[ The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of the Interior Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                                 
  
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

25 CFR Ch. I

30 CFR Chs. II and VII

36 CFR Ch. I

43 CFR Subtitle A, Chs. I and II

48 CFR Ch. 14

50 CFR Chs. I and IV

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the semiannual agenda of rules scheduled 
for review or development between October 1998 and April 1999. The 
Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 require 
publication of the agenda.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated, all agency contacts are located 
at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You should direct all comments and 
inquiries with regard to these rules to the appropriate agency contact. 
You should direct general comments relating to the agenda to the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs, 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 we have issued or expect to issue and 
of currently effective rules that we have scheduled for review.

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

    For this edition of the Department's regulatory agenda, we have 
included the most important significant regulatory actions in The 
Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II of today's Federal 
Register. The table of contents below lists the Regulatory Plan 
entries and denotes them by a bracketed bold reference that directs 
the reader to the appropriate sequence number in part II.

Dated: October 15, 1998.

Richard A. Stephan,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

                   Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1582         Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type B Procedures...............................    1090-AA29
1583         Records and Testimony; Freedom of Information Act....................................    1090-AA61
1584         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Federally Assisted Education Programs or
            Activities............................................................................    1090-AA64
1585         Department Hearings and Appeals; Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and
            Appeals...............................................................................    1090-AA68
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                     Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1586         Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures...........................................    1090-AA69
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1587         Revised Statute 2477 Rights-of-Way...................................................    1090-AA44
1588         Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs;
            Buy American Act......................................................................    1090-AA66
1589         Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs,
            Seat Belt Usage.......................................................................    1090-AA67
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                    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1590         Principles of Ethical Conduct........................................................    1090-AA38
1591         General Rules Relating to Procedures and Practice; Effect of Decision Pending Appeal.    1090-AA63
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                               Office of the Special Trustee--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1592         Special Deposits.....................................................................    1035-AA01
1593         Appealing Administrative Actions of the Office of the Special Trustee................    1035-AA03
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                          United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1594         Update of Addresses for Endangered Species Permit Applications.......................    1018-AE49
1595         Revise and Amend Hunting and Disturbance Regulations on Units of the National
            Wildlife Refuge System................................................................    1018-AE50
1596         Migratory Bird Hunting; Nontoxic Shot; Approval of Tin Shot as Nontoxic for Waterfowl
            and Coot Shooting.....................................................................    1018-AE61
1597         Migratory Bird Hunting; Nontoxic Shot; Approval of Molyshot as Nontoxic for Waterfowl
            and Coot Hunting......................................................................    1018-AE67
1598         Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska - Subparts C and D--
            1999-2000 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations.........................    1018-AE69
1599         Migratory Bird Hunting; Reduction of the Mid-Continent Lesser Snow Goose Population..    1018-AE74
1600         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered in the
            United States the Short-Tailed Albatross..............................................    1018-AE91
1601         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential
            Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1 Freshwater Snail.......    1018-AE92
1602         Refuge Compatibility Regulations Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System
            Implementation Act of 1997............................................................    1018-AE98
1603         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delist Dismal Swamp Southeastern Shrew    1018-AF00
1604         Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities of Polar Bear and Pacific
            Walrus................................................................................    1018-AF02
1605         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To Remove Peregrine Falcon in
            North America From List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.........................    1018-AF04
1606         Migratory Bird Permits; Addition of Subpart for Management of Overabundant Migratory
            Bird Population and Establishment of Conservation Order for Mid-Continent Light Goose
            Population............................................................................    1018-AF05
1607         Consideration of Listing the Green Iguana (Iguana Iguana) as Injurious, Pursuant to
            the Lacey Act.........................................................................    1018-AF08
1608         Listing of U.S. Species in Appendix III to CITES.....................................    1018-AF09
1609         Reclassification of Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreleti) From Endangered to
            Threatened............................................................................    1018-AF10
1610         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Slender Campeloma
            and Armored Snail as Endangered.......................................................    1018-AF13
1611         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Fourteen Hawaiian
            Pomace Flies as Endangered or Threatened..............................................    1018-AF16
1612         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Six Hawaiian
            Damselflies as Endangered or Threatened...............................................    1018-AF17
1613         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Wet Canyon
            Talussnail as Endangered or Threatened................................................    1018-AF19
1614         Proposed Reclassification and Delisting of the Gray Wolf in Certain Parts of Its
            Range.................................................................................    1018-AF20
1615         Proposed Delisting of the Bald Eagle Throughout the Lower 48 States..................    1018-AF21
1616         Export of River Otters Taken in Missouri in 1990-1999 and Subsequent Seasons.........    1018-AF23
1617         Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 1999-2000 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations
            (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Proposals......................................    1018-AF24
1618         Migratory Bird Hunting; Regulations To Increase Harvest of Mid-Continent Light Geese.    1018-AF25
1619         Taking of Marine Mammals by Level B Harassment; Issuance of General Authorization for
            Scientific Research and Permits for Photography, Educational, and Commercial Purposes.    1018-AF26
1620         Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians to
            the United States.....................................................................    1018-AF27
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                            United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1621         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Intercross Progeny Policy and
            Definitions...........................................................................    1018-AC54
1622         Migratory Bird Special Purpose Canada Goose Permit...................................    1018-AE46
1623         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Willamette
            Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly and Threatened Status for Kincaid's Lupine.............    1018-AE53
1624         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Plant Zapata Bladderpod as
            Endangered............................................................................    1018-AE54

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1625         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Plant
            Prairie Penny Cress From Coastal Northern California..................................    1018-AE55
1626         Migratory Bird Permits; Federal Falconry Standards; Determination That Vermont and
            West Virginia Meet or Exceed Federal Falconry Standards...............................    1018-AE65
1627         1998-99 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Fishing Regulations..............................    1018-AE68
1628         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Camatta Canyon Amole
            as Endangered or Threatened...........................................................    1018-AE76
1629         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or
            Threatened La Graciosa Thistle, Lompoc Yerba Santa, Gaviota Tarplant, Nipoma Mesa
            Lupine,&Santa Cruz Tarplant...........................................................    1018-AE81
1630         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or
            Threatened Yreka Phlox................................................................    1018-AE82
1631         Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposal To List as Endangered or Threatened
            Blumer's Dock.........................................................................    1018-AE89
1632         Migratory Bird Harvest Information Programs; Participating States for the 1998-1999
            Season................................................................................    1018-AE96
1633         Update of Addresses and Office of Management and Budget Information Collection
            Numbers for FWS Permit Applications...................................................    1018-AF07
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1634         Captive-Bred Wildlife................................................................    1018-AB10
1635         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants........................................    1018-AB66
1636         List of Migratory Birds..............................................................    1018-AB72
1637         Eagle Permits........................................................................    1018-AB81
1638         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants........................................    1018-AB97
1639         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: San Xavier Talussnail.................    1018-AC13
1640         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Loch Lomond
            Coyote Thistle........................................................................    1018-AC14
1641         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Parish's Alkali Grass.................    1018-AC21
1642         Endangered and Threatened Species: Sacramento Splittail..............................    1018-AC26
1643         Export of American Ginseng Harvested in 1994-1996....................................    1018-AC55
1644         General Provisions and General Permit Procedures.....................................    1018-AC57
1645         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Arkansas River Shiner.................    1018-AC62
1646         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Tropical Birds........................    1018-AC77
1647         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants...    1018-AC88
1648         Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures....................................................    1018-AC89
1649         Critical Habitat Designation for the Lost River and Shortnose Suckers................    1018-AC90
1650         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Least Chub............................    1018-AC91
1651         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Ten Plants From the California Sierra
            Nevada Mountains Foothills............................................................    1018-AC99
1652         Revision of Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, 50 CFR Part 20.......................    1018-AD01
1653         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Critical Habitat Designation for the
            Western Snowy Plover..................................................................    1018-AD10
1654         Marine Mammal Protection Act; Unintentional Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Only
            in Activities Other Than Commercial Fishing...........................................    1018-AD18
1655         Marine Mammal Protection Act; Measures To Safely Deter Marine Mammals, Including
            Threatened and Endangered Marine Mammals..............................................    1018-AD19
1656         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Northern Spotted
            Owl...................................................................................    1018-AD20
1657         Taxonomic Change From Subspecies to Vertebrate Population Segment for the Virgin
            River Chub............................................................................    1018-AD22
1658         Critical Habitat Proposal for Virgin River Fishes....................................    1018-AD23
1659         Seven Plants From the Mountains of Southern California...............................    1018-AD34
1660         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants...    1018-AD38
1661         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Plants From Interior Chaparral of
            Southwestern California and Northwestern Baja California, Mexico......................    1018-AD60
1662         Export of Appendix I Specimens That Were Bred for Commercial Purposes................    1018-AD64
1663         Consolidation of Lists of Wildlife of Federal Concern................................    1018-AD66
1664         Reclassification of Yacare Caiman From Endangered to Threatened With Special Rule....    1018-AD67
1665         Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska........................    1018-AD68
1666         Migratory Bird Hunting: Regulations Regarding Prohibition Against Artificially
            Altering/Manipulating Natural Vegetation in Moist Areas To Attract Waterfowl..........    1018-AD74

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1667         Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program for Participation for District of
            Columbia and Insular Territories and Commonwealths....................................    1018-AD83
1668         Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)......................    1018-AD87
1669         Endangered and Threatened Species: Removal of Lloyd's Hedgehog Cactus From Federal
            List of Endangered and Threatened Plants..............................................    1018-AD91
1670         Rescission of Administrative Procedures for Grants in Aid (Marine Mammal Protection
            Act of 1972)..........................................................................    1018-AD92
1671         Safe Harbor Policy and Guidance for Candidate Agreements.............................    1018-AD95
1672         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of a
            Nonessential Experimental Population of Black-Footed Ferrets in Northwestern Colorado
            and Northeastern UT...................................................................    1018-AD99
1673         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reintroduction of a
            Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bears in Idaho and Montana............    1018-AE00
1674         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential
            Experimental Population of Ten Freshwater Mussels in Holston River System in TN and VA    1018-AE01
1675         Revision to Subchapter C--The National Wildlife Refuge System........................    1018-AE02
1676         Proposed Approval of Selected State Programs Allowing the Export of Ginseng Harvested
            in 1997-1999..........................................................................    1018-AE03
1677         Proposed Special Rule With the Reclassification of the Vicuna From Endangered to
            Threatened............................................................................    1018-AE04
1678         Importation, Exportation, Transportation of Wildlife.................................    1018-AE08
1679         Export of American Alligator for the 1998-2000 Harvest Seasons.......................    1018-AE15
1680         Announcement of CITES Action Concerning Changes to Appendices to Listed Species;
            Service Announcement Concerning Reservations..........................................    1018-AE16
1681         Revisions to the Federal Aid Administrative Requirements.............................    1018-AE17
1682         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Endangered Status for
            Blackburn's Sphinx Moth from the Hawaiian Islands.....................................    1018-AE20
1683         Regulations for Administrative and Visitor Facility Sites on National Wildlife
            Refuges...............................................................................    1018-AE21
1684         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Status for Ten Plant Taxa
            From Maui Nui, Hawaii.................................................................    1018-AE22
1685         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two
            Larkspurs From Coastal Northern California............................................    1018-AE23
1686         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Ione
            Buckwheat and Threatened Status for Ione Manzanita....................................    1018-AE25
1687         Importation of Polar Bear Trophies From Canada; Addition of Populations to the List
            of Areas Approved for Import..........................................................    1018-AE26
1688         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for
            Newcomb's Snail From the Hawaiian Islands.............................................    1018-AE27
1689         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal to List Klamath River
            Population Segment of Bull Trout as Endangered and Columbia River Population Segment
            as Threatened.........................................................................    1018-AE29
1690         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the
            Plant Keck's Sidalcea From Tulare County, California..................................    1018-AE30
1691         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule to List the Illinois
            Cave Amphipod as Endangered...........................................................    1018-AE31
1692         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Plant
            in Wenatchee Mountains of Washington..................................................    1018-AE32
1693         Exportation of Marine Mammal Products for Cultural Exchange..........................    1018-AE33
1694         Injurious Wildlife; Addition of Brush-Tailed Possum..................................    1018-AE34
1695         Migratory Bird Hunting; Extension of Temporary Approval of Tungsten-Iron Shot as
            Nontoxic for the 1998-99 Season.......................................................    1018-AE35
1696         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List 3 Aquatic Snails as Endangered; 3
            Aquatic Snails as Threatened in Mobile River Basin, Alabama...........................    1018-AE36
1697         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for Virginia
            Sneezeweed; A Plant From the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia............................    1018-AE37
1698         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two
            Cave Animals From Hawaiian Islands....................................................    1018-AE39
1699         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two San
            Joaquin Valley Mammals................................................................    1018-AE40
1700         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List St. Andrew Beach
            Mouse as Endangered...................................................................    1018-AE41
1701         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Topeka Shiner as Endangered......    1018-AE42
1702         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Determination of Threatened
            Status for Koala......................................................................    1018-AE43
1703         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Plant
            Rough Popcornflower...................................................................    1018-AE44
1704         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Revision of Special
            Regulations for Gray Wolf.............................................................    1018-AE45
1705         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for
            Catesbaea Melanocarpa.................................................................    1018-AE48
1706         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Oahu
            Elepaio from the Hawaiian Islands.....................................................    1018-AE51

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1707         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for Plant
            Howell's Spectacular Thelypody........................................................    1018-AE52
1708         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of the Pecos Pupfish To
            Be Endangered.........................................................................    1018-AE56
1709         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Desert Milk Vetch as Threatened..    1018-AE57
1710         Seasonal Closure of the Moose Range Meadows Public Access Easements in the Kenai
            National Wildlife Refuge..............................................................    1018-AE58
1711         Public Use Regulations for Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska...................    1018-AE60
1712         Eagle Permits; Permits for Falconry Purposes; Permits To Take Golden Eagle Nests.....    1018-AE62
1713         Migratory Bird Permits; Specific Permit Provisions; Import and Export Permits;
            Banding or Marking Permits; and Scientific Collecting Permits.........................    1018-AE63
1714         Migratory Bird Permits; Introduction, General Requirements and Exceptions............    1018-AE64
1715         Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife Concerning International
            Mail, Pet Birds, Border Ports, Shellfish and Fishery Products Exemption...............    1018-AE70
1716         Implementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammals Protection Act...........    1018-AE72
1717         Reclassification of the Namibian Population of Cheetah From Endangered to Threatened.    1018-AE73
1718         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or
            Threatened Gentner's Fritilaria (Mission Bells).......................................    1018-AE75
1719         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or
            Threatened Mariana Fruit Bat..........................................................    1018-AE83
1720         Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposal To List Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel as
            Endangered or Threatened..............................................................    1018-AE84
1721         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or
            Threatened Cowhead Lake Tui Chub......................................................    1018-AE85
1722         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Proposal To List Devil's River Minnow
            as Endangered or Threatened...........................................................    1018-AE86
1723         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Colorado Butterfly
            Plant as Endangered or Threatened.....................................................    1018-AE87
1724         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or
            Threatened Puzzle Sunflower...........................................................    1018-AE88
1725         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of Several Evolutionary
            Significant Units of West Coast Steelhead.............................................    1018-AE97
1726         Amendment by Brazil to Appendix III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany......................    1018-AE99
1727         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Coastal-Puget Sound Jarbidge
            River and St. Mary's-Belly River Population Segments of Bull Trout as Threatened......    1018-AF01
1728         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Contiguous U.S.
            Distinct Population Segments of Canada Lynx as Threatened.............................    1018-AF03
1729         Announcement of Draft Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts in Making Listing
            Decisions.............................................................................    1018-AF11
1730         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Alabama Sturgeon
            as Endangered.........................................................................    1018-AF12
1731         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Scaleshelled
            Mussel as Endangered or Threatened....................................................    1018-AF14
1732         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Sclerocactus
            Brevispinus (Pariette Cactus) as Endangered or Threatened.............................    1018-AF15
1733         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Allium Gooddingii
            (Goodding's Onion) as Endangered or Threatened........................................    1018-AF18
1734         Proposed Delisting of the Grizzly Bear in the Yellowstone Ecosystem..................    1018-AF22
1735         Migratory Bird Permits; Specific Permit Provisions; Special Purpose Permits..........    1018-AF28
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1736         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: California Plants and the Black
            Legless Lizard........................................................................    1018-AD09
1737         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Pallid Manzanita......................    1018-AD35
1738         Export of River Otters Taken in Missouri in 1996-97 and Subsequent Seasons...........    1018-AD63
1739         Standards for the Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Reptiles and Amphibians to
            the United States.....................................................................    1018-AD98
1740         Endangered Species Listing: Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse............................    1018-AE06
1741         Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Subparts C&D--1998-99
            Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations...................................    1018-AE12
1742         No Surprises Policy..................................................................    1018-AE24

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1743         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Emergency Rule Establishing
            Additional Manatee Sanctuary in Kings Bay Crystal River, FL...........................    1018-AE47
1744         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat as
            Endangered............................................................................    1018-AE59
1745         Migratory Bird Hunting; Nontoxic Shot; Temporary Approval of Tungsten-Polymer as
            Nontoxic for the 1998-99 Season.......................................................    1018-AE66
1746         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List LaGraciosa Thistle as Endangered
            or Threatened.........................................................................    1018-AE77
1747         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule To List Lompoc Yerba
            Santa as Endangered or Threatened.....................................................    1018-AE78
1748         Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposal To List as Endangered or Threatened
            Gaviota Tarplant......................................................................    1018-AE79
1749         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Santa Cruz Tarplant
            as Endangered or Threatened...........................................................    1018-AE80
1750         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To Delist Throughout Its
            Range and Remove the Similarity of Appearance Provision for the American Peregrine
            Falcon................................................................................    1018-AE90
1751         Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 1997-98 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations
            (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals...............................    1018-AE93
1752         Change in Status of Bolivian Population of Bigleaf Mahogany in Appendix III of CITES.    1018-AE94
1753         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of Critical Habitat for the
            Mexican Spotted Owl, Loach Minnow and Spikedace.......................................    1018-AE95
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                                   National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1754         National Park Service Symbols: United States Park Police Insignia....................    1024-AB94
1755         Applicability and Resource Protection Revisions......................................    1024-AC38
1756         Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights.......................................................    1024-AC53
1757         Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations Future
            Applicability.........................................................................    1024-AC57
1758         Denali National Park and Preserve, Special Regulations...............................    1024-AC58
1759         Hydroelectric Power Projects in the National Park System.............................    1024-AC64
1760         Personal Watercraft..................................................................    1024-AC65
1761         Land and Water Conservation Fund of Assistance to States; Post-Completion Compliance
            Responsibilities......................................................................    1024-AC68
1762         Vehicles and Traffic Safety; Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs.......    1024-AC69
1763         Solid Waste Sites in Units of the National Park System...............................    1024-AC70
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                                     National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1764         National Natural Landmarks Program...................................................    1024-AB96
1765         Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Fishing Regulations................................    1024-AB99
1766         Rights-of-Way........................................................................    1024-AC01
1767         Voyageurs National Park: Aircraft Operations.........................................    1024-AC23
1768         Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Snowmobile
            and Snowplane Routes and Regulations..................................................    1024-AC34
1769         Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs....    1024-AC44
1770         Big Cypress National Preserve; Recreational Frogging.................................    1024-AC54
1771         Delaware Water Gap NRA, Bicycle Trail................................................    1024-AC62
1772         Kaloko-Honokohou National Historic Park: Public Nudity...............................    1024-AC66
1773         Appalachian National Scenic Trail--Snowmobiles.......................................    1024-AC67
1774         Information Collection Activities....................................................    1024-AC71
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                                    National Park Service--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1775         Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations; Civil Penalties..    1024-AC48
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                                  Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1776         Indian School Equalization Program...................................................    1076-AD09
1777         Leasing Restricted Lands of Members of the Five Civilized Tribes Oklahoma, for Mining    1076-AD33
1778         Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation of Lands........................................    1076-AD36
1779         Tribal Reorganization Under a Federal Statute........................................    1076-AD46
1780         Petitioning Procedures...............................................................    1076-AD47
1781         Academic and Dormitory Standards.....................................................    1076-AD55
1782         Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act...................................    1076-AD58
1783         Loans to Indians From the Revolving Loan Fund........................................    1076-AD59
1784         Arrangement With States, Territories, or Other Agencies for Social Welfare and Relief
            of Distress of Indians................................................................    1076-AD61
1785         School Construction Contracts for Public Schools.....................................    1076-AD69
1786         Adult Vocational Training............................................................    1076-AD72
1787         Loan Guarantee Program...............................................................    1076-AD73
1788         Employment Assistance for Adult Indians..............................................    1076-AD75
1789         Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood...............................................    1076-AD78
1790         Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Individually Owned Trust Land or Land Subject to a
            Restriction on Alienation.............................................................    1076-AD85
1791         Acquisition of Title to Land in Trust................................................    1076-AD90
1792         Financial Assistance and Social Services Program.....................................    1076-AD91
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1793         Leasing and Permitting...............................................................    1076-AA29
1794         Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Regulations.........................................    1076-AC81
1795         Preference in Employment.............................................................    1076-AD05
1796         Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo Community College........    1076-AD08
1797         Indian Tribal Justice Support........................................................    1076-AD15
1798         Tribal Self-Governance (Reg Plan Seq. No. 45)........................................    1076-AD20
1799         Leasing Osage Reservation Lands for Mining of Minerals Other Than Oil and Gas........    1076-AD34
1800         Lead and Zinc Mining Operations and Leases on Quapaw Indian Lands....................    1076-AD35
1801         Irrigation Projects and Systems......................................................    1076-AD44
1802         Indian Electric Power Utilities......................................................    1076-AD45
1803         Appeals From Administrative Actions..................................................    1076-AD50
1804         Indian Business Development Program..................................................    1076-AD70
1805         Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans......................................................    1076-AD74
1806         Courts of Indian Offenses............................................................    1076-AD76
1807         Use of Columbia River Fish Access Sites..............................................    1076-AD83
1808         Use of Columbia River In-Lieu Fishing Sites..........................................    1076-AD86
1809         Class III Gaming Procedures..........................................................    1076-AD87
1810         Correction of Codification Errors in 25 CFR..........................................    1076-AD88
1811         Preparation of Rolls of Indians......................................................   1076-AD89
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                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1812         Administration of the Higher Education Program.......................................    1076-AA10
1813         Administration of the Indian Adult Education Programs................................    1076-AA15
1814         Roads of the Bureau of Indian Affairs................................................    1076-AB05
1815         Range Regulations....................................................................    1076-AD04
1816         Housing Improvement Program..........................................................    1076-AD52
1817         Education Facilities Construction....................................................    1076-AD92
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Minerals Management Service--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1818         Exploration or Development and Production Plans......................................    1010-AC47
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1819         Administrative Appeals Process.......................................................    1010-AC21
1820         Refunds and Recoupment of Overpayments on OCS........................................    1010-AC27
1821         Takes vs. Entitlements Reporting.....................................................    1010-AC29
1822         Accounting Relief for Marginal Properties............................................    1010-AC30
1823         Prepayment of Royalties..............................................................    1010-AC31
1824         Chronic Erroneous Reporting..........................................................    1010-AC34
1825         Training Lessee and Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil and Gas Operations in the
            Outer Continental Shelf...............................................................    1010-AC41
1826         Reviewing Exploration Plans and Development and Production Plans for Coastal Zone
            Consistency...........................................................................    1010-AC42
1827         Oil and Gas Drilling Operations......................................................    1010-AC43
1828         Filing Fees for Required Records.....................................................    1010-AC44
1829         Prospecting for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur in the Outer Continental
            Shelf.................................................................................    1010-AC48
1830         Leasing Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf........................    1010-AC49
1831         Change to Delegated State Audit Functions............................................    1010-AC51
1832         Royalty in Kind for Oil and Gas......................................................    1010-AC52
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1833         Royalty Payment Liability............................................................    1010-AB45
1834         Valuation of Gas From Indian Leases..................................................    1010-AB57
1835         Valuation of Oil From Federal Mineral Leases (Reg Plan Seq. No. 46)..................    1010-AC09
1836         Valuation of Oil From Indian Leases (Reg Plan Seq. No. 47)...........................    1010-AC24
1837         Postlease Operations.................................................................    1010-AC32
1838         Electronic Reporting.................................................................    1010-AC40
1839         Update of Industry Electrical Standards..............................................   1010-AC50
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                                 Minerals Management Service--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1840         Credit Adjustments...................................................................    1010-AB73
1841         Oil and Gas Production Rates.........................................................    1010-AC53

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1842         Deep Water Emergency Well Control Operations.........................................    1010-AC54
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1843         Seismic Reassessment of California Outer Continental Shelf Platforms.................    1010-AC17
1844         Amendments to Standards for Reporting and Paying Royalties on Gas and the Gas
            Analysis Report.......................................................................    1010-AC23
1845         Suspension of Orders or Decisions Pending Appeal To Allow for Self-Bonding Based Upon
            Financial Solvency....................................................................    1010-AC28
1846         Oil Spill Responsibility for Offshore Facilities.....................................    1010-AC33
1847         Blowout Preventer Testing Requirements...............................................    1010-AC37
1848         Pipelines............................................................................    1010-AC39
1849         Redesignation of 30 CFR Part 250.....................................................    1010-AC45
1850         Update of Documents Incorporated by Reference........................................    1010-AC46
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                    Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1851         Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites--Title I.................................................    1029-AB70
1852         Contemporaneous Reclamation..........................................................    1029-AB79
1853         Indian Lands.........................................................................    1029-AB83
1854         Dam Safety Rules.....................................................................    1029-AB92
1855         Ownership and Control--Redesign......................................................    1029-AB94
1856         Electronic Filing of the OSM-1 Form..................................................    1029-AB95
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1857         Definition and Criteria for Valid Existing Rights....................................    1029-AB42
1858         Prohibitions Under Section 522(e) of SMCRA...........................................    1029-AB82
1859         Enhancing AML Reclamation............................................................    1029-AB89
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1860         Applicant/Violator System Permit Information.........................................    1029-AB62
1861         Alluvial Valley Floors...............................................................    1029-AB85
1862         Removal of 30 CFR 870.17.............................................................    1029-AB93
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                                      Bureau of Reclamation--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1863         Recovering the Value of Rights of Use and Related Administrative Costs...............    1006-AA39
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                                   Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1864         Revenues Management..................................................................    1006-AA30
1865         Central Valley Project of California--Purposes, Uses, and Allocation of Water
            Supplies..............................................................................    1006-AA34
1866         Acreage Limitation Rules for Trusts..................................................    1006-AA38
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                                     Bureau of Reclamation--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1867         Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Marketing of Storage Credits
            in the Lower Division States..........................................................    1006-AA40
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                                 Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1868         Leases, Permits, and Easements.......................................................    1004-AB51
1869         Sales--Federal Land Policy and Management Act........................................    1004-AB77
1870         Desert Land Entries..................................................................    1004-AC56
1871         Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act..................    1004-AC59
1872         Land Withdrawals.....................................................................    1004-AC63
1873         Cost Recovery; Mineral Filings and Operations........................................    1004-AC64
1874         Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act..........................................    1004-AC74
1875         Railroad Grants......................................................................    1004-AC76
1876         Land Classification..................................................................    1004-AC78
1877         Carey Act Grants.....................................................................    1004-AC80
1878         Conveyances, Disclaimers, and Correction Documents...................................    1004-AC82
1879         Segregation and Opening of Lands.....................................................    1004-AC84
1880         Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 48)............................    1004-AC94
1881         Appeals Procedures; Hearings Procedures..............................................    1004-AC99
1882         Color of Title and Omitted Lands.....................................................    1004-AD00
1883         Paleontological Resources............................................................    1004-AD03
1884         Geothermal Resource Unit Agreement...................................................    1004-AD10
1885         Coal Management......................................................................    1004-AD11
1886         Oil and Gas Leasing; National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska-- Transfers, Extensions, and
            Consolidations........................................................................    1004-AD13
1887         Surface Management (Locatable Minerals) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 49).......................    1004-AD22
1888         Financial Assistance; Local Governments..............................................    1004-AD23
1889         Use Authorizations (Recreation)......................................................    1004-AD25
1890         Advisory Committees..................................................................    1004-AD26
1891         Coal Management: General (Public Participation)......................................    1004-AD27
1892         Mineral Materials Disposal...........................................................    1004-AD29
1893         Emergency Fire and Disaster Rehabilitation...........................................    1004-AD30
1894         Location of Mining Claims; Assessment Work; Public Law 359 - Mining in Powersite
            Withdrawals...........................................................................    1004-AD31
1895         Mineral Patent Applications; Adverse Claims, Protests, and Conflicts.................   1004-AD32
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                                   Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1896         Management of Designated Wilderness Area.............................................    1004-AB69
1897         Management of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal.........................................    1004-AC49
1898         Mineral Materials Disposal...........................................................    1004-AC68
1899         Definitions..........................................................................    1004-AC73

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1900         Indian Allotments....................................................................    1004-AC77
1901         Application Procedures...............................................................    1004-AC83
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1902         Coalbed Methane Development..........................................................    1004-AC27
1903         Oil and Gas Leasing; Drainage........................................................    1004-AC54
1904         Helium Contracts.....................................................................    1004-AD24
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1905         Public Availability of Minerals Resources Information................................    1004-AB55
1906         Special Areas; State Irrigation Districts............................................    1004-AC53
1907         State Exchanges; National Park System Exchanges; Wildlife Refuge Exchanges;
            Miscellaneous Exchanges...............................................................    1004-AC58
1908         Grazing Administration; Alaska; Livestock............................................    1004-AC70
1909         Alaska Native Selections.............................................................    1004-AC72
1910         Use; Rights-of-Way...................................................................    1004-AC75
1911         Planning, Programming, and Budgeting.................................................    1004-AC86
1912         Sustained Yield Forest Units.........................................................    1004-AC93
1913         National Forest Exchanges............................................................    1004-AC97
1914         Grazing Administration: Alaska; Reindeer.............................................    1004-AD06
1915         Geothermal Resources Leasing.........................................................    1004-AD08
1916         Authorities/Mission Statement........................................................    1004-AD15
1917         Wild Horse and Burro Adoptions; Power of Attorney....................................    1004-AD28
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                                  Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1918         Wild and Scenic Rivers...............................................................    1093-AA08
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_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________

1582. NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS: TYPE B PROCEDURES

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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. 
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 
so-called ``type B'' procedures for determining injury and damages 
through scientific and economic studies. This rulemaking will also 
address the calculation of lost non-use values of natural resources, in 
compliance with State of Ohio v. Department of the Interior, 880 F.2d 
432 (D.C. Cir. 1989), which ordered the Department to allow for the 
assessment of all reliably calculated values lost as a result of a 
natural resource injury.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/16/96                    61 FR 37031
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/16/96
NPRM                            02/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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
Phone: 202 208-3891

RIN: 1090-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________

1583. RECORDS AND TESTIMONY; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  5 USC 552 Freedom of Information Act

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: 43 CFR part 2, subparts A and B, are being revised in their 
entirety to reflect the provisions of the new FOIA law ``Electronic 
FOIA Amendments of 1996,'' Pub. L. 104-231, the recommendations of the 
National Performance Review lab, and other changes as necessary.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alexandra Mallus, DOI FOIA Officer (OIRM), Department 
of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
Phone: 202 208-5342

RIN: 1090-AA61
_______________________________________________________________________

1584. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 92-318; PL 93-568, sec 3; 20 USC 1681; 20 USC 
1682; 20 USC 1683; 20 USC 1685; 20 USC 1686

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 41

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this regulatory action is to proscribe 
discrimination on the basis of sex in federally assisted education 
programs or activities of the Department of the Interior.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Melvin C. Fowler, Civil Rights Staff Assistant, 
Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management 
and Budget
Phone: 202 208-3455

RIN: 1090-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________

1585. DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS; SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO 
PUBLIC LAND HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.415; 43 CFR 4.404; 43 CFR 4.403; 43 CFR 4.405; 
43 CFR 4.406; 43 CFR 4.414; 43 CFR 4.401(c)(2); 43 CFR 4.422(c)(2); 43 
CFR 4.450-5; 43 CFR 4.407; 43 CFR 4.408

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This document proposes to amend procedural rules governing 
hearings and appeals in public lands cases. The amendments are 
necessary to conform the rules to procedural practices contained in 
decisions of the Interior Board of Land Appeals. The amended rules 
would provide parties more complete information and more up-to-date 
procedures than the existing rules.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/98
Final Action                    02/00/99
Final Action Effective          03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Will A. Irwin, Administrative Judge, Department of the 
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 
Interior Board of Appeals, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22203
Phone: 703 235-3750

RIN: 1090-AA68
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________

1586.  DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.350

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Office of Hearings and Appeals is amending the definition 
of ``administrative judge'' found in its procedures for heirship 
determinations under the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 
1985.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles E. Breece, Deputy Director, Department of the 
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 235-3810

RIN: 1090-AA69

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_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Long-Term Actions
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________

1587. REVISED STATUTE 2477 RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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 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
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
Phone: 202 452-7782

RIN: 1090-AA44
_______________________________________________________________________

1588. ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; BUY AMERICAN ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 31 USC 6101 note; 31 USC 7501; 41 USC 
252a; 41 USC 701 et seq; PL 104-256, sec 501; PL 105-62, sec 503; PL 
105-62, sec 303; PL 105-83, sec 307; EO 12549; EO 12674; EO 12689; EO 
12731; OMB Circular A-102; OMB Circular A-110

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule is in response to the ``Department of the 
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998,'' and the 
``Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1998.'' It 
implements provisions regarding lobbying restrictions; denial of funds 
for preventing ROTC access to campuses; and the purchase of American-
made equipment and products.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Debra E. Sonderman, Director, Procurement and Property, 
Management Systems, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for 
Policy, Management and Budget
Phone: 202 208-3336

RIN: 1090-AA66
_______________________________________________________________________

1589. ADMINISTRATIVE AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AND COST PRINCIPLES FOR 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SEAT BELT USAGE

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 31 USC 6101 note; 31 USC 7501; 41 USC 
252a; 41 USC 701 et seq; PL 104-256, sec 501; PL 105-62, sec 503; PL 
105-62, sec 303; PL 105-83, sec 307; EO 12549; EO 12674; EO 12689; EO 
12731; EO 13043; OMB Circular A-102

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 12

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule will implement sections 1(c) and 2 in 
Executive Order 13043 of April 16, 1997, ``Increasing Seat Belt Use in 
the United States.'' This rule will amend section 12.2 of subpart A of 
43 CFR part 12 to add these provision and will apply to grants and 
cooperative agreements awarded by the Department.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Additional Information: LEGAL AUTHORITY CONT: OMB Circular A-110; OMB 
Circular A-133

Agency Contact: Debra E. Sonderman, Director, Procurement and Property, 
Management Systems, Department of the Interior, Assistant Secretary for 
Policy, Management and Budget
Phone: 202 208-3336

RIN: 1090-AA67
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Completed Actions
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)
_______________________________________________________________________

1590. PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  5 CFR 3501; 43 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/24/98                    63 FR 34258

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mason Tsai
Phone: 202 208-5916

RIN: 1090-AA38
_______________________________________________________________________

1591. GENERAL RULES RELATING TO PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE; EFFECT OF 
DECISION PENDING APPEAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.21

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Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Further Action at 
This Time                       07/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James L. Byrnes
Phone: 703 235-3750

RIN: 1090-AA63
BILLING CODE 4310-RK-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Office of the Special Trustee (OST)
_______________________________________________________________________

1592. SPECIAL DEPOSITS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 4043

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 87; 25 CFR 115; 25 CFR 122; 25 CFR 179; 25 CFR 
111; 25 CFR 116; 25 CFR 123; 25 CFR 112; 25 CFR 117; 25 CFR 124; 25 CFR 
114; 25 CFR 121; 24 CFR 125

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule transfers from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the 
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) 13 CFR parts 
relating to management of Indian trust funds. The Department is making 
this change to implement title II of the American Indian Trust Fund 
Management Reform Act of 1994. This change will clarify the questions 
that have arisen since the passage of the Act about the 
responsibilities of BIA and OST regarding trust resources and assets.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: Sarah Yepa, Chief, Division of Quality Assurance, 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee
Phone: 505 248-5751
Fax: 505 248-5782

RIN: 1035-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________

1593. APPEALING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL 
TRUSTEE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  PL 103-412

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 1202

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will establish a procedure for appealing decisions 
of the Office of the Special Trustee and the Office of Trust Funds 
Management.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Sarah Yepa, Chief, Division of Quality Assurance, 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee
Phone: 505 248-5751
Fax: 505 248-5782

RIN: 1035-AA03
BILLING CODE 4310-53-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1594. UPDATE OF ADDRESSES FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service amends the regulations for endangered and 
threatened wildlife and plants to update the addresses for submission 
of endangered species permit applications.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE49
_______________________________________________________________________

1595. REVISE AND AMEND HUNTING AND DISTURBANCE REGULATIONS ON UNITS OF 
THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460K; 16 USC 664; 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 685; 16 
USC 690d; 16 USC 715i; 16 USC 715s; 16 USC 725; 43 USC 315a; 5 USC 301; 
5 USC 685; 5 USC 752; 5 USC 690d; PL 105-57

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 25; 50 CFR 27; 50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to revise nontoxic shot provisions for 
hunting upland game on Waterfowl Production Areas and other units of 
the National Wildlife Refuge System (System), and modify certain 
disturbance regulations against plants, animals, and nonwildlife 
property on all units of the System.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Coleman, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 670 ARLSQ, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2029
Fax: 703 358-2248
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE50
_______________________________________________________________________

1596. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; NONTOXIC SHOT; APPROVAL OF TIN SHOT AS 
NONTOXIC FOR WATERFOWL AND COOT SHOOTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20.21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend section 20.21(j) and approve 
tin shot as nontoxic for waterfowl and coot hunting. A toxicological 
report that includes an extensive literature review and an analysis of 
tin suggests that these compounds are nontoxic under assumed use and in 
the environment. The toxicity study reveals no adverse effects over a 
30-day period on mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynehus) dosed with 8 bb-
size tin shot pellets.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management Office, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE61
_______________________________________________________________________

1597. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; NONTOXIC SHOT; APPROVAL OF MOLYSHOT AS 
NONTOXIC FOR WATERFOWL AND COOT HUNTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend section 20.21(j) and approve 
molyshot as nontoxic for waterfowl and coot hunting. A toxicological 
report that includes an extensive literature review and an analysis of 
molyshot components suggests that these compounds are nontoxic under 
assumed use and in the environment. The toxicity study reveals no 
adverse effects over a 30-day period on mallard ducks (Anas 
platyrhynchus) dosed with 8 bb-sized molyshot pellets.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE67
_______________________________________________________________________

1598. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA - 
SUBPARTS C AND D--1999-2000 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: This rule would revise the customary and traditional use 
determinations and establish regulations for hunting and trapping 
seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of 
wildlife for subsistence uses during the 1999-2000 regulatory year. The 
rulemaking is necessary because subpart D regulations require annual 
public review, and customary and traditional use determinations are 
also open to the same annual regulatory revision process. When final 
this rulemaking will replace hunting and trapping regulations in 
``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; 
subparts C and D-- 1998-1999 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 
Regulations,'' which expires on June 30, 1999. This is a joint program 
with the Departments of Interior and Agriculture.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/98                    63 FR 43990
NPRM Comment Period End         10/23/98
Final Action                    07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE69
_______________________________________________________________________

1599. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; REDUCTION OF THE MID-CONTINENT LESSER SNOW 
GOOSE POPULATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 601; 44 USC 3507d; 16 USC 703 to 711; 5 USC 
553(d)(3); 2 USC 1502; 5 USC 8

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service plans on publishing a notice of intent followed 
by a proposed rule pertaining to an Environmental Assessment to review 
aspects of migratory bird hunting regulations and evaluate alternatives 
to reduce the overabundant mid-continent lesser snow goose population 
by 50 percent by 2005.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management 
Office, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 ARLSQ, 1840 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE74
_______________________________________________________________________

1600. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED IN THE UNITED STATES THE SHORT-TAILED ALBATROSS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered in the United 
States the short-tailed albatross. Due to an oversight when the foreign 
and native species lists of the 1969 Endangered Species Conservation 
Act were merged, the U.S. population of this species was not listed. 
This proposed listing, if made final, would extend endangered status 
throughout the species' range. The species nests on certain Japanese 
islands but ranges into U.S. coastal waters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE91
_______________________________________________________________________

1601. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
ESTABLISHMENT OF NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION STATUS FOR 16 
FRESHWATER MUSSELS AND 1 FRESHWATER SNAIL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to establish nonessential experimental 
population (NEP) status for 16 freshwater mussels and 1 freshwater 
snail in the free-flowing reach of the Tennessee River below Wilson 
Dam, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, Alabama. None of these species 
are currently known to exist in this river reach or its tributaries. 
Thus, to ensure that any reintroduced species that may move into the 
tributaries are covered by these NEP designations, we also propose that 
the geographic boundaries of the NEPs include the lower 5 miles (8km) 
of all tributaries that enter the Wilson Dam tailwater.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE92
_______________________________________________________________________

1602.  REFUGE COMPATIBILITY REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1997

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 742a; 16 
USC 3101; 44 USC 3501

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 25; 50 CFR 26; 50 CFR 27; 50 CFR 29; 50 CFR 32; 
50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to revise compatibility regulations 
improving management of the National Wildlife Refuge System in 
accordance with requirements in the National Wildlife System 
Improvement Act of 1997 that amends the National Wildlife System 
Administration Act of 1966. Its purpose is to provide guidance for 
determining compatibility of proposed and existing uses on units of the 
system and procedures for documentation and periodic review of such 
uses. It also ensures that proposed and existing refuge uses are 
administered according to laws, regulations, and policies concerning 
compatibility.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Coleman, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 670 ARLSQ, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2029
Fax: 703 358-2248
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE98
_______________________________________________________________________

1603.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DELIST 
DISMAL SWAMP SOUTHEASTERN SHREW

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to remove the Dismal Swamp Southeastern 
Shrew from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The Dismal 
Swamp Southeastern Shrew was listed as a threatened species in 1986 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. New data indicate 
that this species is more widely distributed than previously believed, 
is fairly abundant within its range, occurs in a wide variety of 
habitats, and is genetically secure. The Service concludes that the 
data supporting the original classification

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were incomplete and that the new data indicate removing the Dismal 
Swamp Southeastern Shrew from the list of endangered and threatened 
wildlife is warranted.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/21/98                    63 FR 56128
NPRM Comment Period End         12/21/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF00
_______________________________________________________________________

1604.  MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED 
ACTIVITIES OF POLAR BEAR AND PACIFIC WALRUS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is proposing regulations that would authorize for 
the next five years the incidental, unintentional take of small numbers 
of polar bear and Pacific walrus during year-round oil and gas industry 
operations (exploration, development, and production) in the Beaufort 
Sea and adjacent Northern Coast of Alaska.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife, 
Management Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 840 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1718
Fax: 703 358-2210
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF02
_______________________________________________________________________

1605.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO REMOVE PEREGRINE FALCON IN NORTH AMERICA FROM LIST OF ENDANGERED AND 
THREATENED WILDLIFE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to remove the peregrine falcon in North 
America from the list of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The 
Service proposes this action because the available data indicate that 
this species has recovered following restrictions on organochlorine 
pesticides in the U.S. and Canada and following implementation of 
successful management activities, including the reintroduction of 
captive bred and relocated wild hatchling peregrine falcons. Currently, 
a minimum of 1,204 American peregrine falcon pairs are found in Alaska, 
Canada, and the western U.S., and a minimum of 173 falcon pairs are 
found in the eastern U.S. At least 31 pairs occur in 6 midwestern 
States not covered by the Peregrine Falcon Recovery Plan or the two 
recovery plans for the American peregrine falcon in the western United 
States. The proposed action will remove the American peregrine falcon 
as an endangered species and will remove the designation of endangered 
due to similarity of appearance for any free-flying peregrine falcons 
within the 48 coterminous States from the list of endangered and 
threatened wildlife. The proposed action removes all Endangered Species 
Act protections from all subspecies and populations of North American 
Flaco Peregrinus. There is a mandatory five-year monitoring program 
that follows delisting.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/26/98                    63 FR 45446
NPRM Comment Period End         11/24/98
Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF04
_______________________________________________________________________

1606.  MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; ADDITION OF SUBPART FOR 
MANAGEMENT OF OVERABUNDANT MIGRATORY BIRD POPULATION AND ESTABLISHMENT 
OF CONSERVATION ORDER FOR MID-CONTINENT LIGHT GOOSE POPULATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 712(2)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to add a new subpart to 50 CFR part 21 
for the management of overabundant migratory birds. We (in cooperation 
with State wildlife agencies) are further proposing to implement a 
population reduction program by establishing a conservation order for 
mid-continent light geese under the authority of the proposed subpart. 
Collectively, mid-continent lesser snow and Ross' geese (referred to as 
mid-continent light geese; MCLG) have all exceeded their population 
objective levels in both the U.S. and Canada. Due to the high 
population growth rates facilitated by abundant agricultural food 
resources in the mid-continent U.S. and prairie Canada, a decline in 
adult mortality, and an increase in winter survival, MCLG have 
approached population sizes that are a threat to both themselves and to 
other migratory bird populations. These populations must be reduced 
soon to avoid further habitat degradation and to avoid further negative 
impacts to migratory birds or their associated habitats.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 61837]]

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF05
_______________________________________________________________________

1607.  CONSIDERATION OF LISTING THE GREEN IGUANA (IGUANA IGUANA) 
AS INJURIOUS, PURSUANT TO THE LACEY ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 16

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Humane Society of the United States requested that the 
Service list the green iguana as injurious under the Lacey Act. Iguanas 
are released into the wild by their owners for various reasons. These 
iguanas may be carriers of Salmonella bacteria and could negatively 
impact native populations. A notice requesting information will be 
published so that data can be gathered as to the injurious nature of 
the iguanas. This information will be analyzed to determine whether 
listing is warranted.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife, 
Management Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 840 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1719
Fax: 703 358-2210
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF08
_______________________________________________________________________

1608.  LISTING OF U.S. SPECIES IN APPENDIX III TO CITES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Listing of native U.S. species in appendix III to CITES for 
more effective monitoring of trade, to ensure that traded specimens are 
legally acquired in their State(s) of origin, and to obtain the 
cooperation of other countries that are parties to CITES, in 
controlling the trade in such specimens.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
750 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 357-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF09
_______________________________________________________________________

1609.  RECLASSIFICATION OF MORELET'S CROCODILE (CROCODYLUS 
MORELETI) FROM ENDANGERED TO THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-625

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Reclassify Morelet's crocodile from endangered to threatened 
with a special rule to allow for the importation of specimens from 
captive-breeding operations that have been registered with the CITES 
Secretariat. Only one such facility in Mexico has been registered. 
Reclassification will be based on a review of the population status and 
management, including protected status of the species in range 
countries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
750 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF10
_______________________________________________________________________

1610.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST THE SLENDER CAMPELOMA AND ARMORED SNAIL AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, December 31, 1998.

Abstract: The armored snail occurs in Piney and Limestone Creeks, 
Alabama. Threats include a general deterioration of water quality 
resulting from siltation and other pollutants. The slender campeloma is 
also a snail and is currently believed to occur only in the middle to 
lower reaches of Round Island, Piney, and Limestone Creeks, Alabama. 
Threats also include a general deterioration of water quality.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF13

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1611.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST FOURTEEN HAWAIIAN POMACE FLIES AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, December 31, 1998.

Abstract: These fourteen species of insects are native to Hawaii and 
have experienced dramatic declines in abundance. Some of the primary 
threats facing these species are ongoing and threatened destruction and 
adverse modification of habitat by feral animals and alien plants.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF16
_______________________________________________________________________

1612.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST SIX HAWAIIAN DAMSELFLIES AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, December 31, 1998.

Abstract: These Hawaiian damselflies are all confined to the Hawaiian 
Islands. Historically, damselflies were among the most common and 
conspicuous native Hawaiian insects. Threats include the severe 
alteration of freshwater habitats because of past and present land and 
water management practices, including agriculture, urban development of 
groundwater, perched aquifer and surface water resources, and the 
introduction of alien animals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF17
_______________________________________________________________________

1613.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST THE WET CANYON TALUSSNAIL AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  Final, Judicial, December 31, 1998.

Abstract: This species is known from a single population in Arizona. 
The exceptionally small range of this snail makes it vulnerable to 
minimal human activity as well as any natural catastrophic event.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF19
_______________________________________________________________________

1614.  PROPOSED RECLASSIFICATION AND DELISTING OF THE GRAY WOLF 
IN CERTAIN PARTS OF ITS RANGE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is currently undertaking a status review and 
preparing a proposed rule to reclassify certain populations of the gray 
wolf from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered Species 
Act, based on the recent recovery achievements, and to delist the wolf 
in other parts of its range where recovery has been accomplished.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________

1615.  PROPOSED DELISTING OF THE BALD EAGLE THROUGHOUT THE LOWER 
48 STATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The bald eagle was reclassified to threatened status 
throughout the lower 48 States in 1995. Continued recovery gains and 
increasing population trends now make it possible to propose the 
removal of the eagle from the endangered species list. A comprehensive 
status review of eagle population data and existing protections is 
currently underway.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF21
_______________________________________________________________________

1616.  EXPORT OF RIVER OTTERS TAKEN IN MISSOURI IN 1998-1999 AND 
SUBSEQUENT SEASONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The purpose of this rule is to announce proposed findings by 
CITES Scientific and Management Authorities of the United States on the 
export of river otters taken in the State of Missouri, and to propose 
to add Missouri to the list of States and Indian Nations for which the 
export of river otter skins is approved. This approval is on a multi-
year basis. The Service proposes to apply these findings to river 
otters taken in Missouri during the 1998-1999 season, and subsequent 
seasons, subject to the conditions applying to other approved States.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
750 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF23
_______________________________________________________________________

1617.  MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; PROPOSED 1999-2000 MIGRATORY GAME 
BIRD HUNTING REGULATIONS (PRELIMINARY) WITH REQUESTS FOR INDIAN 
PROPOSALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to establish annual hunting regulations 
for certain migratory game birds. The Service also requests proposals 
from Indian tribes that wish to establish special migratory bird 
hunting regulations. The establishment of these regulations will permit 
the taking of the designated species during the 1999-2000 hunting 
season. The Service annually prescribes outside limits within which 
States may select hunting seasons. The Service has also employed 
guidelines to establish special migratory bird hunting regulations on 
Federal Indian reservations and ceded lands. These seasons provide 
hunting opportunities for recreation and subsistence; aid Federal, 
State, and tribal governments in the management of migratory game 
birds; and are designed to permit harvests at levels compatible with 
migratory bird population status and habitat conditions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF24
_______________________________________________________________________

1618.  MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; REGULATIONS TO INCREASE HARVEST 
OF MID-CONTINENT LIGHT GEESE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to revise 50 CFR part 20 to authorize 
the use of additional hunting methods to increase harvest of mid 
continent lesser snow and Ross' geese (mid-continent light geese) 
during a light-goose only season when all other migratory game bird 
hunting seasons have closed and remain closed throughout the remaining 
current migratory hunting season frameworks. This revision is expected 
to provide a biologically sound and cost-effective and efficient method 
for the reduction and management of overabundant mid-continent light 
goose populations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF25
_______________________________________________________________________

1619.  TAKING OF MARINE MAMMALS BY LEVEL B HARASSMENT; ISSUANCE 
OF GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PERMITS FOR 
PHOTOGRAPHY, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 103-238; 16 USC 1361 to 1407

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to issue regulations which would allow 
us to

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authorize harassment but not injury or death of polar bear, Northern 
sea otter, and walrus for scientific research, photography, and for 
educational or commercial purposes. This rule would further implement 
the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

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, 700 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-2104
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________

1620.  HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF WILD MAMMALS, BIRDS, 
REPTILES, AND AMPHIBIANS TO THE UNITED STATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42; 16 USC 3371 to 3378

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule contains amendments designed to add 
numerous transport standards to part 14 for reptiles and amphibians. 
Standards have already been promulgated for mammals and birds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Branch of Operations, Office of 
Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 700 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Fax: 703 358-2298
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1621. 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                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________

1622. MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIAL PURPOSE CANADA GOOSE PERMIT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 712

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes, in cooperation with State wildlife 
agencies, to establish a Canada goose wildlife damage management 
program. This program is designed to provide a more cost-effective and 
efficient method for the control of locally breeding (resident) Canada 
geese that pose a threat to health and human safety and are responsible 
for damage to personal and public property.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/31/98                    63 FR 15698
NPRM Comment Period End         06/01/98
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    07/23/98                    63 FR 39553
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management 
Office, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washtington, DC 20240
Phone: 730 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE46
_______________________________________________________________________

1623. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED STATUS 
FOR WILLAMETTE DAISY, FENDER'S BLUE BUTTERFLY AND THREATENED STATUS FOR 
KINCAID'S LUPINE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

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CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for Willamette daisy and 
Fender's blue butterfly and threatened status for Kincaid's lupine. 
These species are restricted to native prairie in the Willamette Valley 
in Oregon and currently are known from a few small remnants of a 
formerly widespread distribution. In addition to its Oregon 
occurrences, Kincaid's lupine also is known from one small site in 
southern Washington. The three taxa are threatened by one or more of 
the following: commercial and/or residential development, agriculture, 
silviculture, road improvement, over-collection, herbicide use, and 
naturally occurring demographic and random environmental events.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/27/98                     63 FR 3863
NPRM Comment Period End         03/30/98
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE53
_______________________________________________________________________

1624. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST PLANT ZAPATA 
BLADDERPOD AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the plant Zapata bladderpod as 
an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended. It is known from four locations in Zapata and Starr Counties, 
Texas (private land, highway right-of-way, and NWR land). This species 
is threatened by increased urban development, highway construction, 
increased oil and gas activities, alteration and conversion of native 
plant communities to improved pastures, overgrazing, and potential 
vulnerability from lowered genetic diversity due to presently low 
population numbers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/22/98                     63 FR 3301
NPRM Comment Period End         03/23/98
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE54
_______________________________________________________________________

1625. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED STATUS 
FOR THE PLANT PRAIRIE PENNY CRESS FROM COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for one plant, Kneeland 
prairie pennycress. This plant is known from Kneeland prairie in 
Humboldt County, CA, where it grows in coastal prairie on serpentine 
outcrops. Habitat loss, potential road realignment and proposed airport 
expansion activities imperil the continued existence of this plant. The 
restricted range of this species, limited to a single population, 
increases the risk of extinction from naturally occurring events such 
as fire.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/12/98                     63 FR 7112
NPRM Comment Period End         04/13/98
Final Action                    02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________

1626. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS; DETERMINATION 
THAT VERMONT AND WEST VIRGINIA MEET OR EXCEED FEDERAL FALCONRY STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 712(2)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the Federal falconry standards 
to add Vermont and West Virginia as falconry States. This approval will 
lift a prohibition for these states to practice falconry. The Service 
is also republishing the entire list of States approved for falconry. 
The Service proposes to administratively correct the regulations 
concerning the procedures for certification of compliance. The present 
procedures do not clearly outline the procedures followed for the 
certification process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/18/98                    63 FR 44229
NPRM Comment Period End         09/17/98
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

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Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management Office, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE65
_______________________________________________________________________

1627. 1998-99 REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Refuge hunting and fishing programs are reviewed annually to 
determine whether additional refuges should be added or whether 
individual refuge regulations governing existing programs should be 
modified, deleted, or have additions made to them. Changing 
environmental conditions, State and Federal regulations, and other 
factors affecting wildlife populations and habitat may warrant 
modifications ensuring continued compatibility of hunting and fishing 
with the purposes for which the individual refuges and the National 
Wildlife Refuge System were established.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/27/98                    63 FR 40080
NPRM Comment Period End         08/26/98
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Coleman, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 670 ARLSQ, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2029
Fax: 703 358-2248
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE68
_______________________________________________________________________

1628. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
CAMATTA CANYON AMOLE AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list Camatta Canyon amole 
(Chlorogalum purpureum var. reductum) as endangered or threatened. This 
species is known from San Luis Obispo County, CA. Threats include CRV 
activity, cattle grazing, and predation by rodents.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/30/98                    63 FR 15158
NPRM Comment Period End         05/29/98
Final Action                    03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE76
_______________________________________________________________________

1629. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED LA GRACIOSA THISTLE, LOMPOC YERBA SANTA, 
GAVIOTA TARPLANT, NIPOMA MESA LUPINE,&SANTA CRUZ TARPLANT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Nipomo Mesa lupine (Lupinus nipomensis). This species is known from San 
Luis Obispo, CA. Threats include habitat modification, hazardous waste 
clean-up and off-road vehicle impacts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/30/98                    63 FR 15164
NPRM Comment Period End         05/29/98
Final Action                    03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE81
_______________________________________________________________________

1630. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED YREKA PHLOX

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Yreka phlox (Phlox hirsuta). This species is known from Siskiyou 
County, northern CA. Threats include development and road maintenance 
activities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/01/98                    63 FR 15820
NPRM Comment Period End         06/01/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE82

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1631. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS ENDANGERED 
OR THREATENED BLUMER'S DOCK

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Blumer's dock (Rumex orthoneurus). This species is known from Gila and 
Cochise Counties, AZ. Threats include habitat modification and 
destruction caused by mining, cattle grazing, recreation, and road 
construction.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/01/98                    63 FR 15813
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    07/29/98                    63 FR 40389
NPRM Comment Period End         07/30/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE89
_______________________________________________________________________

1632.  MIGRATORY BIRD HARVEST INFORMATION PROGRAMS; 
PARTICIPATING STATES FOR THE 1998-1999 SEASON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 703 to 711; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 742a to 752j

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 require all 
States except Hawaii to participate in the program annually, beginning 
with the 1998-99 hunting season. This regulatory action will continue 
to require all licensed hunters who hunt migratory game birds in 
participating States to register as migratory game bird hunters and 
provide their name, address and date of birth to the State licensing 
authority.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/19/98                    63 FR 27548
NPRM Comment Period End         07/20/98
Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE96
_______________________________________________________________________

1633.  UPDATE OF ADDRESSES AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
INFORMATION COLLECTION NUMBERS FOR FWS PERMIT APPLICATIONS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 16 USC 703 to 712; 16 USC 668(a) to 
668(d); 16 USC 742a; 16 USC 742(j) to 742(l); 16 USC 1361 to 1384; 16 
USC 1401 to 1407; 16 USC 1531 to 1543; 16 USC 3371 to 3378; 18 USC 42; 
19 USC 1202

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 10; 50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 14; 50 CFR 15; 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service amends the regulations for wildlife and plant 
permits to update the addresses for submission of permit applications. 
Recently revised Office of Management and Budget Information Collection 
Numbers also are provided.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF07
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Long-Term Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1634. 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                    00/00/00

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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: Teiko Saito, Chief, Office of Management Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
700 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2093
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB10
_______________________________________________________________________

1635. 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 6 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)  Final Action 00/00/00

Dama gazelle  NPRM 11/05/91 (56 FR 56491)  Final Action 00/00/00

Ohio emerald dragonfly  Final Action 01/26/95 (60 FR 5267)

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB66
_______________________________________________________________________

1636. LIST OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________

1637. 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                    10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
500 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1949
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB81
_______________________________________________________________________

1638. 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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: Regulations will be developed which would list, reclassify,

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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 Comment 
Period Reopened 09/09/93 (58 FR 47428)  Final Action 12/16/94 (59 FR 
64859)

Dugong  NPRM 08/05/93 (58 FR 41688)  Withdrawn 08/26/96

Louisiana black bear, critical habitat  NPRM 12/03/93 (58 FR 
63560)  NPRM Comment Period Reopened 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  Final Action 08/05/93 (58 FR 41688)  NPRM 09/22/93 
(58 FR 49279)

Southwestern willow flycatcher, critical habitat  Final Action 07/22/97 
(62 FR 39129)

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________

1639. 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 6 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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/22/98                    63 FR 28343
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/23/98                    63 FR 34142
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________

1640. 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 6 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                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________

1641. 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 6 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. Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified for the 
species. Such actions are taken upon determination that species are 
endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the 
biological information available to the Department.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/28/94                    59 FR 14378
NPRM Comment Period End         05/27/94
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    08/30/94                    59 FR 44700
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    07/20/98                    63 FR 38803
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________

1642. 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 6 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. Where prudent, critical habitat will be identified for the 
species. Such actions are taken upon determination that species are 
endangered, threatened, or neither, and are based solely on the 
biological information available to the Department.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/06/94                      59 FR 862
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/18/98                    63 FR 27255
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC26
_______________________________________________________________________

1643. 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. Acceptance of information provided by State ginseng management 
programs allows the Service to expedite the issuance of permits as 
required by the CITES treaty.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
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, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-6393
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________

1644. 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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/15/95                    60 FR 57386
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
500 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________

1645. 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 6 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

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NPRM Comment Period End         10/03/94
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    12/05/97                    62 FR 64337


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________

1646. 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 6 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                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
750 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________

1647. 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 6 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 only for the San Jacinto Valley crownscale, at 
this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/15/94                    59 FR 64794
NPRM Comment Period End         02/13/95
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/07/95                    60 FR 12531


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC88
_______________________________________________________________________

1648. 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              00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
500 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________

1649. 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 6 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.

[[Page 61848]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/01/94                    59 FR 61744
NPRM Comment Period End         01/30/95
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC90
_______________________________________________________________________

1650. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: LEAST CHUB

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 6 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/29/95                    60 FR 50518
NPRM Comment Period End         11/28/95
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/07/96                    61 FR 29047
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC91
_______________________________________________________________________

1651. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TEN 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 6 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 Comment Period Reopened    12/29/94                    59 FR 67268
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/14/95                     60 FR 8342
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/04/97                     62 FR 5199
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/30/97                    62 FR 35116


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________

1652. 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                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
500 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD01
_______________________________________________________________________

1653. 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.

[[Page 61849]]

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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/15/95                    60 FR 25882


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________

1654. 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 1 year during specified activities other than 
commercial fishing. This regulatory action would implement this 
statutory provision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife, 
Management Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 840 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1718
Fax: 703 358-2044
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________

1655. 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                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife 
Management Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 840 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-1718
Fax: 703 358-2044
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD19
_______________________________________________________________________

1656. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SPECIAL RULE FOR 
THE NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/18/95                    60 FR 26712
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    07/17/95                    60 FR 36382
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    09/25/95                    60 FR 49358
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/27/95                    60 FR 58323
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    01/31/96                     61 FR 3369
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    02/23/96                     61 FR 6964
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    04/08/96                    61 FR 15452
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/10/96                    61 FR 21426
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/17/96                    61 FR 30588
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________

1657. 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

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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                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________

1658. 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 6 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
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________

1659. 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 6 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 seven plants from the mountains of southern 
California: San Bernardino bluegrass, 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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________

1660. 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 6 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 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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD38

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1661. 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 6 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: 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

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD60
_______________________________________________________________________

1662. 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                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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, 420 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-2104
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD64
_______________________________________________________________________

1663. 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 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


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AD66
_______________________________________________________________________

1664. 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                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
750 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD67
_______________________________________________________________________

1665. 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

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           04/04/96                    61 FR 15014

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ANPRM Comment Period End        06/14/96
NPRM                            12/17/97                    62 FR 66216
NPRM Comment Period End         04/20/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tom Boyd, Office of Subsistence Management, 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
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD68
_______________________________________________________________________

1666. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING: REGULATIONS REGARDING PROHIBITION AGAINST 
ARTIFICIALLY ALTERING/MANIPULATING NATURAL VEGETATION IN MOIST AREAS TO 
ATTRACT WATERFOWL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 703 et seq; 16 USC 712; 16 USC 742

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action notifies the public and invites comments 
regarding promulgation of a separate rulemaking that will govern the 
manner in which or if at all natural vegetation in moist soil areas may 
be altered or manipulated artificially to attract waterfowl for hunting 
purposes. Previously, the subject regulations had been part of the 
ongoing review of 50 CFR 20 but now will be considered separately.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           03/22/96                    61 FR 11805
ANPRM Comment Period End        06/20/96
NPRM                            03/25/98                    63 FR 14415
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/22/98                    63 FR 28343
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
520 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________

1667. FEDERAL AID IN SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPATION 
FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND INSULAR TERRITORIES AND COMMONWEALTHS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 669i; 16 USC 777i

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is proposing to define new standards for the 
District of Columbia and Insular Territories and Commonwealths for 
participation in the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration program by 
waiving the 10 percent cap on use of these funds for education.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lang, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 140 ARLSQ, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2156
Fax: 703 358-1837
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________

1668. CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This will be a revision to an existing rule that will 
incorporate decisions/interpretations made at the last six Conferences 
of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito, Chief, Office of Management Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
700 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2093
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD87
_______________________________________________________________________

1669. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: REMOVAL OF LLOYD'S HEDGEHOG 
CACTUS FROM FEDERAL LIST OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to remove Lloyd's hedgehog cactus from 
the Federal list of endangered and threatened plants. Lloyd's hedgehog 
cactus was listed as endangered on October 26, 1979, due to threats of 
collection and highway projects. Recent evidence indicates that Lloyd's 
hedgehog cactus is not a distinct species but rather a hybrid. Lloyd's 
hedgehog cactus is presently known from four counties in west Texas and 
one county in New Mexico and from Chihuahua, Mexico.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/14/96                    61 FR 30209
NPRM Comment Period End         08/13/96
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

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Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD91
_______________________________________________________________________

1670. RESCISSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR GRANTS IN AID (MARINE 
MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972)

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 1361 to 1407

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 82

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is rescinding 50 CFR 82, Administrative 
Procedures for Grants-in-Aid (Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972). 
This regulation was determined unnecessary because funding has not been 
provided for many years and adequate instructions are contained in the 
Act and in existing regulations to disseminate funds if they become 
available in the future. This action is part of the regulatory 
reinvention effort.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lang, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 140 ARLSQ, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2156
Fax: 703 358-1837
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD92
_______________________________________________________________________

1671. SAFE HARBOR POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR CANDIDATE AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 13; 50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes technical amendments to its general 
regulations implementing its permitting program. The proposed revisions 
would explain and clarify applicable general permit conditions to the 
permitting procedures associated with habitat conservation plans and 
safe harbor agreements issued under section 10 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973. The Service also announces a safe harbor policy 
under the Act, providing incentives for private and other non-Federal 
landowners to restore, enhance, or maintain habitat for endangered and 
threatened species. The Service, in cooperation with the appropriate 
State agencies, may enter into safe harbor agreements with non-Federal 
landowners to enhance the survival of listed species with the 
concurrence of the landowner, include proposed or candidate species in 
such agreements. A procedure and guidance for providing assurances to 
non-Federal landowners involved in candidate conservation also is 
proposed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/12/97                    62 FR 32189
NPRM Comment Period End         08/11/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD95
_______________________________________________________________________

1672. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF BLACK-FOOTED 
FERRETS IN NORTHWESTERN COLORADO AND NORTHEASTERN UT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service, in conjunction with the Bureau of Land 
Management, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and the Utah Division of 
Wildlife Resources, proposes to introduce black-footed ferrets into 
northwestern Colorado/northeastern Utah. The northwestern Colorado/
northeastern Utah experimental population area is proposed to be 
designated a nonessential experimental population in accordance with 
section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/29/97                    62 FR 23202
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD99
_______________________________________________________________________

1673. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
REINTRODUCTION OF A NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF GRIZZLY 
BEARS IN IDAHO AND MONTANA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to establish a nonessential experimental 
population of grizzly bears into the Bitterroot ecosystem in central 
Idaho and western Montana. This experimental population is proposed to 
be designated a nonessential experimental population in accordance with 
section 10(j) of the Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/02/97                    62 FR 35762
NPRM Comment Period End         10/09/97

[[Page 61854]]

NPRM Comment Period Reopened    10/28/97                    62 FR 55774
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE00
_______________________________________________________________________

1674. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
ESTABLISHMENT OF NONESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION OF TEN FRESHWATER 
MUSSELS IN HOLSTON RIVER SYSTEM IN TN AND VA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service plans to reintroduce ten mussels (Appalachian 
monkeyface pearlymussel, cracking pearlymussel, Cumberland monkeyface 
pearlymussel, dromedary pearlymussel, fanshell, orange-foot, pimpleback 
pearlymussel, ring pink mussel, rough pigtoe, and tan riffleshell) into 
historic habitat in the next 2 to 3 years. The mussels to be used in 
the reintroduction will include artificially propagated juveniles and 
adults taken from the wild, under certain circumstances. Mussel 
propagation technology currently is being developed using nonendangered 
surrogate species. The 4(d) rule will exempt unavoidable and 
unintentional take, such as fishing, boating, trapping, or wading.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE01
_______________________________________________________________________

1675. REVISION TO SUBCHAPTER C--THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM

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 460k

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 25; 50 CFR 26; 50 CFR 27; 50 CFR 28; 50 CFR 29; 
50 CFR 30; 50 CFR 31; 50 CFR 32; 50 CFR 34; 50 CFR 35; 50 CFR 36; 50 
CFR 37

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service plans to rewrite subchapter C to include new 
public recreation policy on National Wildlife Refuges to include 
opening refuges to all public recreation (hunting, fishing, wildlife 
observation, photography, boating, hiking, camping, and picnicking) at 
the time of purchase. This is an administrative action and will not 
involve compliance cost to the public.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Coleman, 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
Fax: 703 358-2248
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE02
_______________________________________________________________________

1676. PROPOSED APPROVAL OF SELECTED STATE PROGRAMS ALLOWING THE EXPORT 
OF GINSENG HARVESTED IN 1997-1999

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will announce findings on the export of American 
ginseng from the 1997-1999 harvest season in 25 states. The Service 
reviews information and data as a basis for determining whether to 
continue approval of export from specific States for this harvest 
season or to initiate changes. The State of Oregon intends to apply 
soon to export ginseng. Acceptance of information provided by State 
ginseng management programs allows the Service to expedite the issuance 
of permits as required by the CITES treaty.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
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
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE03
_______________________________________________________________________

1677. PROPOSED SPECIAL RULE WITH THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE VICUNA FROM 
ENDANGERED TO THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This special rule will be associated with the 
reclassification of vicuna from endangered to threatened under the 
Endangered Species Act. The rule will provide for the conservation

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of the species and will stipulate conditions that must be met to allow 
for the importation of commercial specimens of the species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
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
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE04
_______________________________________________________________________

1678. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 to 1407

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would revise the Service regulations providing for 
user fee collections from commercial importers and exporters of 
wildlife and wildlife products. The Service proposes a licensing and 
fee scheme which will exempt certain commercial importers and exporters 
from our inspection fee, based upon specific criteria, including 
country of origin, numbers of items, and permitting requirements. We 
propose to modify our user fee regulations to grant relief to certain 
individuals and small businesses, meeting the outlined criteria, from 
the designated port inspection fee and nondesignated administrative fee 
and hourly minimums only. This proposal, if implemented, will allow us 
to continue to collect data on fee collections in order to analyze the 
impact of user fees on small businesses for future decision making.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/22/98                     63 FR 3298
NPRM Comment Period End         03/23/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS500 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE08
_______________________________________________________________________

1679. EXPORT OF AMERICAN ALLIGATOR FOR THE 1998-2000 HARVEST SEASONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23.57; 50 CFR 17.42(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will make minor changes in the tagging requirements 
for American alligator skins to conform with the CITES tagging 
resolution and announces proposed findings on the effects of the export 
of American alligator under CITES for the 1998-2000 harvest seasons. 
This rule provides for the export of American alligator parts and 
products under CITES.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Branch of Operations, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 700 
Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2095
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE15
_______________________________________________________________________

1680. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CITES ACTION CONCERNING CHANGES TO APPENDICES TO 
LISTED SPECIES; SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING RESERVATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will announce decisions by the Conference of the 
Parties to CITES held in Harare, Zimbabwe, June 9-20, 1997, and request 
comments on possible reservations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/22/97                    62 FR 44627
NPRM Comment Period End         09/12/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
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
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE16
_______________________________________________________________________

1681. REVISIONS TO THE FEDERAL AID ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 777i; 16 USC 669i; 18 USC 701

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 80

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to revise part 80 to clarify the 
language in the administrative requirements section and simplify some 
of the procedures to enable the States and the public to better 
understand the procedures and requirements for obtaining and 
administering grants under the Federal Aid in Fish and Federal Aid in 
Wildlife Restoration Acts.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

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Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

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
Fax: 703 358-1837
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________

1682. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR BLACKBURN'S SPHINX MOTH 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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service is proposing to add the Blackburn's sphinx moth 
to the list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The single remaining 
population is found on the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. It 
is the largest (in adult form) native insect with a wing span of 5 
inches.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/02/97                    62 FR 15640
NPRM Comment Period End         06/02/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE20
_______________________________________________________________________

1683. REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND VISITOR FACILITY SITES ON 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 16 USC 460k; 16 USC 668dd; 16 USC 742a; 16 
USC 3101; 44 USC 3501

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes this amendment to current regulations in 
order to provide the Service with the proper authority to enforce 
regulations concerning public safety, protection of government 
property, and applicable State of Alaska fish and wildlife regulations 
on administrative and visitor facility sites which commonly are located 
outside the approved boundaries of national wildlife refuges.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/27/97                    62 FR 34681
NPRM Comment Period End         08/26/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Coleman, Chief, Division of Refuges, Department of 
the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 670 ARLSQ, 1849 
C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2029
Fax: 703 358-2248
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE21
_______________________________________________________________________

1684. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED STATUS FOR 
TEN PLANT TAXA FROM MAUI NUI, 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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 for 10 plant taxa without critical 
habitat designation. All 10 taxa are endemic to the Maui Nui group of 
islands in the Hawaiian Islands. This group includes Maui, Molokai, 
Lanai, and Kahoolawe and are found in a wide range of vegetative 
communities, elevation zones, and moisture regimes. The 10 plant taxa 
and their habitats have been variously affected or are currently 
threatened by one or more of the following: competition, predation or 
habitat degradation from alien species, natural disasters, and random 
environmental events.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/15/97                    62 FR 26757
NPRM Comment Period End         07/14/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARL SQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE22
_______________________________________________________________________

1685. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR TWO LARKSPURS FROM COASTAL NORTHERN 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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 for two plants (Baker's larkspur and 
yellow larkspur). These species grow in a variety of habitats including 
coastal prairie, coastal scrub or chaparral in Sonoma and Marin 
counties in northern California. Habitat loss and

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degradation, sheep grazing, road maintenance activities, and 
overcollection imperil the continued existence of these plants. Random 
events increase the risk of extinction to the extremely small plant 
populations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/19/97                    62 FR 33383
NPRM Comment Period End         08/18/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARL SQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE23
_______________________________________________________________________

1686. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR IONE BUCKWHEAT AND THREATENED STATUS FOR IONE 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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposed endangered status for ione buckwheat (a 
perennial herb) and threatened status for ione manzanita (an evergreen 
shrub of the heath family). These two species occur primarily on 
gravelly clay soils with iron oxide crust within chaparral (derived 
from the iron formation) in Amador or Calaveras counties in the central 
Sierra Nevada foothills of California. They are imperiled by one or 
more of the following factors: mining, clearing of vegetation for 
agriculture and fire protection, disease, inadequate regulatory 
mechanisms, habitat fragmentation, residential and commercial 
development, changes in fire frequency, and continued erosion due to 
prior off-road vehicle use. Random events increase the risk to the few, 
small populations of ione buckwheat. Ownership of most occurrences of 
these two species is private. One population of each occurs on Federal 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Other potential Federal 
involvement includes the use of Federal highway funds, the permitting 
of lignite or coal mines through the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, and the relicensing of hydro-electric 
projects by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/25/97                    62 FR 34190
NPRM Comment Period End         08/25/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE25
_______________________________________________________________________

1687. IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR TROPHIES FROM CANADA; ADDITION OF 
POPULATIONS TO THE LIST OF AREAS APPROVED FOR IMPORT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule announces proposed findings on the import of polar 
bears taken in sport hunts in the areas formerly known as Parry 
Channel-Baffin Bay and Queen Elizabeth Islands, Northwest Territories, 
Canada. These findings include polar bears taken but not imported prior 
to enactment of the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
(MMPA). The Service summarizes the new research data used by Canada to 
redefine these areas into five populations: Queen Elizabeth Islands, 
Norwegian Bay, Kane Basin, Lancaster Sound and Baffin Bay and provides 
a summary of the Nunavut Land Claim and the new flexible quota option. 
The Service proposes to find that Lancaster Sound and Norwegian Bay 
meet the requirements of the MMPA and to add them to the list of 
approved populations in the regulations. On the other hand, the Service 
proposes to defer the decision on the remaining three populations: 
Queen Elizabeth Islands, Baffin Bay and the Kane Basin. The Service 
intends to make these findings for multiple sport hunting seasons 
pending receipt of substantial new information or review as required 
under the MMPA.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/02/98                     63 FR 5340
NPRM Comment Period End         03/04/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Maggie Tieger, Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of 
Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 420 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-2104
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE26
_______________________________________________________________________

1688. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED THREATENED 
STATUS FOR NEWCOMB'S SNAIL 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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposes threatened status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for Newcomb's snail. This 
freshwater snail is restricted to the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. The 
known

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historic distribution of this snail has greatly decreased and extant 
populations are presently limited to restricted habitats on five 
perennial streams on State land. The five known populations of this 
snail and its habitat are currently threatened by predation by a 
species of non-native predatory snail and two species of non-native 
marsh flies. These populations are also subject to an increased 
likelihood of extirpation from naturally occurring events, including 
natural disasters such as hurricanes and landslides. All populations of 
this species occur on State-owned lands.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/21/97                    62 FR 38953
NPRM Comment Period End         09/19/97
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/12/97                    62 FR 60676
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE27
_______________________________________________________________________

1689. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
KLAMATH RIVER POPULATION SEGMENT OF BULL TROUT AS ENDANGERED AND 
COLUMBIA RIVER POPULATION SEGMENT AS THREATENED

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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Klamath River population 
segment of bull trout (members of the char subgroup in the salmon 
family) as endangered from south-central Oregon and the Columbia River 
population segment of bull trout as threatened from the northwestern 
United States and British Columbia, Canada, with a special rule 
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The Klamath River 
population segment, comprised of seven bull trout populations from 
south-central Oregon, is threatened by habitat degradation, passage 
restrictions at dams, and competition from non-native lake and brook 
trout. The special rule allows for take of bull trout within the 
Columbia River population segment if in accordance with applicable 
State fish and wildlife conservation laws and regulations. Pursuant to 
a court order, this rule is based on the 1994 administrative record. 
All available information, including current data, will be considered 
prior to promulgation of a final rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/13/97                    62 FR 32268
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    08/05/97                    62 FR 42092
NPRM Comment Period End         08/12/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE29
_______________________________________________________________________

1690. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR THE PLANT KECK'S SIDALCEA FROM TULARE COUNTY, 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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list Sidalcea keckii (Keck's 
sidalcea) as endangered pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. 
This annual herb (belonging to the mallow family) is threatened by 
urban development, agricultural land conversion, and random events. The 
species (found on sparsely vegetated slopes of serpentine-derived clay 
in annual grasslands) is known only from one population in the south-
central Tulare County on private land and is not in an approved habitat 
conservation plan. The likelihood of any Federal involvement is small, 
however, the Bureau of Reclamation's renewal of the Central Valley 
Project Friant water contracts may affect the species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/28/97                    62 FR 40325
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    09/24/97                    62 FR 49954
NPRM Comment Period End         09/26/97
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    01/22/98                     63 FR 3301
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    08/29/98                    63 FR 44417
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE30
_______________________________________________________________________

1691. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED RULE TO 
LIST THE ILLINOIS CAVE AMPHIPOD AS ENDANGERED

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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

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Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the Illinois cave amphipod, Gammarus 
acherondytes. Historically, the amphipod was known from six cave 
streams in Monroe and St. Clair counties, Illinois. Recent surveys have 
found the species at only three of the original six sites. The species 
is believed to be threatened primarily by groundwater pollution which 
is likely due to the application of pesticides in cave stream recharge 
areas. A possible secondary threat is contamination of subsurface water 
by human and animal wastes from sewage and septic systems and livestock 
feedlots. The Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Health Department supports 
listing this species as a means of justifying greater protection for 
groundwater in the Karst area. Also the Natural Heritage Division of 
the Illinois Department of Conservation supports Federal listing of 
this species. It is currently a State-listed endangered species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/28/97                    62 FR 40319
NPRM Comment Period End         09/26/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE31
_______________________________________________________________________

1692. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR PLANT IN WENATCHEE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON

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 6 months) on a proposed listing 
no later than 1 year after such proposal.

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered species status pursuant to 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the Wenatchee Mountains checker-
mallow (Sidalcea oregana var calva). This plant is endemic to meadows 
that have surface water on saturated soil in the spring and early 
summer at middle elevations in the Wenatchee Mountains of Chelan 
county, Washington. Although five populations of this plant are known, 
three of these have very few individuals. The estimated total number of 
plants is about 3,300. The primary threats to this plant include 
alterations of hydrology, rural residential development and associated 
activities, competition from native and alien plants, recreation, fire 
suppression and activities associated with fire suppression. To a 
lesser extent, the taxon is threatened by livestock grazing, road 
construction and timber harvesting and associated impacts including 
changes in surface-runoff in the small watersheds in which the plant 
occurs. This proposal, if made final, would implement the Federal 
protection and recovery programs of the Act for this plant.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/01/97                    62 FR 41328
NPRM Comment Period End         09/30/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE32
_______________________________________________________________________

1693. EXPORTATION OF MARINE MAMMAL PRODUCTS FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This regulatory action concerns a modification to export 
marine mammal products and to Native exemption provisions in the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act. The action will be made to allow for cultural 
exchange of marine mammal products between Natives of Alaska, 
Greenland, Russia and Canada.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
520 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE33
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1694. INJURIOUS WILDLIFE; ADDITION OF BRUSH-TAILED POSSUM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 16

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to review the economic and biological 
information on the brush-tailed possum of genus Trichosurus for 
possible addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey 
Act.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           01/24/96                     61 FR 1893
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/25/96
NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Fish and Wildlife Management, 
Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 840 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1718
Fax: 703 358-2044

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Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE34
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1695. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY APPROVAL OF 
TUNGSTEN-IRON SHOT AS NONTOXIC FOR THE 1998-99 SEASON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is proposing to amend section 20.21(j) to grant 
temporary approval of tungsten-iron shot as nontoxic for the 1998-99 
migratory bird hunting season, except in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) 
Delta, Alaska. The Service has previously granted temporary approval of 
tungsten-iron shot as nontoxic for the 1997-98 season. The 
toxicological report, which is an extensive literature search and 
analysis of tungsten and tungsten-iron, suggests that these compounds 
are nontoxic under assumed use and in the environment. Analysis of the 
toxicity study reveals no adverse effects over a 30-day period when 
dosing mallards with 8 bb-size tungsten-iron shot. However, there is 
some concern that the absorption of tungsten into the femur, kidney, 
and liver could potentially affect the spectacled eider, a species 
already subject to adverse weather, predation, and lead poisoning on 
the Y-K Delta. Until a reproductive/chronic toxicity test has been 
completed and the Service has reviewed the results, tungsten-iron shot 
will not be approved for the Y-K Delta.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/27/98                    63 FR 40777
NPRM Comment Period End         08/26/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1838
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE35
_______________________________________________________________________

1696. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST 3 AQUATIC 
SNAILS AS ENDANGERED; 3 AQUATIC SNAILS AS THREATENED IN MOBILE RIVER 
BASIN, ALABAMA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list cylindrical lioplax, flat 
pebblesnail and plicate rocksnail as endangered; painted rocksnail, 
round rocksnail and lacy elimia as threatened species under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. These aquatic snails are 
found in localized portions of the Black Warrior, Cahaba, Alabama and 
Coosa Rivers or their tributaries in Alabama. Impoundment and water 
quality degradation have eliminated the 6 snails from 90 percent or 
more of their historic habitat. Surviving populations are currently 
threatened by pollutants such as sediments and nutrients that wash into 
streams from the land surface.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/17/97                    62 FR 54020
NPRM Comment Period End         12/16/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE36
_______________________________________________________________________

1697. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; THREATENED STATUS 
FOR VIRGINIA SNEEZEWEED; A PLANT FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list Virginia Sneezeweed (Helenium 
Virginicum) as a threatened species, under the authority of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This rare plant is 
restricted to seasonally inundated sinkhole ponds and meadows in 
Augusta and Rockingham Counties, Virginia. Five of the 25 known extant 
populations are on U.S. Forest Service land, the others are on private 
land. This perennial plant is threatened by residential development, 
incompatible agricultural practices, filling and ditching of its 
wetland habitat and other disruptions of its habitat and the hydrology 
that maintains it. At several sites, ditches have been constructed to 
reduce the length of time that standing water is present. This has 
caused the species at one of the sites to be reduced to near 
extinction. Virginia Sneezeweed is presently listed as endangered by 
the State of Virginia.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/29/97                    62 FR 50896
NPRM Comment Period End         11/28/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE37

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1698. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR TWO CAVE ANIMALS FROM HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 for two animals, the Kauai Cave Wolf 
Spider and the Kauai Cave Amphipod. These two species are found on the 
Hawaiian Island of Kauai. The Kauai Cave Wolf Spider is known from two 
populations and the Kauai Cave Amphipod is known from four populations. 
These animals and their habitats have been variously affected or are 
currently threatened by the following: habitat degradation/loss from 
development; competition for space, water, and nutrients by naturalized 
introduced animals; biological/chemical pesticide use; and an increased 
likelihood of extinction from proposed development activities and 
naturally occurring events. This proposal, if made final, would extend 
Federal protection and recovery provisions of the Act for these animal 
taxa. Additionally, Hawaii State regulations protecting these animals 
would be triggered. All populations of these species occur on privately 
owned lands.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/05/97                    62 FR 64340
NPRM Comment Period End         02/03/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE39
_______________________________________________________________________

1699. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR TWO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY MAMMALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Riparian Brush Rabbit and 
Woodrat pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The Brush 
Rabbit and Woodrat inhabit riparian communities along the lower 
portions of the San Joaquin and Stanislaus Rivers (within Caswell State 
Park) in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, California. Only a single 
remaining population of each species has been confirmed. Potential 
threats to these species include flooding, wildlife, predation, and 
other factors.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/21/97                    62 FR 62276
NPRM Comment Period End         01/20/98
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    04/13/98                    63 FR 17981
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________

1700. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
ST. ANDREW BEACH MOUSE AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status for the St. Andrews 
beach mouse pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. 
This subspecies is restricted to coastal sand dunes and had an historic 
distribution that included the northeast FL panhandle from Gulf County 
into portions of Bay County. Its current range is limited to a portion 
of the St. Joseph Peninsula in Gulf County within St. Joseph Peninsula 
and William J. Rish State Parks and some private lands. Habitat impacts 
causing loss of mice and the species' local capability to recover from 
such impacts are primarily responsible for the range curtailment. 
Threats to beach mouse habitat include severe storms, coastal land 
development and its associated activities, and non-storm related 
natural shoreline erosion. Additional threats include predation by 
free-ranging domestic cats and displacement by house mice. This species 
is State-listed as endangered.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/17/97                    62 FR 54028
NPRM Comment Period End         12/16/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE41
_______________________________________________________________________

1701. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST TOPEKA SHINER 
AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Topeka shiner as an 
endangered species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended. The Topeka shiner is a small fish, presently known 
from small tributary streams in the Kansas and Neosho River Basins in 
Kansas; the Missouri, Grand, Loamine, Chariton,

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and Des Moines River Basins in Missouri; the North Racoon River Basin 
in Iowa; the James and Vermillion River watersheds in South Dakota; and 
the Rock River watershed in Minnesota. More than 95 percent of the 
remaining populations of the Topeka shiner occur on private lands with 
the remaining populations on State and Federal lands belonging to the 
States of Kansas and Missouri and the National Park Service. The Topeka 
shiner is threatened by habitat destruction, degradation, modification, 
and fragmentation resulting from siltation, reduced water quality, 
tributary impoundment, stream channelization, and stream dewatering. 
The species is also impacted by introduced predatious fishes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/24/97                    62 FR 55381
NPRM Comment Period End         12/23/97
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE42
_______________________________________________________________________

1702. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
DETERMINATION OF THREATENED STATUS FOR KOALA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposed to determine threatened status for the 
Australian koala. The eucalyptus forest and woodland ecosystem on which 
this arboreal marsupial depends has been reduced by more than half and 
is continuing to deteriorate. The species also is threatened by habitat 
fragmentation and consequent potential loss of genetic viability, 
disease, and other factors. This proposal incorporates a finding that a 
petition requesting the listing of the koala is warranted. It is 
emphasized that any final rule resulting from this proposal would 
classify the koala or certain populations thereof as endangered or 
could exempt certain populations from any classification.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________

1703. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR PLANT ROUGH POPCORNFLOWER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the plant rough popcornflower as 
an endangered species under the authority contained in the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended. This species is restricted to wet 
swales and meadows in Douglas County, Oregon, where only 10 occurrences 
are known. Most populations are small with few individuals. The total 
estimated number of plants is 3,000 within a combined area of about 10 
acres (most on private land). Threats to this species include 
destruction and/or alteration of habitat by development and 
hydrological changes (e.g., wetland fills, draining, construction); 
spring and summer grazing by domestic cattle, horses, and sheep; 
roadside maintenance; and competition from native and alien plant 
species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/20/97                    62 FR 61953
NPRM Comment Period End         01/20/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________

1704. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED REVISION 
OF SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR GRAY WOLF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On November 22, 1994, the Service published special rules to 
establish nonessential experimental populations of gray wolves in 
Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. The nonessential 
experimental population areas include all of Wyoming, most of Idaho, 
and much of central and southern Montana. This proposed revision is to 
amend a section of the special regulations so that it clearly applies 
within the Yellowstone nonessential experimental population area and 
the central Idaho nonessential experimental population area as 
described in 7(ii). Ongoing litigation requires the clarification of 
the Service's need and authority to remove these animals from the area 
through live capture or lethal means in the interest of attaining gray 
wolf recovery goals. This proposed change will not affect any of the 
assumptions and earlier analysis made in the environmental impact 
statement or other portions of the special rules.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/11/97                    62 FR 65237
NPRM Comment Period End         01/12/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE45
_______________________________________________________________________

1705. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR CATESBAEA MELANOCARPA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to determine catesbaea melanocarpa (no 
common name) to be an endangered species pursuant to the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended. Catesbaea melanocarpa (branching 
shrub) is known from Puerto Rico, St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
Barbuda, Antigua, and Guadeloupe. In Puerto Rico, it is currently known 
from only one location in Cabo Rojo, and in the U.S. Virgin Islands it 
is known from one location near Christiansted, St. Croix. Both 
populations are located on privately owned land subject to intense 
pressure for development for residential tourism and industrial 
purposes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/16/97                    62 FR 65783
NPRM Comment Period End         02/17/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE48
_______________________________________________________________________

1706. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR OAHU ELEPAIO FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes endangered status pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for the Oahu elepaio. This 
bird is endemic to the Island of Oahu, HI, where it was formerly found 
in all forested areas on the island. It is currently found in greatly 
reduced numbers and range in six isolated populations occurring in mid-
elevation forests in the southern Koolau mountain range and parts of 
the Waianae mountain range. The Oahu elepaio is now thought to occupy 
less than 8 percent of its original, prehistoric range. It may have 
been affected in the past or continue to be threatened by one or more 
of the following: habitat degradation, including habitat fragmentation; 
population fragmentation; predation by introduced alien mammals; 
competition from introduced alien birds, and introduced avian disease. 
The Oahu elepaio is also subject to an increased likelihood of 
extinction from naturally occurring events, including natural 
disasters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________

1707. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED THREATENED 
STATUS FOR PLANT HOWELL'S SPECTACULAR THELYPODY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list Howell's spectacular thelypody 
as threatened pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended. This plant is known from 11 sites in Baker and Union Counties, 
OR, all on privately-owned land. This taxon is threatened by a variety 
of factors including habitat destruction and fragmentation from 
agricultural and urban development, grazing by domestic livestock, 
competition from non-native vegetation, and alterations of wetland 
hydrology.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/13/98                     63 FR 1948
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/05/98                    63 FR 10817
NPRM Comment Period End         03/16/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE52
_______________________________________________________________________

1708. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DETERMINATION OF 
THE PECOS PUPFISH TO BE ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Pecos pupfish as an 
endangered

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species under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended. The historical range of the Pecos pupfish included the 
mainstream Pecos River from the vicinity of Roswell, Chaves County, New 
Mexico, downstream to the vicinity of Sheffield, Pecos County, Texas, 
and included various lakes, gypsum sinkholes, saline springs, and 
tributaries associated with the river. The primary reason for the rapid 
range reduction is hybridization with and/or replacement by the 
Sheepshead minnow, a nonnative species introduced into the Pecos River 
between 1980 and 1984.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/30/98                     63 FR 4608
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/27/98                    63 FR 14892
NPRM Comment Period End         03/31/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________

1709. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST DESERT MILK 
VETCH AS THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list desert milk vetch, a low-growing 
herbaceous plant in the bean family with white flowers and compound 
leaves, as threatened. This species is restricted to a sandstone 
outcropping near the town of Birdeye, Utah County, UT. It is threatened 
by cattle grazing and trampling, residential development and low 
numbers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/28/98                     63 FR 4207
NPRM Comment Period End         03/30/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE57
_______________________________________________________________________

1710. SEASONAL CLOSURE OF THE MOOSE RANGE MEADOWS PUBLIC ACCESS 
EASEMENTS IN THE KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460k et seq; 16 USC 668dd et seq; 16 USC 742a 
et seq; 16 USC 3101 et seq; 44 USC 3501 et seq; PL 105-57

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to restrict public access and use of 
public easements in the Moose Range Meadows area within the boundary of 
the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). Public access and use will 
be prohibited on the Service-managed easements from July 1 through 
August 15 annually. The seasonal closure will be in effect on the 25-
foot-wide streamside easements on both banks of the Kenai River, and on 
the 25-foot-wide access easements running from Funny River Road and 
Keystone Drive to the downstream ends of the stream side easements on 
the south and north banks of the river, respectively.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/18/98                    63 FR 13158
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE58
_______________________________________________________________________

1711. PUBLIC USE REGULATIONS FOR KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 460(k) et seq; 16 USC 668dd et seq; 16 USC 
3101 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service will propose regulations to implement portions of 
the Public Use Management Plan (PUMP) for the Kodiak National Wildlife 
Refuge. Proposed regulations will include access restrictions and 
specific requirements and limitations related to commercial and 
administrative structures, camping, snow machines, pack animals, tent 
platforms, food containers, and fish cleaning. The PUMP was prepared 
with an environmental assessment and was reviewed in an appropriate 
public involvement process. The final document was released in November 
1993. By implementing the PUMP, compatible public uses will be allowed 
while protecting the refuge resources.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Stevens, Refuges and Wildlife, Department of the 
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E Tudor Road, 
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: 907 786-3499

RIN: 1018-AE60
_______________________________________________________________________

1712. EAGLE PERMITS; PERMITS FOR FALCONRY PURPOSES; PERMITS TO TAKE 
GOLDEN EAGLE NESTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 668a

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 22.24; 50 CFR 22.25

Legal Deadline: None

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Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the eagle permit regulations 
providing for the taking, possession, and transportation of bald and 
golden eagles. The Service is revising the requirements for falconry 
purposes. The Service is adding additional requirements to allow a 
limited amount of take (relocation or destruction) of inactive bald 
eagle nests in Alaska.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, 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: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management Office, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE62
_______________________________________________________________________

1713. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; SPECIFIC PERMIT PROVISIONS; IMPORT AND 
EXPORT PERMITS; BANDING OR MARKING PERMITS; AND SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING 
PERMITS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 712(2)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the Migratory Bird Permit 
Regulations providing permits for the taking, possession, 
transportation, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, and banding 
or marking of migratory birds. The Service is revising the requirements 
for scientific collecting, banding or marking permits and import and 
export permits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, 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: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management Office, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________

1714. MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; INTRODUCTION, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND 
EXCEPTIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 712(2)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the migratory bird permit 
regulations providing permits for the taking, possession, 
transportation, sale, purchase, and barter of migratory birds. The 
Service is revising these permit calculations to update, simplify 
language, clarify and ensure consistency in text between all parts and 
sections.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, 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: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Migratory Bird Management Office, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE64
_______________________________________________________________________

1715. IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE CONCERNING 
INTERNATIONAL MAIL, PET BIRDS, BORDER PORTS, SHELLFISH AND FISHERY 
PRODUCTS EXEMPTION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes this regulatory action that will make 
changes to part 14, Importation, Exportation and Transportation of 
Wildlife concerning international mail, pet birds, border ports and 
shellfish and fishery products exemption. Changes will involve 
requiring a declaration of commercial mail wildlife shipments, 
requiring Wild Bird Conservation Act permitted shipments to go through 
a designated port, clarifying use of border ports, and clarifying 
current exemptions for shellfish and fishery products.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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: Kevin R. Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
520 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE70

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1716. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1994 AMENDMENTS TO THE MARINE MAMMALS 
PROTECTION ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 to 1374

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 104 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act authorizes 
the Director of the Service, acting on behalf of the Secretary of the 
Interior, to issue permits for activities otherwise prohibited by the 
Act. Per the 1994 amendments to the Act, regulations will be developed 
for issuance of general authorizations and permits.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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, 700 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 703 358-2104
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE72
_______________________________________________________________________

1717. RECLASSIFICATION OF THE NAMIBIAN POPULATION OF CHEETAH FROM 
ENDANGERED TO THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361; 16 USC 1531 et seq; 16 USC 4201; PL 99-
625

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to reclassify the cheetah in Namibia 
from endangered to threatened based on a review of the population 
status and management, including protected status, of the species 
within that country. Namibia has one of the largest populations of the 
cheetahs within the species' extensive range (much of Africa and Iran).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
750 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE73
_______________________________________________________________________

1718. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED GENTNER'S FRITILARIA (MISSION BELLS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Gentner's fritilaria (missionbells). This species is known from 
Josephine and Jackson Counties, Oregon. Threats include housing 
development, succession, logging and collection.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/23/98                    63 FR 13819
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE75
_______________________________________________________________________

1719. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED MARIANA FRUIT BAT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened the 
Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus mariannus mariannus). This species is known 
from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, Tinian, 
and Agiguan Islands. Threats include deforestation, overhunting, 
poaching, and snake predation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/26/98                    63 FR 14641
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/29/98                    63 FR 29367
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE83
_______________________________________________________________________

1720. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; PROPOSAL TO LIST NORTHERN IDAHO 
GROUND SQUIRREL AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened the 
Northern Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus). This 
species is known from Adams County, ID. Threats include agricultural 
land conversion, meadow invasion of conifers, grazing by domestic 
livestock, off-road and on-road vehicle use, campground expansion and 
recreational shooting.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/23/98                    63 FR 13825
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE84
_______________________________________________________________________

1721. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED COWHEAD LAKE TUI CHUB

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Cowhead Lake tui chub (Gila bicolor vaccaceps). This species is known 
from Moduc County, CA. Threats include diversion of water, reduction of 
riparian vegetation, and predation from snakes and birds and 
pesticides.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/30/98                    63 FR 15152
NPRM Comment Period End         05/29/98
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/17/98                    63 FR 33033
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE85
_______________________________________________________________________

1722. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS, PROPOSAL TO LIST 
DEVIL'S RIVER MINNOW AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Devil's River minnow (Dionda diaboli). This species is known from Val 
Verde County, TX. Threats include habitat loss from inundation at 
Amistad Reservoir and reduced instream flow caused by diversions or 
drought.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/27/98                    63 FR 14885
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    05/14/98                    63 FR 26764
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE86
_______________________________________________________________________

1723. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
COLORADO BUTTERFLY PLANT AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened the 
Colorado butterfly plant (Gaura neoexicana ssp. coloradensis). This 
species is known from Laramie County, WY, and northern Weld County, CO. 
Threats include herbicide application for noxious weeds and natural 
succession/competition from shrubs, forbs and introduced weeds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/24/98                    63 FR 14060
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________

1724. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS 
ENDANGERED OR THREATENED PUZZLE SUNFLOWER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline:  NPRM, Judicial, April 1, 1998.

Abstract: The Service proposes to list Puzzle sunflower (Helianthus 
paradoxus) as endangered or threatened. This species is known from TX 
and NM. Threats include falling water tables and depleted springs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/01/98                    63 FR 15808
NPRM Comment Period End         06/01/98
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    06/15/98                    63 FR 32635
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE88

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1725.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LISTING OF 
SEVERAL EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANT UNITS OF WEST COAST STEELHEAD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service is adding several evolutionary significant units 
(ESU) of west coast steelhead to the list of endangered and threatened 
wildlife in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 
amended. The southern California and Upper Columbia River Basin ESU are 
added as endangered, and the central California coast, south-central 
California coast Snake River Basin, lower Columbia River, and Central 
Valley California ESUs are added as threatened. This amendment is based 
on determinations by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National 
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, which has 
jurisdiction over this species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________

1726.  AMENDMENT BY BRAZIL TO APPENDIX III LISTING OF BIGLEAF 
MAHOGANY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service announces an amendment to the appendix III 
listing of bigleaf mahogany under the Convention on International Trade 
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The species in 
the Americas and its logs, sawn wood, and veneer sheets have been 
included in appendix III since November 1995, based on an action by the 
Government of Costa Rica. The Government of Brazil has supplied 
information to the CITES Secretariat to independently include its 
population in appendix III to support its national legislation for 
species and the need for cooperation of other CITES countries in 
controlling the international trade. The Service will consider any 
comments received on whether to enter a reservation on the Federative 
Republic of Brazil's action for its population.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
750 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE99
_______________________________________________________________________

1727.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST 
COASTAL-PUGET SOUND JARBIDGE RIVER AND ST. MARY'S-BELLY RIVER POPULATION 
SEGMENTS OF BULL TROUT AS THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Coastal-Puget Sound 
population segment of Bull Trout from the coastal drainages and Puget 
Sound in western Washington; the Jarbidge River population segment of 
Bull Trout from the Jarbidge River Basin in Southern Idaho and Northern 
Nevada; and the St. Mary-Belly River population segment of Bull Trout 
in St. Mary and Belly Rivers in Northwestern Montana as threatened with 
a special rule, pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The 
fish is threatened by one or more of the following: habitat degradation 
from past and ongoing land management activities such as mining, road 
construction and maintenance, and grazing. The special rule allows for 
take of Bull Trout within three population segments if in accordance 
with applicable State and Native American tribal fish and wildlife 
conservation laws and regulations, and conservation plans.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF01
_______________________________________________________________________

1728.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST CONTIGUOUS U.S. DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENTS OF CANADA LYNX AS 
THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the contiguous States population 
of the Canada lynx as threatened, with a special rule, pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. This population segment 
includes the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana Utah, 
Wyoming, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine, New 
Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts The 
contiguous U.S. population segment of the Canada lynx is threatened by 
human alteration of forests, low numbers as a result of past 
overexploitation, expansion of the range of competitors (bobcats, 
coyotes),

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and elevated levels of human access into lynx habitat. This rule also 
lists the captive population of Canada lynx within the coterminous U.S. 
(lower 48) as threatened due to similarity of appearance with a special 
rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/08/98                    63 FR 36994
NPRM Comment Period End         09/30/98
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered Species, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF03
_______________________________________________________________________

1729.  ANNOUNCEMENT OF DRAFT POLICY FOR EVALUATION OF 
CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN MAKING LISTING DECISIONS

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 announce a draft policy for the evaluation of 
conservation efforts in making listing decisions under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The policy identifies criteria 
to be used in determining whether conservation agreements, conservation 
plans, management plans, or other formalized conservation efforts 
remove the need to list a species as threatened or endangered under the 
Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF11
_______________________________________________________________________

1730.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST THE ALABAMA STURGEON AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Alabama sturgeon occurs in Alabama. The primary threat to 
the continued survival of the Alabama sturgeon is its limited numbers, 
and its apparent inability to increase its population size and range.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF12
_______________________________________________________________________

1731.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST THE SCALESHELLED MUSSEL AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The scaleshelled mussel is known to occur in Missouri, 
Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Threats include a general deterioration of 
water quality.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF14
_______________________________________________________________________

1732.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST SCLEROCACTUS BREVISPINUS (PARIETTE CACTUS) AS ENDANGERED OR 
THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This species was recently described as a new species in 1994. 
It was previously included in Sclerocactus glaucus (Vinta Basin 
Hookless Cactus), a threatened species under the Endangered Species 
Act. This proposal is to address this change in taxonomy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF15

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_______________________________________________________________________

1733.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL 
TO LIST ALLIUM GOODDINGII (GOODDING'S ONION) AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This perennial plant occurs in Arizona and New Mexico. 
Logging, grazing, road construction and recreation impacts are the 
reasons for the declining status of the species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF18
_______________________________________________________________________

1734.  PROPOSED DELISTING OF THE GRIZZLY BEAR IN THE YELLOWSTONE 
ECOSYSTEM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The grizzly bear is classified as a threatened species in the 
lower 48 States. Six distinct recovery zones have been established in 
the States of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The Yellowstone 
Ecosystem (Yellowstone Recovery Zone) supports a growing population of 
grizzly bears and recovery planning efforts there are expected to 
result in a secure management scheme by early 1999 that will allow the 
Service to proceed with a proposal to delist the Yellowstone grizzly 
population. Other grizzly population will retain threatened status 
under the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF22
_______________________________________________________________________

1735.  MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS; SPECIFIC PERMIT PROVISIONS; 
SPECIAL PURPOSE PERMITS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 712(2); PL 95-616

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 27; 50 CFR 31; 50 CFR 32; 50 CFR 33; 50 CFR 34

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to amend the migratory bird permit 
regulations providing permits for the taking, possession, 
transportation, sale, purchase, and barter of migratory birds. The 
Service is revising and updating the requirements for special purpose 
permits. Due to the large number of permits issued under ``Special 
purpose,'' the Service proposes to create four new sections for 
specific types of the most frequently issued special purpose permit: 
Rehabilitation, Possession, Salvage, and Migratory Game Birds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 634 ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Completed Actions
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1736. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: CALIFORNIA PLANTS 
AND THE BLACK LEGLESS LIZARD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action - (Black legless 
lizard withdrawn 63 FR 43129)   08/12/98                    63 FR 43100
Final Action Effective          09/11/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________

1737. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PALLID MANZANITA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

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Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/22/98                    63 FR 19842
Final Action Effective          05/22/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________

1738. EXPORT OF RIVER OTTERS TAKEN IN MISSOURI IN 1996-97 AND SUBSEQUENT 
SEASONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/13/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Marshall Jones
Phone: 202 208-6393
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD63
_______________________________________________________________________

1739. STANDARDS FOR THE HUMANE AND HEALTHFUL TRANSPORT OF WILD REPTILES 
AND AMPHIBIANS TO THE UNITED STATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/26/98                    63 FR 45444

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rosemarie Gnam
Phone: 703 358-2095
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD98
_______________________________________________________________________

1740. ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: PREBLE'S MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/13/98                    63 FR 26517
Final Action Effective          06/12/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE06
_______________________________________________________________________

1741. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA; 
SUBPARTS C&D--1998-99 SUBSISTENCE TAKING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE 
REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 100

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/29/98                    63 FR 35332
Final Action Effective          07/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard Pospahala
Phone: 907 786-3467

RIN: 1018-AE12
_______________________________________________________________________

1742. NO SURPRISES POLICY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/23/98                     63 FR 8859
Final Action Effective          03/25/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE24
_______________________________________________________________________

1743. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED EMERGENCY 
RULE ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL MANATEE SANCTUARY IN KINGS BAY CRYSTAL 
RIVER, FL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/16/98                    63 FR 55553

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE47
_______________________________________________________________________

1744. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST SAN BERNARDINO 
KANGAROO RAT AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/24/98                    63 FR 51005
Final Action Effective          09/24/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE59
_______________________________________________________________________

1745. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; NONTOXIC SHOT; TEMPORARY APPROVAL OF 
TUNGSTEN-POLYMER AS NONTOXIC FOR THE 1998-99 SEASON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/07/98                    63 FR 54022
Final Action Effective          10/07/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Paul Schmidt
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE66
_______________________________________________________________________

1746. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST LAGRACIOSA 
THISTLE AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1018-AE81       03/30/98                    63 FR 15164

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE77
_______________________________________________________________________

1747. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED RULE TO 
LIST LOMPOC YERBA SANTA AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1018-AE81       03/30/98                    63 FR 15164

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE78
_______________________________________________________________________

1748. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES; PROPOSAL TO LIST AS ENDANGERED 
OR THREATENED GAVIOTA TARPLANT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1018-AE81       03/30/98                    63 FR 15164

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE79
_______________________________________________________________________

1749. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
SANTA CRUZ TARPLANT AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1018-AE81       03/30/98                    63 FR 15142

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE80
_______________________________________________________________________

1750. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO DELIST 
THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE AND REMOVE THE SIMILARITY OF APPEARANCE PROVISION 
FOR THE AMERICAN PEREGRINE FALCON

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - Duplicate of RIN 
1018-AF04                       10/21/98

RIN: 1018-AE90
_______________________________________________________________________

1751. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; PROPOSED 1997-98 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD 
HUNTING REGULATIONS (PRELIMINARY) WITH REQUESTS FOR INDIAN TRIBAL 
PROPOSALS

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/30/98                    63 FR 52348

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt
Phone: 703 358-1714
Fax: 703 358-2217
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE93
_______________________________________________________________________

1752.  CHANGE IN STATUS OF BOLIVIAN POPULATION OF BIGLEAF 
MAHOGANY IN APPENDIX III OF CITES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule announces a strengthening change in the status in 
appendix III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) of Bigleaf Mahogany from 
Bolivia and its logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets only, as submitted by 
the government of Bolivia to the CITES Secretariat. The Service will 
consider any comments received on whether to enter a reservation on 
this changed status for this population of the species, which has been 
in appendix III since November 1995.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/14/98                    63 FR 26739
Final Action Effective          05/14/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Susan Lieberman, Chief, Office of Scientific Authority, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
MS750 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE94

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_______________________________________________________________________

1753.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; REMOVAL OF 
CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE MEXICAN SPOTTED OWL, LOACH MINNOW AND SPIKEDACE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Service amends the list of threatened and endangered 
wildlife to remove critical habitat designations for the Mexican 
spotted owl, spikedace, and loach minnow, pursuant to the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973, as amended. By publication of the final rule, 
critical habitat is also removed from Mexican spotted owl, loach 
minnow, and spikedace.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/25/98                    63 FR 14378
Final Action Effective          03/25/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 452 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 703 358-2171
Fax: 703 358-2324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE95
BILLING CODE 4310-55-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1754. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SYMBOLS: UNITED STATES PARK POLICE INSIGNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will recognize an official United States Park Police 
insignia, provide for its future protection and prevent the 
unauthorized use of the insignia. The rule proposes to amend sections 
regarding authorized use and protection of the arrowhead symbol, add a 
section regarding the use and protection of the Park Ranger badge, and 
delete reference to the ``Parkscape Symbol.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________

1755. APPLICABILITY AND RESOURCE PROTECTION REVISIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            11/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC38
_______________________________________________________________________

1756. NON-FEDERAL OIL AND GAS RIGHTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 230a; 16 USC 450kk; 16 USC 459d-3; 
16 USC 459h-3; 16 USC 460ee; 16 USC 460cc-2(i); 16 USC 460m; 16 USC 
698c; 16 USC 698f; 16 USC 3101; 18 USC 3571; 18 USC 3581; 43 USC 600d

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 9

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update existing regulations that were 
promulgated in 1978 to make them consistent with existing laws, 
policies, and practices and will improve their clarity and workability. 
The rule will implement Congressional mandates for park resource 
protection contained in the Big Cypress National Preserve Act of 1988. 
The rule will strengthen the ability of the NPS to protect the natural, 
cultural, and historic resources of system units from non-Federal oil 
and gas and geothermal operations within park boundaries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carol McCoy, Chief, Policy and Regulations Section, 
Mining and Minerals Branch, Department of the Interior, National Park 
Service

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Phone: 303 969-2096

RIN: 1024-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________

1757. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT REGULATIONS 
FUTURE APPLICABILITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 3001

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 10.13

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule relates to one section of regulations 
implementing NAGPRA. This section outlines procedures for the future 
applicability of NAGPRA to museums and Federal agencies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting 
Archaeologist, Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Phone: 202 343-4101

RIN: 1024-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________

1758. DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, SPECIAL REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 462(k); 16 USC 3101 et seq

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 13.63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule will change out-of-date references to 
Mount McKinley National Park to Denali National Park. It will also 
consolidate in the special regulations existing designations closures, 
permit requirements, and other restrictions regarding vehicle use, 
vehicle traffic, oversize vehicles, snowmachines and public health, 
safety, and resource protection postings and closures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Russ Wilson, Alaska Desk Officer, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service
Phone: 202 208-6381

RIN: 1024-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________

1759. HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS IN THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 9a; 16 USC 791a et seq; 16 
USC 797c

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 19

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will implement section 2402 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992 (16 USC 797c). The rule will establish the procedure for the 
Director to follow in determining whether a new hydroelectric project 
located within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park System 
would have a direct adverse effect on Federal lands within that unit 
and the procedures for applicants to follow when filing with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________

1760. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 3

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will provide a process for authorizing the use of 
personal watercraft in units of the NPS through area designations by 
the Superintendent using the criteria, procedures, and standards 
adopted by this rule. This rule will enable the NPS to better manage 
the burgeoning use of personal watercraft in units of the NPS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/15/98                    63 FR 49312
NPRM Comment Period End         11/16/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________

1761. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND OF ASSISTANCE TO STATES; POST-
COMPLETION COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

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 460l-4

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 59

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This amendment to 36 CFR 59 modifies Land and Water 
Conservation Fund (L&WCF) post-completion requirements by: (1) 
clarifying the ``State'' planning prerequisite for conversion approval; 
(2) allowing the recipient of an L&WCF grant to use non-recreation land 
it currently owns, or non-recreation land

[[Page 61875]]

that is transferred from one public agency to another without payment, 
to satisfy the replacement requirement when land acquired with L&WCF 
assistance is proposed for conversion to other than public outdoor 
recreation uses, assuming all other eligibility criteria are met; (3) 
eliminating the requirement to notify NPS of all instances of 
obsolescence and facility use changes; and (4) establishing standards 
for resolving premature conversions to ensure their timely resolution.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Wayne Strum, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Recreation Programs Division, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 565-1129

RIN: 1024-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________

1762.  VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC SAFETY; OPERATING UNDER THE 
INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 4.23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to amend its 
regulations concerning motor vehicle operation under the influence of 
alcohol within units of the NPS. Current NPS regulations prohibit 
operation with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10 grams or 
more of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or 0.10 grams of alcohol 
per 210 liters of breath. On March 3, 1998, President Clinton directed 
the NPS to promulgate regulations adopting a stricter limit of 0.08 
grams BAC within units of the NPS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC69
_______________________________________________________________________

1763.  SOLID WASTE SITES IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 460l-22(c)

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 6.7

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) proposes to amend 36 CFR 6.7 
to clarify its applicability to mining-generated solid wastes in units 
of the NPS. The proposed amendments are not intended to change the 
substantive scope and goals of 36 CFR 6, which has been in effect since 
January 25, 1995.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Julia Brunner, Department of the Interior, National 
Park Service
Phone: 303 969-2012

RIN: 1024-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1764. NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Craig Shafer, NNL WASO Coordinator, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 219-8934

RIN: 1024-AB96
_______________________________________________________________________

1765. GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA FISHING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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 would allow several exemptions for 
specific commercial fishing activities in Glacier Bay National Park's 
marine waters from the existing Nationwide National Park Service 
prohibition on such activities. Some commercial fishing activities 
would cease at the end of their exemption period.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/05/91                    56 FR 37262
NPRM Comment Period End         11/03/91                    56 FR 46589
Reproposal                      04/16/97                    62 FR 18547
Comment Period End              06/01/98                    63 FR 23706
Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AB99
_______________________________________________________________________

1766. RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            12/01/97                    62 FR 63488
NPRM Comment Period End         01/30/98
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dick Young, Park Ranger, Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service
Phone: 757 898-7846

RIN: 1024-AC01
_______________________________________________________________________

1767. VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK: AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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         09/05/96                    61 FR 20775
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bruce McKeeman, Chief Ranger, Department of the 
Interior, National Park Service
Phone: 218 283-9821

RIN: 1024-AC23
_______________________________________________________________________

1768. GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK AND JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. MEMORIAL 
PARKWAY: SNOWMOBILE AND SNOWPLANE ROUTES AND REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________

1769. PROCEDURES FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIC 
PRESERVATION PROGRAMS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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) staffing the State historic 
preservation office; (2) setting standards for 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                            10/02/96                    61 FR 51536

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NPRM Comment Period End         12/02/96
Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: John W. Renaud, Department of the Interior, National 
Park Service
Phone: 202 343-1059

RIN: 1024-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________

1770. BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE; RECREATIONAL FROGGING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.86

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will allow the recreational, non-commercial taking 
of the pig frog (Rana grylio) in the Preserve. The rule will designate 
seasons, times, locations, methods, and means of taking, and establish 
harvest limits and permit requirements.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/22/96                    61 FR 59393
NPRM Comment Period End         01/21/97
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kevin Kacer, Chief Ranger, Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Big Cypress National Preserve
Phone: 941 695-2000

RIN: 1024-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________

1771. DELAWARE WATER GAP NRA, BICYCLE TRAIL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.71

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will designate certain routes within a nondeveloped 
area of Delaware Water Gap NRA as open to bicycle use, and will 
regulate their use in this area.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/13/97                    62 FR 60815
NPRM Comment Period End         01/12/98
Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Wayne Valentine, Supervisory Park Ranger, Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service
Phone: 908 841-9533

RIN: 1024-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________

1772. KALOKO-HONOKOHOU NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK: PUBLIC NUDITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.87

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will prohibit public nudity within the boundaries 
of Kaloko-Honokohou National Historic Park, Hawaii. The existing 
practice of recreational public nudity is in conflict with the enabling 
legislation of the Park (16 U.S.C. 396d) and the traditional values of 
native Hawaiian culture which the Park was created to perpetuate and 
preserve.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/20/98                    63 FR 19436
NPRM Comment Period End         06/19/98
Final Action                    11/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________

1773. APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL--SNOWMOBILES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will designate trail crossings of snowmobile trails 
at three locations along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. These 
trail crossings are part of a State-approved network of snowmobile 
routes that exist on adjacent State lands. These crossings existed 
prior to the NPS assuming management of the National Scenic Trail. 
Designating these crossings fulfills assurances made by the NPS at the 
time of land acquisition that establishment of the permanent linear 
trail corridor would not sever established snowmobile routes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/19/98                    63 FR 13383
NPRM Comment Period End         05/18/98
Final Action                    11/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________

1774.  INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 44 USC 3506

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 15

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This final rule is an administrative change to 36 CFR to 
condense and clarify NPS information collection activities. This change 
will

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remove references to OMB approvals for collections of information 
presently scattered throughout NPS regulations and consolidate them in 
one part of 36 CFR. These changes do not increase the burden of 
information collection as described in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 or its implementing regulations at 5 CFR 1320.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities, 
Division, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., ms 7408, Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: chip h [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Completed Actions
National Park Service (NPS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1775. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT 
REGULATIONS; CIVIL PENALTIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 10

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              01/13/97                     62 FR 1820

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC48
BILLING CODE 4310-70-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________

1776. INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            01/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rod Young, Chief, Branch of Administrative Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4555

RIN: 1076-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________

1777. LEASING RESTRICTED LANDS OF MEMBERS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES 
OKLAHOMA, FOR MINING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            11/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Robertson, Realty Officer Muskogee Area Office, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 918 687-2324

RIN: 1076-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________

1778. EXPLORATION, MINING, AND RECLAMATION OF LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Pete Aguilar, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 303 969-5270

RIN: 1076-AD36
_______________________________________________________________________

1779. TRIBAL REORGANIZATION UNDER A FEDERAL STATUTE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Delores Springer, Office of Tribal Services, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-7435

RIN: 1076-AD46
_______________________________________________________________________

1780. PETITIONING PROCEDURES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Delores Springer, Office of Tribal Services, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-7435

RIN: 1076-AD47
_______________________________________________________________________

1781. ACADEMIC AND DORMITORY STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James C. Martin, Division Chief, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-5810

RIN: 1076-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________

1782. EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER THE JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            12/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin, Education Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-3478

RIN: 1076-AD58
_______________________________________________________________________

1783. LOANS TO INDIANS FROM THE REVOLVING LOAN FUND

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 1469

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 101

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct loan program is being eliminated. We will 
eliminate most of 25 CFR 101 and will rewrite the rest.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Woody Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD59
_______________________________________________________________________

1784. ARRANGEMENT WITH STATES, TERRITORIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES FOR SOCIAL 
WELFARE AND RELIEF OF DISTRESS OF INDIANS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 454

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 21

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau has never used this regulation. Other regulations 
in 25

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CFR provide adequate authority for the Bureau to contract with other 
organizations to provide social services for eligible Indians. Because 
this regulation is not needed, we will remove it from the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/01/96                    61 FR 33876
NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Larry R. Blair, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AD61
_______________________________________________________________________

1785. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  PL 104-4

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 277

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule is being eliminated because the program it governs 
has never been funded.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joann Sebastian Morris, Office of Indian Education 
Programs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-6123

RIN: 1076-AD69
_______________________________________________________________________

1786. ADULT VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 309; PL 88-230

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 27

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule for BIA's adult vocational training program is being 
rewritten in plain English as part of the President's regulatory reform 
initiative

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dean Poleahla, Office of Economic Development, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-2671

RIN: 1076-AD72
_______________________________________________________________________

1787. LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 1451

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 103

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule for the guaranteed loan program is being rewritten 
in plain English as part of the President's regulatory reform 
initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Woody Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD73
_______________________________________________________________________

1788. EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR ADULT INDIANS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 26

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule for BIA's employment assistance program for adult 
Indians is being rewritten in plain English as part of the President's 
regulatory reform initiative.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dean Poleahla, Office of Economic Development, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-2671

RIN: 1076-AD75
_______________________________________________________________________

1789. CERTIFICATES OF DEGREE OF INDIAN BLOOD

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  25 USC 9; 25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule establishes procedures for processing certificates 
of degree of Indian blood.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Office of Tribal Services, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD78
_______________________________________________________________________

1790. MORTGAGES AND DEEDS OF TRUST ON INDIVIDUALLY OWNED TRUST LAND OR 
LAND SUBJECT TO A RESTRICTION ON ALIENATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 483a

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 152

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Indians may mortgage or give deeds of trust to their 
restricted land with approval of the Secretary of the Interior. The 
regulation will state the conditions under which approval will be 
given.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD85
_______________________________________________________________________

1791.  ACQUISITION OF TITLE TO LAND IN TRUST

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 2719

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 151

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: On September 18, 1990, we issued the first regulations for 
acquisition in trust by the United States of lands for Indian tribes 
and individual Indians. This rule simplifies the process and criteria 
by which we determine whether to accept in trust lands located inside 
reservation boundaries or inside an approved Indian land Consolidation 
Area. The rule also sets out the process and criteria for determining 
whether to accept in trust lands located outside reservation 
boundaries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Terry Virden, Director, Office of Trust 
Responsibilities, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-5831

RIN: 1076-AD90
_______________________________________________________________________

1792.  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 13

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Bureau is updating this rule to reflect changes in 
welfare programs. The principal changes are due to Public Law 104-193 
which enacted welfare reform and removed welfare as an entitlement. The 
revised rule will reflect changes resulting from this law and other 
developments in national welfare policy.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Larry R. Blair, Chief, Division of Social Services, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AD91
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________

1793. LEASING AND PERMITTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            06/17/96                    61 FR 30560
NPRM Comment Period End         10/15/96
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Chief, Branch of Agriculture and Range, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-3598

RIN: 1076-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________

1794. NAVAJO PARTITIONED LANDS GRAZING REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            11/01/95                    60 FR 55506
NPRM Comment Period End         09/06/96                    61 FR 29327
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford, Chief, Branch of Agriculture and Range, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Phone: 202 208-3598

RIN: 1076-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________

1795. PREFERENCE IN EMPLOYMENT

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

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                            07/12/96                    61 FR 36671
NPRM Comment Period End         09/10/96
Final Action                    12/00/98
Final Action Effective          01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Office of Tribal Services, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________

1796. GRANTS TO TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND NAVAJO 
COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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 planning grants; (4) forward funding; (5) renovation and 
construction of facilities; and (6) preparing construction feasibility 
reports.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/01/97                    62 FR 15446
NPRM Comment Period End         06/02/98
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin, Education Specialist, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-3478

RIN: 1076-AD08
_______________________________________________________________________

1797. INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE SUPPORT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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: None

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                            07/30/96                    61 FR 39607
NPRM Comment Period End         09/30/96
Final Action                    12/00/98
Final Action Effective          02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Office of Tribal Services, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD15
_______________________________________________________________________

1798. TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 45 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1076-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________

1799. LEASING OSAGE RESERVATION LANDS FOR MINING OF MINERALS OTHER THAN 
OIL AND GAS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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 
eliminate inaccuracies in the current regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/08/96                    61 FR 41365
NPRM Comment Period End         10/07/96
Final Action                    11/00/98
Final Action Effective          12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: De Sloan, Acting Superintendent, Osage Agency, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 918 287-1351

RIN: 1076-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________

1800. LEAD AND ZINC MINING OPERATIONS AND LEASES ON QUAPAW INDIAN LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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

[[Page 61883]]

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                            08/27/96                    61 FR 44019
NPRM Comment Period End         10/28/96
Final Action                    12/00/98
Final Action Effective          12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Sisco, Superintendent, Miami Agency, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 918 542-3396

RIN: 1076-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________

1801. IRRIGATION PROJECTS AND SYSTEMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            07/05/96                    61 FR 35167
NPRM Comment Period End         09/03/96
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-5480

RIN: 1076-AD44
_______________________________________________________________________

1802. INDIAN ELECTRIC POWER UTILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            06/07/96                    61 FR 29040
NPRM Comment Period End         08/06/96
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ross Mooney, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-5480

RIN: 1076-AD45
_______________________________________________________________________

1803. APPEALS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            06/21/96                    61 FR 31875
NPRM Comment Period End         09/19/96
Final Action                    12/00/98
Final Action Effective          01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Office of Tribal Services, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD50
_______________________________________________________________________

1804. INDIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 1524

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 286

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Indian Business Development Program is being 
discontinued. Entities already having received grants must submit 
business financial statements. The rule is being rewritten in plain 
English to reflect this situation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/30/97                     62 FR 4497
Final Action                    03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Woody Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD70
_______________________________________________________________________

1805. TRIBAL REVENUE ALLOCATION PLANS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 2710; 5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 290

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule notifies the public of how tribal revenues are 
allocated.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/07/96                    61 FR 29044
NPRM Comment Period End         08/06/96
Final Action                    11/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 61884]]

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Skibine, Director, Indian Gaming Management 
Staff, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4066

RIN: 1076-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________

1806. COURTS OF INDIAN OFFENSES

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Major: Undetermined

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: This rule will add offenses and clarify the authority of 
Courts of Indian Offenses.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/05/96                    61 FR 35158
NPRM Comment Period End         09/04/96
Final Action                    12/00/98
Final Action Effective          01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, Office of Tribal Services, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 202 208-4400

RIN: 1076-AD76
_______________________________________________________________________

1807. USE OF COLUMBIA RIVER FISH ACCESS SITES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  PL 100-581

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 247

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule contains procedures for permitting tribal use of 
fishing access sites on the Columbia River. These sites are required to 
allow tribes boat access to the river so that they may exercise their 
treaty fishing rights. The rule defines who may use the sites, 
permitted and prohibited activities, and health and safety standards. 
It also provides rules for using facilities located on the sites.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/28/97                    62 FR 55767
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chuck James, Area Archeologist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 503 231-6229

RIN: 1076-AD83
_______________________________________________________________________

1808. USE OF COLUMBIA RIVER IN-LIEU FISHING SITES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 248

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule contains procedures for permitting tribal use of 
in-lieu fishing sites on the Columbia River. These sites are owned by 
the Federal government and are necessary to allow boat access to the 
river so that Indian fishers can exercise their treaty fishing rights. 
The rule defines who may use the sites, permitted and prohibited 
activities, and health and safety standards. It also provides rules for 
using facilities on the site.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/28/97                    62 FR 55767
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chuck James, Area Archeologist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Phone: 503 231-6229

RIN: 1076-AD86
_______________________________________________________________________

1809. CLASS III GAMING PROCEDURES

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2; 25 USC 2710; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 301

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 291

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule establishes procedures that the Secretary of the 
Interior will use to promulgate rules for the conduct of Class III 
Indian gaming when a State and Indian tribe are unable to voluntarily 
agree to a compact; and the State has asserted its immunity from suit 
brought by an Indian tribe under 25 USC 2710(d)(7)(b).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/22/98                     63 FR 3289
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Paula L. Hart, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Room 2070 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 219-4066

RIN: 1076-AD87
_______________________________________________________________________

1810. CORRECTION OF CODIFICATION ERRORS IN 25 CFR

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  5 USC 553

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 11; 25 CFR 256; 25 CFR 700; 25 CFR 11; 25 CFR 
151; 25 CFR 160; 25 CFR 140

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We are publishing this rule at the request of the Office of 
the Federal Register. The rule corrects technical errors at various 
locations in 25 CFR. The errors we are correcting include incorrect 
cross references and incorrect paragraph designations. None of the 
corrections will affect the substance of the rules in 25 CFR.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Strylowski, Management Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of the Secretary, Room 7229 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3071
Fax: 202 219-2100
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1076-AD88

[[Page 61885]]

_______________________________________________________________________

1811.  PREPARATION OF ROLLS OF INDIANS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 1300d-3(b)

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 61

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We must reopen the enrollment application process authorized 
under 25 USC 1300d-3 (b) to give individuals another opportunity to 
file applications to share in the Sisseton and Wahpeton Mississippi 
Sioux Judgment Fund distribution.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/08/98                    63 FR 36866
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Daisy West, Tribal Relations Officer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 4603 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2475
Fax: 202 501-0679

RIN: 1076-AD89
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Completed Actions
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
_______________________________________________________________________

1812. ADMINISTRATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 40

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/03/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin
Phone: 202 208-3478

RIN: 1076-AA10
_______________________________________________________________________

1813. ADMINISTRATION OF THE INDIAN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 46

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/19/97                    62 FR 44080

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Garry R. Martin
Phone: 202 208-3478

RIN: 1076-AA15
_______________________________________________________________________

1814. ROADS OF THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 170

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - This rule will be 
redeveloped as a negotiated 
rulemaking.                     07/31/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: LeRoy Gishi
Phone: 202 208-4359

RIN: 1076-AB05
_______________________________________________________________________

1815. RANGE REGULATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 162; 25 CFR 166

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       08/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Bradford
Phone: 202 208-3598

RIN: 1076-AD04
_______________________________________________________________________

1816. HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 256

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/02/98                    63 FR 10124

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: June Henkel
Phone: 202 208-3667

RIN: 1076-AD52
_______________________________________________________________________

1817.  EDUCATION FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301; 25 USC 2; 25 USC 9; 25 USC 13; 25 USC 295; 
25 USC 2005(c); 29 USC 794

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 294

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will formalize procedures for the priority ranking 
process for education facilities construction. The priority ranking 
process is under guidelines that were published in the Federal Register 
in May 1979 and April 1988. Under the guidelines, the Department has 
annually prepared a new priority ranking list and published it in the 
Federal Register. This process has been criticized by both Indian 
tribes and Congress. This rule would provide more continuity, 
objectivity, and accountability in the priority ranking process and 
address the handling of emergency needs.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/13/93                    58 FR 53026
NPRM Comment Period End         01/11/94
Withdrawn - Procedures will be 
published as a notice           09/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

[[Page 61886]]

Agency Contact: Sheldon Greenbaum, Management Analyst, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Room 1361 MIB, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20420
Phone: 202 208-5653

RIN: 1076-AD92
BILLING CODE 4310-02-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Prerule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1818.  EXPLORATION OR DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PLANS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments and the private sector.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: MMS requires companies to submit for approval their 
exploration and development plans for activities on the Outer 
Continental Shelf. The companies must submit these plans before they 
can begin any activities, except preliminary activities. This rule 
would rewrite the requirements into clearer language and organize them 
into discrete sections by topic, to make them easier to follow.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/00/98
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1819. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS PROCESS

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; 30 USC 189; 30 USC 285; 30 USC 
359; 30 USC 1023; 30 USC 1702 et seq; 31 USC 9701; 43 USC 1334; 43 USC 
1335

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 290; 30 CFR 241; 30 CFR 243; 30 CFR 250; 43 CFR 4

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will eliminate the current regulations for MMS 
appeals and replace them with new regulations for appeals to the IBLA 
of actions taken by MMS officials. The rule will establish requirements 
for developing the administrative record, holding settlement 
consultations, paying a processing fee, and presenting arguments and 
documentation for use in deciding appeals.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/28/96                    61 FR 55607
NPRM Comment Period End         03/27/97
NPRM                            10/00/98
Comment Period End              12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hugh Hilliard, Chief, Appeals Division, Department of 
the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 202 208-2622

RIN: 1010-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________

1820. REFUNDS AND RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENTS ON OCS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 25 USC 2101 et seq; 25 USC 181 et seq; 25 USC 351 et seq; 25 USC 
1001 et seq; 25 USC 1701 et seq; 25 USC 1735; 25 USC 3716; 25 USC 
3720a; 25 USC 9701; 25 USC 1301 et seq; 25 USC 1331 et seq; 25 USC 1801 
et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 206; 30 CFR 218; 30 CFR 230

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule allows MMS to pay interest on Federal onshore and 
offshore oil and gas royalty overpayments and makes interest charges 
more equitable between the payor and the recipient. Interest will be 
paid on overpayments related to royalty, rent and estimates resulting 
from sales of Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas production.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________

1821. TAKES VS. ENTITLEMENTS REPORTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1735

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 205

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 61887]]

Abstract: This rule addresses reporting and payment requirements for 
production removed and sold from a Federal lease, unit participating 
area, or communitization agreement beginning September 1996.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________

1822. ACCOUNTING RELIEF FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1735

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule allows reporters to seek accounting, reporting, and 
auditing relief for their marginal properties in accordance with 
section 117(c) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 
1982 as amended by the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and 
Fairness Act of 1996.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/98
Final Rule                      06/00/99
Final Action Effective          08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________

1823. PREPAYMENT OF ROYALTIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1735

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 204

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule allows payors to prepay royalty in lieu of monthly 
royalty payments for their marginal properties with approval from the 
affected States. It will establish the criteria used by payors, States, 
and MMS to calculate, report, and monitor royalty prepayments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC31
_______________________________________________________________________

1824. CHRONIC ERRONEOUS REPORTING

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; 43 USC 1801 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

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 216; 30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule eliminates assessments for late reporting and 
failure to report and modify incorrect assessments. The new rule will 
define what is considered a chronic erroneous reporter and applicable 
assessments. Penalties for failure to report are also addressed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________

1825. TRAINING LESSEE AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN OIL AND GAS 
OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 133

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would require operators and lessees to ensure that 
their workers (including contractors) are properly trained and can 
demonstrate their proficiency to MMS. Operators and lessees will 
determine the type of training, teaching methods, training length, and 
frequency. MMS will develop appropriate performance measures and 
indicators. These measures may include: written testing; hands-on and 
simulator testing; audits, interviews, or cooperative reviews; and 
incidence of noncompliance for civil penalty and events data.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600

[[Page 61888]]

Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC41
_______________________________________________________________________

1826. REVIEWING EXPLORATION PLANS AND DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PLANS 
FOR COASTAL ZONE CONSISTENCY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule proposes to amend provisions specifying how States 
will review exploration plans and development and production plans for 
coastal zone consistency.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________

1827. OIL AND GAS DRILLING 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:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will be written in plain English, substantive 
changes will be incorporated, and the rule will reflect the results of 
the blowout preventer study.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC43
_______________________________________________________________________

1828. FILING FEES FOR REQUIRED RECORDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 256

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule will address administrative changes pertaining to 
the former Atlantic OCS region and will require filing fees for certain 
lease transfer documents.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________

1829.  PROSPECTING FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR 
IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 280

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will expand the provisions governing research by 
requiring everyone conducting geological and geophysical scientific 
research without a permit to file a notice with MMS. These revisions 
respond to changes in technology and practice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________

1830.  LEASING SULPHUR OR OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
SHELF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under       
    PL 104-4.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 280

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would update and clarify sections dealing with 
notices of sale, submission of bids, and lease awards.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC49

[[Page 61889]]

_______________________________________________________________________

1831.  CHANGE TO DELEGATED STATE AUDIT FUNCTIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1735; PL 104-185; PL 104-200

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 227

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The revised rule would allow States to conduct audits and 
investigations of all or selected Federal oil and gas leases within 
State boundaries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________

1832.  ROYALTY IN KIND FOR OIL AND GAS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 192; 43 USC 1353

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 218

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This revision will establish a process for the Federal 
Government to accept oil and gas in lieu of royalty payments from 
selected Federal leases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC52
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1833. ROYALTY PAYMENT LIABILITY

Priority:  Other Significant

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 amending its 
regulations to clarify payor, lessee, and assignee requirements and 
responsibilities for Indian mineral leases and Federal solid mineral 
and geothermal leases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/13/94                    59 FR 17504
NPRM                            06/09/95                    60 FR 30492
Comment Period Extended         08/30/95                    60 FR 45112
Comment Period Extended         10/03/95                    60 FR 56033
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AB45
_______________________________________________________________________

1834. VALUATION OF GAS FROM INDIAN LEASES

Priority:  Other Significant

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                            09/23/96                    61 FR 49894
NPRM Comment Period End         04/04/97                    62 FR 10247
Final Action                    10/00/98
Final Action Effective          02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Additional Information: This rule was developed using the negotiated 
rulemaking process which included representatives of MMS, Indian 
tribes, States, and industry.

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AB57

[[Page 61890]]

_______________________________________________________________________

1835. VALUATION OF OIL FROM FEDERAL MINERAL LEASES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 46 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1010-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________

1836. VALUATION OF OIL FROM INDIAN LEASES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 47 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1010-AC24
_______________________________________________________________________

1837. POSTLEASE 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:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.1 to 250.29; 30 CFR 218.154; 30 CFR 256.1; 30 
CFR 256.4; 30 CFR 256.55; 30 CFR 256.73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule is a complete rewrite in plain English and changes 
the current regulation by both adding and deleting language. Although 
some of these changes could be considered significant when compared to 
the current regulations, they support the policies and procedures now 
in place. The proposed rule is revised to be as broad and general in 
scope as feasible.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/13/98                     63 FR 7335
NPRM Comment Period End         06/17/98
Final Rule                      03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC32
_______________________________________________________________________

1838. ELECTRONIC REPORTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  5 USC 301 et seq; 25 USC 396 et seq; 25 USC 396a et 
seq; 25 USC 3101 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 et seq; 43 USC 1301 et 
seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 210; 30 CFR 216

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would modify the requirements governing forms that 
MMS requires for reporting sales, royalties, and production 
information. The revisions will specify the media required for 
submission of reports and broaden the use of electronic commerce 
reporting.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/08/98                    63 FR 17133
NPRM Comment Period End         06/08/98
Final Rule                      01/00/99
Final Action Effective          03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC40
_______________________________________________________________________

1839.  UPDATE OF INDUSTRY ELECTRICAL STANDARDS

Priority:  Routine and Frequent

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would update a document incorporated by reference 
that pertains to electrical installations at petroleum facilities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/00/98
Final Action Effective          01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Long-Term Actions
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1840. 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: This rule will limit adjustments on royalty payments and 
determine the use of administrative offset for certain collections. 
This rule was expanded to include post-Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 impacts on credit adjustments 
and administrative offsets after the initial proposed rule was 
published, so a new proposed rule will be issued.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/17/93                    58 FR 43588
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/93                    58 FR 50301
NPRM                            02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

[[Page 61891]]

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AB73
_______________________________________________________________________

1841.  OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION RATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule eliminates obsolete and burdensome requirements and 
eliminates items on three MMS forms. In addition, the rule is rewritten 
into plain English.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________

1842.  DEEP WATER EMERGENCY WELL CONTROL OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would require an operator to have available a 
drilling unit capable of drilling a relief well in deep water. This 
unit could be available either through direct control or contractual 
arrangement. The rule would also require an operator to provide 
evidence of financial capability to carry out emergency operations in 
deep water.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Completed Actions
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
_______________________________________________________________________

1843. SEISMIC REASSESSMENT OF CALIFORNIA OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 
PLATFORMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.145

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Further Action 
Will Be Taken                   07/31/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC17
_______________________________________________________________________

1844. AMENDMENTS TO STANDARDS FOR REPORTING AND PAYING ROYALTIES ON GAS 
AND THE GAS ANALYSIS REPORT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 202; 30 CFR 216

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/12/98                    63 FR 26362
Final Action Effective          06/29/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC23
_______________________________________________________________________

1845. SUSPENSION OF ORDERS OR DECISIONS PENDING APPEAL TO ALLOW FOR 
SELF-BONDING BASED UPON FINANCIAL SOLVENCY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 243

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1010-AC21       07/31/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy
Phone: 303 231-3432

RIN: 1010-AC28
_______________________________________________________________________

1846. OIL SPILL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 253

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/11/98                    63 FR 42699

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC33
_______________________________________________________________________

1847. BLOWOUT PREVENTER TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250.57

[[Page 61892]]

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    06/01/98                    63 FR 29604
Final Action Effective          06/30/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC37
_______________________________________________________________________

1848. PIPELINES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/17/98                    63 FR 43876

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC39
_______________________________________________________________________

1849. REDESIGNATION OF 30 CFR PART 250

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

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    05/29/98                    63 FR 29478
Final Action Effective          06/30/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC45
_______________________________________________________________________

1850.  UPDATE OF DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect State, local or tribal 
governments and the private sector.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1331 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule updates two documents incorporated by reference in 
regulations governing oil, gas, and sulphur operations in the outer 
continental shelf.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/09/98                    63 FR 37066
Final Action Effective          08/10/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: kumkum__ray.mms.gov

RIN: 1010-AC46
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________

1851. ABANDONED COAL REFUSE SITES--TITLE I

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 785; 30 CFR 829; 30 CFR 830; 30 CFR 845; 30 CFR 
870

Legal Deadline: None

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                            07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Douglas Growitz, Hydrologist, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Phone: 202 208-2634

RIN: 1029-AB70
_______________________________________________________________________

1852. CONTEMPORANEOUS RECLAMATION

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: John Craynon, Chief, Technology Development Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement
Phone: 202 208-2866

RIN: 1029-AB79
_______________________________________________________________________

1853. INDIAN LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 200; 30 CFR 700

[[Page 61893]]

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                            03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Suzy Hudak, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Phone: 202 208-2713

RIN: 1029-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________

1854. DAM SAFETY RULES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 816; 30 CFR 817

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule requires the surface coal mining permittee to have 
an emergency action plan (EAP) at the time a dam is placed in service. 
This would bring OSM's regulations on EAPs into compliance with the 
Federal guidelines for dam safety and the Department Manual. It ensures 
that EAPs are in place for all Class ``B'' and Class ``C'' hazard 
structures that may not necessarily be regulated by the Mine Safety and 
Health Administration but for which OSM is responsible.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Ruchi Kohli, Civil Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Phone: 202 208-2971

RIN: 1029-AB92
_______________________________________________________________________

1855. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL--REDESIGN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1202 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR 843

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would succeed the April 21, 1997, interim rule 
promulgated to comply with the January 31, 1997, decision of the U.S. 
Court of Appeals. It will further clarify the definition and 
application of ``owned and controlled'' and ``owns or controls'' in 
permitting and enforcement processes. In developing this rule, we will 
examine current permitting and enforcement issues that may be ripe for 
review in order to ensure continued effective implementation of section 
520(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/26/97                    62 FR 63044
NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Earl Bandy, Team Leader, Ownership and Control, 
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement
Phone: 606 233-2796

RIN: 1029-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________

1856.  ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE OSM-1 FORM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 870

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would allow operators the option of electronically 
filing the information required by the OSM-1 Form. The form is used by 
coal operators to report the amount of coal sold, used or transferred 
during the calendar quarter; the method of coal removal; the type of 
coal removal; and other required information.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Dechmerowski, Accountant, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Denver 
Federal Center, Building 20, Room B-2005, Denver, CO 80225
Phone: 303 236-0330
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1029-AB95
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________

1857. 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                            01/31/97                     62 FR 4836

[[Page 61894]]

Comment Period Extended         05/30/97                    62 FR 29368
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Dennis Rice, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Phone: 202 208-2829

RIN: 1029-AB42
_______________________________________________________________________

1858. 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                            01/31/97                     62 FR 4864
Comment Period Extended to 08/
01/97                           05/30/97                    62 FR 29368
NPRM Comment Period End         06/02/97
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Nancy Broderick, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Phone: 202 208-2700

RIN: 1029-AB82
_______________________________________________________________________

1859. ENHANCING AML RECLAMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 707

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the definition of Government-financed 
construction in section 707. The definition concerns an exemption from 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act that is currently 
limited to construction funded with 50 percent or more by Government 
funds. This proposed change would have two impacts. It would create 
greater efficiency by allowing OSM to leverage limited Abandoned Mine 
Land Funds. It would also provide a means to address the abandoned 
unreclaimed refuse piles. The rule would facilitate reclamation through 
a new cooperative effort using resources and financing from the private 
sector.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           11/04/97                    62 FR 59639
NPRM                            06/25/98                    63 FR 34768
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Douglas Growitz, Hydrologist, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Phone: 202 208-2634

RIN: 1029-AB89
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Completed Actions
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
_______________________________________________________________________

1860. APPLICANT/VIOLATOR SYSTEM PERMIT INFORMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR 
843

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Further Action 
Will Be Taken at This Time      07/31/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Stephen Sheffield
Phone: 202 208-2883

RIN: 1029-AB62
_______________________________________________________________________

1861. ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 785

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Further Action 
Will Be Taken at This Time      07/31/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Andy DeVito
Phone: 202 208-2701

RIN: 1029-AB85
_______________________________________________________________________

1862. REMOVAL OF 30 CFR 870.17

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 870.17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/03/98                    63 FR 10307

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James K. Krawchyk
Phone: 412 921-2976

RIN: 1029-AB93
BILLING CODE 4310-05-F

[[Page 61895]]

_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Prerule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________

1863. RECOVERING THE VALUE OF RIGHTS OF USE AND RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 387; 31 USC 9701

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 429

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will include new requirements to comply with OMB 
Circular A-25, specify procedures for appealing decisions made by the 
Bureau, and include administrative procedures for concession contracts 
and cabin site leases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Larry Schluntz, Economist, Reclamation Law Contracts 
and, Repayments Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation
Phone: 303 445-2901

RIN: 1006-AA39
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________

1864. REVENUES MANAGEMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 191; 43 USC 375(e); 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 521; 43 USC 501; 43 USC 562; 43 USC 525

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 403

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule specifies the appropriate crediting methods used 
for revenues generated by incidental use of Reclamation project lands 
and facilities in accordance with Federal law. It is being published so 
that water users have access to the legal requirements that the Bureau 
of Reclamation applies in the crediting of these revenues.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/12/94                    59 FR 46801
NPRM Comment Period End         01/13/95                    59 FR 58808
NPRM                            10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alonzo D. Knapp, Manager, Reclamation Law, Contracts, 
and, Repayment Office, Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation
Phone: 303 445-2889

RIN: 1006-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________

1865. CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA--PURPOSES, USES, AND 
ALLOCATION OF WATER SUPPLIES

Priority:  Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

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 measurement, water conservation 
standards, water transfers, tiered pricing, renewal of long-term 
contracts, water banking and collection of payments into the 
restoration fund created by the Central Valley Project 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                            01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Betty Riley Simpson, Repayment Specialist, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Phone: 916 978-5196

RIN: 1006-AA34
_______________________________________________________________________

1866. ACREAGE LIMITATION RULES FOR TRUSTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 390aa to 390zz

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 428

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: During the recently completed Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 
(RRA) rulemaking, the Department of the Interior received a number of 
comments regarding the compliance of certain large trusts with the 
acreage limitation provisions of the RRA. Comments expressed a variety 
of viewpoints, including the assertion that some trusts with 
landholdings (owned and leased land) in excess of 960 acres may 
circumvent the requirements of Federal reclamation law. The Department 
has received comments on this issue from various parties and is now 
determining how best to proceed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/18/96                    61 FR 66827
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/17/97                     62 FR 7431
NPRM                            10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Steven Richardson, Director, Policy and External 
Affairs, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Phone: 202 208-4291

RIN: 1006-AA38

[[Page 61896]]

_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Reclamation (RB)
_______________________________________________________________________

1867. OFFSTREAM STORAGE OF COLORADO RIVER WATER AND INTERSTATE MARKETING 
OF STORAGE CREDITS IN THE LOWER DIVISION STATES

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 617; 43 USC 391; 5 USC 553; 43 USC 1501; 43 
USC 485; 43 USC 546; 43 USC 340

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 414

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This proposed rule establishes procedures for the Secretary 
of the Interior to follow in administering interstate storage 
agreements among the Lower Division States (Arizona, Colorado, and 
Nevada). These agreements will permit State-authorized entities to 
store Colorado River water offstream, develop intentionally created 
unused apportionment, and make intentionally unused apportionment 
available to be used in another Lower Division State. The rule will 
help satisfy regional water demands by increasing the efficiency, 
flexibility, and certainty in Colorado River water management.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/31/97                    62 FR 68491
NPRM Comment Period End         04/04/98
Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dale Ensminger, Contract and Repayment Specialist, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Phone: 702 293-8659

RIN: 1006-AA40
BILLING CODE 4310-09-F
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________

1868. LEASES, PERMITS, AND EASEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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 Rule for Minimum Impact 
Land Use Permits Only           06/24/96                    61 FR 32351
Final Rule Effective            07/24/96
Third NPRM                      12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AB51
_______________________________________________________________________

1869. 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                            01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jim Paugh, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 307 775-6306

RIN: 1004-AB77
_______________________________________________________________________

1870. DESERT LAND ENTRIES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

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 underlying statute is not repealed 
as no longer practical.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. Street NW., 
Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________

1871. 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 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.

[[Page 61897]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Roger Haskins, Mining Law Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0355

RIN: 1004-AC59
_______________________________________________________________________

1872. LAND WITHDRAWALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

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                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. Street NW., 
Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________

1873. 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                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0350
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC64
_______________________________________________________________________

1874. RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT

Priority:  Info./Admin./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; 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                            01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ron Montagna, Realty Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-7782

RIN: 1004-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________

1875. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Regulatory Management Team (WO-
630), 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, Mail Stop 401 L St.
Phone: 202 452-5049
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC76
_______________________________________________________________________

1876. LAND CLASSIFICATION

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

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 revise 43 CFR group 2400 and redesignate it as 
part 1620. Most of these regulations are no longer needed because they 
contain either statutory reiteration or internal procedures best suited 
to the BLM Manual. Land classification can be accomplished through the 
BLM planning process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of

[[Page 61898]]

the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. Street NW., 
Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________

1877. CAREY ACT GRANTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 641 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2610

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update these regulations as they are 
inconsistent with present day management policies. Application of these 
provisions of the Carey Act is rarely feasible due to limited water and 
suitable lands.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/10/96                    61 FR 47725
NPRM Comment Period End         10/10/96
Supplementary NPRM              02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. Street NW., 
Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________

1878. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC82
_______________________________________________________________________

1879. SEGREGATION AND OPENING OF LANDS

Priority:  Info./Admin./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 2091

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will simplify and modernize the existing 
regulations on segregation and opening public lands that are involved 
in various transactions such as sales or exchanges.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. Street NW., 
Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________

1880. OIL AND GAS LEASING AND OPERATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 48 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1004-AC94
_______________________________________________________________________

1881. APPEALS PROCEDURES; HEARINGS PROCEDURES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1701; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1840; 43 CFR 1850

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: BLM proposes to amend its regulations that govern 
administrative review procedures for protests of proposed decisions, 
contests appeals of BLM decisions, and hearings on the record. The 
proposed regulations would provide more consistent procedures for 
administrative review of BLM decisions, and would clarify when and how 
BLM decisions go into effect and whether an appeal will stay the 
effectiveness of a BLM decision.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/17/96                    61 FR 54120
NPRM Comment Period End         01/17/97                    61 FR 58160
Second NPRM                     04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio, Regulatory Analyst, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________

1882. COLOR OF TITLE AND OMITTED 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:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2540

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: As part of its reinventing government effort, BLM proposes to 
rewrite the current color of title and omitted lands regulations in 
plain English. No substantive changes are proposed.

[[Page 61899]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD00
_______________________________________________________________________

1883. PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES

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 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3622; 43 CFR 8365; 43 CFR 6600

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will consolidate into one part of the CFR various 
BLM regulatory provisions relating to paleontological resource 
management and rewrite them in plain English.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carl Barna, Paleontological Program Coordinator, 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0325

RIN: 1004-AD03
_______________________________________________________________________

1884. GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE UNIT AGREEMENT

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 1740; 30 USC 1001 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3280

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will rewrite unit agreement regulations, reduce and 
streamline information and permitting requirements, provide BLM maximum 
flexibility in permitting decision making to accommodate the full range 
of unitization scenarios, and reorganize the regulations to make 
specific requirements easier to find and understand.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio, Regulatory Analyst, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________

1885. COAL MANAGEMENT

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 189; 30 USC 359; 30 USC 1266; 43 USC 1733; 43 
USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3400

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will clarify and streamline policy on coal 
exploration and post-lease operations. It will reorganize and revise 
portions of the Federal coal management program regulations, including 
exploration licenses, lease suspensions, lease administration 
diligence, and exploration and mining operations on leased Federal 
coal.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bill Radden-LeSage, Mining Engineer, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0360

RIN: 1004-AD11
_______________________________________________________________________

1886. OIL AND GAS LEASING; NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA--
TRANSFERS, EXTENSIONS, AND CONSOLIDATIONS

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:  42 USC 6503; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3130; 43 CFR 3135

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will make clear whether lessees may enter into unit 
agreements involving lands in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Erick Kaarlela, Senior Specialist, Operations and 
Inspection, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0341

RIN: 1004-AD13
_______________________________________________________________________

1887. SURFACE MANAGEMENT (LOCATABLE MINERALS)

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 49 in Part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1004-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________

1888. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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.

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Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740; 31 USC 1601 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1880

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update the regulations on payments to State 
and local governments in lieu of taxes to reflect changes in law.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bill Howell, Accountant, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-7721

RIN: 1004-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________

1889. USE AUTHORIZATIONS (RECREATION)

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 1740; 16 USC 460l-6a

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 8370

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the regulations on the issuance of 
special recreation permits for purposes of clarification and updating 
and will add regulations on the issuance of recreation use permits for 
the use of fee areas.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lee Larson, Recreation Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5168

RIN: 1004-AD25
_______________________________________________________________________

1890. ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Priority:  Info./Admin./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:  5 USC app 1; 43 USC 1739; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1784

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will remove most or all of the regulation because 
it duplicates advisory committee regulations elsewhere in the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio, Regulatory Analyst, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD26
_______________________________________________________________________

1891. COAL MANAGEMENT: GENERAL (PUBLIC PARTICIPATION)

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

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3420

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the Federal coal management regulations 
by listing all opportunities for public comment in the coal leasing 
process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Philip Allard, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-5195
Fax: 202 452-0399
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD27
_______________________________________________________________________

1892. MINERAL MATERIALS DISPOSAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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 revise completely the regulations on mineral 
materials disposal to make them easier to understand. It will add 
provisions on recordkeeping and audit inspection, inspection and 
production verification, cancellation and suspension, appeals and 
clarification of the rights of competitive or noncompetitive purchasers 
against subsequent claims on and users of the public lands.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0350
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD29
_______________________________________________________________________

1893. EMERGENCY FIRE AND DISASTER REHABILITATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 315a et seq; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 9240

Legal Deadline: None

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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                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Tom Roberts, Range Conservationist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. St. NW., Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-7769
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD30
_______________________________________________________________________

1894. LOCATION OF MINING CLAIMS; ASSESSMENT WORK; PUBLIC LAW 359 - 
MINING IN POWERSITE WITHDRAWALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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 22 to 54; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3730; 43 CFR 3740; 43 CFR 3810; 43 CFR 3820

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will amend the mining claim recordation and annual 
fee collection procedures to conform to the Fiscal Year 1999 Interior 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. It will also consolidate 
duplicative portions of 43 CFR part 3700 et seq. into 43 CFR part 3800 
et seq., and remove the duplicative portions of these regulations from 
title 43.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: The $100 annual maintenance fee and related 
provisions expire on 9/30/98. The fee and related provisions will 
likely be made permanent in the FY 1999 budget legislation. The 
existing regulations will have to be amended to conform to the 
legislation. BLM will take the opportunity to do long-delayed but 
necessary housekeeping of these parts of title 43 to consolidate 
duplicative sections.

Agency Contact: Roger Haskins, Mining Law Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0355

RIN: 1004-AD31
_______________________________________________________________________

1895. MINERAL PATENT APPLICATIONS; ADVERSE CLAIMS, PROTESTS, AND 
CONFLICTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is 
undetermined.

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
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 22 to 54; 43 USC 1201; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3730; 43 CFR 3740; 43 CFR 3860; 43 CFR 3870; 43 
CFR 3820

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the filing and administrative 
procedures for mineral patent applications. It will also revise the 
procedures for filing adverse claims or protests against mineral patent 
applications and for mineral-in-character challenges to non-mineral 
land entries.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Additional Information: This rulemaking was ordered by the Secretary of 
the Interior on November 14, 1997. Much of the language of these 
regulations has remained unchanged since 1939 and needs modernization.

Agency Contact: Roger Haskins, Mining Law Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0355

RIN: 1004-AD32
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                 Final Rule Stage
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________

1896. 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; 43 CFR 6300

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                            12/19/96                    61 FR 66968
NPRM Comment Period End         02/18/97
Final Action                    12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Jeff Jarvis, Wilderness Specialist, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5189

RIN: 1004-AB69
_______________________________________________________________________

1897. MANAGEMENT OF SOLID MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL

Priority:  Info./Admin./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                            10/18/96                    61 FR 54384
NPRM Comment Period End         03/07/97                     62 FR 5373
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio, Regulatory Analyst, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC49
_______________________________________________________________________

1898. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/02/96                    61 FR 40373
NPRM Comment Period End         09/03/96
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal, Geologist, Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0350
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________

1899. DEFINITIONS

Priority:  Info./Admin./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; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1300

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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/19/96                    61 FR 58843
NPRM Comment Period End         01/21/97
Final Action                    01/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC73
_______________________________________________________________________

1900. INDIAN ALLOTMENTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

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 
and remove those portions that relate to procedural matters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/16/96                    61 FR 53887
NPRM Comment Period End         11/15/96
Final Action                    10/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. Street NW., 
Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________

1901. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/01/97                    62 FR 51402
NPRM Comment Period End         12/01/97
Final Action                    10/00/98

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frances Watson, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-5006
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC83
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Long-Term Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________

1902. COALBED METHANE DEVELOPMENT

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:  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                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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
Phone: 703 440-1728

RIN: 1004-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________

1903. 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                            01/13/98                     63 FR 1936
NPRM Comment Period End         05/15/98                     63 FR 9171
Final Action                    00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Donnie Shaw, Fluid Minerals Group, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0382
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________

1904. HELIUM CONTRACTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3750; 30 CFR 602

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will require Federal agencies with major 
requirements for helium to purchase from authorized Federal helium 
suppliers and in turn require those suppliers to purchase a like amount 
of crude helium from the helium reserve, and set up reporting 
requirements for the agencies and suppliers.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Interim Final Rule              07/28/98                    63 FR 40175
Comment Period End              08/27/98


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Shirlean Beshir, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
Phone: 202 452-5033
Fax: 202 653-5287

RIN: 1004-AD24
_______________________________________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                Completed Actions
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
_______________________________________________________________________

1905. 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.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3000

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/01/98                    63 FR 52946
Final Action Effective          11/02/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sid Vogelpohl
Phone: 601 977-5402

RIN: 1004-AB55

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_______________________________________________________________________

1906. SPECIAL AREAS; STATE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Major: Undetermined

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2780

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/30/98                    63 FR 52185
Final Action Effective          10/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________

1907. STATE EXCHANGES; NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM EXCHANGES; WILDLIFE REFUGE 
EXCHANGES; MISCELLANEOUS EXCHANGES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

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

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2210; 43 CFR 2240; 43 CFR 2250; 43 CFR 2270

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/29/98                    63 FR 52615
Final Action Effective          10/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC58
_______________________________________________________________________

1908. GRAZING ADMINISTRATION; ALASKA; LIVESTOCK

Priority:  Info./Admin./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 4200

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/29/98                    63 FR 51853
Final Action Effective          10/29/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Shirlean Beshir
Phone: 202 452-5033
Fax: 202 653-5287

RIN: 1004-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________

1909. ALASKA NATIVE SELECTIONS

Priority:  Info./Admin./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 2650

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       07/30/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________

1910. USE; RIGHTS-OF-WAY

Priority:  Info./Admin./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 2800

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1004-AC74       07/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ron Montagna
Phone: 202 452-7782

RIN: 1004-AC75
_______________________________________________________________________

1911. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING

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 1600

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action Planned at 
This Time                       10/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ted Milesnick
Phone: 202 452-7727

RIN: 1004-AC86
_______________________________________________________________________

1912. SUSTAINED YIELD FOREST UNITS

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 5040

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/18/98                    63 FR 13130

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lyndon Werner
Phone: 503 952-6071

RIN: 1004-AC93
_______________________________________________________________________

1913. NATIONAL FOREST EXCHANGES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

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

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2202

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/30/98                    63 FR 23680

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC97
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1914. GRAZING ADMINISTRATION: ALASKA; REINDEER

Priority:  Info./Admin./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 4300

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/16/98                    63 FR 55548
Final Action Effective          11/16/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frances Watson
Phone: 202 452-5006
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD06
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1915. GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES LEASING

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 3200

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/30/98                    63 FR 52356
Final Action Effective          10/01/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Christopher Fontecchio
Phone: 202 452-5012
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD08
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1916. AUTHORITIES/MISSION STATEMENT

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 1800

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action 
Anticipated in the Foreseeable 
Future                          07/29/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Frances Watson
Phone: 202 452-5006
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD15
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1917. WILD HORSE AND BURRO ADOPTIONS; POWER OF ATTORNEY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4700

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/15/98                    63 FR 18339

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Patrick Boyd
Phone: 202 452-5076
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD28
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)              Proposed Rule Stage
Office of the Secretary (OS)
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1918. WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS

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 1278

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 39

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would establish uniform standards and procedures by 
which the Department of the Interior, through its agencies that 
administer rivers in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Bureau 
of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park 
Service), will consider Federal licensing of, or assistance to, water 
resources projects affecting designated Wild and Scenic Rivers or 
congressionally authorized Study Rivers.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: John Haubert, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Department of 
the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 1849 C Street NW., Room 3230, 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4290
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1093-AA08
[FR Doc. 98-28280 Filed 11-06-98; 8:45 am]
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