[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of the Interior Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part X



Department of the Interior



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                                       



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the 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 April 1999 and October 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.

Dated: March 26, 1999.

Richard A. Stephan,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

                   Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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1392         Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type B Procedures...............................    1090-AA29
1393         Records and Testimony; Freedom of Information Act....................................    1090-AA61
1394         Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Federally Assisted Education Programs or        1090-AA64
            Activities............................................................................
1395         Department Hearings and Appeals; Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and    1090-AA68
            Appeals...............................................................................
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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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1396         Revised Statute 2477 Rights-of-Way...................................................    1090-AA44
1397         Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs;       1090-AA66
            Buy American Act......................................................................
1398         Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs,       1090-AA67
            Seat Belt Usage.......................................................................
1399         Rules Applicable in Indian Affairs Hearings and Appeals..............................    1090-AA70
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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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1400         Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures...........................................    1090-AA69
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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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1401         Special Deposits.....................................................................    1035-AA01
1402         Appealing Administrative Actions of the Office of the Special Trustee................    1035-AA03
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                             United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Prerule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1403         Injurious Wildlife; Addition of the Asian Swamp Eel..................................    1018-AF53
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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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1404         Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)......................    1018-AD87
1405         Proposed Special Rule With the Reclassification of the Vicuna From Endangered to         1018-AE04
            Threatened............................................................................
1406         Revise and Amend Hunting and Disturbance Regulations on Units of the National            1018-AE50
            Wildlife Refuge System................................................................
1407         Humane and Healthful Transport of Wild Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians to the    1018-AF27
            United States.........................................................................
1408         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Prebles Meadow Jumping Mouse..........    1018-AF30
1409         National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program........................................    1018-AF38
1410         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Columbia White-tailed Deer............    1018-AF43
1411         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Coastal Cutthroat Trout...............    1018-AF45
1412         Importation, Exportation, and Transportation of Wildlife.............................    1018-AF46
1413         Administration of the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program...........    1018-AF51
1414         1999-2000 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations......................    1018-AF52
1415         Marine Mammals; Incidental Take of Polar Bear and Pacific Walrus During Specified        1018-AF54
            Activities............................................................................
1416         Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts in Endangered Species Decision-Making..    1018-AF55
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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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1417         Eagle Permits........................................................................    1018-AB81
1418         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Intercross Progeny Policy and             1018-AC54
            Definitions...........................................................................
1419         Reclassification of Yacare Caiman From Endangered to Threatened With Special Rule....    1018-AD67
1420         Migratory Bird Special Purpose Canada Goose Permit...................................    1018-AE46
1421         Migratory Bird Permits; Federal Falconry Standards; Determination That Vermont and       1018-AE65
            West Virginia Meet or Exceed Federal Falconry Standards...............................
1422         Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska - Subparts C and D--       1018-AE69
            1999-2000 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations.........................
1423         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE82
            Threatened Yreka Phlox................................................................
1424         Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposal To List as Endangered or Threatened          1018-AE89
            Blumer's Dock.........................................................................
1425         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered in the     1018-AE91
            United States the Short-Tailed Albatross..............................................
1426         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Delist Dismal Swamp Southeastern Shrew    1018-AF00
1427         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Contiguous U.S.          1018-AF03
            Distinct Population Segments of Canada Lynx as Threatened.............................
1428         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To Remove Peregrine Falcon in    1018-AF04
            North America From List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.........................
1429         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Armored Snail and Campeloma...........    1018-AF29
1430         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Desert Yellowhead.....................    1018-AF31
1431         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Santa Ana Sucker......................    1018-AF34
1432         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Mountain Plover.......................    1018-AF35
1433         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Cactus           1018-AF36
            Ferriginous Pigmy Owl.................................................................
1434         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Huachuca         1018-AF37
            Water Umbel, a Plant..................................................................
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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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1435         Captive-Bred Wildlife................................................................    1018-AB10

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1436         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants........................................    1018-AB66
1437         List of Migratory Birds..............................................................    1018-AB72
1438         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants........................................    1018-AB97
1439         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Loch Lomond       1018-AC14
            Coyote Thistle........................................................................
1440         Export of American Ginseng Harvested in 1994-1996....................................    1018-AC55
1441         General Provisions and General Permit Procedures.....................................    1018-AC57
1442         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Tropical Birds........................    1018-AC77
1443         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants...    1018-AC88
1444         Seizure and Forfeiture Procedures....................................................    1018-AC89
1445         Critical Habitat Designation for the Lost River and Shortnose Suckers................    1018-AC90
1446         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Least Chub............................    1018-AC91
1447         Revision of Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, 50 CFR Part 20.......................    1018-AD01
1448         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Critical Habitat Designation for the      1018-AD10
            Western Snowy Plover..................................................................
1449         Marine Mammal Protection Act; Unintentional Take of Marine Mammals by Harassment Only    1018-AD18
            in Activities Other Than Commercial Fishing...........................................
1450         Marine Mammal Protection Act; Measures To Safely Deter Marine Mammals, Including         1018-AD19
            Threatened and Endangered Marine Mammals..............................................
1451         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Northern Spotted     1018-AD20
            Owl...................................................................................
1452         Taxonomic Change From Subspecies to Vertebrate Population Segment for the Virgin         1018-AD22
            River Chub............................................................................
1453         Critical Habitat Proposal for Virgin River Fishes....................................    1018-AD23
1454         Export of Appendix I Specimens That Were Bred for Commercial Purposes................    1018-AD64
1455         Consolidation of Lists of Wildlife of Federal Concern................................    1018-AD66
1456         Migratory Bird Hunting: Regulations Regarding Prohibition Against Artificially           1018-AD74
            Altering/Manipulating Natural Vegetation in Moist Areas To Attract Waterfowl..........
1457         Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program for Participation for District of          1018-AD83
            Columbia and Insular Territories and Commonwealths....................................
1458         Endangered and Threatened Species: Removal of Lloyd's Hedgehog Cactus From Federal       1018-AD91
            List of Endangered and Threatened Plants..............................................
1459         Rescission of Administrative Procedures for Grants in Aid (Marine Mammal Protection      1018-AD92
            Act of 1972)..........................................................................
1460         Safe Harbor Policy and Guidance for Candidate Agreements.............................    1018-AD95
1461         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Reintroduction of a              1018-AE00
            Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bears in Idaho and Montana............
1462         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential    1018-AE01
            Experimental Population of Ten Freshwater Mussels in Holston River System in TN and VA
1463         Revision to Subchapter C--The National Wildlife Refuge System........................    1018-AE02
1464         Proposed Approval of Selected State Programs Allowing the Export of Ginseng Harvested    1018-AE03
            in 1997-1999..........................................................................
1465         Importation, Exportation, Transportation of Wildlife.................................    1018-AE08
1466         Export of American Alligator for the 1998-2000 Harvest Seasons.......................    1018-AE15
1467         Revisions to the Federal Aid Administrative Requirements.............................    1018-AE17
1468         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Proposed Endangered Status for            1018-AE20
            Blackburn's Sphinx Moth from the Hawaiian Islands.....................................
1469         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Status for Ten Plant Taxa        1018-AE22
            From Maui Nui, Hawaii.................................................................
1470         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two        1018-AE23
            Larkspurs From Coastal Northern California............................................
1471         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Ione       1018-AE25
            Buckwheat and Threatened Status for Ione Manzanita....................................
1472         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for            1018-AE27
            Newcomb's Snail From the Hawaiian Islands.............................................
1473         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal to List Klamath River            1018-AE29
            Population Segment of Bull Trout as Endangered and Columbia River Population Segment
            as Threatened.........................................................................
1474         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for the        1018-AE30
            Plant Keck's Sidalcea From Tulare County, California..................................
1475         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Plant      1018-AE32
            in Wenatchee Mountains of Washington..................................................
1476         Exportation of Marine Mammal Products for Cultural Exchange..........................    1018-AE33
1477         Injurious Wildlife; Addition of Brush-Tailed Possum..................................    1018-AE34
1478         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two        1018-AE39
            Cave Animals From Hawaiian Islands....................................................

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1479         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Two San    1018-AE40
            Joaquin Valley Mammals................................................................
1480         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Determination of Threatened      1018-AE43
            Status for Koala......................................................................
1481         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Plant      1018-AE44
            Rough Popcornflower...................................................................
1482         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Revision of Special              1018-AE45
            Regulations for Gray Wolf.............................................................
1483         Update of Addresses for Endangered Species Permit Applications.......................    1018-AE49
1484         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for Oahu       1018-AE51
            Elepaio from the Hawaiian Islands.....................................................
1485         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for Plant      1018-AE52
            Howell's Spectacular Thelypody........................................................
1486         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Willamette          1018-AE53
            Daisy, Fender's Blue Butterfly and Threatened Status for Kincaid's Lupine.............
1487         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Plant Zapata Bladderpod as           1018-AE54
            Endangered............................................................................
1488         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for the Plant           1018-AE55
            Prairie Penny Cress From Coastal Northern California..................................
1489         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of the Pecos Pupfish To     1018-AE56
            Be Endangered.........................................................................
1490         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Desert Milk Vetch as Threatened..    1018-AE57
1491         Public Use Regulations for Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Alaska....................    1018-AE60
1492         Migratory Bird Hunting; Nontoxic Shot; Approval of Tin Shot as Nontoxic for Waterfowl    1018-AE61
            and Coot Shooting.....................................................................
1493         Eagle Permits; Permits for Falconry Purposes; Permits To Take Golden Eagle Nests.....    1018-AE62
1494         Migratory Bird Permits; Specific Permit Provisions; Import and Export Permits;           1018-AE63
            Banding or Marking Permits; and Scientific Collecting Permits.........................
1495         Migratory Bird Permits; Introduction, General Requirements and Exceptions............    1018-AE64
1496         1998-99 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Fishing Regulations..............................    1018-AE68
1497         Importation, Exportation and Transportation of Wildlife Concerning International         1018-AE70
            Mail, Pet Birds, Border Ports, Shellfish and Fishery Products Exemption...............
1498         Implementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammals Protection Act...........    1018-AE72
1499         Reclassification of the Namibian Population of Cheetah From Endangered to Threatened.    1018-AE73
1500         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE75
            Threatened Gentner's Fritilaria (Mission Bells).......................................
1501         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Camatta Canyon Amole     1018-AE76
            as Endangered or Threatened...........................................................
1502         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE81
            Threatened La Graciosa Thistle, Lompoc Yerba Santa, Gaviota Tarplant, Nipoma Mesa
            Lupine & Santa Cruz Tarplant..........................................................
1503         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE83
            Threatened Mariana Fruit Bat..........................................................
1504         Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposal To List Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel as    1018-AE84
            Endangered or Threatened..............................................................
1505         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE85
            Threatened Cowhead Lake Tui Chub......................................................
1506         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Proposal To List Devil's River Minnow     1018-AE86
            as Endangered or Threatened...........................................................
1507         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Colorado Butterfly       1018-AE87
            Plant as Endangered or Threatened.....................................................
1508         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List as Endangered or         1018-AE88
            Threatened Puzzle Sunflower...........................................................
1509         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential    1018-AE92
            Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1 Freshwater Snail.......
1510         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of Several Evolutionary           1018-AE97
            Significant Units of West Coast Steelhead.............................................
1511         Refuge Compatibility Regulations Pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge System         1018-AE98
            Implementation Act of 1997............................................................
1512         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Coastal-Puget Sound Jarbidge         1018-AF01
            River and St. Mary's-Belly River Population Segments of Bull Trout as Threatened......
1513         Update of Addresses and Office of Management and Budget Information Collection           1018-AF07
            Numbers for FWS Permit Applications...................................................
1514         Consideration of Listing the Green Iguana (Iguana Iguana) as Injurious, Pursuant to      1018-AF08
            the Lacey Act.........................................................................
1515         Listing of U.S. Species in Appendix III to CITES.....................................    1018-AF09
1516         Reclassification of Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreleti) From Endangered to         1018-AF10
            Threatened............................................................................
1517         Announcement of Draft Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts in Making Listing    1018-AF11
            Decisions.............................................................................
1518         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Alabama Sturgeon     1018-AF12
            as Endangered.........................................................................

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1519         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Scaleshelled         1018-AF14
            Mussel as Endangered or Threatened....................................................
1520         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Sclerocactus             1018-AF15
            Brevispinus (Pariette Cactus) as Endangered or Threatened.............................
1521         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Fourteen Hawaiian        1018-AF16
            Pomace Flies as Endangered or Threatened..............................................
1522         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Six Hawaiian             1018-AF17
            Damselflies as Endangered or Threatened...............................................
1523         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Wet Canyon           1018-AF19
            Talussnail as Endangered or Threatened................................................
1524         Proposed Reclassification and Delisting of the Gray Wolf in Certain Parts of Its         1018-AF20
            Range.................................................................................
1525         Proposed Delisting of the Bald Eagle Throughout the Lower 48 States..................    1018-AF21
1526         Proposed Delisting of the Grizzly Bear in the Yellowstone Ecosystem..................    1018-AF22
1527         Export of River Otters Taken in Missouri in 1998-1999 and Subsequent Seasons.........    1018-AF23
1528         Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed 1999-2000 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations       1018-AF24
            (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Proposals......................................
1529         Taking of Marine Mammals by Level B Harassment; Issuance of General Authorization for    1018-AF26
            Scientific Research and Permits for Photography, Educational, and Commercial Purposes.
1530         Migratory Bird Permits; Specific Permit Provisions; Special Purpose Permits..........    1018-AF28
1531         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat for the Coastal          1018-AF32
            California Gnatcatcher................................................................
1532         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Nine Bexar County, Texas,                 1018-AF33
            Invertebrates.........................................................................
1533         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Special Rule for the Arkansas    1018-AF39
            River Shiner..........................................................................
1534         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Special Rule for       1018-AF40
            the Canada Lynx.......................................................................
1535         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Special Rule for the Chiricahua           1018-AF41
            Leopard Frog..........................................................................
1536         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Aleutian Canada Goose.................    1018-AF42
1537         Importation of Captive-Bred Exotic Birds Into the United States from Breeding            1018-AF44
            Facilities in Other Countries.........................................................
1538         Amendment by Mexico to Appendix III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany......................    1018-AF47
1539         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Asian Bonytongue......................    1018-AF48
1540         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Tibetan Antelope......................    1018-AF49
1541         Proposed Guidance for Conducting Consultations for the Indiana Bat...................    1018-AF50
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                           United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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1542         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: San Xavier Talussnail.................    1018-AC13
1543         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Parish's Alkali Grass.................    1018-AC21
1544         Endangered and Threatened Species: Sacramento Splittail..............................    1018-AC26
1545         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Arkansas River Shiner.................    1018-AC62
1546         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Ten Plants From the California Sierra     1018-AC99
            Nevada Mountains Foothills............................................................
1547         Seven Plants From the Mountains of Southern California...............................    1018-AD34
1548         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Southwestern California Plants...    1018-AD38
1549         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Four Plants From Interior Chaparral of    1018-AD60
            Southwestern California and Northwestern Baja California, Mexico......................
1550         Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska........................    1018-AD68
1551         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Establishment of a               1018-AD99
            Nonessential Experimental Population of Black-Footed Ferrets in Northwestern Colorado
            and Northeastern UT...................................................................
1552         Announcement of CITES Action Concerning Changes to Appendices to Listed Species;         1018-AE16
            Service Announcement Concerning Reservations..........................................
1553         Regulations for Administrative and Visitor Facility Sites on National Wildlife           1018-AE21
            Refuges...............................................................................
1554         Importation of Polar Bear Trophies From Canada; Addition of Populations to the List      1018-AE26
            of Areas Approved for Import..........................................................
1555         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule to List the Illinois        1018-AE31
            Cave Amphipod as Endangered...........................................................
1556         Migratory Bird Hunting; Extension of Temporary Approval of Tungsten-Iron Shot as         1018-AE35
            Nontoxic for the 1998-99 Season.......................................................
1557         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List 3 Aquatic Snails as Endangered; 3    1018-AE36
            Aquatic Snails as Threatened in Mobile River Basin, Alabama...........................

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1558         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for Virginia            1018-AE37
            Sneezeweed, a Plant From the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia............................
1559         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List St. Andrew Beach         1018-AE41
            Mouse as Endangered...................................................................
1560         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; List Topeka Shiner as Endangered......    1018-AE42
1561         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Endangered Status for            1018-AE48
            Catesbaea Melanocarpa.................................................................
1562         Seasonal Closure of the Moose Range Meadows Public Access Easements in the Kenai         1018-AE58
            National Wildlife Refuge..............................................................
1563         Migratory Bird Hunting; Nontoxic Shot; Approval of Molyshot as Nontoxic for Waterfowl    1018-AE67
            and Coot Hunting......................................................................
1564         Migratory Bird Hunting; Reduction of the Mid-Continent Lesser Snow Goose Population..    1018-AE74
1565         Migratory Bird Harvest Information Programs; Participating States for the 1998-1999      1018-AE96
            Season................................................................................
1566         Amendment by Brazil to Appendix III Listing of Bigleaf Mahogany......................    1018-AE99
1567         Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities of Polar Bear and Pacific    1018-AF02
            Walrus................................................................................
1568         Migratory Bird Permits; Addition of Subpart for Management of Overabundant Migratory     1018-AF05
            Bird Population and Establishment of Conservation Order for Mid-Continent Light Goose
            Population............................................................................
1569         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Slender Campeloma    1018-AF13
            and Armored Snail as Endangered.......................................................
1570         Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List Allium Gooddingii        1018-AF18
            (Goodding's Onion) as Endangered or Threatened........................................
1571         Migratory Bird Hunting; Regulations To Increase Harvest of Mid-Continent Light Geese.    1018-AF25
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                                   National Park Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1572         National Park Service Symbols: United States Park Police Insignia....................    1024-AB94
1573         Applicability and Resource Protection Revisions......................................    1024-AC38
1574         Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights.......................................................    1024-AC53
1575         Denali National Park and Preserve, Special Regulations...............................    1024-AC58
1576         Vehicles and Traffic Safety; Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs.......    1024-AC69
1577         Solid Waste Sites in Units of the National Park System...............................    1024-AC70
1578         Concession Contracts.................................................................    1024-AC72
1579         Canaveral National Seashore; Public Nudity...........................................    1024-AC73
1580         World Heritage Convention............................................................    1024-AC74
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                                     National Park Service--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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1581         National Natural Landmarks Program...................................................    1024-AB96
1582         Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Fishing Regulations................................    1024-AB99
1583         Rights-of-Way........................................................................    1024-AC01
1584         Voyageurs National Park: Aircraft Operations.........................................    1024-AC23
1585         Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Snowmobile      1024-AC34
            and Snowplane Routes and Regulations..................................................
1586         Big Cypress National Preserve; Recreational Frogging.................................    1024-AC54
1587         Delaware Water Gap NRA, Bicycle Trail................................................    1024-AC62
1588         Personal Watercraft..................................................................    1024-AC65
1589         Kaloko-Honokohou National Historic Park: Public Nudity...............................    1024-AC66
1590         Appalachian National Scenic Trail--Snowmobiles.......................................    1024-AC67
1591         Land and Water Conservation Fund of Assistance to States; Post-Completion Compliance     1024-AC68
            Responsibilities......................................................................
1592         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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1593         Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs....    1024-AC44
1594         Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Regulations Future                1024-AC57
            Applicability.........................................................................
1595         Hydroelectric Power Projects in the National Park System.............................    1024-AC64
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                                     Bureau of Indian Affairs--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1596         Use or Distribution of Indian Judgement Funds........................................    1076-AD94
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  Bureau of Indian Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1597         Indian School Equalization Program...................................................    1076-AD09
1598         Leasing Restricted Lands of Members of the Five Civilized Tribes, Oklahoma, for          1076-AD33
            Mining................................................................................
1599         Exploration, Mining, and Reclamation of Lands........................................    1076-AD36
1600         Tribal Reorganization Under a Federal Statute........................................    1076-AD46
1601         Petitioning Procedures...............................................................    1076-AD47
1602         Academic and Dormitory Standards.....................................................    1076-AD55
1603         Education Contracts Under the Johnson-O'Malley Act...................................    1076-AD58
1604         Loans to Indians From the Revolving Loan Fund........................................    1076-AD59
1605         Arrangement With States, Territories, or Other Agencies for Social Welfare and Relief    1076-AD61
            of Distress of Indians................................................................
1606         School Construction Contracts for Public Schools.....................................    1076-AD69
1607         Adult Vocational Training............................................................    1076-AD72
1608         Loan Guarantee Program...............................................................    1076-AD73
1609         Employment Assistance for Adult Indians..............................................    1076-AD75
1610         Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood...............................................    1076-AD78
1611         Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on Individually Owned Trust Land or Land Subject to a       1076-AD85
            Restriction on Alienation.............................................................
1612         Acquisition of Title to Land in Trust................................................    1076-AD90
1613         Financial Assistance and Social Services Program.....................................    1076-AD91
1614         Land Acquisitions for Gaming.........................................................    1076-AD93
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1615         Leasing and Permitting...............................................................    1076-AA29
1616         Navajo Partitioned Lands Grazing Regulations.........................................    1076-AC81
1617         Preference in Employment.............................................................    1076-AD05
1618         Grants to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Navajo Community College........    1076-AD08
1619         Indian Tribal Justice Support........................................................    1076-AD15
1620         Tribal Self-Governance...............................................................    1076-AD20
1621         Leasing Osage Reservation Lands for Mining of Minerals Other Than Oil and Gas........    1076-AD34
1622         Lead and Zinc Mining Operations and Leases on Quapaw Indian Lands....................    1076-AD35
1623         Irrigation Projects and Systems......................................................    1076-AD44
1624         Indian Electric Power Utilities......................................................    1076-AD45
1625         Appeals From Administrative Actions..................................................    1076-AD50
1626         Indian Business Development Program..................................................    1076-AD70
1627         Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans......................................................    1076-AD74
1628         Courts of Indian Offenses............................................................    1076-AD76
1629         Use of Columbia River Fish Access Sites..............................................    1076-AD83
1630         Use of Columbia River In-Lieu Fishing Sites..........................................    1076-AD86

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1631         Class III Gaming Procedures..........................................................    1076-AD87
1632         Preparation of Rolls of Indians......................................................    1076-AD89
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                                   Bureau of Indian Affairs--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1633         Correction of Codification Errors in 25 CFR..........................................    1076-AD88
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Minerals Management Service--Prerule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1634         Exploration or Development and Production Plans......................................    1010-AC47
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                Minerals Management Service--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1635         Refunds and Recoupment of Overpayments on OCS........................................    1010-AC27
1636         Takes vs. Entitlements Reporting.....................................................    1010-AC29
1637         Prepayment of Royalties..............................................................    1010-AC31
1638         Chronic Erroneous Reporting..........................................................    1010-AC34
1639         Training Lessee and Contractor Employees Engaged in Oil and Gas Operations in the        1010-AC41
            Outer Continental Shelf...............................................................
1640         Reviewing Exploration Plans and Development and Production Plans for Coastal Zone        1010-AC42
            Consistency...........................................................................
1641         Oil and Gas Drilling Operations......................................................    1010-AC43
1642         Prospecting for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur in the Outer Continental       1010-AC48
            Shelf.................................................................................
1643         Leasing Sulphur or Oil and Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf........................    1010-AC49
1644         Change to Delegated State Audit Functions............................................    1010-AC51
1645         Royalty in Kind for Oil and Gas......................................................    1010-AC52
1646         Deep Water Emergency Well Control Operations.........................................    1010-AC54
1647         Update of Documents Incorporated by Reference........................................    1010-AC55
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  Minerals Management Service--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1648         Valuation of Gas From Indian Leases..................................................    1010-AB57
1649         Valuation of Oil From Federal Mineral Leases.........................................    1010-AC09
1650         Administrative Appeals Process.......................................................    1010-AC21
1651         Valuation of Oil From Indian Leases..................................................    1010-AC24
1652         Accounting Relief for Marginal Properties............................................    1010-AC30
1653         Postlease Operations.................................................................    1010-AC32
1654         Electronic Reporting.................................................................    1010-AC40
1655         Update of Industry Electrical Standards..............................................    1010-AC50
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                                 Minerals Management Service--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1656         Royalty Payment Liability............................................................    1010-AB45
1657         Credit Adjustments...................................................................    1010-AB73
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 Minerals Management Service--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1658         Filing Fees for Required Records.....................................................    1010-AC44
1659         Oil and Gas Production Rates.........................................................    1010-AC53
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                    Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1660         Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites--Title I.................................................    1029-AB70
1661         Contemporaneous Reclamation..........................................................    1029-AB79
1662         Indian Lands.........................................................................    1029-AB83
1663         Dam Safety Rules.....................................................................    1029-AB92
1664         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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1665         Definition and Criteria for Valid Existing Rights....................................    1029-AB42
1666         Prohibitions Under Section 522(e) of SMCRA...........................................    1029-AB82
1667         Enhancing AML Reclamation............................................................    1029-AB89
1668         Ownership and Control--Redesign......................................................    1029-AB94
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Reclamation--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1669         Revenues Management..................................................................    1006-AA30
1670         Recovering the Value of Rights of Use and Related Administrative Costs...............    1006-AA39
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                     Bureau of Reclamation--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1671         Acreage Limitation Rules for Trusts..................................................    1006-AA38
1672         Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Marketing of Storage Credits    1006-AA40
            in the Lower Division States..........................................................
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                                    Bureau of Reclamation--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1673         Central Valley Project of California--Purposes, Uses, and Allocation of Water            1006-AA34
            Supplies..............................................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                 Bureau of Land Management--Proposed Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1674         Leases, Permits, and Easements.......................................................    1004-AB51
1675         Sales--Federal Land Policy and Management Act........................................    1004-AB77
1676         Oil and Gas Leasing; Drainage........................................................    1004-AC54
1677         Desert Land Entries..................................................................    1004-AC56
1678         Disposal of Reserved Minerals Under the Stock Raising Homestead Act..................    1004-AC59
1679         Land Withdrawals.....................................................................    1004-AC63
1680         Cost Recovery; Mineral Filings and Operations........................................    1004-AC64
1681         Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures; Rights-of-Way Under the Mineral Leasing Act    1004-AC74
1682         Land Classification..................................................................    1004-AC78
1683         Carey Act Grants.....................................................................    1004-AC80
1684         Segregation and Opening of Lands.....................................................    1004-AC84
1685         Oil and Gas Leasing and Operations...................................................    1004-AC94
1686         Appeals Procedures; Hearings Procedures..............................................    1004-AC99
1687         Color of Title and Omitted Lands.....................................................    1004-AD00
1688         Paleontological Resources............................................................    1004-AD03
1689         Geothermal Resource Unit Agreement...................................................    1004-AD10
1690         Coal Management......................................................................    1004-AD11
1691         Oil and Gas Leasing; National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska--Unit Agreements.............    1004-AD13
1692         Surface Management (Locatable Minerals)..............................................    1004-AD22
1693         Financial Assistance; Local Governments..............................................    1004-AD23
1694         Use Authorizations (Recreation)......................................................    1004-AD25
1695         Advisory Committees..................................................................    1004-AD26
1696         Coal Management: General (Public Participation)......................................    1004-AD27
1697         Mineral Materials Disposal...........................................................    1004-AD29
1698         Emergency Fire and Disaster Rehabilitation...........................................    1004-AD30
1699         Location Recording, and Maintenance of Mining Claims and Sites.......................    1004-AD31
1700         Mineral Patent Applications; Adverse Claims, Protests, and Conflicts.................    1004-AD32
1701         Alaska Native Veterans Allotments....................................................    1004-AD34
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                   Bureau of Land Management--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1702         Management of Designated Wilderness Area.............................................    1004-AB69
1703         Management of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal.........................................    1004-AC49
1704         Definitions..........................................................................    1004-AC73
1705         Indian Allotments....................................................................    1004-AC77
1706         Application Procedures...............................................................    1004-AC83
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                  Bureau of Land Management--Long-Term Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1707         Coalbed Methane Development..........................................................    1004-AC27
1708         Railroad Grants......................................................................    1004-AC76
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                                  Bureau of Land Management--Completed Actions
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1709         Mineral Materials Disposal...........................................................    1004-AC68
1710         Conveyances, Disclaimers, and Correction Documents...................................    1004-AC82
1711         Helium Contracts.....................................................................    1004-AD24
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                    Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1712         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)



_______________________________________________________________________




1392. 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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/16/96                    61 FR 37031
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/16/96
NPRM                            09/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1393. 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                            06/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1394. 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                            12/00/99

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

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Phone: 202 208-3455

RIN: 1090-AA64
_______________________________________________________________________




1395. 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                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          12/00/99

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)                      Long-Term Actions


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1396. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1397. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1398. 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

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apply to grants and cooperative agreements awarded by the Department.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1399.  RULES APPLICABLE IN INDIAN AFFAIRS HEARINGS AND APPEALS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 372

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.271; 43 CFR 4.320

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This action will amend the Office of Hearings and Appeals 
rules at 43 CFR 4.271 to clarify who has authority to make 
distributions in cash or trust personal property, and under what 
circumstances this authority can be exercised. This action will amend 
the regulations to clarify that BIA Superintendents will have the 
responsibility for making distribution determinations when an Indian 
dies intestate leaving only trust personal property or cash. The 
regulation will also amend the current regulation to increase the 
amount of cash or trust property that the Superintendent has 
jurisdiction to distribute to less than $5,000 not including interest.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1090-AA70
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (ASPMB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1400. DEPARTMENT HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 4.350

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/18/99                    64 FR 13362
Final Action Effective          03/18/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles E. Breece
Phone: 703 235-3810

RIN: 1090-AA69
BILLING CODE 4310-RK-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Office of the Special Trustee (OST)



_______________________________________________________________________




1401. SPECIAL DEPOSITS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 4043

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 115; 25 CFR 123; 25 CFR 124; 25 CFR 114; 25 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) five 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                            08/00/99

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, Suite 1000, 
505 Marquette Avenue NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505 248-5751
Fax: 505 248-5782

RIN: 1035-AA01
_______________________________________________________________________




1402. 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                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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Agency Contact: Sarah Yepa, Chief, Division of Quality Assurance, 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Special Trustee, Suite 1000, 
505 Marquette Avenue NW., Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: 505 248-5751
Fax: 505 248-5782

RIN: 1035-AA03
BILLING CODE 4310-53-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1403.  INJURIOUS WILDLIFE; ADDITION OF THE ASIAN SWAMP EEL

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

Legal Authority:  18 USC 42

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 16

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will review economic and biologic information on the Asian 
swamp eel (tentatively identified as Monopterus albus) for possible 
addition to the list of injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AF53
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1404. 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 nine Conferences 
of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Teiko Saito, Chief Branch of Permits, Department of the 
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2093
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD87
_______________________________________________________________________




1405. 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 proposed 
reclassification of vicuna from endangered to threatened under the 
Endangered Species Act. The rule will provide for the conservation of 
the species and will stipulate conditions that must be met to allow for 
the importation of commercial specimens of the species (i.e., wool and 
wool products).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AE04
_______________________________________________________________________




1406. 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                            08/00/99

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

[[Page 21356]]

Phone: 703 358-2029

RIN: 1018-AE50
_______________________________________________________________________




1407. 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                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Branch of Operations, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095
Fax: 703 358-2280

RIN: 1018-AF27
_______________________________________________________________________




1408.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PREBLES 
MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will propose a special rule under the Endangered Species 
Act allowing limited incidental take of the Prebles Meadow jumping 
mouse in Colorado.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/03/98                    63 FR 66777
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    03/06/99                    64 FR 12924
NPRM Comment Period End         04/30/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF30
_______________________________________________________________________




1409.  NATIONAL BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 105-178, sec 7404

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 86

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We are establishing the rules for the Boating Infrastructure 
Grant Program and the survey of boaters and access providers to 
determine facilities and needs for transient boaters.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Bob Lange, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-140, 4401 
N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF38
_______________________________________________________________________




1410.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; COLUMBIA 
WHITE-TAILED DEER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to remove the Douglas County, 
Oregon, population of the Columbia white-tailed deer from the list of 
endangered and threatened species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF43
_______________________________________________________________________




1411.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; COASTAL 
CUTTHROAT TROUT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Together with the National Marine Fisheries Service, we will 
determine whether to list the southeastern Washington/Columbia River 
population of the coastal cutthroat trout under the provisions of the 
Endangered Species Act. We will also determine whether to remove from 
the list the Umpqua River population.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF45
_______________________________________________________________________




1412.  IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION OF WILDLIFE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 704, 712, 1382, 1538(d)-(f), and 1540(f); 16 
USC 3371-3378, 4223-4244, and 4901-4916; 18 USC 42; 31 USC 483(a)

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 14

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 21357]]

Abstract: We will review our wildlife exportation and importation 
regulations pertaining to domesticated species, certain captive-bred 
and captive-born species.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/15/98                    63 FR 38143
NPRM                            08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF46
_______________________________________________________________________




1413.  ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL COASTAL WETLANDS 
CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 3951 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 87

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will establish the requirements of the National Coastal 
Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, authorized by section 305 of the 
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act. The program 
is designed to assist coastal States by providing grants to State 
agencies to protect and restore their coastal wetland ecosystems. The 
proposed rule includes the goals of the program, eligibility 
requirements,ranking criteria, and grant administration procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, Chief, Division of Habitat 
Conservation, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Room 400, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2161
Fax: 703 358-2232

RIN: 1018-AF51
_______________________________________________________________________




1414.  1999-2000 REFUGE-SPECIFIC HUNTING AND SPORT FISHING 
REGULATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will propose to open additional national wildlife refuges 
for hunting and/or sport fishing, and to provide refuge-specific 
regulations for such activities. We will also propose to amend certain 
regulations on other refuges that pertain to migratory game bird 
hunting, upland game hunting, big game hunting, and sport fishing for 
the 1999-2000 season.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2029

RIN: 1018-AF52
_______________________________________________________________________




1415.  MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE OF POLAR BEAR AND PACIFIC 
WALRUS DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1361 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will propose 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                            07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Fish and Wildlife Management 
Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AF54
_______________________________________________________________________




1416.  POLICY FOR EVALUATION OF CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN 
ENDANGERED SPECIES DECISION-MAKING

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: We would provide guidance concerning the evaluation of 
conservation agreements, conservation plans, management plans, and 
other formalized conservation efforts in making listing decisions under 
the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99

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

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF55

[[Page 21358]]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1417. 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
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB81
_______________________________________________________________________




1418. 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                    05/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1419. 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: We will 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                            09/23/98                    63 FR 50850
Final Action                    06/00/99

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

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AD67
_______________________________________________________________________




1420. 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                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AE46
_______________________________________________________________________




1421. 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

[[Page 21359]]

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                    06/00/99

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, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AE65
_______________________________________________________________________




1422. 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
Phone: 907 786-3467

RIN: 1018-AE69
_______________________________________________________________________




1423. 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: None

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE82
_______________________________________________________________________




1424. 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: None

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE89
_______________________________________________________________________




1425. 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                            11/02/98
Final Action                    11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

[[Page 21360]]

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE91
_______________________________________________________________________




1426. 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 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
Final Action                    10/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF00
_______________________________________________________________________




1427. 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:
Final, Statutory, July 8, 1999.

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), 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                    07/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF03
_______________________________________________________________________




1428. 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

Government Levels Affected: None

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

[[Page 21361]]

Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF04
_______________________________________________________________________




1429.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ARMORED 
SNAIL AND CAMPELOMA

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

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                            10/28/98                    63 FR 57642
Final Action                    10/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF29
_______________________________________________________________________




1430.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; DESERT 
YELLOWHEAD

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to list the desert yellowhead, a 
plant in Wyoming, under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/22/98                    63 FR 70745
Final Action                    12/00/99

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF31
_______________________________________________________________________




1431.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SANTA ANA 
SUCKER

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to list the Santa Ana sucker under 
the provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/26/99                     64 FR 3915
Final Action                    01/00/00

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF34
_______________________________________________________________________




1432.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; MOUNTAIN 
PLOVER

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to list the mountain plover under 
the provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/16/99                     64 FR 7587
Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF35
_______________________________________________________________________




1433.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL 
HABITAT FOR THE CACTUS FERRIGINOUS PIGMY OWL

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.95

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat in Arizona for the 
cactus ferriginous pigmy owl under the provisions of the Endangered 
Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/30/98                    63 FR 71820
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF36


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1434.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL 
HABITAT FOR THE HUACHUCA WATER UMBEL, A PLANT

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.96

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We propose to designate critical habitat in Arizona for the 
Huachuca water umbel (a plant) under the provisions of the Endangered 
Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/30/98                    63 FR 71838
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF37
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1435. 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
NPRM                            12/27/93                    58 FR 68323
Interim Final Rule              12/27/93                    58 FR 68323
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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 Branch of Permits, Department of the 
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2093
Fax: 703 358-2280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AB10
_______________________________________________________________________




1436. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

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 To Be 
Determined

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

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)

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB66
_______________________________________________________________________




1437. 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.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/09/95                    60 FR 24686
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AB72
_______________________________________________________________________




1438. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:

Appalachian elktoe  NPRM 09/03/93 (58 FR 46940)  Final Action 11/23/94 
(59 FR 60324)

Arroyo southwestern toad  NPRM 08/03/93 (58 FR 41378)  NPRM 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)

Louisiana black bear  NPRM 12/03/93 (58 FR 63560)  NPRM Comment Period 
Reopened 03/07/94 (59 FR 10607)  Notice of Draft 08/17/98 (63 FR 
43954)  Final Action To Be Determined

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  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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AB97
_______________________________________________________________________




1439. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC14
_______________________________________________________________________




1440. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 202 208-6393

RIN: 1018-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________




1441. 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.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/05/95                    60 FR 46087
NPRM Correction                 09/27/95                    60 FR 49976
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    11/15/95                    60 FR 57386
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________




1442. 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: None

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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AC77
_______________________________________________________________________




1443. 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: None

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC88
_______________________________________________________________________




1444. 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               To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AC89
_______________________________________________________________________




1445. 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: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/01/94                    59 FR 61744
NPRM Comment Period End         01/30/95
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC90
_______________________________________________________________________




1446. 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: None

[[Page 21365]]

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
Notice                          09/25/97                    62 FR 50394
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AC91
_______________________________________________________________________




1447. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD01
_______________________________________________________________________




1448. 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: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/02/95                    60 FR 11768
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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD10
_______________________________________________________________________




1449. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD18
_______________________________________________________________________




1450. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AD19


_______________________________________________________________________



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1451. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________




1452. TAXONOMIC CHANGE FROM SUBSPECIES TO VERTEBRATE POPULATION SEGMENT 
FOR THE VIRGIN RIVER CHUB

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/24/95                    60 FR 37866
NPRM Comment Period End         09/22/95
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD22
_______________________________________________________________________




1453. CRITICAL HABITAT PROPOSAL FOR VIRGIN RIVER FISHES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD23
_______________________________________________________________________




1454. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

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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
Phone: 703 358-2104

RIN: 1018-AD64
_______________________________________________________________________




1455. 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
Phone: 202 208-6393

RIN: 1018-AD66
_______________________________________________________________________




1456. 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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    10/06/98                    63 FR 53635
NPRM Correction                 10/13/98                    63 FR 54753
NPRM Comment Period End         10/22/98
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________




1457. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lange, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-140, 4401 
N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD83
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1458. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD91
_______________________________________________________________________




1459. 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

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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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bob Lange, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-140, 4401 
N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AD92
_______________________________________________________________________




1460. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AD95
_______________________________________________________________________




1461. 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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened    10/28/97                    62 FR 55774
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE00
_______________________________________________________________________




1462. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE01


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1463. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2029

RIN: 1018-AE02
_______________________________________________________________________




1464. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1465. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE08
_______________________________________________________________________




1466. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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


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1467. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Bob Lange, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, Department 
of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, MS-140, 4401 
N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-2156
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE17
_______________________________________________________________________




1468. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE20
_______________________________________________________________________




1469. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE22
_______________________________________________________________________




1470. 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: None

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 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE23
_______________________________________________________________________




1471. 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: None

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

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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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE25
_______________________________________________________________________




1472. 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: None

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 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE27
_______________________________________________________________________




1473. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE29
_______________________________________________________________________




1474. 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: None

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

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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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE30
_______________________________________________________________________




1475. 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: None

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                    09/03/98


Next Action Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE32
_______________________________________________________________________




1476. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE33
_______________________________________________________________________




1477. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           01/24/96                     61 FR 1893
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/25/96
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AE34
_______________________________________________________________________




1478. 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

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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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE39
_______________________________________________________________________




1479. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________




1480. 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: We will propose 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. Any final rule resulting from this proposal could classify the 
koala or certain populations thereof as endangered or could exempt 
certain populations from any classification.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/22/98                    63 FR 50547
NPRM Comment Period End         12/21/98
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AE43
_______________________________________________________________________




1481. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE44
_______________________________________________________________________




1482. 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

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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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE45
_______________________________________________________________________




1483. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE49
_______________________________________________________________________




1484. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE51
_______________________________________________________________________




1485. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE52
_______________________________________________________________________




1486. 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

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 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

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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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE53
_______________________________________________________________________




1487. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE54
_______________________________________________________________________




1488. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE55
_______________________________________________________________________




1489. 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: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list the Pecos pupfish as an 
endangered 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 End         03/31/98
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 11/20/98                    63 FR 14892
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE56
_______________________________________________________________________




1490. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE57
_______________________________________________________________________




1491. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1492. 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                            12/04/98                    63 FR 67037
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AE61
_______________________________________________________________________




1493. 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

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                             To Be                       Determined

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 a 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AE62
_______________________________________________________________________




1494. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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 a 
statutory requirement. There is a

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paperwork burden associated with this action.

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AE63
_______________________________________________________________________




1495. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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 a 
statutory requirement. There is a paperwork burden associated with this 
action.

Agency Contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird 
Management, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AE64
_______________________________________________________________________




1496. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2029

RIN: 1018-AE68
_______________________________________________________________________




1497. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

Agency Contact: Kevin Adams, Chief, Division of Law Enforcement, 
Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-1949
Fax: 703 358-1947
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AE70
_______________________________________________________________________




1498. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2104

RIN: 1018-AE72


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1499. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AE73
_______________________________________________________________________




1500. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE75
_______________________________________________________________________




1501. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE76
_______________________________________________________________________




1502. 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: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Nipoma 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 15142
NPRM                            03/30/98                    63 FR 15164
NPRM Comment Period End         05/29/98
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE81
_______________________________________________________________________




1503. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE83


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1504. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE84
_______________________________________________________________________




1505. 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: None

Abstract: The Service proposes to list as endangered or threatened 
Cowhead Lake tui chub (Gila bicolor vaccaceps). This species is known 
from Modoc 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE85
_______________________________________________________________________




1506. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE86
_______________________________________________________________________




1507. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE87
_______________________________________________________________________




1508. 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: None

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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE88


_______________________________________________________________________



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1509. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE92
_______________________________________________________________________




1510. 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                            06/17/97


Next Action Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________




1511. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2029

RIN: 1018-AE98
_______________________________________________________________________




1512. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

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Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF01
_______________________________________________________________________




1513. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF07
_______________________________________________________________________




1514. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton, Chief, Fish and Wildlife Management 
Assistance, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AF08
_______________________________________________________________________




1515. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AF09
_______________________________________________________________________




1516. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AF10
_______________________________________________________________________




1517. 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.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF11
_______________________________________________________________________




1518. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF12
_______________________________________________________________________




1519. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF14
_______________________________________________________________________




1520. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF15
_______________________________________________________________________




1521. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF16
_______________________________________________________________________




1522. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF17


_______________________________________________________________________



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1523. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF19
_______________________________________________________________________




1524. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF20
_______________________________________________________________________




1525. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF21
_______________________________________________________________________




1526. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF22
_______________________________________________________________________




1527. 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                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AF23


_______________________________________________________________________



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1528. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; PROPOSED 1999-2000 MIGRATORY GAME BIRD 
HUNTING REGULATIONS (PRELIMINARY) WITH REQUESTS FOR INDIAN PROPOSALS

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AF24
_______________________________________________________________________




1529. 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 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-2104

RIN: 1018-AF26
_______________________________________________________________________




1530. 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                             To Be                       Determined

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
Phone: 703 358-1714

RIN: 1018-AF28
_______________________________________________________________________




1531.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; CRITICAL 
HABITAT FOR THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA GNATCATCHER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 95

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to designate critical habitat for 
the coastal California gnatcatcher under the provisions of the 
Endangered Species Act.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF32
_______________________________________________________________________




1532.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; NINE BEXAR 
COUNTY, TEXAS, INVERTEBRATES

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 21385]]

Abstract: We will determine whether to list nine invertebrate species 
in Bexar County, Texas, under the provisions of the Endangered Species 
Act.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF33
_______________________________________________________________________




1533.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED 
SPECIAL RULE FOR THE ARKANSAS RIVER SHINER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.44

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will propose a special rule for the threatened Arkansas 
River Basin population of the Arkansas River shiner under the 
provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF39
_______________________________________________________________________




1534.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL RULE FOR THE CANADA LYNX

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will propose a special rule for the Canada lynx under the 
provisions of the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered 
Species, Department of the Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF40
_______________________________________________________________________




1535.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; SPECIAL 
RULE FOR THE CHIRICAHUA LEOPARD FROG

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to list the Chiricahua leopard frog 
(AZ & NM) under the Endangered Species Act, with a special rule.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF41
_______________________________________________________________________




1536.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ALEUTIAN 
CANADA GOOSE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17.11

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to list the Aleutian Canada goose 
under the Endangered Species Act.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF42
_______________________________________________________________________




1537.  IMPORTATION OF CAPTIVE-BRED EXOTIC BIRDS INTO THE UNITED 
STATES FROM BREEDING FACILITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 4901 to 4916

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 15.41; 50 CFR 15.42

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will establish the information requirements and approval 
criteria for the import of captive-bred wild exotic birds from overseas 
breeding facilities. This rule applies primarily to species listed in 
the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which are otherwise prohibited 
from import by the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992. The rule also 
describes the process for handling petitions to approve qualifying 
facilities, establishes the duration of approval, provides for the 
suspension and revocation of approval, and provides for notice of 
approved facilities in the Federal Register.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           03/01/99
NPRM                            03/31/99


Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Gabel, Chief, Branch of Consultation and 
Monitoring, Office of Scientific Authority, Department of the Interior, 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Room 750, 4401 N. Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703 358-1708
Fax: 703 358-2276
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1018-AF44
_______________________________________________________________________




1538.  AMENDMENT BY MEXICO TO APPENDIX III LISTING OF BIGLEAF 
MAHOGANY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

[[Page 21386]]

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will announce 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) by the Government of 
Mexico for its population of this species. This species has been 
included in Appendix III since November 1995, when the Government of 
Costa Rica initially listed its populations. The Governments of Bolivia 
and Brazil added their populations in 1998. We will consider comments 
on whether to enter a reservation on Mexico's action for its 
population.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AF47
_______________________________________________________________________




1539.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ASIAN 
BONYTONGUE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will determine whether to reclassify the Asian bonytongue, 
a freshwater fish popular in the aquarium trade, from endangered to 
threatened with a special rule to allow the importation of specimens 
from operations that are registered with the CITES Secretariat. Several 
facilities have been registered in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. 
Our decision on whether to reclassify the species, only some of the 
populations, or to take no action at all, will be based upon a review 
of the population status and management, including the protected status 
of the species in the the range countries.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF48
_______________________________________________________________________




1540.  ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; TIBETAN 
ANTELOPE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will propose endangered status for the Tibetan antelope, 
of chira (Pantholops hodgsoni). The antelope is a wild ungulate native 
to Tibet, Kashmir, and north-central China. It is threatened by illegal 
trade in its wool, known as shah toosh, which is exceptionally fine. 
The wool and shawls made from it are in great demand on the black 
market, resulting in the slaughter of thousands of these animals 
annually. The species has experienced dramatic declines in recent years 
despite efforts by range countries to control poaching, as well as a 
prohibition on international commercial trade through listing in 
Appendix I of CITES.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman, Chief, Branch of Operations, 
Office of Management Authority, Department of the Interior, United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AF49
_______________________________________________________________________




1541.  PROPOSED GUIDANCE FOR CONDUCTING CONSULTATIONS FOR THE 
INDIANA BAT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1531 et seq

CFR Citation:  CFR 00

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: We will propose guidance to assist our field offices in 
addressing whether: 1) the Indiana bat is present, 2) a proposed 
project is likely to affect the species directly, and 3) the project is 
likely to affect the species' habitat.

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

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
Phone: 703 358-2171

RIN: 1018-AF50
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1542. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: SAN XAVIER 
TALUSSNAIL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/06/98                    63 FR 53620

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AC13
_______________________________________________________________________




1543. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: PARISH'S ALKALI 
GRASS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       09/25/98                    63 FR 51329

[[Page 21387]]

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




1544. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES: SACRAMENTO SPLITTAIL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/08/99                     64 FR 5963

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AC26
_______________________________________________________________________




1545. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: ARKANSAS RIVER 
SHINER

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/23/98                    63 FR 64771

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




1546. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: TEN PLANTS FROM THE 
CALIFORNIA SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       09/14/98                    63 FR 49065

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AC99
_______________________________________________________________________




1547. SEVEN PLANTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       09/14/98                    63 FR 49063

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________




1548. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR SOUTHWESTERN 
CALIFORNIA PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/13/98                    63 FR 54937

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AD38
_______________________________________________________________________




1549. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS: FOUR PLANTS FROM 
INTERIOR CHAPARRAL OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN BAJA 
CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/13/98                    63 FR 54972

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1018-AD60
_______________________________________________________________________




1550. SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 242; 50 CFR 100

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/08/99                     64 FR 1275

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tom Boyd
Phone: 907 786-3447

RIN: 1018-AD68
_______________________________________________________________________




1551. 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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/01/98                    63 FR 52824

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

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

RIN: 1018-AD99
_______________________________________________________________________




1552. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CITES ACTION CONCERNING CHANGES TO APPENDICES TO 
LISTED SPECIES; SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING RESERVATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/12/98                    63 FR 63210

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

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

[[Page 21388]]

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AE16
_______________________________________________________________________




1553. REGULATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND VISITOR FACILITY SITES ON 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/24/99                    64 FR 14149

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Rick Coleman
Phone: 703 358-2029

RIN: 1018-AE21
_______________________________________________________________________




1554. IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR TROPHIES FROM CANADA; ADDITION OF 
POPULATIONS TO THE LIST OF AREAS APPROVED FOR IMPORT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/11/99                     64 FR 1529

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Margaret Tieger
Phone: 703 358-2104

RIN: 1018-AE26
_______________________________________________________________________




1555. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED RULE TO 
LIST THE ILLINOIS CAVE AMPHIPOD AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/03/98                    63 FR 46900

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE31
_______________________________________________________________________




1556. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY APPROVAL OF 
TUNGSTEN-IRON SHOT 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 54016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE35
_______________________________________________________________________




1557. 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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/28/98                    63 FR 57610

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE36
_______________________________________________________________________




1558. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; THREATENED STATUS 
FOR VIRGINIA SNEEZEWEED, A PLANT FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    11/03/98                    63 FR 59239

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE37
_______________________________________________________________________




1559. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
ST. ANDREW BEACH MOUSE AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/18/98                    63 FR 70053

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE41
_______________________________________________________________________




1560. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; LIST TOPEKA SHINER 
AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/15/98                    63 FR 69008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE42
_______________________________________________________________________




1561. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSED ENDANGERED 
STATUS FOR CATESBAEA MELANOCARPA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/17/99                    64 FR 13116

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE48


_______________________________________________________________________



[[Page 21389]]

1562. SEASONAL CLOSURE OF THE MOOSE RANGE MEADOWS PUBLIC ACCESS 
EASEMENTS IN THE KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 36

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/24/99                    64 FR 14151

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard Pospahala
Phone: 907 786-3467

RIN: 1018-AE58
_______________________________________________________________________




1563. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; NONTOXIC SHOT; APPROVAL OF MOLYSHOT AS 
NONTOXIC FOR WATERFOWL AND COOT HUNTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/08/98                    63 FR 67619

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

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

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

RIN: 1018-AE67
_______________________________________________________________________




1564. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; REDUCTION OF THE MID-CONTINENT LESSER SNOW 
GOOSE POPULATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       11/09/98                    63 FR 60278

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

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

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

RIN: 1018-AE74
_______________________________________________________________________




1565. MIGRATORY BIRD HARVEST INFORMATION PROGRAMS; PARTICIPATING STATES 
FOR THE 1998-1999 SEASON

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/01/98                    63 FR 46399

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AE96
_______________________________________________________________________




1566. AMENDMENT BY BRAZIL TO APPENDIX III LISTING OF BIGLEAF MAHOGANY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 23

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/30/98                    63 FR 58325
Final Action Effective          10/30/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dr. Susan Lieberman
Phone: 703 358-2095

RIN: 1018-AE99
_______________________________________________________________________




1567. MARINE MAMMALS; INCIDENTAL TAKE DURING SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES OF 
POLAR BEAR AND PACIFIC WALRUS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 18

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    01/28/99                     64 FR 4328

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Hannibal Bolton
Phone: 703 358-1718

RIN: 1018-AF02
_______________________________________________________________________




1568. 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

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 21

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/16/99                     64 FR 7517
Final Action Effective          02/16/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF05
_______________________________________________________________________




1569. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
THE SLENDER CAMPELOMA AND ARMORED SNAIL AS ENDANGERED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 1018-AF29       04/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF13
_______________________________________________________________________




1570. ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; PROPOSAL TO LIST 
ALLIUM GOODDINGII (GOODDING'S ONION) AS ENDANGERED OR THREATENED

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 17

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       04/02/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF18


_______________________________________________________________________



[[Page 21390]]

1571. MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING; REGULATIONS TO INCREASE HARVEST OF MID-
CONTINENT LIGHT GEESE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  50 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/16/99                     64 FR 7507
Final Action Effective          02/16/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1018-AF25
BILLING CODE 4310-55-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1572. 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                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99

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, MS 7408, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AB94
_______________________________________________________________________




1573. 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                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99

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, MS 7408, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC38
_______________________________________________________________________




1574. 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                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99

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
Phone: 303 969-2096

RIN: 1024-AC53
_______________________________________________________________________




1575. 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                            04/00/99

[[Page 21391]]

NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1576. 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                            04/00/99

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, MS 7408, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC69
_______________________________________________________________________




1577. 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                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1024-AC70
_______________________________________________________________________




1578.  CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 20

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Park Service is proposing to revise existing 
regulations governing the award of concession contracts. Title IV of 
Public Law 105-391 (the National PArk Service Concessions Management 
Improvement Act of 1998) became effective on November 13, 1998, and 
repealed Public Law 89-249, the Concessions Policies Act of 1965. The 
new Act mandates revised procedures for issuing concession contracts as 
well as revised terms and conditions to be included in concession 
contracts. Section 417 of Public Law 105-391 requires the Secretary to 
issue implementing regulations as soon as practicable after the 
effective date of the Act. Existing regulations governing the 
concession contracting process are in conflict with several provisions 
of the new law and must be revised to reflect new statutory 
requirements. The proposed rule will affect approximately 625 
concessioners operating within areas administered by NPS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Wendy Mann, Senior Contract Analyst, Concessions 
Management Program, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
MS 7313, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 565-1219
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC72
_______________________________________________________________________




1579.  CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE; 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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will close portions of Canaveral National Seashore 
to public nudity within the Volusia County boundaries of the Seashore. 
All of the Volusia County portion of the Seashore would be closed to 
public nudity except an area of approximately one-half mile by 2 miles 
of beach south of parking lot 5. Visitor conflicts due to friction 
between clothed and nude bathers currently exist and are increasing in 
the Volusia County section of the Seashore.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 1024-AC73


_______________________________________________________________________



[[Page 21392]]

1580.  WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION

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

Legal Authority:  16 USC 1; 16 USC 3; 16 USC 470a-1; 16 USC 470a-2

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise the existing World Heritage regulations 
to make necessary changes, such as correcting or eliminating the annual 
calendar for preparing and submitting U.S. nominations (now outdated), 
correcting the criteria for selecting sites (also outdated), and 
providing more explicit procedures for public participation. The 
underlying treaty (World Heritage Convention) and law (Historic 
Preservation Act Amendments of 1980) will remain in place unchanged.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: James Charleton, International Cooperation Specialist, 
Office of International Affairs, Department of the Interior, National 
Park Service, MS 2252, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 565-1280

RIN: 1024-AC74
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1581. 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                    04/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1582. 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.

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                    04/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1583. 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                    04/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1584. VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK: AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 7.33

Legal Deadline: None

[[Page 21393]]

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                    12/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1585. 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                    04/00/99

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, MS 7408, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________




1586. 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                    06/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1587. 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                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC62
_______________________________________________________________________




1588. 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
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis, Staff Park Ranger, Ranger Activities 
Division,

[[Page 21394]]

Department of the Interior, National Park Service, MS 7408, 1849 C 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC65
_______________________________________________________________________




1589. 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                    04/00/99

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, MS 7408, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC66
_______________________________________________________________________




1590. 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                    04/00/99

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, MS 7408, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC67
_______________________________________________________________________




1591. 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 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                            12/08/98                    63 FR 67638
NPRM Comment Period End         02/08/99
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

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

RIN: 1024-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________




1592. 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 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                    04/00/99

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

[[Page 21395]]

Park Service, MS 7408, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC71
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


National Park Service (NPS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1593. PROCEDURES FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT HISTORIC 
PRESERVATION PROGRAMS

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 61

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/09/99                    64 FR 11736
Final Action Effective          06/07/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: John W. Renaud
Phone: 202 343-1059

RIN: 1024-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________




1594. NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT REGULATIONS 
FUTURE APPLICABILITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 10.13

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Further Action To 
Be Taken                        01/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 1024-AC57
_______________________________________________________________________




1595. HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS IN THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  36 CFR 19

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Further Action To 
Be Taken                        01/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Chip H. Davis
Phone: 202 208-4874
Fax: 202 208-6756
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1024-AC64
BILLING CODE 4310-70-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1596.  USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN JUDGEMENT FUNDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 1401 et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 87

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will update the existing provisions to reflect the 
changes to the Indian Judgement Funds Distribution Act that were made 
in 1992 by Public Law 102-572.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/00/99

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-AD94
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1597. 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                            04/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/99

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, MS 3512 MIB, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

[[Page 21396]]

Phone: 202 208-4555

RIN: 1076-AD09
_______________________________________________________________________




1598. 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                            05/00/99

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, 101 North 
Fifth Street, Muskogee, OK 74401
Phone: 918 687-2324

RIN: 1076-AD33
_______________________________________________________________________




1599. 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

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

RIN: 1076-AD36
_______________________________________________________________________




1600. 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                            06/00/99

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, Minneapolis Area Office, 331 
S. Second Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612 373-1125

RIN: 1076-AD46
_______________________________________________________________________




1601. 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                            06/00/99

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, Minneapolis Area Office, 331 
S. Second Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: 612 373-1125

RIN: 1076-AD47
_______________________________________________________________________




1602. 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

[[Page 21397]]

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

RIN: 1076-AD55
_______________________________________________________________________




1603. 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                            06/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1604. 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                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD59
_______________________________________________________________________




1605. 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 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                            04/00/99

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, MS 4641 MIB, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AD61
_______________________________________________________________________




1606. 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, MS 3512 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-6123

RIN: 1076-AD69
_______________________________________________________________________




1607. 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                            06/00/99

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, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2671

RIN: 1076-AD72
_______________________________________________________________________




1608. 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                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

[[Page 21398]]

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD73
_______________________________________________________________________




1609. 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                            06/00/99

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, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2671

RIN: 1076-AD75
_______________________________________________________________________




1610. 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                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, BIA Security Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, PO Box 1887, Albuquerque, NM
Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD78
_______________________________________________________________________




1611. 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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD85
_______________________________________________________________________




1612. 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, 1980, we issued the first regulations for 
acquisition of title to land in trust by the United States for Indian 
tribes and individual Indians. This rule clarifies the process and 
criteria by which we determine whether to acquire title to land in 
trust.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

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, 
MS 4513 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-5831

RIN: 1076-AD90
_______________________________________________________________________




1613. 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                            04/00/99

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, MS 4641 MIB, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2721

RIN: 1076-AD91
_______________________________________________________________________




1614.  LAND ACQUISITIONS FOR GAMING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 292

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule establishes the procedures that the Secretary will 
use to review tribal applications for trust acquisition of lands for 
gaming purposes. It applies only to trust acquisitions for gaming 
purposes.

[[Page 21399]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal

Agency Contact: George Skibine, Director, Indian Gaming Management 
Staff, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 2070 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4066

RIN: 1076-AD93
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)



_______________________________________________________________________




1615. 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, MS 4513 MIB, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3598

RIN: 1076-AA29
_______________________________________________________________________




1616. 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, MS 4513 MIB, 1849 
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-3598

RIN: 1076-AC81
_______________________________________________________________________




1617. 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                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, BIA Security Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, PO Box 1887, Albuquerque, NM
Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD05
_______________________________________________________________________




1618. 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                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

[[Page 21400]]

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

RIN: 1076-AD08
_______________________________________________________________________




1619. 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                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, BIA Security Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, PO Box 1887, Albuquerque, NM
Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD15
_______________________________________________________________________




1620. TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE

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

Legal Authority:  PL 103-413

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 1000

Legal Deadline: None

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Intent to Establish a 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 02/15/95                     60 FR 8806
NPRM                            02/12/98                     63 FR 7202
Final Action                    09/00/99

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

Government Levels Affected: Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, BIA Security Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, PO Box 1887, Albuquerque, NM
Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD20
_______________________________________________________________________




1621. 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                    06/00/99

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, P.O. Box 1539, 
Pawhuska, OK 74056
Phone: 918 287-1351

RIN: 1076-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________




1622. 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 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                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Dalgarn, Supervisory Realty Specialist, Department 
of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Miami Agency, P.O. Box 391, 
Miami, OK 74355
Phone: 918 542-3396

RIN: 1076-AD35
_______________________________________________________________________




1623. 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

[[Page 21401]]

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1624. 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                    04/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1625. 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                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, BIA Security Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, PO Box 1887, Albuquerque, NM
Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD50
_______________________________________________________________________




1626. 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                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Woodrow B. Sneed, Financial Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 4660 MIB, 1849 C Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4796

RIN: 1076-AD70
_______________________________________________________________________




1627. 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                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Skibine, Director, Indian Gaming Management 
Staff, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS 2070 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-4066

RIN: 1076-AD74
_______________________________________________________________________




1628. 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                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Bettie Rushing, BIA Security Programs, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, PO Box 1887, Albuquerque, NM

[[Page 21402]]

Phone: 505 248-6082

RIN: 1076-AD76
_______________________________________________________________________




1629. 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                    10/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1630. 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                    10/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1631. 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                    04/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1632. 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                    04/00/99

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)



_______________________________________________________________________




1633. CORRECTION OF CODIFICATION ERRORS IN 25 CFR

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 11; 25 CFR 256; 25 CFR 700; 25 CFR 11; 25 CFR 
151; 25 CFR 160; 25 CFR 140

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/23/99                    64 FR 13894

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Strylowski
Phone: 202 208-3071
Fax: 202 219-2100
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1076-AD88
BILLING CODE 4310-02-F

[[Page 21403]]

_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                          Prerule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1634. EXPLORATION OR DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION PLANS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                           09/00/99
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC47
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1635. REFUNDS AND RECOUPMENT OF OVERPAYMENTS ON OCS

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; 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                            08/00/99

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC27
_______________________________________________________________________




1636. TAKES VS. ENTITLEMENTS REPORTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1735

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 205

Legal Deadline: None

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                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC29
_______________________________________________________________________




1637. 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                            12/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/00

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC31
_______________________________________________________________________




1638. 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

[[Page 21404]]

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 modifies 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                            09/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         11/00/99

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC34
_______________________________________________________________________




1639. TRAINING LESSEE AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN OIL AND GAS 
OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority:  Other Significant. 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                            05/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC41
_______________________________________________________________________




1640. 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                            02/17/99                     64 FR 7837
NPRM Comment Period End         04/12/99

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




1641. 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                            09/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC43
_______________________________________________________________________




1642. PROSPECTING FOR MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL, GAS, AND SULPHUR IN THE 
OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            09/00/99
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,

[[Page 21405]]

Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC48
_______________________________________________________________________




1643. 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                            04/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC49
_______________________________________________________________________




1644. 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                            02/10/99                     64 FR 6586
NPRM Comment Period End         04/12/99

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC51
_______________________________________________________________________




1645. 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: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

Agency Contact: Bonn Macy, Special Assistant to the Director, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Room 4230 MIB
Phone: 202 208-3827

RIN: 1010-AC52
_______________________________________________________________________




1646. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         08/00/99

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC54
_______________________________________________________________________




1647.  UPDATE OF DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  43 USC 1334

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule incorporates by reference the following American 
Petroleum Institute Recommended Practices: Classification of Locations 
for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as 
Class I, Division 1 and Division 2 (API RP 500) and Classification of 
Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities 
Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1, and Zone2 ((API RP 505). By 
incorporating these documents, we will ensure that lessees use the best 
available and safest technologies while operating in the outer 
continental shelf.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/19/99                    64 FR 13535
NPRM Comment Period End         06/17/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joseph Levine, Chief, Operations Analysis Branch, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, MS 4024, 381 
Eldon Street, Herndon, VA 20170-4817

[[Page 21406]]

Phone: 703 787-1032
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC55
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1648. 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 Effective          08/00/99
Final Action                    10/00/99

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AB57
_______________________________________________________________________




1649. VALUATION OF OIL FROM FEDERAL MINERAL LEASES

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq; 30 USC 351 et seq; 30 USC 1701 et 
seq; 30 USC 1001 et seq; 43 USC 1301 et seq; 43 USC 1331 et seq; 43 USC 
1801 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would modify the valuation procedures for both 
arm's-length and non-arm's-length crude oil transactions establish a 
new MMS form for collecting value differential data and amend the 
valuation procedures for the sale of Federal royalty oil. These changes 
would decrease reliance on oil posted prices and assign a value to 
crude oil that better reflects market value.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/20/95                    60 FR 65610
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/19/96
NPRM                            01/24/97                     62 FR 3742
Comment Period Extended         02/18/97                     62 FR 7189
NPRM Comment Period Extended    02/24/97                    62 FR 19966
NPRM Comment Period End         03/25/97
Supplemental NPRM               07/03/97                    62 FR 36030
Comment Period End              08/04/97
NPRM Comment Period Extended    09/22/97                    62 FR 49460
Comment Period Extended         10/23/97                    62 FR 49460
Comment Period Extended         10/23/97                    62 FR 55198
Supplementary NPRM              02/06/98                     63 FR 6113
Comment Period Extended         03/24/98                    63 FR 14057
Comment Period Extended         07/08/98                    63 FR 36868
Supplementary Proposed Rule     07/16/98                    63 FR 38355
Comment Period Extended         07/27/98                    63 FR 40073
NPRM Comment Period End         07/31/98
Final Action                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          09/00/99

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

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC09
_______________________________________________________________________




1650. 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                            01/12/99                     64 FR 1930

[[Page 21407]]

NPRM Comment Period End         03/15/99
Final Action                    05/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Platte Clark, Acting Chief, Appeals Division, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service
Phone: 202 208-2394

RIN: 1010-AC21
_______________________________________________________________________




1651. VALUATION OF OIL FROM INDIAN LEASES

Priority:  Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Legal Authority:  25 USC 396 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

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 206

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would modify the regulations that establish royalty 
value for oil produced from Indian leases and create a new form for 
collecting value and value differential data. These changes would 
decrease reliance on oil posted prices and make Indian oil royalty 
valuation more consistent with the terms of Indian leases.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/20/95                    60 FR 65610
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/19/96
NPRM                            02/12/98                     63 FR 7089
NPRM Comment Period Extended    04/09/98                    63 FR 17349
NPRM Comment Period End         05/13/98
Supplementary NPRM              04/00/99
Comment Period End              05/00/99
Final Action                    06/00/99
Final Action Effective          09/00/99

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

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: David S. Guzy, Chief Rules and Publications Staff, 
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC24
_______________________________________________________________________




1652. 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                            01/21/99                     64 FR 3360
NPRM Comment Period End         03/22/99
Final Action                    11/00/99
Final Action Effective          01/00/00

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC30
_______________________________________________________________________




1653. 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 Action                    06/00/99

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC32
_______________________________________________________________________




1654. 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 Action                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          05/00/99

[[Page 21408]]

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC40
_______________________________________________________________________




1655. 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                    04/00/99
Final Action Effective          06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

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: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC50
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1656. 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 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                    04/00/00

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AB45
_______________________________________________________________________




1657. 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                            04/00/00
NPRM Comment Period End         06/00/00

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, P.O. Box 
25165, Mail Stop 3021, Denver, CO 80225-0165
Phone: 303 231-3432
Fax: 303 231-3385
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AB73

[[Page 21409]]

_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Minerals Management Service (MMS)



_______________________________________________________________________




1658. FILING FEES FOR REQUIRED RECORDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 256

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
will be taken.                  02/01/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC44
_______________________________________________________________________




1659. OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION RATES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 250

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No further action 
will be taken at this time.     01/04/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kumkum Ray
Phone: 703 787-1600
Fax: 703 787-1093
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1010-AC53
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)



_______________________________________________________________________




1660. 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                            11/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Douglas Growitz, Hydrologist, Department of the 
Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, MS 10 
SIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2634

RIN: 1029-AB70
_______________________________________________________________________




1661. 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                            11/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1662. INDIAN LANDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 200; 30 CFR 700; 30 CFR 740; 30 CFR 746; 30 CFR 
750

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                            04/00/99

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, MS 10 
SIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2713

RIN: 1029-AB83
_______________________________________________________________________




1663. 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                            10/00/99

[[Page 21410]]

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1664. ELECTRONIC FILING OF THE OSM-1 FORM

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Federal

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)



_______________________________________________________________________




1665. 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
Comment Period Extended         05/30/97                    62 FR 29368
Final Action                    11/00/99

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, MS 10 
MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2829

RIN: 1029-AB42
_______________________________________________________________________




1666. 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                    11/00/99

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, MS 10 
SIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 208-2700

RIN: 1029-AB82
_______________________________________________________________________




1667. ENHANCING AML RECLAMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 1201 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 707; 30 CFR 874

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                    04/00/99

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, MS 10 
SIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240

[[Page 21411]]

Phone: 202 208-2634

RIN: 1029-AB89
_______________________________________________________________________




1668. OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL--REDESIGN

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  30 USC 12012 et seq

CFR Citation:  30 CFR 773; 30 CFR 778; 30 CFR 843; 30 CFR 701; 30 CFR 
724; 30 CFR 774; 30 CFR 842; 30 CFR 846

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                            12/21/98                    63 FR 70580
Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Federal

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
BILLING CODE 4310-05-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Reclamation (RB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1669. 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                            11/00/99

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, P.O. Box 25007, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-
0007
Phone: 303 445-2889

RIN: 1006-AA30
_______________________________________________________________________




1670. 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

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99

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)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Reclamation (RB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1671. 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.

[[Page 21412]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/18/96                    61 FR 66827
ANPRM Comment Period End        04/17/97                     62 FR 7431
NPRM                            11/18/98                    63 FR 64154
NPRM Comment Period Extended    01/19/99                     64 FR 2870
Final Action                    04/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1672. 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
NPRM Comment Period Extended    09/21/98                    63 FR 50183
Final Action                    04/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Bureau of Reclamation (RB)



_______________________________________________________________________




1673. 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                            04/00/00

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
BILLING CODE 4310-09-F
_______________________________________________________________________


DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                    Proposed Rule Stage


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



_______________________________________________________________________




1674. 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                      12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

[[Page 21413]]

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 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AB51
_______________________________________________________________________




1675. 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                            01/00/00

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-AB77
_______________________________________________________________________




1676. 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
NPRM Comment Period End         04/05/99                    63 FR 66776
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1677. 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                            12/00/99

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 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC56
_______________________________________________________________________




1678. 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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1679. 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                            12/00/99

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 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC63
_______________________________________________________________________




1680. 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

[[Page 21414]]

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                            09/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1681. RIGHTS-OF-WAY, PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES; 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                            06/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1682. 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                            12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State

Agency Contact: Jeff O. Holdren, Deputy Group Manager, Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC78
_______________________________________________________________________




1683. 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              02/00/00

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 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC80
_______________________________________________________________________




1684. 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                            12/00/99

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 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC84
_______________________________________________________________________




1685. OIL AND GAS LEASING AND OPERATIONS

Priority:  Other Significant

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

Legal Authority:  30 USC 181 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3100 to 3160

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will revise BLM's current Federal oil and gas 
leasing and operations regulations, except those concerning drainage 
(section 3100.2-2),

[[Page 21415]]

combined hydrocarbon leasing (part 3140), and oil and gas leasing in 
the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (part 3130), to: (1) use 
performance standards in certain places instead of prescriptive 
requirements, to allow more flexibility for operators and protect the 
environment and Federal royalty interests; (2) cite industry standards 
and incorporate them by reference rather than repeating those standards 
in the rule itself; (3) incorporate the requirements of the Onshore Oil 
and Gas Orders and national notices to lessees into the regulations to 
eliminate their overlap with the current regulations; (4) revise and 
replace BLM's current unitization regulations with a more flexible unit 
agreement process; and (5) eliminate redundancies, clarify procedures 
and regulatory requirements and streamline procedures.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/03/98                    63 FR 66840
NPRM Comment Period End         06/04/99                    64 FR 14666

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Regulatory Management 
Team (WO-630), Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Mail Stop 401 L St., 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5049
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC94
_______________________________________________________________________




1686. 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
_______________________________________________________________________




1687. 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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1688. 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                            12/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1689. 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.

[[Page 21416]]

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1690. 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                            11/00/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1691. OIL AND GAS LEASING; NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE, ALASKA--UNIT 
AGREEMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Legal Authority:  42 USC 6503; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3130; 43 CFR 3135

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule would make clear that lessees may enter into unit 
agreements involving lands in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. It 
would also allow for subsurface storage agreements.

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
_______________________________________________________________________




1692. SURFACE MANAGEMENT (LOCATABLE MINERALS)

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

Legal Authority:  18 USC 1001; 30 USC 22; 30 USC 42; 30 USC 612; 43 USC 
1061 et seq; 18 USC 3571 et seq

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3809

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would: (1) redefine ``unnecessary and undue 
degradation'' to require the use of the ``best available technology and 
practices'' or other technology-based standards during the mining of 
locatable minerals and during the reclamation of mined lands, (2) 
incorporate performance standards for locatable mineral exploration and 
development, and (3) treat mining operations involving disturbance to 5 
acres or less in a more stringent fashion.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/09/99                     64 FR 6422
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/99
Final Action                    12/00/99

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

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Federal

Agency Contact: Robert Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director, Energy and 
Minerals Resources, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land 
Management
Phone: 202 208-4201

RIN: 1004-AD22
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1693. 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.

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                            07/00/99

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
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1694. USE AUTHORIZATIONS (RECREATION)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing

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Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  43 USC 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                            07/00/99

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
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1695. 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: Shirlean Beshir, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-5033
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD26
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1696. COAL MANAGEMENT: GENERAL (PUBLIC PARTICIPATION)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

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                            03/11/99                    64 FR 12142
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/99

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 20240
Phone: 202 452-5195
Fax: 202 452-0399
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD27
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1697. 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                            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-AD29
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1698. 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

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                            01/00/00

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 Street NW., Washington, DC 
20240
Phone: 202 452-7769
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD30
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1699. LOCATION RECORDING, AND MAINTENANCE OF MINING CLAIMS AND SITES

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

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing

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Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  30 USC 22 to 54; 43 USC 1740; 43 USC 1201

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3710; 43 CFR 3730; 43 CFR 3810; 43 CFR 3820; 43 
CFR 3830; 43 CFR 3840; 43 CFR 3850

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 expired on 9/30/98. The fee and related provisions were 
extended in the FY 1999 budget legislation. The existing regulations 
must 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
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1700. 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                            11/00/99

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
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1701.  ALASKA NATIVE VETERANS ALLOTMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  PL 105-276; 43 USC 1740

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 2568

Legal Deadline:
Final, Statutory, April 21, 2000.

Abstract: This rule will implement recently enacted legislation to 
allow for an 18-month open season in which certain Alaska Native 
veterans would be eligible for a 160-acre allotment under the 1906 
Native Allotment Act. Such a veteran must have served between January 
1, 1969, and December 31, 1971, and otherwise qualified under the 1906 
Act as it was in effect before September 18, 1971.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         10/00/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal

Agency Contact: Frank Bruno, Regulatory Analyst, Department of the 
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Phone: 202 452-0352
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD34
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



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1702. 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                    06/00/99

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
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1703. 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                    05/00/99

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
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1704. 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                    01/00/00

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
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1705. 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                    09/00/99

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 20240
Phone: 202 452-7779
Fax: 202 452-7708

RIN: 1004-AC77
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1706. 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                    04/00/99

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 
20240
Phone: 202 452-5033
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC83

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Long-Term Actions


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



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1707. 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                     To Be                       Determined

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
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1708. 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                            04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ian Senio, Regulatory Analyst, Regulatory Management 
Team (WO-630), Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
Mail Stop 401 L St., 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202 452-5049
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC76
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                      Completed Actions


Bureau of Land Management (BLM)



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1709. 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.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3600; 43 CFR 3610; 43 CFR 3620

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Combined With RIN 1004-AD29     01/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Durga N. Rimal
Phone: 202 452-0350
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC68
_______________________________________________________________________




1710. 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.

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 1860

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn - No Action Planned at 
This Time                       01/15/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Ted Hudson
Phone: 202 452-5042
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AC82
_______________________________________________________________________




1711. HELIUM CONTRACTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  43 CFR 3750; 30 CFR 602

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/03/98                    63 FR 66760

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Shirlean Beshir
Phone: 202 452-5033
Fax: 202 653-5287
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1004-AD24
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI)                       Final Rule Stage


Office of the Secretary (OS)



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1712. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/09/98                    63 FR 67834
NPRM Comment Period End         02/08/99
Final Action                    06/00/99

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
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