule              04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas L. Striegler, Deputy Chief, Division of Law 
Enforcement, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, MS-500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________




1377. EMERGENCY RECLASSIFICATION OF THE SNAKE RIVER SPRING/SUMMER 
CHINOOK SALMON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is reclassifying the Snake River spring/summer 
chinook salmon and the Snake River fall chinook salmon from threatened 
to endangered under the emergency provisions of the Endangered Species 
Act. This action reflects a determination by the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, which has jurisdiction for 
these species, that the species warrant emergency reclassification 
based on a projected decline in adult Snake River salmon abundance. 
This determination by the National Marine Fisheries Service was 
published in the Federal Register on August 18, 1994.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              11/02/94                    59 FR 54840
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: During the 240 days this emergency rule is in 
effect, National Marine Fisheries Service will initiate and complete a 
rulemaking (with public comment period) to extend the reclassification 
of Snake River spring/summer and fall chinook salmon to endangered 
status under the Act until such time as reclassification or delisting 
is warranted. The action of the Fish and Wildlife Service to amend the 
List in accordance with the determination by NMFS is nondiscretionary.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC97
_______________________________________________________________________




1378. IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR TROPHIES TAKEN IN CANADA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes regulations concerning the importation 
of sport-hunted trophies of polar bears legally taken by the applicant 
while hunting in Canada. Further, these regulations provide application 
requirements, permit procedures, issuance criteria; permit conditions, 
and a fee for each permit issued as required by the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act for the Service to establish and charge a reasonable 
fee. This rule does not discuss legal and scientific findings required 
by the Act's 1994 amendments that need to be made prior to issuing an 
import permit.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/03/95                       60 FR 70
NPRM Comment Period End         03/06/95

[[Page 23105]]

NPRM Comment Period Extended to 
11/06/95                        10/20/95                    60 FR 54210
Final Action                    12/00/96
Polar bear trophies taken in Canada  NPRM (Supplemental) 07/17/95 (60 
FR 36382)

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Margaret Tieger, Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of 
Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, MS-420 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2104

RIN: 1018-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________




1379. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SPECIAL RULE FOR 
THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will propose a section 4(d) rule for the northern 
spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act that will define the 
conditions under which incidental take of the species through habitat 
modification would not be a violation of Section 9 of the Act. An 
environmental impact statement is also being prepared, and will be 
available for review concurrent with the proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/17/95                     60 FR 9484
NPRM Comment Period End         05/18/95
Final Action                    03/00/97
Northern spotted owl  NPRM (Reopened Comment Period) 05/18/95 (60 FR 
26712)  NPRM (Reopened Comment Period) 07/17/95 (60 FR 36382)  NPRM 
(Reopened Comment Period) 09/25/95 (60 FR 49358)  Comment Period 
Extended to 11/24/95  NPRM (Reopened Comment Period) 11/27/95 (60 FR 
58323)  NPRM (Reopened Comment Period) 01/31/96 (61 FR 3369)  NPRM 
(Reopened Comment Period) 02/23/96 (61 FR 6964)

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________




1380. TAXONOMIC CHANGE FROM SUBSPECIES TO VERTEBRATE POPULATION SEGMENT 
FOR THE VIRGIN RIVER CHUB

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Recent taxonomic work concluded that specific rank is 
warranted for the Virgin River chub, a federally listed endangered 
species found in the Virgin River system of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. 
Additionally, researchers concluded that the chub in the Muddy River of 
Nevada, is conspecific with the Virgin River chub. Previously this 
distinctive population of the Virgin River chub, a category 2 candidate 
for Federal listing, was considered a separate, unnamed subspecies of 
roundtail chub, and was referred to as the Moapa roundtail chub. 
Because of this recent taxonomic work, the Service accepts that 
specific rank is warranted for the Virgin River chub and proposes to 
change the listing of the Virgin River chub in the Virgin River from a 
subspecies to a vertebrate population segment in the List of Endangered 
and Threatened Wildlife. In addition, the Service initiates a status 
review of the Virgin River chub in the Muddy River to determine whether 
this vertebrate population warrants listing as a threatened or 
endangered species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/24/95                    60 FR 37866
NPRM Comment Period End         09/22/95
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Local

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________




1381. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: EXEMPTION OF SMALL 
PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND LOW IMPACT ACTIVITIES FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 
REQUIREMENTS FOR THREATENED SPECIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1544; 16 USC 4201 
to 4245; PL 99-625

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the general regulations for 
threatened species under Endangered Species Act by establishing a new 
exemption for certain small landowners and low impact activities that 
are presumed to individually or cumulatively have little or no lasting 
effect on the likelihood of survival and recovery of threatened species 
of fish and wildlife, and, therefore, have only minor or negligible 
adverse effects. This exemption would be applied to all threatened 
species of fish and wildlife listed in the future unless the Service 
concluded for a given species that the exemption was inappropriate 
because its individual or cumulative biological effects would not be 
insignificant for the species as a whole. This proposal also seeks to 
establish an additional general exemption for activities that are 
conducted in accordance with a State-authorized or -developed habitat 
conservation strategy for threatened species which the Service has 
found to comprehensively address the threats to the species and promote 
the species' survival and recovery.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/20/95                    60 FR 37419

[[Page 23106]]

NPRM Comment Period End         09/18/95
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD24
_______________________________________________________________________




1382. PUBLIC USE REGULATIONS FOR ALASKA PENINSULA/BECHAROF NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes regulations to implement portions of the 
Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuge Complex Public Use 
Management Plan. The rulemaking would allow the Service to manage 
public uses by adopting regulations addressing off-road vehicles, 
camping, and temporary facilities. The regulations will also provide 
for continued public use of the refuge complex while protecting refuge 
resources and resolving conflicts between refuge users.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/17/95                    60 FR 36576
Final Action                    05/00/96
Public use regulations for Alaska  NPRM (Reopened comment period) 10/
16/95 (60 FR 53526)

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AD30
_______________________________________________________________________




1383. PROPOSED JOINT COUNTERPART ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SECTION 7 
CONSULTATION REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 402

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: It is the consensus among the involved agencies that section 
7 consultations should occur at the level or levels that would most 
efficiently address impacts to proposed or listed species and their 
critical habitats. Accordingly, the Fish and Wildlife Service will 
propose joint regulations with the Department of Commerce that will 
provide more streamlined Section 7 consultation process on land 
management planning decisions and site-specific actions implemented 
under the management framework established by those plans.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/04/95                    60 FR 39921
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD32
_______________________________________________________________________




1384. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA--
SUBPARTS C AND D--1996-1997 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 
REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3111 to 3126

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Rules will be developed that provide 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/15/95                    60 FR 42085
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Richard S. Pospahala, Office of Subsistence Management, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907 786-3467

RIN: 1018-AD42
_______________________________________________________________________




1385. ADDITION OF OHIO RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO THE LIST OF 
OPEN AREAS FOR FISHING IN WEST VIRGINIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to add Ohio River Islands National 
Wildlife Refuge to the list of areas open for sport fishing in West 
Virginia along with pertinent refuge-specific regulations for such 
activities. National wildlife refuges are generally closed to hunting 
and sport fishing until opened by rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/29/95                    60 FR 61239
Final Action                    06/00/96

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, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AD43
_______________________________________________________________________




1386. ADDITION OF GREAT BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO THE LIST OF OPEN 
AREAS FOR HUNTING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 23107]]

Abstract: The Service proposes to add Great Bay National Wildlife 
Refuge to the list of areas open for migratory game bird hunting and 
big game hunting in New Hampshire along with pertinent refuge-specific 
regulations for such activities. National wildlife refuges are 
generally closed to hunting and sport fishing until opened by 
rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/29/95                    60 FR 61237
Final Action                    06/00/96

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, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________




1387. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: DESIGNATION OF 
EXPERIMENTAL NONESSENTIAL WHOOPING CRANE POPULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to designate the whooping crane 
population in the Rocky Mountains as an experimental nonessential 
population and to remove whooping crane critical habitat designations 
from four national wildlife refuges: Bosque del Apache in New Mexico, 
Monte Vista and Alamosa in Colorado, and Grays Lake in Idaho. The 
private lands involved are holdings inside refuge boundaries and a 1-
mile buffer around Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The Service 
further proposes to use this population, and captive-reared sandhill 
cranes and whooping cranes, in experiments to evaluate methods for 
introducing whooping cranes into the wild where migration is required.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/06/96                     61 FR 4394
Final Action                    07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________




1388.  PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL 
POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA CONDORS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service, in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish 
Department and the Bureau of Land Management, proposes to reintroduce 
California condors into northern Arizona. This reintroduction will 
achieve a primary recovery goal for this endangered species, 
establishment of a second non-captive population, spatially disjunct 
from the non-captive population in southern California. This population 
is proposed to be designated a nonessential experimental population. 
Captive-reared condors will be released in early 1996 (target date) and 
additional releases will occur annually thereafter until a self-
sustaining wild population is established. The release site will be on 
the Vermilion Cliffs, in the southwestern corner of the Paria Plateau, 
Coconino county.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/02/96                       61 FR 35
Final Action                    06/00/96
Proposed established population of California condors in Arizona  NPRM 
(Reopened comment period) 02/06/96 (61 FR 4394)  NPRM (Reopened comment 
period) 02/29/96 (61 FR 7770)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD62
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1389. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: Originally scheduled: April 1985. The 
rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN has(have) been temporarily 
suspended due to legislative restriction on publication of final 
listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AA85
_______________________________________________________________________

[[Page 23108]]





1390. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB52
_______________________________________________________________________




1391. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 (Reopened Comment 
Period) 06/08/92 (57 FR 24220)  Final Action 00/00/00

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

Ohio emerald dragonfly  NPRM 00/00/00  Final Action 00/00/00

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

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB66
_______________________________________________________________________




1392. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:

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

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

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

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________




1393. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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,

[[Page 23109]]

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB75
_______________________________________________________________________




1394. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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

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

Arizona willow  NPRM 11/20/92 (57 FR 54747)  Final Action 04/28/95 (60 
FR 20951)

Kodachrome pepper-grass  NPRM 11/03/92 (57 FR 49671)

Kodachrome pepper-grass (Withdrawal)  NPRM 10/06/93 (58 FR 
52058)  Final Action 00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________




1395. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 00/00/00

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

(Nihoa) Schiedea verticillata (NCN)  NPRM 02/24/93 (58 FR 15828)  Final 
Action 00/00/00

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

Bidens cuneata, delisting  NPRM 07/07/93 (58 FR 36387)  Final Action 
02/06/96 (61 FR 4372)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rio Grande silvery minnow  NPRM 03/01/93 (58 FR 11821)  Final Action 
07/20/94 (59 FR 36988)

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

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

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United

[[Page 23110]]

States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-452 Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB88
_______________________________________________________________________




1396. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 11/23/94 
(59 FR 60324)

Arroyo southwestern toad  NPRM 08/03/93 (58 FR 41378)  NPRM (Reopening 
of Comment Period) 09/09/93 (58 FR 47428)  Final Action 12/16/94 (59 FR 
64859)

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

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 00/00/00

McFarlane's four-o'clock  NPRM 08/26/93 (58 FR 45085)  Final Action 03/
15/96 (61 FR 10693)

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

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________




1397. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: EIGHT VERNAL POOL 
PLANTS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 00/00/00

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

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

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

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

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

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 00/
00/00

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

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC00
_______________________________________________________________________




1398. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:

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

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

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

[[Page 23111]]

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

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

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

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________




1399. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: THREE PUERTO RICAN 
TREES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:

Ortegon  NPRM 09/24/93 (58 FR 49960)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 11/25/94 (59 FR 60598)  Final Action 00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC04
_______________________________________________________________________




1400. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FLAT-TAILED HORNED 
LIZARD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

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


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC10
_______________________________________________________________________




1401. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SAN XAVIER 
TALUSSNAIL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/23/94                    59 FR 13691
NPRM Comment Period End         05/23/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________




1402. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ALASKA BREEDING 
POPULATION OF THE STELLER'S EIDERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.

[[Page 23112]]

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 that will list, reclassify, or 
delist, as appropriate the Alaska breeding populations of the Steller's 
eiders 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/14/94                    59 FR 35896
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/94
Barton Springs salamander  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 06/30/95 
(60 FR 34225)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC19
_______________________________________________________________________




1403. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PARISH'S ALKALI 
GRASS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will list, reclassify, or 
delist, as appropriate, Parish's alkali grass, under the Endangered 
Species Act, and where prudent, critical habitat is identified. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/28/94                    59 FR 14378
NPRM Comment Period End         05/27/94
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         08/30/94                    59 FR 44700


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




1404. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: BARTON SPRINGS 
SALAMANDER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 under the 
Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, will 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/17/94                     59 FR 7968
NPRM Comment Period End         04/18/94
Barton springs salamander  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 05/26/94 
(59 FR 27257)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 03/10/95 (60 FR 
13105)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC22
_______________________________________________________________________




1405. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: SACRAMENTO SPLITTAIL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will list, reclassify, or 
delist, as appropriate, the Sacramento splittail under the Endangered 
Species Act, and where prudent, will 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/06/94                      59 FR 862


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

[[Page 23113]]

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC26
_______________________________________________________________________




1406. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO CALIFORNIA 
BUTTERFLIES AND A SNAKE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC32
_______________________________________________________________________




1407. MARBLED MURRELET CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, January 21, 1994. Final, Statutory, 
January 27, 1995.
On November 2, 1993, the US District Court, Western District of 
Washington, ordered the Secretary to propose critical habitat for the 
marbled murrelet no later than January 21, 1994.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed to designate critical habitat 
for the marbled 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/27/94                     59 FR 3811
NPRM Comment Period End         04/27/94
Marbled murrelet critical habitat  NPRM (Supplemental) 08/10/95 (60 FR 
40892)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC33
_______________________________________________________________________




1408. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CALIFORNIA RED-
LEGGED FROG

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________




1409. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SPRING CREEK 
BLADDERPOD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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,

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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 Spring Creek bladderpod. The Spring Creek bladderpod is 
an annual member of the mustard family that grows on the floodplain of 
a limited number of streams in Tennessee.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/23/94                    59 FR 43322
NPRM Comment Period End         10/24/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




1410. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FIVE CALIFORNIA 
SIERRAN FOOTHILLS PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 list, reclassify, or 
delist, as appropriate, five California plant species the Stebbins' 
morning-glory, Pine Hill ceanothus, Pine Hill flannelbush, El Dorado 
bedstraw, and Layne's butterweed under the Endangered Species Act. 
Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/20/94                    59 FR 18774
NPRM Comment Period End         07/19/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________




1411. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: GOLDEN PAINTBRUSH

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will list, reclassify, or 
delist, as appropriate, the Golden paintbrush under the Endangered 
Species Act, and where prudent, will 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/10/94                    59 FR 24106
NPRM Comment Period End         07/04/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC52
_______________________________________________________________________




1412. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: DELISSEA UNDULATA 
(NO COMMON NAME (NCN))

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 Hawaiian plant, Delissea undulata (NCN) 
under the Endangered Species Act, and where prudent, would identify 
critical habitat.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/27/94                    59 FR 32946
NPRM Comment Period End         08/26/94
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         09/30/94                    59 FR 49907


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________

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1413. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ARKANSAS RIVER 
SHINER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Arkansas River population of the Arkansas 
River shiner. This small minnow is endemic to the Arkansas River 
drainage in Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, but is 
presently almost entirely restricted to the Canadian/South Canadian 
River in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/03/94                    59 FR 39532
NPRM Comment Period End         10/03/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




1414. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SEVEN FRESHWATER 
MUSSELS FROM ALABAMA, FLORIDA, AND GEORGIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for seven freshwater mussels from the Apalachicolan 
Region of SE Alabama, SW Georgia and north Florida. The seven species 
are: Chipola slabshell, Purple bankclimber, Fat three-ridge, Shiny-
rayed pocketbook Gulf moccasinshell, Ochlockonee moccasinshell, and 
Oval pigtoe. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/03/94                    59 FR 39524
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/94
Final Action                    00/00/00
Seven freshwater mussels  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 12/12/94 
(59 FR 63987)

7 freshwater mussels from AL, FL and GA  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 04/24/95 (60 FR 20072)

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________




1415. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FIVE FRESHWATER 
MUSSELS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for five freshwater mussels under the Endangered 
Species Act. The five species are the Cumberland elktoe, Oyster mussel, 
Cumberlandian combshell, Purple bean, and Rough rabbitsfoot. Where 
prudent, critical habitat will be identified. Such actions are taken 
upon the 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/14/94                    59 FR 35900
NPRM Comment Period End         09/12/94
five freshwater mussels  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 11/16/94 
(59 FR 59200)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




1416. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO PLANTS FROM 
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for two plants the Cuyamaca Lake dowingia and 
Parish's meadowfoam. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this 
time.

[[Page 23116]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/04/94                    59 FR 39879
NPRM Comment Period End         10/31/94                    59 FR 49045


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




1417. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: MAGUIRE DAISY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Maguire daisy. This perennial herb is 
restricted to desert shrub-lands in south-central Utah. Critical 
habitat is not being recommended at this time

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/07/94                    59 FR 46219
NPRM Comment Period End         11/07/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________




1418. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: EGGERT'S SUNFLOWER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Eggert's sunflower, a perennial member of 
the aster family. This species is presently known from Alabama, 
Tennessee, and Kentucky. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this 
time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/09/94                    59 FR 46607
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________




1419. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SAN DIEGO FAIRY 
SHRIMP

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 will propose regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for the San Diego fairy shrimp. This species occurs 
in vernal pools within San Diego County in southwestern California, and 
its range extends into northwestern Baja California, Mexico. Critical 
habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/04/94                    59 FR 39874
NPRM Comment Period End         10/26/94                    59 FR 49025
San Diego fairy shrimp  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 01/03/95 (60 
FR 69)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC83
_______________________________________________________________________




1420. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO CALIFORNIA 
BUTTERFLIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1533 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 will propose regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for two butterflies--the Laguna Mountains skipper, 
found

[[Page 23117]]

in Laguna and Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, and the Quino 
checkerspot found in north-central and southern San Diego County and 
northwestern Baja California, Mexico. Critical habitat is not being 
proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/04/94                    59 FR 39868
NPRM Comment Period End         10/31/94                    59 FR 49045


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________




1421. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CACTUS FERRUGINOUS 
PYGMY-OWL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl. The Service 
proposes to list the species as endangered in Arizona, with critical 
habitat, and as threatened in Texas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/12/94                    59 FR 63975
NPRM Comment Period End         02/10/95
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         04/14/95                    60 FR 19013


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC85
_______________________________________________________________________




1422. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR SOUTHWESTERN 
CALIFORNIA PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 four plants found in southwestern California and 
northwestern Baja California, Mexico. These species are: Munz's onion, 
San Jacinto Valley crownscale, Thread-leaved brodiaea, and Spreading 
navarretia. These four plants occur in vernal pools and other wetlands 
or on clay soils and moist grasslands throughout their range. Critical 
habitat will be proposed for the San Jacinto Valley crownscale, only at 
this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/15/94                    59 FR 64794
NPRM Comment Period End         02/13/95
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         03/07/95                    60 FR 12531


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC88
_______________________________________________________________________




1423. CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE LOST RIVER AND SHORTNOSE 
SUCKERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will identify critical 
habitat for the Lost River and Shortnose suckers, two species federally 
listed as endangered. Both species are endemic to the Upper Klamath 
River Basin of Oregon and California.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/01/94                    59 FR 61744
NPRM Comment Period End         01/30/95


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC90
_______________________________________________________________________




1424. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: LEAST CHUB

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

[[Page 23118]]

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 Least chub under the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC91
_______________________________________________________________________




1425. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: 4 CALIFORNIA PLANTS 
FROM VERNAL POOLS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for four plants--Contra Costa gold fields, Few-
flowered navarretia, Many-flowered navarretia, and the Lake County 
stone crop. These species grow in and around the margins of vernal 
pools and in seasonally wet areas in northern California.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/19/94                    59 FR 65311
NPRM Comment Period End         02/17/95
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         03/16/95                    60 FR 14253


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC96
_______________________________________________________________________




1426. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO SAN FRANCISCO 
PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for 2 plants--San Francisco lessingia and the San 
Bruno Mountains manzanita. The San Francisco lessingia is currently 
restricted to the Presidio in San Francisco County. The San Bruno 
manzanita is currently found only on San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo 
County.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/04/94                    59 FR 50550
NPRM Comment Period End         12/05/94


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC98
_______________________________________________________________________




1427. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: 10 PLANTS FROM THE 
CALIFORNIA SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine appropriate 
status for 10 plants: Chinese Camp brodiaea, Piute Mountains 
navarretia, Carpenteria, Springville clarkia, Kelso Creek monkeyflower, 
Red Hills vervain, Rawhide Hill onion, Mariposa lupine, Mariposa 
pussypaws, and Greenhorn adobe lily, under the Endangered Species Act. 
Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/04/94                    59 FR 50540
NPRM Comment Period End         12/05/94
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         12/29/94                    59 FR 67268
NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period)                         02/14/95                     60 FR 8342


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________

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1428. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: BROTHER'S ISLAND 
TUATARA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 status for the 
reptile, Brother's Island tuatara. This reptile is known only from 
North Brother's Island in Cook Strait, New Zealand. Although legally 
covered by an endangered classification, this species previously was 
considered part of the related and more widespread tuatara (Sphenodon 
punctatus). Both species are threatened by various factors (excessive 
human hunting) especially predation from introduced rats.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/26/95                     60 FR 5159
NPRM Comment Period End         04/26/95


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD06
_______________________________________________________________________




1429. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOR CALIFORNIA 
PLANTS AND THE BLACK LEGLESS LIZARD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for five plants--Coastal dunes milk-vetch, Yadon's 
piperia, Hickman's potentilla, Monterey clovers, Gowen cypress, and the 
Black legless lizards--under the Endangered Species Act. Critical 
habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/02/95                    60 FR 39326
NPRM Comment Period End         09/25/95


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________




1430. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CRITICAL HABITAT 
DESIGNATION FOR THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, June 1, 1995.

Abstract: The Service proposes to designate critical habitat for the 
Pacific coast population of the Western snowy plover. The plover was 
listed as a threatened species on March 5, 1993. Critical habitat for 
the plover is proposed in coastal areas of Washington, Oregon, and 
California.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/02/95                    60 FR 11768
Western snowy plover  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 05/15/95 (60 
FR 25882)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________




1431. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: THREE SOUTHERN 
ARIZONA CIENEGA SPECIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for three Arizona cienega plant species: Canela 
Hills ladies'-tresses (without critical habitat), Huachuca water umbel 
and Sonora tiger salamander, with critical habitat, under the 
Endangered Species Act. These species are located in three counties in 
southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/03/95                    60 FR 16836
Three southern Arizona cienega species  NPRM (Reopening of Comment 
Period) 06/22/95 (60 FR 32483)  NPRM (Reopening of Comment Period) 09/
12/95 (60 FR 47340)


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily

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suspended due to legislative restriction on publication of final 
listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________




1432. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: U.S. POPULATIONS OF 
ATLANTIC SALMON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for a distinct population segment (in seven eastern 
Maine river systems) of anadromous Atlantic salmon without critical 
habitat, under the Endangered Species Act. Where once the Atlantic 
salmon occurred from the Housatonic River, Connecticut to the St. Croix 
River on the Maine-New Brunswick, Canada border, now most salmon 
populations have been extirpated and some spawning habitat is no longer 
accessible or is unsuitable, due to dams or water pollution. Currently, 
remnant populations of anadromous Atlantic salmon are restricted to 
several rivers in eastern Maine. This is a joint Fish and Wildlife 
Service/National Marine Fisheries Service rule/finding with neither 
agency having the lead.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/29/95                    60 FR 50530
NPRM Comment Period End         12/28/95


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD12
_______________________________________________________________________




1433. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TWO SAN FRANCISCO 
MARSH PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for two San Francisco marsh plants, Suisun thistle 
and Soft bird's-beak, under the Endangered Species Act. These two 
species are restricted to either salt or brackish marshes within the 
greater San Francisco Bay area in northern California.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/12/95                    60 FR 31000
NPRM Comment Period End         07/27/95


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD14
_______________________________________________________________________




1434. CRITICAL HABITAT PROPOSAL FOR VIRGIN RIVER FISHES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 proposes to designate critical habitat for the 
Virgin River Chub, the Woundfin and Virgin spinedace. The Virgin River 
chub and Woundfin are listed as endangered; the Virgin spinedace has 
been proposed for listing as threatened (May 18, 1994), but the listing 
has not been finalized as yet.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/05/95                    60 FR 17296
NPRM Comment Period End         06/05/95


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: This rulemaking was inadvertently published as 
RIN 1018-AD22. The final rule will be published with the correct RIN 
1018-AD23. The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN has(have) 
been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________




1435. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR 13 PLANTS FROM THE ISLAND OF HAWAII

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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,

[[Page 23121]]

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 that will determine the 
appropriate status for 13 plant taxa from the Island of Hawaii, State 
of Hawaii. All of the 13 taxa and their habitats have been variously 
affected or are currently affected by several factors including 
competition from naturalized, introduced vegetation, habitat 
degradation by wild, feral, or domestic animals and habitat loss and 
damage from fires, predation, natural disasters, (volcanic activity).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/25/95                    60 FR 49377


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Local

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________




1436. ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: THREE AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES IN COMAL 
AND HAYS COUNTIES, TEXAS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 three aquatic invertebrates: Peck's cave 
amphipod, Comal Springs riffle beetle and Comal Springs dryopid beetle. 
These species are known only from springs in Comal County and Hays 
County, Texas. They are threatened by loss of necessary aquatic habitat 
due to increasing groundwater withdrawal by humans throughout the 
aquifer that supplies the springs and by the potential for 
contamination of their limited range.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/05/95                    60 FR 29537


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD28
_______________________________________________________________________




1437. SEVEN PLANTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 will develop regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for seven plants from the mountains of southern 
California: San Bernadino bluegrass, and California dandelion, 
Johnson's rock-cress, Bear Valley sandwort, Ash-grey Indian paintbrush, 
Southern mountain wild buckwheat, and Hidden Lake bluecurls.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/02/95                    60 FR 39337


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________




1438. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PALLID MANZANITA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 Pallid manzanita. This plant species is 
found only in dry chaparral habitat within or near the northern Diablo 
Range of California in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The species 
is threatened by shading and competition from native and non-native 
plants, fire suppression, habitat regulatory mechanisms, and stochastic 
events by virtue of the small isolated nature of the remaining 
populations. All occurrences of this species are located on state, 
county and private lands.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/02/95                    60 FR 39309


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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

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Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________




1439. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: NINE PLANTS FROM 
CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 nine California plants: Sonoma alopecurus, Clara 
Hunt's milkvetch, white sedge, Vine Hill clarkia, Pitkin marsh lily, 
Calistoga allocarya, Napa bluegrass, Kenwood marsh checkermallow, and 
Showy Indian clover. These plants are found in the grasslands and mesic 
areas of the central coast of California. Critical habitat is not being 
proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/02/95                    60 FR 39314


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD36
_______________________________________________________________________




1440. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: THREE PLANTS FROM 
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 three plants: Catalina Island mountain-
mahogany, San Clemente Island woodland star, and the Santa Cruz Island 
rockcress. These three plants occur on the Southern California Channel 
Islands. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/25/95                    60 FR 37987


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD37
_______________________________________________________________________




1441. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR SOUTHWESTERN 
CALIFORNIA PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 four California plants: San Diego thornmint, 
Laguna Beach liveforever, Otay tarweed and Willowy monardella. These 
species are found in San Diego County and northern Baja, California. 
Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/09/95                    60 FR 40549


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD38
_______________________________________________________________________




1442. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SIXTEEN PLANT TAXA 
FROM THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 sixteen plant taxa from California: Hoffmann's 
rock-cress, Santa Rosa Island manzanita, Island barberry, Soft-leaved 
paintbrush, Santa Rosa Island dudleya, Munchkin dudleya, Santa Cruz 
Island dudleya, Island bedstraw, Hoffmann's slender-flowered gilia, 
Island rush-rose, Island alumroot, Santa Cruz Island bushmallow, Santa 
Cruz Island malacothrix, Island malacothrix, Island phacelia, and Santa 
Cruz Island fringepod. The plant taxa and their habitats have been 
affected by soil loss, habitat alteration by mammals alien to the 
Channel Islands, direct predation by these same alien mammals, habitat 
alteration by native seabirds, and seabirds and vehicular traffic,

[[Page 23123]]

overcollection for scientific or recreational purposes, and competition 
from other plants. All 16 taxa are endemic to the northern Channel 
Islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel) with the 
exception of one population of island rush-rose that occurs on the more 
southerly island of Santa Catalina.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/25/95                    60 FR 37993


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD39
_______________________________________________________________________




1443. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
OR THREATENED STATUS FOR 19 PLANT SPECIES FROM THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, 
HAWAII

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 22 plants from the Island of Kauai, Hawaii: 
Alsinidendron lychoides (kauawawaenohu); Alsinidendron viscosum (no 
common name ((NCN)); Cyanea recta (haha); Cyanea remyi (haha); Cyannea 
ea sp. nov.(ha ha) Cyrtandra cyaneoides (mapele) Delissea rivularis 
('oha); Hibiscadelphus sp. nov. (hau kuahiwi); Hibiscus waimeae ssp. 
hannerae (koki'o ke'oke'o); Kokia kauaiensis (koki'o); Labordia 
tinifolia var. wahiawaensis (kamakahala); Myrsine linearfolia (kolea); 
Phyllostegia knudenii (NCN); Phyllostegia wawrana (NCN); Pritchardia 
napaliensis; (loulu); Pritchardia viscosa (loulu); Schiedea helleri 
(NCN); Schiedea membranacea (NCN); Schiedea stellarioides 
(laulihilihi); Viola kauaiensis var. wahiawaensis (nani wai'ale'ale). 
Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/25/95                    60 FR 49359


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD46
_______________________________________________________________________




1444. ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: NOGAL OR WEST INDIAN WALNUT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 will propose regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for the Nogal or West Indian walnut. The large 
forest tree is known from the Islands of Hispaniola, Cuba and Puerto 
Rico. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/28/95                    60 FR 50173


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD47
_______________________________________________________________________




1445. ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: CORDIA BELLONIS (NO COMMON NAME)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 will propose regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for cordia bellonis (no common name) under the 
Endangered Species Act. This shrub is endemic to Puerto Rico. Critical 
habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/28/95                    60 FR 50176


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD48
_______________________________________________________________________

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1446. ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: THREE PLANTS FROM MOLOKAI, HAWAII

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 will propose regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for 3 plants from the Island of Molokai, Hawaii; 
Cyanea du bariil (haha); Lysimachia maxima (No Common Name (NCN)); and 
Schiedea sarmentosa (NCN).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/02/95                    60 FR 51436


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD49
_______________________________________________________________________




1447. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: 25 PLANTS FROM 
OAHU, HAWAII

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory.
In accordance with 16 USC 1633 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 propose regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for a plant taxa endemic to the Island of Oahu in 
Hawaii. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/02/95                    60 FR 51398


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD50
_______________________________________________________________________




1448. ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: GUAJON OR ROCK FROG

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 will propose regulations that will determine the 
appropriate status for the guajon or rock frog. This frog is endemic to 
Puerto Rico and is known from the Pandura mountain range in the extreme 
southeastern part of the island. Critical habitat is not being proposed 
at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/02/95                    60 FR 51432


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD52
_______________________________________________________________________




1449. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOURTEEN PLANTS 
FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 fourteen plant taxa endemic to the Hawaiian 
Islands: Achyranthes mutica; Ccenchrus agrimonioides; Cyanea grimesiana 
ssp. grimesiana; Cyperus trachysanthos; Euphorbia haeleeleana; 
Isodendrion lauifolium; Isodendrio longifolium; Panicum niihauense; 
Phyllostegia parviflora; Platanthera holochila; Sanicula purpurea; 
Schiedea hookeri; Schiedea kauaiensis; and Schiedea nuttallii. All 
plant taxa are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and found or were found 
on more than one island. None of the taxa are located exclusively on 
Federal land. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/02/95                    60 FR 51417


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD58
_______________________________________________________________________

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1450. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR PLANTS FROM 
INTERIOR CHAPARRAL OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN BAJA 
CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531

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 four plants Nevin's barberry, Mexican 
flannelbush, Vail Lake ceanothus and Dehesa beargrass. These perennial 
shrubs and plants are found in chaparral habitat west of the Peninsular 
Ranges in southwestern California and northwestern Baja California, 
Mexico. Critical habitat is not being proposed at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/02/95                    60 FR 51445


Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Additional Information: The rulemaking action(s) listed under this RIN 
has(have) been temporarily suspended due to legislative restriction on 
publication of final listing and critical habitat determinations.

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, 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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD60
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1451. THE NATIONAL COASTAL WETLAND CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 84

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated During this Agenda 
Period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lang
Phone: 703 358-2156

RIN: 1018-AB68
_______________________________________________________________________




1452. HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated During this Agenda 
Period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AC08
_______________________________________________________________________




1453. INCIDENTAL TAKE PROVISIONS FOR ENDANGERED AND THREATENED MIGRATORY 
BIRDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Further Action 
Required.                       02/06/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________




1454. RIGHTS-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 29

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated During this Agenda 
Period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________




1455. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: VIRGIN SPINEDACE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       02/06/96                     61 FR 4401

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________




1456. MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1994

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn Action covered by 
other RINs                      02/06/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Margaret Tieger
Phone: 703 358-2104

RIN: 1018-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________

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1457. EXPORT FINDING FOR BOBCATS, LYNX, AND RIVER OTTERS HARVESTED IN 
1994 AND SUBSEQUENT SEASONS

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/26/96                     61 FR 2454
Final Action Effective          01/26/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Marshall Jones
Phone: 202 208-6393

RIN: 1018-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




1458. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD 
FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES); CHANGES TO THE APPENDICES

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 10

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/29/95                    60 FR 50477
Final Action Effective          09/29/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles W. Dane
Phone: 703 358-1708

RIN: 1018-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________




1459. REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/04/95                    60 FR 62035
Final Action Effective          12/04/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________




1460. MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated During this Agenda 
Period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Peoples, Acting Chief
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD15
_______________________________________________________________________




1461. MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT; LETHAL TAKE FOR HUMAN PROTECTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated During this Agenda 
Period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Peoples, Acting Chief
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD16
_______________________________________________________________________




1462. MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT; IMPORTATION OF MARINE MAMMAL 
PRODUCTS ARE PERSONAL EFFECTS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL CULTURAL EXCHANGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated During this Agenda 
Period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Peoples, Acting Chief
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD17
_______________________________________________________________________




1463. MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/17/95                    60 FR 42805
Final Action Effective          08/15/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Peoples, Acting Chief
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD21
_______________________________________________________________________




1464. MIGRATORY BIRDS: TAKE PROVISIONS FOR BALD EAGLES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 22

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated During this Agenda 
Period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AD26
_______________________________________________________________________




1465. ADDITION OF DEEP FORK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO THE LIST OF OPEN 
AREAS FOR SPORT FISHING IN OKLAHOMA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/29/95                    60 FR 61211
Final Action Effective          12/19/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AD27
_______________________________________________________________________




1466. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ESTABLISHMENT OF 
NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS IN ARIZONA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/20/96                    61 FR 11320

[[Page 23127]]

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD29
_______________________________________________________________________




1467. ADDITION OF OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO LIST OF OPEN AREAS 
FOR BIG GAME HUNTING IN OHIO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/30/95                    60 FR 61490
Final Action Effective          11/30/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Shallenberger
Phone: 703 358-1744

RIN: 1018-AD31
_______________________________________________________________________




1468. CONFERRING DESIGNATED PORT STATUS ON ATLANTA, GA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/02/96                     61 FR 3849
Final Action Effective          03/04/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas L. Striegler
Phone: 703 358-1949

RIN: 1018-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________




1469. CAPTIVE WILDLIFE UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No action 
anticipated during this agenda 
period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kenneth Stansell
Phone: 703 358-2093
Fax: 703 358-2080

RIN: 1018-AD53
_______________________________________________________________________




1470. EXPORT OF GINSENG HARVESTED IN WASHINGTON STATE IN 1995-97

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23.51

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No action 
anticipated during this agenda 
period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095
Fax: 703 358-2281

RIN: 1018-AD54
_______________________________________________________________________




1471. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No action 
anticipated during this agenda 
period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095
Fax: 703 358-2080

RIN: 1018-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




1472. TRANSPORT OF MARINE MAMMALS HELD FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No action 
anticipated during this agenda 
period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth Stansell
Phone: 703 358-2093

RIN: 1018-AD56
_______________________________________________________________________




1473. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION TO CONDUCT BONA FIDE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
RESULTING ONLY IN LEVEL B HARASSMENT OF MARINE MAMMALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No action 
anticipated during this agenda 
period.                         02/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Margaret Tieger
Phone: 703 358-2104
Fax: 703 358-2281

RIN: 1018-AD57
_______________________________________________________________________




1474.  AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX III OF CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL 
TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA FOR BIGLEAF MAHOGANY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document incorporates the addition to appendix III of 
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora (CITES) of bigleaf mahogany from the Americas and its 
saw-lows, sawn wood and veneers only, into the CFR. The Service will 
consider any comments received on whether to enter a reservation on the 
addition of this species to Appendix III. Second, a phrase is revised 
to clarify that the regulated parts and derivatives of plants are in 
some cases presented categorically, and in others given with the 
particular species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/22/96                     61 FR 6793
Final Action Effective          02/22/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles W. Dane, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, United

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States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-750 Arlington Square, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708

RIN: 1018-AD61
BILLING CODE 4310-55-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1475. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SYMBOLS: UNITED STATES PARK POLICE INSIGNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-
7127
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: Dennis--B[email protected]

RIN: 1024-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________




1476. RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dick Young, Park Ranger, Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Colonial National Park, P.O. Box 210, Yorktown, 
VA 23690
Phone: 804 898-3400

RIN: 1024-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________




1477. ROCK CLIMBING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 2.63

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           06/11/93                    58 FR 32878
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/13/93
NPRM                            09/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________




1478. VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK: AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.33

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rulemaking amends the current special 
regulations for Voyageurs National Park by adding a section designating 
areas open to aircraft use within the Park. This addition is necessary 
because National Park Service general regulations require such special 
regulatory designations for areas in parks open to the operation or use 
of aircraft. The intended effects are to increase safety, protect 
resources, and provide appropriate enjoyment to park users.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              08/02/95                    60 FR 39257
NPRM                            01/31/96                     61 FR 3360
NPRM Comment Period End         04/01/96
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Bruce McKeeman, Chief Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Voyageurs National Park, HCR 9, Box 
600, International Falls, MN 56649-9701
Phone: 218 283-9821

RIN: 1024-AC23
_______________________________________________________________________




1479. CONVEYANCE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INTERESTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to modify the regulations 
for sale or lease of real estate that will allow bids on sales to be 
accompanied by earnest money equivalent to 1% of the appraised value or 
$1,000, whichever is greater, with the balance of the bid due within 45 
days of the award; bids on leases must be accompanied by the first 
year's rent.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/12/96                     61 FR 5356
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Debo, Superintendent, Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, 15610 
Vaughn Road, Brecksville, OH 44141
Phone: 216 526-5256

RIN: 1024-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________




1480. BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK--COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460(g); 16 USC 
462(k)

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to establish a special 
regulation to permit the operation of local commercial vehicles on 5.8 
miles of park roads between the Northeast and Interior entrances to 
Badlands National Park. The park currently allows limited local 
commercial use of these roads and this rulemaking would exempt this 
portion of park roads from the general prohibition on commercial 
vehicles in National Park areas. The Superintendent will be provided 
the discretion to require permits and fees for this use. The proposed 
rule will prohibit transportation of hazardous materials and overwidth/
overweight vehicles except in limited circumstances.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Donaldson, Chief Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Badlands National Park, P.O. Box 6, 
Interior, SD 57750
Phone: 605 433-5361

RIN: 1024-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________




1481. SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK: BACKCOUNTRY AND FISHING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.15

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service is proposing to remove the majority 
of the backcountry and fishing regulations specific to Shenandoah 
National Park. This rule will retain only those regulations not covered 
by parts 1 and 2 of 36 CFR and deemed necessary for the proper 
management of the park.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/12/96                     61 FR 5354
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC33
_______________________________________________________________________




1482. APPLICABILITY AND RESOURCE PROTECTION REVISIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A major revision of 36 CFR part 2 was completed in 1983. This 
current review 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Room 3315, MS 650, P.O. Box 37127, 
Washington, DC 20013-7127
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756

RIN: 1024-AC38
_______________________________________________________________________

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1483. PROCEDURES FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIC 
PRESERVATION PROGRAMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 470 et seq

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 61

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to revise the requirements 
for State and local historic preservation programs as well as the way 
the NPS administers these programs. The proposed changes are intended 
to provide more flexibility in (1) State historic preservation office 
staffing; (2) State Historic Preservation Review Board membership and 
operations; and (3) carrying out State Historic Preservation Officer 
responsibilities. The revision streamlines the process for 
certification of local governments to participate officially in the 
national historic preservation program. This proposed revision also 
officially recognizes the growing role of tribal historic preservation 
programs. Some of the changes are necessary because of the 1992 
amendments to the National Historic Preservation Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John W. Renaud, Department of the Interior, National 
Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127
Phone: 202 343-1059
Fax: 202 343-1836

RIN: 1024-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________




1484.  BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE; MOORED HOUSEBOATS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460(g); 16 USC 
462(k)

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.85

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Big Thicket National Park is proposing regulations that will 
require all houseboat owners in the park to register their houseboats 
with the Office of the Superintendent and to adhere to park 
regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 
37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756

RIN: 1024-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________




1485.  BOATING AND WATER ACTIVITIES: PROHIBITED OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 1a-2(h); 16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 3.6; 36 CFR 3.23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The NPS is proposing to amend its boating regulations to 
include the authority to regulate access to NPS waters to individuals 
and vessels that have recently operated in waters infested with 
injurious, non-indigenous aquatic plant and animal species to protect 
park aquatic resources, ecosystems, and supporting infrastructure.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Room 3315, MS650, P.O. Box 37127, 
Washington, DC 20013-7127
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC46
_______________________________________________________________________




1486.  OFF-ROAD OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460(g); 16 USC 
462(k)

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.67

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will amend the existing off-road vehicle 
use regulations at Cape Cod National Seashore through a negotiated 
rulemaking committee.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Linda Canzanelli, Assistant Superintendent, Department 
of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, 
South Wellfleet, MA 0663
Phone: 508 349-3785

RIN: 1024-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________




1487.  NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT 
REGULATIONS; CIVIL PENALTIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 3001

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 10

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule details procedures for assessing civil 
penalties upon institutions receiving Federal funds that fail to comply 
with applicable provisions of the Act and implementing regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/96

[[Page 23131]]

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1488. NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

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
Final Action                    05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gary Johnston, Chief, Wildlife and Vegetation Division, 
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, 
Washington, DC 20013-7127
Phone: 202 343-8115

RIN: 1024-AB96
_______________________________________________________________________




1489. GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA FISHING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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
Final Action                    10/00/96
Final Action Effective          12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James M. Brady, Superintendent, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park, P.O. Box 
140, Gustavus, AK 99826-0140
Phone: 907 697-2230

RIN: 1024-AB99
_______________________________________________________________________




1490. GLACIER BAY: VESSEL MANAGEMENT PLAN/REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/05/95                    60 FR 29523
NPRM Comment Period End         08/25/95                    60 FR 40798
Final Action                    04/00/96
Final Action Effective          05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: James M. Brady, Superintendent, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park, Gustavus, 
AK 99826
Phone: 907 697-2230

RIN: 1024-AC05
_______________________________________________________________________




1491. VISITOR SERVICES UNDER SECTION 1307 OF ANILCA

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/25/95                    60 FR 20374
NPRM Comment Period End         09/11/95                    60 FR 36082

[[Page 23132]]

Final Action                    10/00/96
Final Action Effective          11/00/96

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
Phone: 907 257-2594

RIN: 1024-AC19
_______________________________________________________________________




1492. GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR AREAS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK 
SERVICE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 20(D); 16 USC 462; 16 USC 
3101

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The NPS is revising portions of 36 CFR 1.2, 1.4, and 13.2. 
Section 1.2 defines the primary scope and applicability of 36 CFR parts 
1-5, and parts 7 and 13. Section 1.4 contains definitions for terms 
used in the text of the regulations. Section 13.2 modifies section 1.2 
as it relates to National Park System units in Alaska. This revision 
clarifies the applicability of those NPS regulations that apply in all 
National Park System areas to navigable waters located within park 
boundaries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/05/95                    60 FR 62233
NPRM Comment Period End         02/05/96
Final Action                    06/00/96
Final Action Effective          07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




1493. CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE: SPECIAL REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460(g); 16 USC 
462(k)

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.98

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to close Portsmouth 
Village Airstrip to the operation of aircraft. The action is necessary 
to prevent aircraft accidents and eliminate a use that is incompatible 
with preserving the historic scene in Portsmouth Village, a historic 
district on the National Register of Historic Places. The primary 
intent of this proposed rule is to protect the flying public by closing 
an airstrip that does not comply with Federal Aviation Administration 
and North Carolina Department of Transportation safety standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/12/95                    60 FR 35887
NPRM Comment Period End         09/11/95
Final Action                    04/00/96
Final Action Effective          05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Chuck Harris, Chief Ranger, Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Cape Lookout National Seashore, 131 Charles 
Street, Harkers Island, NC 28531
Phone: 919 728-2250

RIN: 1024-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________




1494. GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK AND JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. MEMORIAL 
PARKWAY: SNOWMOBILE AND SNOWPLANE ROUTES AND REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.22

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service proposes to change the special 
regulations relating to the use of and designated routes for 
snowmobiles and snowplanes within Grand Teton National Park and John D. 
Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. The proposed rule will define more 
clearly the use of snowmobiles, snowplanes, and designated routes. This 
rule can eliminate the use of snowmobiles in the Potholes-Baseline 
Flats area at the discretion of the Superintendent and establish 
special regulations allowing snowmobile use on the Continental Divide 
Snowmobile Trail. The proposed rule will also establish a requirement 
for operators of snowmobiles within Grand Teton National Park to have a 
valid driver's license or learner's permit.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/25/95                    60 FR 54633
NPRM Comment Period End         12/26/95
Final Action                    09/00/96
Final Action Effective          10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________




1495. APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL: POWERLESS FLIGHT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 460(q); 16 USC 
462(k)

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.100

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 23133]]

Abstract: The National Park Service is proposing a rule to allow hang 
gliding within the park. Special regulations are required for this 
recreational activity to take place in park areas. An interim rule was 
published in the Federal Register on July 14, 1995 (60 FR 36224). When 
this rule becomes final, it will replace the interim rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/14/95                    60 FR 36224
NPRM                            01/31/96                     61 FR 3358
NPRM Comment Period End         03/02/96
Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Burnett, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 
37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756

RIN: 1024-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1496. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK: FISHING; BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.27

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled.                      03/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Wayne Landrum
Phone: 813 695-3091

RIN: 1024-AA96
_______________________________________________________________________




1497. MINERALS MANAGEMENT--NON-FEDERAL OIL AND GAS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 9

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         03/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carol McCoy
Phone: 303 969-2096

RIN: 1024-AB39
_______________________________________________________________________




1498. PENALTY PROVISIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 1.3

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/30/96                     61 FR 2917
Final Action Effective          01/30/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Tiernan
Phone: 202 208-7957

RIN: 1024-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________




1499. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT 
IMPLEMENTATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 10

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/04/95                    60 FR 62134
Final Action Effective          01/03/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Francis P. McManamon
Phone: 202 343-4101

RIN: 1024-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________




1500. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK--SPECIAL REVISION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.13

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
scheduled at this time.         03/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brian O'Dea
Phone: 307 344-2121

RIN: 1024-AC18
_______________________________________________________________________




1501. GLACIER BAY: REGULATION APPLICABILITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13.65

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Interim rule expired 
01/01/96.                       01/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James M. Brady
Phone: 907 697-2230

RIN: 1024-AC22
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1502. OREGON CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT: SPECIAL REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.49

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/03/96                    61 FR 14617
Final Action Effective          05/03/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Craig W. Ackerman
Phone: 503 592-2100

RIN: 1024-AC26
_______________________________________________________________________




1503. MOUNTAIN CLIMBING; 60-DAY PREREGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13.63

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/23/96                     61 FR 6943
Final Action Effective          03/25/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: J.D. Swed
Phone: 907 683-2294

RIN: 1024-AC39
BILLING CODE 4310-70-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1504. ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Public Consultation             01/23/91
NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Additional Information: This rule is being reproposed due to a court 
decision on the definition of ``Indian.''

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin, Education Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3512 MIB, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4871
Fax: 202 208-3312

RIN: 1076-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________




1505. LEASING AND PERMITTING

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 395; 25 USC 402; 25 USC 403; 25 USC 466

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 162

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will reorganize the existing leasing and permitting 
rule into subparts and incorporate the provisions on range permits and 
leasing required by Public Law 103-177.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Chief, Branch of Agriculture and Range, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3598
Fax: 202 501-1716

RIN: 1076-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




1506. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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 to rewrite the requirements in 
plain English.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Proposed Rule published         04/07/94                    59 FR 16720
NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Larry L. Blair, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________




1507. INDIVIDUAL INDIAN MONIES

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in

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the CFR to reduce burden or duplication, or streamline requirements.

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

________________________________________________________________________

Initial proposed rule published 08/15/94                    59 FR 41948
NPRM                            08/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Pat Gerard, Program Analyst, Office of Trust Funds 
Management, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 505 
Marquette NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505 766-3223

RIN: 1076-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




1508. NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Chief, Branch of Agriculture and Range, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3598
Fax: 202 501-1716

RIN: 1076-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________




1509. FAMILY AND CHILD EDUCATION PROGRAM (FACE)

Priority:  Other Significant

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                            08/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patsy Jones, Education Specialist, Office of Indian 
Education Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Room 3512 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-1127

RIN: 1076-AC92
_______________________________________________________________________




1510. RANGE REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  PL 103-177

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 162; 25 CFR 166

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, December 3, 1995.

Abstract: This rule implements the Education Trespass and Land 
Management portion of Public Law 103-177.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Chief, Branch of Agriculture and Range, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Room 4559, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3598
Fax: 202 501-1716

RIN: 1076-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________




1511. GRANTS TO TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND NAVAJO 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 1801 to 1852; 25 USC 640; 25 USC 1831

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 41

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule applies to the provision of financial assistance, 
technical assistance, and endowments to tribal colleges and Navajo 
Community College and will strengthen requirements relating to: (1) 
Criteria for satisfactory programs; (2) counting Indian students; (3) 
developing

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planning grants; (5) forward funding; (6) renovation and construction 
of facilities; and (7) preparing construction feasibility reports.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin, Education Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3522, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3312

RIN: 1076-AD08
_______________________________________________________________________




1512. INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13; 25 USC 2008

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 39

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will change the definitions of some disabling 
conditions so that they are consistent with Department of Education 
definitions of some disabling conditions and adjust the way schools are 
reimbursed for student transportation services.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Joy Martin, Chief, Branch of Administrative Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3515 MIB, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4555
TDD: 202 208-3271

RIN: 1076-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________




1513. LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR TRIBES AND INDIVIDUAL INDIANS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 409a; 25 USC 465; 25 USC 501; 25 USC 574; 25 
USC 576; 25 USC 608; 25 USC 467; 25 USC 450h; 25 USC 463e; 25 USC 451; 
25 USC 464; 25 USC 487 to 489; 25 USC 573; 25 USC 610

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 151

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations to comply with current 
statutes and Departmental policy. It will add provisions or clarify 
procedures for land acquisitions under part 151 and will provide 
stronger and more consistent guidelines for reviewing trust 
applications than the current case-by-case review, which uses general 
criteria. The streamlined regulations will benefit tribes and 
individual Indians who request real property acquisition for trust 
status. No additional costs will be incurred by applicants or the 
Bureau.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Division of Real Estate Services, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3604

RIN: 1076-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________




1514. INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE SUPPORT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 103-176; 5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 
25 USC 200; 25 USC 3601, et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 92

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, June 3, 1994.

Abstract: This rule will establish a base funding formula for the 
distribution of appropriations under the Indian Tribal Justice Act. BIA 
will use this formula to determine the funding levels to be awarded to 
eligible Indian tribes for use in establishing or enhancing traditional 
or contemporary justice systems.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Tribal Consultation             06/20/95
NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Chief, Branch of Judicial Services, 
Office of Tribal Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Room 2611 MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD15
_______________________________________________________________________




1515. TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  PL 103-413

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 1000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify how the Department and tribes will 
carry out their respective responsibilities under the Tribal Self-
Governance Act of 1994. At the request of a majority of Indian tribes 
with self-governance agreements, the Secretary has established a 
negotiated rulemaking committee to negotiate and promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out the Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Intent to Establish a 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 02/15/95                     60 FR 8806
NPRM                            09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Senior Program/Policy Analyst, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Room 2548, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-0240
Fax: 202 219-1404

RIN: 1076-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________

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1516.  LAW AND ORDER ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 200

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: BIA is amending its regulations governing Courts of Indian 
offenses to clarify the authority of the Assistant Secretary - Indian 
Affairs to establish the courts, the jurisdiction of the courts, their 
relationship to tribal governments and the Department of the Interior, 
and to provide those courts with an updated code of laws.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Chief, Branch of Judicial Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Room 2611 MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________




1517.  AMERICAN INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT OF 1994

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  PL 103-412

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 144

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements the American Indian Trust Fund 
Management Reform Act of 1994, which, for the first time, allows 
American Indian tribes to take restricted funds out of trust status 
with the Department of the Interior. Tribes may now manage funds by 
themselves, with the help of commercial fund managers. This rule 
affects only tribal funds, not Individual Indian Money (IIM) funds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bird Ford, Analyst, Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Funds Management, 505 Marquette 
Avenue NW., Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505 248-5751
Fax: 505 248-5782

RIN: 1076-AD28
_______________________________________________________________________




1518.  LOCALITY-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 16; 25 CFR 17; 25 CFR 75; 25 CFR 76; 25 CFR 90; 
25 CFR 91; 25 CFR 116; 26 CFR 117; 25 CFR 121; 25 CFR 122; 25 CFR 123; 
25 CFR 124; 25 CFR 125; 25 CFR 135; 25 CFR 136; ...

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove locality-specific regulations from the 
CFR and place them into manuals or other directives. Various sections 
throughout 25 CFR are affected.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Harriet Brown, Special Assistant Deputy Commissioner, 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
1952 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5116
Fax: 202 208-6334

RIN: 1076-AD30
_______________________________________________________________________




1519.  LEASING RESTRICTED LANDS OF MEMBERS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED 
TRIBES, OKLAHOMA, FOR MINING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 356

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 213

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: BIA is revising this rule to ensure consistency with existing 
law and to improve operating procedures. Issues to be addressed include 
authority to lease inherited restricted land, processing lease payments 
through the Minerals Management Service, and the approval process for 
division orders.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals, 
Office of Trust Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607
Fax: 202 208-6019

RIN: 1076-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________




1520.  LEASING OSAGE RESERVATION LANDS FOR MINING OF MINERALS 
OTHER THAN OIL AND GAS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  PL 59-321

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 214

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision eliminates royalties for minerals not found 
within the Osage Mineral Estate and gives the Osage tribal Council 
authority for setting applicable royalty rates. This revision also 
replaces outmoded methods of exchange with modern methods and 
designates officials responsible for management of non-oil and gas 
minerals within the Osage Mineral Estate. The revisions will enhance 
the Department's management of the production of these minerals and

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eliminate inaccuracies in the current regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals, 
Office of Trust Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607
Fax: 202 208-6019

RIN: 1076-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________




1521.  LEAD AND ZINC MINING OPERATIONS, QUAPAW AGENCY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  PL 66-359; PL 75-39

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 215

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update the procedures for leasing and 
discovery, testing, processing, developing, and mining lead and zinc on 
lands under the jurisdiction of BIA's Miami Agency in Ottawa County, 
Oklahoma. The revisions will assist affected Indians with the efficient 
development of their lead and zinc deposits without waste, avoidable 
loss, or damage to their natural resources, the environment, or other 
resources. The rule will also retitle 25 CFR 215.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals, 
Office of Trust Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607
Fax: 202 208-6019

RIN: 1076-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________




1522.  SURFACE EXPLORATION, MINING, AND RECLAMATION OF LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 355; 25 USC 396; 25 USC 473; 25 USC 501; 25 
USC 396; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update part 216 to incorporate changes in 
regulations as well as the mining industry. It will bring the bureau 
into conformance with the standards of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Office of Surface Mining and will protect the Indian mineral 
owners by giving them no less protection than what is given to Federal 
lands. Indian mineral owners will be protected through the regulation 
of exploration for minerals by adequate measures that avoid, minimize, 
or correct damage to the environment, land, water, and the public 
safety.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607
Fax: 202 208-6019

RIN: 1076-AD36
_______________________________________________________________________




1523.  MANAGEMENT OF THE TRIBAL ASSETS OF THE UTE INDIAN TRIBE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 677; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 217

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule provides procedures for 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 net 
proceeds from the undivided assets between the two groups in proportion 
to the number of persons comprising the final membership roll of each 
group.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals, 
Office of Trust Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607
Fax: 202 208-6019

RIN: 1076-AD37
_______________________________________________________________________




1524.  LEASING WIND RIVER RESERVATION LANDS FOR OIL AND GAS 
MINING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will reflect organizational changes in the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land management. The 
principal changes update the references to the Bureau of Land 
Management official who is assigned responsibilities by the 
regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals,

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Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607
Fax: 202 208-6019

RIN: 1076-AD38
_______________________________________________________________________




1525.  INDIAN FISHING ON THE HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1457; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will simplify 25 CFR 250 to conform with the 
President's effort to reinvent government. The revised regulations will 
govern Indian fishing on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rick Felitz, Area Forester, Sacramento Area Office, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2 Federal Office 
Building, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: 916 979-2581
Fax: 916 978-4695

RIN: 1076-AD39
_______________________________________________________________________




1526.  RIGHTS OF WAY OVER INDIAN LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 323 to 328

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 169

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule prescribes the procedures, terms, and conditions 
under which rights-of-way over Indian lands, individually owned lands 
and government lands may be granted.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4522 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7737
Fax: 202 219-1065

RIN: 1076-AD40
_______________________________________________________________________




1527.  OSAGE ROLL, CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 331

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 154

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule provides policy and procedures for exercise of the 
Secretary's discretionary authority with regard to trust property of 
Osage Indians.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4522 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7737
Fax: 202 219-1065

RIN: 1076-AD41
_______________________________________________________________________




1528.  PATENTS IN FEE, CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY, AND SALE OF 
INDIAN LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 378; 25 USC 379; 25 USC 405; 25 USC 404; 25 
USC 372; 25 USC 373; 25 USC 404; 25 USC 405; 25 USC 483; 25 USC 355

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 152

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule provides policy and procedures for exercise of the 
Secretary's discretionary authority on matters affecting the 
disposition of Indian lands. The rule is being reinvented as part of 
the President's reinvention initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4522 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7737
Fax: 202 219-1065

RIN: 1076-AD42
_______________________________________________________________________




1529.  LAND RECORDS AND TITLE DOCUMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 9; 25 USC 5

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 150

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule governs the recording, maintenance, custody, and 
certification of documents and the issuance of title status reports for 
Indian lands. It is being revised to incorporate new field office 
organization and delegations of authority. The revisions will also 
provide new procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

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Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4522 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7737
Fax: 202 219-1065

RIN: 1076-AD43
_______________________________________________________________________




1530.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 385

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 171

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule governs the operation and maintenance of BIA-owned 
irrigation projects. It is being revised as part of the President's 
reinvention initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5480
Fax: 202 208-5493

RIN: 1076-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________




1531.  INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 385

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 175

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule contains procedures governing the operation of BIA-
owned power utilities. It is being revised as part of the President's 
reinvention initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4559 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5480
Fax: 202 208-5493

RIN: 1076-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________




1532.  TRIBAL REORGANIZATION UNDER A FEDERAL STATUTE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 473a; 25 USC 476; 25 USC 477; 25 USC 503

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 81

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule contains 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 revision will 
incorporate changes to comply with Public Law 100-581.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lathel F. Duffield, Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, Room 2611 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 208-3702

RIN: 1076-AD46
_______________________________________________________________________




1533.  PETITIONING PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 473a; 25 USC 
476; 25 USC 477; 25 USC 503

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule contains procedures for submitting petitions that 
request the Secretary to call elections to amend tribal constitutions, 
issue charters, and other actions. The revision will allow the 
petitioners' spokesman to make technical changes to petitions in 
consultation with the Bureau and to change the petition format.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lathel F. Duffield, Acting Chief, Branch of Tribal 
Relations, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 
2611 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3702

RIN: 1076-AD47
_______________________________________________________________________




1534.  ELIMINATION OF RULES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  44 USC 35; EO 12778

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 76; 25 CFR 65; 25 CFR 66

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These rules are no longer required. Members of the San 
Pasquale Band have been enrolled as required in satisfaction of 
judgments of the United States Claims Court Docket 80-A. The members of 
the Delaware Tribe of Indiana and the Absentee Delaware Tribe of 
Western Oklahoma have been enrolled as the basis for distribution of 
judgment funds awarded in Indian

[[Page 23141]]

Claims Commission Dockets 27-A and 241, 289, and 27-B and 338, 27-E and 
202 and 27.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Chief, Branch of Judicial Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD48
_______________________________________________________________________




1535.  SPECIAL EDUCATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  PL 102-109 Individuals with Disabilities Act

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 45

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Part 45 is being eliminated because it does not comply with 
PL 102-119, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). The 
Department of Education's rule at 34 CFR 300 already incorporates the 
requirements of IDEA. BIA management and clientele feel that using 34 
CFR 300 is in the best interest of all concerned. For this reason, BIA 
is eliminating the rules in 25 CFR 45.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Lena Mills, Chief, Branch of Exceptional Education, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3512, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-6675
TDD: 202 208-5993

RIN: 1076-AD49
_______________________________________________________________________




1536.  APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule changes the BIA delegations of authority and 
appeals process. The change will reduce burden on the tribes since 
there will be less confusion about how to file appeals and the 
processing of appeals within the Bureau. The revision will also clarify 
the rule and make it consistent with Bureau policy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Tribal Services, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 208-3463
Fax: 202 208-5113

RIN: 1076-AD50
_______________________________________________________________________




1537.  LICENSED INDIAN TRADERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 140

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule is being revised to impose a trader's tax for 
trading on Indian reservations. The revision will give tribes more 
control over who trades on their land and will eliminate undesirable 
traders.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Nancy Jemison, Director, Eastern Area Office, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 235-2571
Fax: 703 235-8610

RIN: 1076-AD51
_______________________________________________________________________




1538.  HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will simplify, streamline, and update the 
Bureau's housing program to better reflect the needs of its customers 
and to better reflect current and proposed industry and Government 
housing standards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: June Henkel, Chief, Division of Housing Assistance, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3671
Fax: 202 208-3086

RIN: 1076-AD52
_______________________________________________________________________




1539.  UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  PL 103-413 Indian Self Determination Act Amendments

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 276

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Indian Self Determination Act Amendments of 1994 
significantly amend numerous provisions of the Indian Self

[[Page 23142]]

Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450). For this reason, the 
regulations in this part will be replaced by the new regulations in 25 
CFR 900.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: James Thomas, Chief, Division of Self-Determination 
Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3708

RIN: 1076-AD53
_______________________________________________________________________




1540.  CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  PL 103-413 Indian Self Determination Act Amendments

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 271

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, April 24, 1996.

Abstract: The Indian Self Determination Act Amendments of 1994 (PL 103-
413) significantly amend numerous provisions of the Indian Self 
Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. For this reason, 
the regulations in this part will be eliminated and replaced by the new 
regulations in 25 CFR 900 that will implement PL 103-413.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: James Thomas, Chief, Division of Self-Determination 
Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washingtom, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3708

RIN: 1076-AD54
_______________________________________________________________________




1541.  ACADEMIC AND DORMITORY STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2001; 25 USC 2002; 25 USC 2003; PL 95-561; 5 
USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will eliminate subparts A through G of 25 CFR 36. 
Of 189 Bureau schools, 179 have adopted State or regional academic 
standards. BIA will assist the remaining schools to achieve State or 
regional accreditation. This will render the rules in subparts A 
through G obsolete.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sandra Fox, Goals 2000 Coordinator, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 3512 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 273-2339
Fax: 202 208-3312

RIN: 1076-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




1542.  INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCEMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2801 TO 2809; 18 USC 1153; 18 USC 1157; 13 USC 
18; EO 10450

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 12.100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will retitle part 12 and revise it to comply 
with the President's reinvention initiative. This revision is 
contingent upon revision of the BIA manual and publication of a 
detention handbook. The material that the Bureau formerly planned to 
publish as a separate part covering detention standards will now be 
shortened and incorporated into part 12.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

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: Harry DeLashmutt, Law Enforcement Specialist, Division 
of Law Enforcement, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Room 4443, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5787
Fax: 202 208-6170

RIN: 1076-AD56
_______________________________________________________________________




1543.  STAFFING

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 4762; 25 USC 450i

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 275

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is proposing to eliminate regulations on methods 
for tribal use of Bureau employees. These regulations are obsolete.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: George Gover, Acting Director of Management and 
Administration, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Room 320 SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20245
Phone: 202 208-4174

RIN: 1076-AD57
_______________________________________________________________________

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1544.  EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER THE JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 455 to 457

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 273

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will include guidelines and responsibilities related 
to agreements under the provisions of the Indian Self Determination Act 
Amendments of 1994. The new provisions will reduce the burden of 
reporting requirements by the tribes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin, Education Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4871
Fax: 202 208-3312

RIN: 1076-AD58
_______________________________________________________________________




1545.  LOANS, GRANTS, AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 1469; 25 USC 1498; 25 USC 1524; 25 USC 309; 25 
USC 26; 25 USC 27

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 101; 25 CFR 103; 25 CFR 286; 25 CFR 26; 25 CFR 27

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct loan program is being eliminated. We will 
eliminate most of 25 CFR 101 and will rewrite the rest. We will rewrite 
25 CFR 103 applying to loan guarantees. We will eliminate most of 25 
CFR 286, which applies to a defunct grant program. We are combining 25 
CFR 26 and 27 to eliminate about half of the words.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Woody Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 2063 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4796
Fax: 202 208-3664

RIN: 1076-AD59
_______________________________________________________________________




1546.  ARRANGEMENT WITH STATES, TERRITORIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES 
FOR SOCIAL WELFARE AND RELIEF OF DISTRESS OF INDIANS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 454

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is revising these regulations by rewriting them in 
plain English so that they will be more user friendly.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Larry R. Blair, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AD61
_______________________________________________________________________




1547.  ESTATES OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 355; 25 USC 375; 25 USC 501 to 509

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 16

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is rewriting these regulations in plain English to 
make them more user friendly.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4545 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-7737
Fax: 202 219-1065

RIN: 1076-AD62
_______________________________________________________________________




1548.  OFF-RESERVATION LAND ACQUISITIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 409a; 25 USC 450h; 25 USC 451

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 151

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule governs the acquisition of land by the United 
States in trust status for individual Indians and tribes. The rule is 
being rewritten in plain English to make it more user friendly.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Alice Harwood, Reealty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 208-7737
Fax: 202 219-1065

RIN: 1076-AD63
_______________________________________________________________________

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1549.  APPLICABILITY OF RULES OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; R.S. 463; 25 USC 2

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule provides information on the applicability of the 
Bureau's regulations. It is being rewritten in plain English to make it 
more user friendly.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Hilda Manuel, Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5116

RIN: 1076-AD64
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1550. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INDIAN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Priority:  Other Significant

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
NPRM                            08/25/94                    59 FR 44016
NPRM Comment Period End         01/31/95
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin, Education Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education 
Programs, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4871
TDD: 202 208-3312

RIN: 1076-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________




1551. OIL, GAS, SOLID MINERAL, AND GEOTHERMAL MINERAL AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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
NPRM                            11/18/91                    56 FR 58734
Reproposal                      11/21/91                    56 FR 58734
NPRM Comment Period End         01/19/92
Final Action                    06/00/96

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, Division of Energy and Mineral Resources, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607

RIN: 1076-AA82
_______________________________________________________________________




1552. ROADS OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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
Final Action                    04/00/96
Final Action Effective          05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Paul Sunwood, Assistant Chief, Division of 
Transportation, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
1849 C Street NW., Room 4058, MIB, Washington, DC 20240

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Phone: 202 208-4359

RIN: 1076-AB05
_______________________________________________________________________




1553. INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 200; 
25 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 13041

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to establish 
regulations as mandated by the Indian Child Protection and Family 
Violence Prevention Act that prescribe minimum standards of character 
and suitability of employment for individuals whose duties and 
responsibilities allow them regular contact with or control over Indian 
children and establish the method for distribution of funds 
appropriated for Indian child protection and family violence prevention 
programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Tribal Consultation             08/31/94
NPRM                            09/01/95                    60 FR 45982
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/95
Final Action                    06/00/96
Final Action Effective          07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Betti A. Delrow, Child Protection Coordinator, Office 
of Tribal Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Room 4603 MIB, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3463

RIN: 1076-AC97
_______________________________________________________________________




1554. PREFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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                            09/06/94                    59 FR 47046
NPRM Comment Period End         12/06/94
Final Action                    05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: George Gover, Acting Director of Management and, 
Administration, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 320-SIB, Washington, DC 20245
Phone: 202 208-4174

RIN: 1076-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________




1555. INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1994

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 450 (PL 103-413)

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 900

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, June 24, 1996.
Negotiations for new regulations must be completed within 90 days of 
the Act's effective date unless the Secretary obtains written approval 
of an extension.

Abstract: The Indian Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1994 (Public 
Law 103-413) significantly amends numerous provisions of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 USC 450). 
Its purpose is to limit the promulgation of regulations under 25 USC 
450 and to specify the terms of self-determination contracts entered 
into between the United States and Indian tribal organizations. The Act 
adds a new definition of the term ``construction contract,'' excludes 
tribes or tribal organizations from the provisions of the Davis-Bacon 
Act, and recognizes the applicability of tribal employment and contract 
preference laws to contracts benefitting a single tribe. The latter 
provision in effect permits the application of tribal ordinances 
providing preference in employment to tribal members or other 
individuals. The Act also amends substantially the scope of 
contractable programs and the grounds for declination.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/24/96                     61 FR 2038
NPRM Comment Period End         03/25/96
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.
Additional Information: A proposed rule for a new 25 CFR part 900 was 
published in the  Federal Register on January 20, 1994. A new proposed 
rule was published on January 24, 1996, in response to extensive 
comments on the first proposal.

Agency Contact: James Thomas, Chief, Division of Self Determination, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street 
NW., Room 4627, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3708

RIN: 1076-AD21
_______________________________________________________________________




1556.  TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE PROGRAM: SELECTION CRITERIA AND 
PROCEDURES FOR AWARDING PLANNING/NEGOTIATION GRANTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  PL 103-413

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 1000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 authorizes the 
Director of the Office of Self-Governance to select up to 20 additional 
tribes/consortia per year to participate in tribal self governance by 
negotiating and entering into an annual funding agreement. This rule 
establishes procedures for

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awarding grants that tribes will use to plan for their participation in 
tribal self governance and prepare for negotiations once they are 
selected to participate.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Kenneth D. Reinfeld, Senior Program/Policy Analyst, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Self 
Governance, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-0240
Fax: 202 219-1404

RIN: 1076-AD26
_______________________________________________________________________




1557.  ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE RULES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  EO 12866

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 65; 25 CFR 66; 25 CFR 76

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: BIA is eliminating these rules in accordance with Executive 
Order 12866. The rules are no longer needed and their removal will 
shorten and simplify the Code of Federal Regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Chief, Branchof Judicial Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room Room 2611 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD31
_______________________________________________________________________




1558.  COAL LEASES: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule deletes part 200 from 25 CFR. The rule is outdated 
and no longer used. Hard rock mining procedures can be found under 25 
CFR 216.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kim Snyder, Liaison Officer, Energy and Minerals, 
Office of Trust Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 4544 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3607
Fax: 202 208-6019

RIN: 1076-AD32
_______________________________________________________________________




1559.  SPECIAL GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CORE 
MANAGEMENT GRANTS TO SMALL TRIBES

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  PL 103-413 The Indian Self-Determination Act 
Amendments

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 278

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is promulgating new rules at 25 CFR 900 to 
implement the Indian Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1994 (Public 
Law 103-413). When published, the new rules will replace the provisions 
of 25 CFR 278. At that time, the Bureau will rescind the rules in 25 
CFR 278.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: James Thomes, Chief, Division of Self Determination 
Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3708

RIN: 1076-AD60
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1560.  COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 11.100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the provisions governing Courts of Indian 
Offenses by removing from the list of Courts of Indian Offenses the 
names of those tribes that have exercised their inherent sovereignty 
and established tribal courts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/15/96                    61 FR 10673

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Acting Chief, Division of Tribal 
Government Services, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., Room 2611-MIB, Washington, DC 20240-4001
Phone: 202 208-7446

RIN: 1076-AD29
BILLING CODE 4310-02-F
_______________________________________________________________________

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1561. VALUATION OF GAS FROM INDIAN LEASES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will amend the regulations governing the valuation 
of gas produced from Indian leases. The primary purpose of these 
amendments is to ensure that Indian mineral lessors receive maximum 
revenues from mineral resources on their land consistent with the 
Department's trust responsibility and lease terms.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/04/94                    59 FR 39712
NPRM                            09/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: This rule is being developed using the 
negotiated rulemaking process which will include representatives of 
MMS, Indian tribes, States, and industry. Notice of public meetings 
will be published in the Federal Register.

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
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB57
_______________________________________________________________________




1562. ROYALTIES, RENTALS, BONUSES, AND OTHER MONIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396; 25 USC 2101; 30 USC 181; 30 USC 351; 30 
USC 1701; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301; 43 USC 1331; 43 USC 1801

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule implements changes in Treasury regulations that 
require agencies to use electronic collection and deposit of funds when 
cost effective, practical, and consistent with statutory authority. The 
rule will simplify industry's payments to MMS in compliance with the 
new Treasury requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

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, MS 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________




1563. ALLOWANCES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 
GAS VALUATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 396; 25 USC 2101; 30 USC 181; 30 
USC 351; 30 USC 1001; 30 USC 1701; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301; 43 USC 
1331; 43 USC 1801

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the regulations governing valuation for 
royalty purposes of gas produced from Federal and Indian leases. It 
primarily addresses allowances for transportation of gas. The 
amendments would clarify the methods by which gas royalties and 
deductions for gas transportation are calculated. The rule will also 
clarify changes required by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 
636 which has caused significant changes in the natural gas 
transportation industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

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
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AC06
_______________________________________________________________________




1564. LEASE EXTENSIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will change the regulations governing extension of 
lease terms in response to current economic conditions, potential 
delays in scheduling of drilling activities, and the increased use of 
three-dimensional seismic data to supplement drilling activity. The 
changes would give more flexibility to lessees.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals

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Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Room 4720, Herndon, VA 22070-4817
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________




1565. RELEASE OF THIRD PARTY PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 30 USC 181 et 
seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 243

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will allow MMS to provide appellants with 
documents containing proprietary information upon which assessments are 
based and which third parties furnished to MMS. This rule addresses 
only situations where MMS provides documents in administrative appeal. 
It does not address MMS providing any other type of document outside 
the administrative appeals process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/96

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, PO 
Box 25165, Room 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AC08
_______________________________________________________________________




1566. VALUATION OF OIL FROM FEDERAL AND INDIAN MINERAL LEASES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 2101 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 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will improve oil valuation and reporting procedures 
to reflect current oil selling arrangements in the oil and gas 
industry.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/20/95                    60 FR 65610
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/19/96
NPRM                            12/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw, Associate Director for Royalty 
Management, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, PO 
Box 25165, Room 3000, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3780

RIN: 1010-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________




1567.  GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION OF THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 4332 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 251

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule is being revised to reflect the current 
requirements and practices and to conform with new or changed laws and 
regulations. It expands the requirements for filing notice to include 
all geological and geophysical research not conducted under permit. It 
also clarifies that these regulations apply only to oil, gas, and 
sulphur, as all other minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf are 
covered by 30 CFR 280. This rule will provide other information, such 
as current filing location addresses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA 22070
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1575

RIN: 1010-AC10
_______________________________________________________________________




1568.  CIVIL PENALTY PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250 Subpart N

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will be reinvented by rewriting it in plain 
English. The OCSLA provides MMS with significant flexibility in 
imposing civil penalties. MMS will rewrite the rule to state the 
process more clearly and remove provisions that are not needed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/97
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/97

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Cook, Chief, Inspection and Enforcement Branch, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 4700, 381 
Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070
Phone: 703 787-1610

RIN: 1010-AC11
_______________________________________________________________________




1569.  SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION EQUIPMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

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CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.1; 30 CFR 250.2; 30 CFR 250.124; 30 CFR 
250.126

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendment revises the safety and pollution prevention 
equipment quality assurance program. It also clarifies existing rules 
for safety valves and establishes a new definition for the term 
``lessee.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA 22070
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1575

RIN: 1010-AC12
_______________________________________________________________________




1570.  ELIMINATION OF DRILLING REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 256.37

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will eliminate the drilling requirement from 30 
CFR 256.37 for future leases. The provision will only apply when 
stipulated in the notice of lease sale. This will allow MMS to issue 
leases for 8 years without the drilling provision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA 22070-4817
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1575

RIN: 1010-AC15
_______________________________________________________________________




1571.  ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FACILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will require lessees to conduct annual scheduled 
inspections of offshore facilities. These inspections are now conducted 
by MMS. As a result of this change, MMS will be able to focus its 
limited inspection resources on higher risk facilities and operators.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: William Cook, Chief, Inspection and Enforcement Branch, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden 
Street, Room 4800, Herndon, VA 22070-4817
Phone: 703 787-1610

RIN: 1010-AC16
_______________________________________________________________________




1572.  SEISMIC REASSESSMENT OF CALIFORNIA OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF PLATFORMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  14 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.145

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: MMS has been investigating the need for platform seismic 
reassessment guidelines since the Loma Prieta earthquake. This rule 
will require an operator to ascertain the safety of a platform before 
making major modifications or after damage to a primary member.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/96
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA 22070-4817
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1575

RIN: 1010-AC17
_______________________________________________________________________




1573.  EXTENSION OF THE BID ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION PERIOD IN THE 
FINAL NOTICE OF SALE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 256.47

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act authorizes the 
Secretary to administer leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf. The 
extension of the bid acceptance/rejection period will ensure that 
adequate time is available to evaluate all high bids received in the 
Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 157 and later sales.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

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 22075-4817
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AC18
_______________________________________________________________________

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1574. PAYOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 211

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                            04/13/94                    59 FR 17504
NPRM                            06/09/95                    60 FR 30492
Comment Period Extended to 1/8/
96                              08/30/95                    60 FR 45112
NPRM Comment Period End         01/26/96                    60 FR 56033
Final Action                    09/00/96
Final Action Effective          10/00/96

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
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB45
_______________________________________________________________________




1575. AMENDMENTS TO 30 CFR 250.67--HYDROGEN SULFIDE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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. 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 SO2. 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 was reproposed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/15/90                    55 FR 33326
NPRM Comment Period End         10/15/90
NPRM                            05/11/95                    60 FR 25178
NPRM Comment Period End         07/10/95
Final Action                    09/00/96

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
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB50
_______________________________________________________________________




1576. CREDIT ADJUSTMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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.
The Debt Collection Act of 1982 (DCA), 31 USC 3716, allows Federal 
agencies to collect outstanding claims by administrative offset. The 
DCA instructs each agency to prescribe regulations before collecting a 
claim by administrative offset, of royalties, interest, or other 
amounts due under Federal and Indian oil, gas, and other mineral 
leases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/93                    58 FR 43588
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/93                    58 FR 50301
Final Action                    08/00/96
Final Action Effective          09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: This rule now includes the material formerly 
contained in RIN 1010-AB74.

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
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________




1577. RESPONSE PLANS FOR FACILITIES SEAWARD OF THE COASTLINE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  33 USC 1321; EO 12777

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 254

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, August 18, 1992.

[[Page 23151]]

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
NPRM                            01/13/95                     60 FR 3177
Interim Final Rule              02/21/95                     60 FR 9626
NPRM Comment Period End         03/14/95
Comment Period Extended to 5/15/
95                              03/14/95                    60 FR 13652
Final Action                    07/00/96

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
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB81
_______________________________________________________________________




1578. REVISION OF REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING CORPORATE SURETY BONDS FOR 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250; 30 CFR 251; 30 CFR 256

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                            12/08/95                    60 FR 63011
NPRM Comment Period End         03/07/96
Final Action                    09/00/96
Final Action Effective          11/00/96

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
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB92
_______________________________________________________________________




1579. FLARING OR VENTING GAS AND BURNING LIQUID HYDROCARBONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334(j)

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.175

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: MMS regulations do not now address burning of liquid 
hydrocarbons. When the rules were written, liquid hydrocarbons were not 
burned and there was no need to address the subject. Economic changes, 
coupled with an increase in well test times and distances from shore, 
have caused some operators to ask to burn liquid hydrocarbons. 
Currently, MMS is citing its mandate to conserve resources to restrict 
this practice. However, to have clear regulatory backing for this 
policy, MMS issued a proposed rulemaking. This proposed rule gave the 
public the opportunity to comment on the proposed restrictions on 
burning liquid hydrocarbons.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/17/95                     60 FR 9312
NPRM Comment Period End         04/18/95
Final Action                    07/00/96
Final Action Effective          08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharon Buffington, Petroleum Engineer, Department of 
the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 4700, 381 Elden Street, 
Herndon, VA 22070-4817
Phone: 703 787-1147

RIN: 1010-AB96
_______________________________________________________________________




1580. TRAINING OF LESSEE AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN OIL AND GAS 
AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1332

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.210; 30 CFR 250.211; 30 CFR 250.212; 30 CFR 
250.213; 30 CFR 250.214; 30 CFR 250.215

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: MMS feels that the current regulations in 30 CFR 250 need to 
be updated to provide the flexibility to use new technology and 
innovative programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/05/94                    59 FR 39991
ANPRM Comment Period End        10/03/94
NPRM                            11/02/95                    60 FR 55683
NPRM Comment Period End         01/31/96
Final Action                    02/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sharon Buffington, Petroleum Engineer, Department of 
the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 4800, 381 Elden Street, 
Herndon, VA 22070-4817
Phone: 703 787-1147

RIN: 1010-AB99
_______________________________________________________________________

[[Page 23152]]





1581. VALUATION OF GAS PRODUCTION--FEDERAL LEASES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 396; 25 USC 2101; 30 USC 181; 30 
USC 351; 30 USC 1001; 30 USC 1701; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1301; 43 USC 
1331; 43 USC 1801

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends regulations regarding the valuation of gas 
produced from Federal leases and agreements for arms-length and non-
arms-length contracts. Due to the variety of situations in producing 
and marketing gas products, MMS's purpose is to provide a valuation 
procedure that closely reflects market conditions and allows royalty to 
be based upon information readily available to the lessee. The 
procedure will minimize the administrative burden on industry and MMS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/06/95                    60 FR 56007
NPRM Comment Period End         02/05/96                    60 FR 64000
Final Action                    07/00/96
Final Action Effective          01/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Additional Information: This rule was developed using the negotiated 
rulemaking process which included representatives of MMS, States, 
industry, and other interested parties. Public meetings were held in 
accordance with notices published in the Federal Register.

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
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AC02
_______________________________________________________________________




1582. UPDATING DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.1; 30 CFR 250.180

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the Minerals Management Service regulations 
by incorporating new editions of documents that have already been 
incorporated into the regulations by reference. The new editions will 
continue to ensure that lessees use the best available and safest 
technologies while operating on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/95                    60 FR 42819
NPRM Comment Period End         10/16/95
Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA22070
Phone: 703 787-1600

RIN: 1010-AC03
_______________________________________________________________________




1583. FEES FOR LEASE ASSIGNMENTS AND PIPELINE RIGHTS OF WAY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334; 43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.160; 30 CFR 250.163; 30 CFR 256.64

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule amends the requirements governing filing fees for 
pipeline right of way applications and assignments and lease transfers. 
By increasing the filing fees, MMS will recover the costs of processing 
these documents. The amendment also establishes that future changes in 
these filing fees will be indexed to the Consumer Price Index ``U.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/11/95                    60 FR 41034
NPRM Comment Period End         10/10/95
Final Action                    12/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabeella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA 22070
Phone: 703 787-1600

RIN: 1010-AC04
_______________________________________________________________________




1584.  ROYALTY RELIEF FOR OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASES IN THE 
GULF OF MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 104-58 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Relief 
Act

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 202; 30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 210; 30 CFR 216; 30 CFR 
217; 30 CFR 218; 30 CFR 250.175; 30 CFR 256.32; 30 CFR 260

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, May 28, 1996.

Abstract: The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify 
royalty or net profit share terms of certain existing leases and to 
offer new leases subject to the Act's provisions for royalty suspension 
volumes in water depths of 200 meters or more in parts of the Central 
and Western Gulf of Mexico. The Act directs the Secretary to promulgate 
implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           02/23/96                     61 FR 6958
Interim Final Rule              05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch,

[[Page 23153]]

Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 Eldon 
Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA 22075-4817
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1575

RIN: 1010-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________




1585.  DEEP WATER ROYALTY RELIEF--TRACTS OFFERED BETWEEN 
NOVEMBER 28, 1995, AND NOVEMBER 28, 2000

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 104-58 Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty 
Relief Act

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 202; 30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 210; 30 CFR 216; 30 CFR 
217; 30 CFR 218; 30 CFR 250.175; 30 CFR 256.32; 30 CFR 260

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, May 28, 1996.

Abstract: The Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to modify 
royalty or net profit share terms of certain existing leases and to 
offer new leases subject to the Act's provisions for royalty suspension 
volumes in water depths of 200 meters or more in parts of the Central 
and Western Gulf of Mexico. The Act directs the Secretary to promulgate 
implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 381 
Elden Street, Room 4700, Herndon, VA 22075-4817
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1575

RIN: 1010-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1586. GAS MEASUREMENT AND COMMINGLING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334; 30 USC 1711

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.181; 30 CFR 250.182; 30 CFR 250.184

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would amend and update regulations applicable to 
gas measurement, add a provision to an existing regulation that would 
clarify conditions under which surface commingling of gas would be 
approved, and add a new section to require measurement or estimation of 
gas volumes used on the leases or otherwise not saved for sale.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/97
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/97

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John Mirabella, Chief, Engineering and Standards 
Branch, Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 
4700, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 22070-4817
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1587. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING PRODUCTION PLATFORMS AND PIPELINES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/24/95                    60 FR 54465

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB52
_______________________________________________________________________




1588. REVISION OF AUTHORIZED BIDDING SYSTEMS FOR LEASES IN THE OUTER 
CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 256

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/02/96                     61 FR 3800

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Mirabella
Phone: 703 787-1607

RIN: 1010-AB93
_______________________________________________________________________




1589. TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING ALLOWANCES FOR OIL AND GAS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 202

[[Page 23154]]

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Combined with RIN 1010-AC00     01/30/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________




1590. TRANSPORTATION AND WASHING ALLOWANCES FOR COAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 202

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/12/96                     61 FR 5448
Final Action Effective          03/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: James W. Shaw
Phone: 303 231-3058

RIN: 1010-AC00
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)



_______________________________________________________________________




1591. DEFINITION AND CRITERIA FOR VALID EXISTING RIGHTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 740; 30 CFR 745; 30 CFR 761; 30 CFR 772

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/18/91                    56 FR 33152
NPRM Comment Period End         09/16/91
Reproposal Anticipated          07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Rules and Legislation Staff, Department of 
the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2829

RIN: 1029-AB42
_______________________________________________________________________




1592. ABANDONED COAL REFUSE SITES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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                            10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Doug Growitz, Hydrologist, Department of the Interior, 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2561

RIN: 1029-AB70
_______________________________________________________________________




1593. COAL MOISTURE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 CFR 870.12. 
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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: James K. Krawchyk, Chief, Division of Compliance 
Management, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, Three Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: 412 921-2976

RIN: 1029-AB78
_______________________________________________________________________




1594. CONTEMPORANEOUS RECLAMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 780; 30 CFR 773

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend regulations to ensure that coal mine 
operators reclaim their operations in a contemporaneous manner using 
site-based contemporaneous standards.

[[Page 23155]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Hunter, Office of Technology Development, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2802

RIN: 1029-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________




1595. NOTIFICATION AND PERMIT PROCESSING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 773

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/26/94                    59 FR 53884
NPRM Comment Period End         02/27/95                    59 FR 66287
Reopen Comment Period           04/00/96
Final Action                    10/00/96

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
Phone: 202 208-2986

RIN: 1029-AB80
_______________________________________________________________________




1596. PROHIBITIONS UNDER SECTION 522(E) OF SMCRA

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 761

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify the applicability of section 522 (e) 
of SMCRA to subsidence resulting from underground coal mining. Section 
522 (e) prohibits surface coal mining operations in certain areas 
designated by Congress, subject to existing rights.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick, Office of Title V Policy, Department 
of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2700

RIN: 1029-AB82
_______________________________________________________________________




1597. INDIAN LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 200; 30 CFR 700

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend regulations to allow OSM to contract to 
the Navajo and Hopi Tribes certain functions relating to permitting, 
mine plan review, bonding, and other functions authorized by the Indian 
land provisions of SMCRA. The rule is being proposed pursuant to a 
settlement agreement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Suzy Hudak, Rules and Legislation Staff, Department of 
the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2713

RIN: 1029-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________




1598.  COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 745; 30 CFR 900; 30 CFR 901; 30 CFR 906; 30 CFR 
913; 30 CFR 926; 30 CFR 931; 30 CFR 934; 30 CFR 935; 30 CFR 936; 30 CFR 
944; 30 CFR 946; 30 CFR 948; 30 CFR 950

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule revises OSM's procedures for entering into State-
Federal cooperative agreements and removes from the CFR the entire text 
of approved agreements. This is being done to reduce the number of 
unnecessary pages in the CFR. Although the full text of the agreements 
is being removed, the cooperative agreements will remain in effect and 
will continue to govern the State regulation of surface coal mining and 
reclamation operations on Federal lands. This rule is not expected to 
result in any cost increases for the coal industry, the States, or 
members of the public.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andy DeVito, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2701
Fax: 202 219-3100
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1029-AB84
_______________________________________________________________________




1599.  ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 785

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule requires that a request for an alluvial valley 
floor (AVF) determination be accompanied by a permit application. 
Current procedures allow a permit applicant to request an AVF 
determination without

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submitting a permit application. The revision should result in fewer 
instances where a taking occurs as a result of the prohibition against 
mining in an AVF. The provisions may substantially lessen compensation 
costs for the government.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Andy DeVito, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2701
Fax: 202 219-3100
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1029-AB85
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)



_______________________________________________________________________




1600. APPLICANT/VIOLATOR SYSTEM PERMIT INFORMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR 
843

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 rights; 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/28/93                    58 FR 34652
NPRM Comment Period End         10/12/93
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Stephen Sheffield, 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
Phone: 202 208-4655

RIN: 1029-AB62
_______________________________________________________________________




1601. BASIS FOR COAL WEIGHT DETERMINATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/29/92                    57 FR 62116
NPRM Comment Period End         03/01/93
Final Action                    10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James K. Krawchyk, Chief, Division of Compliance 
Management, Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, Three Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Phone: 412 921-2676

RIN: 1029-AB68
_______________________________________________________________________




1602.  STATE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 901 to 950

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendment will reduce the text of the state program 
amendment regulation. The rule will place State program amendment 
approvals/disapprovals into tabular format.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John A. Trelease, Program Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240

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Phone: 202 208-2617
Fax: 202 219-3100

RIN: 1029-AB86
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)



_______________________________________________________________________




1603. COAL REMINING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 
817

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/27/95                    60 FR 58480
Final Action Effective          12/27/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Doug Growitz
Phone: 202 208-2561

RIN: 1029-AB74
_______________________________________________________________________




1604. DEFINITION OF COAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 700.5; 30 CFR 870

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
will be taken at this time.     01/22/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Doug Growitz
Phone: 202 208-2561

RIN: 1029-AB75
_______________________________________________________________________




1605. AFFECTED AREA (HAUL ROADS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 701

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
will be taken at this time.     01/30/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dan Stocker
Phone: 202 208-2802

RIN: 1029-AB76
BILLING CODE 4310-05-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Reclamation (RB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1606. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA--PURPOSES, USES, AND 
ALLOCATION OF WATER SUPPLIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 551; 5 USC 553

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 432; 50 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will address water for fish and wildlife, water 
conservation standards, water transfers, land retirement, tiered 
pricing, renewal of long-term contracts, and implementation of the 
restoration fund created by the Central Valley Improvement Act. This 
rule is being developed jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the 
Fish and Wildlife Service.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/02/94                    59 FR 39316
ANPRM Comment Period End        02/01/95                    59 FR 67265
NPRM                            06/28/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Frank Dimick, Assistant Regional Director, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, 
CA 95825-1898
Phone: 916 979-2204
Fax: 916 979-2450

RIN: 1006-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________




1607.  MANAGEMENT OF LAKE BERRYESSA

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  PL 93-493

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 430

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule specifies that the procedures detailed in 43 CFR 4 
are available to concessioners at Lake Berryessa, California, for 
appealing decisions made by the Bureau of Reclamation. This regulation 
is no longer needed since it merely refers the concessioners to another 
rule. Reclamation will notify the concessioners of the other rule by 
placing a statement in their contracts or by writing them letters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ed Cramer, Policy Analyst, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225
Phone: 303 236-1061
Fax: 303 236-6763

RIN: 1006-AA36
_______________________________________________________________________

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1608.  ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 1988 OPERATING CRITERIA FOR THE 
NEWLANDS IRRIGATION PROJECT, NEVADA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  32 Stat 388 et seq; 43 USC 373; 70 Stat 775; 72 Stat 
705; 104 Stat 3289

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 418

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The 1988 operating criteria for the Newlands Project were 
approved by the Deputy Secretary and the U.S. District Court for 
Nevada. They were, however, never promulgated as a rule. The criteria 
govern the Newlands Project with the goal of improving efficiency and 
maximizing use of water from the Carson River while minimizing use of 
water from the Truckee River as a supplemental supply. The proposed 
adjustments recognize changes in project acreage, provide greater 
management flexibility, and further reduce reliance on Truckee River 
water.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/96
Final Action                    00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Public Compliance Cost: Initial Cost: $0; Yearly Recurring Cost: 
$300,000; Base Year for Dollar Estimates: 1994

Agency Contact: Jeffrey P. Zippin, Team Leader, Truckee-Carson 
Coordination Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 
1000 E. William Street, Suite 100, Carson City, NV 89701-3116
Phone: 702 887-9640
Fax: 702 887-1898

RIN: 1006-AA37
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Reclamation (RB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1609. REVENUES MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 553; 43 USC 373; 43 USC 391; 43 USC 392a; 16 
USC 835; 30 USC 355; 30 USC 1019; 43 USC 374; 43 USC 375; 43 USC 394; 
43 USC 475; 43 USC 501; 43 USC 562; 43 USC 617; 43 USC 620; ...

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 403

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule governs the disposition of incidental revenues 
generated by the use of Bureau of Reclamation project lands and 
facilities in accordance with Reclamation law. It is being published so 
that water districts have access to the legal requirements that the 
Bureau of Reclamation applies in crediting.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/12/94                    59 FR 46801
NPRM Comment Period End         01/13/95                    59 FR 58808
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alonzo D. Knapp, Manager, Reclamation Law, Contracts, 
and Repayment Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007
Phone: 303 236-1061

RIN: 1006-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________




1610. ACREAGE LIMITATION AND WATER CONSERVATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 5 USC 553; 16 USC 590z-11; 16 USC 590y et 
seq; 5 USC 553; 43 USC 390 to 544

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 426; 43 CFR 427

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, March 10, 1995. Final, Judicial, 
November 15, 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: A lawsuit settlement contract, signed in September 1993, 
requires the Bureau of Reclamation to propose new regulations 
implementing the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 on a westwide basis. 
The contract also requires the Bureau to prepare an EIS considering the 
impact of the proposed regulation and alternatives. The contract 
specifies that the proposed rules and draft EIS be published by 
December 1, 1994, and the final rules and EIS be published by August 1, 
1995. These dates have been extended by the litigants to February 2, 
1996, for publication of the final EIS and March 8, 1996, for 
publication of the final rules.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/06/93                    58 FR 64336
NPRM                            04/03/95                    60 FR 16921
NPRM Comment Period End         06/05/95                    60 FR 29532
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Rusty Schuster, Westwide Settlement Manager, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Mail Code D-
5010, Denver, CO 80225-0007
Phone: 303 236-9336

RIN: 1006-AA32
_______________________________________________________________________

[[Page 23159]]




DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Bureau of Reclamation (RB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1611. REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTERING ENTITLEMENTS TO COLORADO RIVER WATER 
IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 415

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

No further action at this time. 01/30/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Dale Ensminger
Phone: 702 293-8659

RIN: 1006-AA24
BILLING CODE 4310-09-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1612. MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rob Hellie, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7703

RIN: 1004-AB69
_______________________________________________________________________




1613. SALES--FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            10/00/96

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
Phone: 307 775-6306

RIN: 1004-AB77
_______________________________________________________________________




1614. TRAMROADS AND LOGGING ROADS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1732; 43 USC 1733; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 1761 to 
1771; 43 USC 1181a to 1181b

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2810

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will amend the regulations implementing title V of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 with respect to 
tramroads and logging roads over the Oregon and California Railroad 
lands and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands. It will reflect current 
administrative requirements, facilitate environmental protection, and 
provide standards for recreational use.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/16/95                    60 FR 57561
ANPRM Comment Period End        01/15/96                    60 FR 66246
NPRM                            04/00/96
Final Action                    09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Styduhar, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, BLM Oregon State Office, P.O. Box 
2965, 1300 N.E. 44th, Portland, OR 97208-2965
Phone: 503 952-6422

RIN: 1004-AC24
_______________________________________________________________________




1615. LAW ENFORCEMENT--CRIMINAL

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1701 et seq; 16 USC 668(a); 16 USC 670; 16 USC 
707; 16 USC 1538(a); 16 USC 1540; 16 USC 3370(d)

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9260

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update and combine into one subpart the law 
enforcement regulations of several different programs of the Bureau of 
Land Management.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis McLane, Chief Ranger, Division of Law 
Enforcement and Resource, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, 3905 Vista Avenue, Boise, ID 83705
Phone: 208 387-5127

RIN: 1004-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________




1616. FIRE MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing

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Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 315a et seq; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9240

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will make emergency rehabilitation project 
decisions effective upon issuance to minimize unnecessary delay in 
repairing damage caused by fire and other natural disasters, and 
avoiding erosion and other adverse impacts on public lands resulting 
from natural disasters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/96
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Dr. Robert Clark, State Fire Management Officer 
(Idaho), Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 3380 
Americana Terrace, Boise, ID 83706-2544
Phone: 208 384-3090

RIN: 1004-AC36
_______________________________________________________________________




1617. VISITOR SERVICES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8360

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove these regulations, which will be 
replaced by revised part 9260--Consolidated Prohibited Acts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4256
Fax: 202 208-3800
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




1618. NATURAL HISTORY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8200

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will put these regulations into plain English, move 
portions to non-regulatory policy, and remove prohibited acts to part 
9260--Consolidated Prohibited Acts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5049
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________




1619. TRESPASS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9230

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will move prohibited acts provisions to part 9260--
Consolidated Prohibited Acts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5049
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC46
_______________________________________________________________________




1620. MANAGEMENT OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3500

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove repetitive introductory material and 
combine the common provisions of the series of regulations of leasing 
of specific non-coal minerals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Edna Taylor, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5068
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC49
_______________________________________________________________________




1621. RECREATION MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; GENERAL

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing

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Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove this part, which is merely another 
policy provision on recreation, and which will be handled through 
policy statements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/09/96                    61 FR 15753
NPRM Comment Period End         05/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Edna Taylor, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5068
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________




1622. RECREATION PROGRAMS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove this part, which is merely a policy 
provision on recreation, and which will be handled through policy 
statements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/09/96                    61 FR 15753
NPRM Comment Period End         05/09/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Edna Taylor, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5068
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________




1623. SPECIAL AREAS; STATE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2780

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove the establishment and operation of 
State irrigation districts from the regulations and relocate necessary 
provisions in the BLM Manual.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW.
Phone: 202 452-5049
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________




1624. OIL AND GAS LEASING; DRAINAGE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will specify who has the responsibility for 
drainage protection, what it constitutes, and when it begins.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Compliance Team Leader, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Lamd Management, 
1849 C Street NW.
Phone: 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1625. MINERALS MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1300; 43 CFR 2000; 43 CFR 3000; 43 CFR 4000; 43 
CFR 5000; 43 CFR 8000; 43 CFR 9000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will establish a new central section of regulatory 
definitions common to all the programs of the Bureau of Land Management 
and also establish program definition sections containing all of the 
definitions specific to the respective programs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________




1626. DESERT LAND ENTRIES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2520

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will transfer much of the regulation on entries of 
desert land to the BLM Manual if the

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underlying statute is not repealed as no longer practical.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Sherry Oshives, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5034
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________




1627. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3150

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will add cost recovery provisions to the 
regulations on onshore geophysical exploration for oil and gas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Chuck Hunt, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5034
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________




1628. STATE EXCHANGES; NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM EXCHANGES WILDLIFE REFUGE 
EXCHANGES; MISCELLANEOUS EXCHANGES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2210; 43 CFR 2240; 43 CFR 2250; 43 CFR 2270

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove these subparts, which are merely cross-
references to the basic exchange regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________




1629. BODIE BOWL, CALIFORNIA: SURFACE MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  108 Stat. 4771 and 4509

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3826

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, April 30, 1995.

Abstract: This rule will implement the provisions of title X of the Act 
of October 31, 1994, entitled the Bodie Protection Act of 1994. This 
rule will protect an historic mining district by setting forth 
procedures for operating mining claims and sites.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Roger Haskins, Mining Law Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (420), 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0355
Email: !W[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC60
_______________________________________________________________________




1630.  PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF WILD FREE-ROAMING 
HORSES AND BURROS; PRIVATE MAINTENANCE; ADOPTION FEES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 47; 16 USC 1331 to 1340

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4750.4-2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will provide authority to increase 
adoption fees for wild horses and burros that have a higher market 
value due to their herd area and/or other characteristic or trait.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Lili Thomas, Wild Horse and Burro Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, National Wild 
Horse and Burro Program Office, NV 960, 850 Harvard Way (P.O. Box 
12000), Reno, NV 89520
Phone: 702 785-6583

RIN: 1004-AC61
_______________________________________________________________________




1631.  ONSHORE OIL AND GAS AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 226(e); 30 USC 226(m)

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3180

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will entirely replace BLM's regulations on onshore 
oil and

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gas unit agreements. The rule will provide a more flexible format for 
agreements and allow negotiation of key development terms.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John W. Bebout, Senior Technical Specialist, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




1632.  LAND WITHDRAWALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1714; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2091; 43 CFR 2310; 43 CFR 2370

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations on withdrawals and 
revocations of withdrawals to streamline operations and clarify the 
regulations. It will also amend the regulations to expedite the opening 
of formerly withdrawn lands to the operation of the public land laws.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Supervisory Realty Specialist, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779

RIN: 1004-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________




1633.  COST RECOVERY; MINERAL FILINGS AND OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 360; 30 USC 1001 et 
seq; 30 USC 22; 5 USC App; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1734

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3100; 43 CFR 3200; 43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3500; 43 
CFR 3600; 43 CFR 3700; 43 CFR 3800

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend regulations for user fees for locatable 
minerals, mineral materials, and leasable minerals (solids and fluids) 
to adjust current fees or establish new fees in accordance with Title V 
of the Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 (user charges), 
OMB Circular A-25 ``User Charges'' and section 304 of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0350
Fax: 202 452-0399

RIN: 1004-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________




1634.  RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2880

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will move much of the existing regulations to 
manuals, notices to applicants, etc. This action will ease update of 
cost recovery schedules. Materials will be combined with other rights-
of-way guidance.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96

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., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-7782
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________




1635.  USE; RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2800

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will move material from existing regulations to 
manuals, notices to applicants, etc. This action will ease update of 
cost recovery schedules.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/96

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., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-7782
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1636. LEASES, PERMITS, AND EASEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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
Second NPRM                     02/09/95                     60 FR 7878
Second NPRM Comment Period End  04/10/95
Final Action                    04/00/96

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: Vanessa Engle, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-7776

RIN: 1004-AB51
_______________________________________________________________________




1637. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF MINERALS RESOURCES INFORMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/31/91                    56 FR 24767
NPRM Comment Period End         07/31/91
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marilyn Legnini, FOIA Coordinator, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-5001
Fax: 202 452-5002

RIN: 1004-AB55
_______________________________________________________________________




1638. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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                            11/28/95                    60 FR 58590
NPRM Comment Period End         01/29/96
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Leader, Compliance Team, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________




1639. LOGICAL MINING UNITS: GENERAL; LMU APPLICATION PROCEDURES; LMU 
APPROVAL CRITERIA; LMU DILIGENCE; ADMINISTRATION OF LMU OPERATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/28/94                    59 FR 66874
NPRM Comment Period End         02/27/95
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Bill LeSage, Mining Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC15
_______________________________________________________________________




1640. COALBED METHANE DEVELOPMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing

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Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 13368

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3170

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 24, 1995.

Abstract: The rule will implement section 1339 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992. It will prevent conflicts in ownership of coalbed methane from 
impeding development of that resource by requiring pooling of 
development and payment of the proceeds into an escrow account until 
the ownership issue is resolved by a State entity of competent 
jurisdiction. The rule will also allow States to avoid the Federal 
regulations by promulgating their own regulations that substantially 
comply with Federal requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/15/95                    60 FR 47920
NPRM Comment Period End         11/14/95
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: David R. Stewart, Assistant Deputy State Director for 
Mineral Resources, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management, BLM Eastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, VA 
22153
Phone: 703 440-1728

RIN: 1004-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________




1641. COAL MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 to 359; 30 USC 521 to 
531; 30 USC 1201 et seq; 43 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 396 to 399; 25 USC 
2101 et seq; 42 USC 4321 et seq; 16 USC 470 et seq; 16 USC 1531 et seq; 
43 USC 1457; 40 USC 471 et seq; 5 USC 552; 30 USC 811; 30 USC 877

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3400; 43 CFR 3410; 43 CFR 3420; 43 CFR 3440; 43 
CFR 3450; 43 CFR 3460; 43 CFR 3470; 43 CFR 3480

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the exploration and mining operations 
regulations, as well as other operations-related regulations, to 
streamline them and to have them reflect current policy and standard 
industry operating practices relating to Federal coal.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/12/91                    56 FR 32002
NPRM Comment Period End         10/10/91
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bill LeSage, Mining Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC37
_______________________________________________________________________




1642. PUBLIC LAW 167; ACT OF JULY 23, 1955 (MINING CLAIM USE AND 
OCCUPANCY)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 22 et seq; 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/11/92                    57 FR 41846
NPRM Comment Period End         11/10/92
Final Action                    04/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard Deery, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC39
_______________________________________________________________________




1643. MINING CLAIMS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAWS (BONDING)

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 22 et seq; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1734; 43 USC 
1740; 43 USC 1744

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
Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard Deery, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0350

RIN: 1004-AC40
_______________________________________________________________________




1644. DISPOSAL OF RESERVED MINERALS UNDER THE STOCK RAISING HOMESTEAD 
ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 299

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3814

Legal Deadline:  Final, Statutory, October 13, 1993.

Abstract: This interim final rule will establish new procedures for 
mineral exploration and development under the General Mining Law of 
1872 on lands where the surface was patented under the Stock Raising 
Homestead Act of 1916 and the mineral estate remains reserved to the 
Federal Government.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Roger Haskins, Mining Law Specialist, Department of

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the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0355
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !W[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC59
_______________________________________________________________________




1645.  NON-MINERAL ENTRY ON MINERAL LAND

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 124; 30 USC 186

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2093

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will remove portions of the regulations, thereby 
deleting outdated portions or those parts that are procedural in 
nature.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Harry Moritz, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-L St., 10th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0362

RIN: 1004-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




1646.  LEASES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 315a

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2120

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will transfer the regulations currently found in the 
Acquisitions Group (43 CFR 2100) to a new subpart at 43 CFR 4600. The 
former 2120 section concerns Grazing Administration and so is more 
properly located within 43 CFR 4100 (Grazing Administration).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM - 
LS-501, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0352
Fax: 202 452-0349

RIN: 1004-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________




1647.  APPEALS PROCEDURES/HEARINGS PROCEDURES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1840; 43 CFR 1850

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will remove unnecessary cross-references to a 
substantive regulation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM - 
LS501, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0352
Fax: 202 452-0349

RIN: 1004-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________




1648.  MINERAL MATERIALS DISPOSAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 601 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3600; 43 CFR 3610; 43 CFR 3620

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend current regulations to simplify and make 
bonding requirements easier to follow. It also adds a provision under 
which certificates of deposit could be used as a bond. In addition, 
some editorial changes will be made to make the rules easier to 
understand.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-LS501, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0350
Fax: 202 452-0349

RIN: 1004-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________




1649.  FEDERAL TIMBER CONTRACT PAYMENT MODIFICATION

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 618

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 5475

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will eliminate this section because it is obsolete. 
Timber sales affected by the underlying statute have all been 
terminated.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-
LS501
Phone: 202 452-0352
Fax: 202 452-0349

RIN: 1004-AC69
_______________________________________________________________________

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1650.  GRAZING ADMINISTRATION; ALASKA; LIVESTOCK GRAZING 
ADMINISTRATION; ALASKA; REINDEER

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 315, 315(a) to 315(r); 43 USC 1181(d); 43 USC 
1701

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4200; 43 CFR 4300

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will convert the current regulations into plain 
English. No change will be made to the legal or policy content of the 
regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-
LS501, WAshington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0352
Fax: 202 452-0349

RIN: 1004-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




1651.  STATE GRANTS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 851, 852; 43 USC 870; 43 USC 852 NOTE

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2620

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will streamline the existing regulations where 
possible and eliminate portions that pertain to procedural matters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779

RIN: 1004-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________




1652.  ALASKA NATIVE SELECTIONS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1601

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2650

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations to clarify portions and 
remove those portions pertaining to procedural matters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-
10th Floor
Phone: 202 452-7779

RIN: 1004-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________




1653.  DEFINITIONS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1800

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will relocate definitions from various sections of 
BLM's portion of 43 CFR into a central section for general definitions. 
The new location will be in 43 CFR 1800. Several definitions that had 
been formerly repeated in various sections will appear as one 
consolidated definition.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-
LS501, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-0352
Fax: 202 452-0349

RIN: 1004-AC73
_______________________________________________________________________




1654.  RAILROAD GRANTS

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1201; 49 USC 65

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2630

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove these regulations in their entirety due 
to their limited usage.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM 
LS-10th Floor, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________




1655.  INDIAN ALLOTMENTS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1201; 25 USC 334; 25 USC 336

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2530

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will convert existing regulations to plain English

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and remove those portions that relate to procedural matters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM 
LS-10th Floor
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________




1656.  LAND CLASSIFICATIONS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 315; EO 6910; EO 6964; 43 USC 1411 to 1418; 43 
USC 869

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2400

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove those portions of the regulations that 
pertain to repealed acts or that can be placed in the BLM Manual 
system. Portions of the regulations relating to the Taylor Grazing Act 
of 1934 will be retained but will be updated.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action Effective          08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-L 
St. 10th Floor
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________




1657.  NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 6501 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2360

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove the regulations in this part because 
the requirements are now contained in 43 CFR part 3130.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM - 
L St.10th Floor
Phone: 202 452-7779

RIN: 1004-AC79
_______________________________________________________________________




1658.  CAREY ACT GRANTS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 641 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2610

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove these regulations as they are 
inconsistent with present day management policies. Application of these 
provisions of the Carey Act would not be feasible due to limited water 
and suitable lands.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff Holdren, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-L 
St.10th Floor, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779

RIN: 1004-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________




1659.  PUBLIC LAND RECORDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 13; 43 USC 1701

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1813

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update the existing regulations to address 
modernization and automation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Vanessa Engle, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM 
LS1000, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7780
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________




1660.  CONVEYANCES, DISCLAIMERS, AND CORRECTION DOCUMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 15; 43 USC 1161; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1745; 43 
USC 1746

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1860

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update portions of the existing regulation and 
eliminate outdated provisions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Vanessa Engle, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-
LS1000
Phone: 202 452-7780

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Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC82
_______________________________________________________________________




1661.  APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 251; 43 USC 263; 43 USC 689; 43 USC 690; 43 
USC 1201; 43 USC 1374; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1820

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the existing regulation to consolidate 
certain business practice rules and update to recognize modern 
technology.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/96

Small Entities Affected: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Vanessa Engle, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop BLM-
LS1000
Phone: 202 452-7780
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC83
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1662. SALES OF FOREST PRODUCTS; GENERAL--PREPARATION FOR SALE

Priority:  Other Significant

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: Next Action Undetermined

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: In the Continuing Budget Resolution, the 
Congress has imposed and the President has approved a moratorium on 
this rule. The rule is not being withdrawn at this time because the 
rule is required by another statute.

Agency Contact: Dwight Fielder, Forester, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7758

RIN: 1004-AB34
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1663. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS; SPECIAL PROVISIONS; ONSHORE OIL 
AND GAS ORDER NO. 5--MEASUREMENT OF GAS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3164.1

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No action scheduled 
at this time.                   04/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ed Wyatt
Phone: 202 452-0348

RIN: 1004-AB22
_______________________________________________________________________




1664. RENTAL SCHEDULE FOR COMMUNICATIONS USES

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2800; 43 CFR 2810; 43 CFR 2880

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/13/95                    60 FR 57058
Final Action Effective          12/13/95

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Cavanaugh
Phone: 202 452-7774
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC12
_______________________________________________________________________




1665. WAIVER, SUSPENSION, OR REDUCTION OF RENTAL, ROYALTY, OR MINIMUM 
ROYALTY

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3103.4-1

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/08/96                     61 FR 4748
Final Action Effective          03/11/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. John Bebout
Phone: 202 452-0340

RIN: 1004-AC26
_______________________________________________________________________




1666. ONSHORE OIL AND GAS ORDER NO. 8, WELL WORKOVERS, COMPLETIONS, AND 
ABANDONMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3160

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No action scheduled 
at this time.                   04/01/96

Small Entities Affected: None

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Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ed Wyatt
Phone: 202 452-0348

RIN: 1004-AC33
_______________________________________________________________________




1667. APPLICATION PROCEDURES: EXECUTION AND FILING OF FORMS

Priority:  Other

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1820; 43 CFR 1821

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/21/95                    60 FR 48904
Final Action Effective          09/21/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC41
_______________________________________________________________________




1668. MANAGEMENT AREAS; DESIGNATED NATIONAL AREA

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8350

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1004-AC30       02/05/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Annetta Cheek
Phone: 202 208-4256
Fax: 202 208-3800
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC43
_______________________________________________________________________




1669. FIRE MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9210

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1004-AC30       02/05/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Annetta Cheek
Phone: 202 452-5099
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________




1670. PUBLIC LAND ORDERS

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR app

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/25/96                     61 FR 2137
Final Action Effective          02/26/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Matt Reed
Phone: 202 452-5069
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________




1671. PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL VALUES

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 6220

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/30/95                    60 FR 61487
Final Action Effective          01/02/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Matt Reed
Phone: 202 452-5069
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________




1672. VISUAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will eliminate existing text in the CFR.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8400

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/09/96                    61 FR 15722
Final Action Effective          05/09/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Edna Taylor
Phone: 202 452-5068
Fax: 202 452-5002
Email: !WO[email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC52
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Office of the Secretary (OS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1673. TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY SYSTEMS IN AND ACROSS, AND ACCESS INTO, 
CONSERVATION SYSTEM UNITS IN ALASKA

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 668dd et seq; 16 USC 3101 
et seq; 43 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 36

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 30, 1995.

Abstract: This rule will revise regulations implementing the provisions 
of Title IX of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(ANILCA). The regulations concern transportation and utility systems

[[Page 23171]]

(TUS) in Alaska when any portion of the route of the TUS will be within 
any conservation system unit, national recreation area, or national 
conservation area. The regulations detail the procedures that must be 
followed to obtain Federal approval needed for a TUS. In addition, the 
regulations address special access, temporary access, and access to 
inholdings.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/96

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Russell Wilson, Paralegal, Department of the Interior, 
Office of the Secretary, Alaska Regional Office, 2525 Gambell Street, 
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 257-2641

RIN: 1093-AA07
[FR Doc. 96-6552 Filed 05-10-96; 8:45 am]
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